School Report Our Lady of Mount Carmel SS (742333)
First-Time Eligible Students
School: Our Lady of Mount Carmel SS (742333)
Board: Dufferin-Peel Catholic DSB (67083)
On behalf of EQAO, I am pleased to provide you with the results of the 2015 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
(OSSLT).
This report includes the 2015 results as well as results for previous years, so you can track progress over time. You’ll also find demographic and attitudinal information, which provides context for interpreting the achievement results.
Reading and writing skills are critical to success both in and out of school in the 21st century. It is important for students to make sense of what they read and communicate clearly when they write. The OSSLT assesses whether Ontario students have acquired these fundamental reading and writing skills across all subjects up to the end of Grade 9.
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By assessing all students in our education system at key stages in their schooling, EQAO is able to provide reliable and objective data at the individual student, school and board levels. EQAO results alongside board and classroom assessment data have proven effective for monitoring progress and allowing school communities to make evidence-based decisions in their planning.
At EQAO, we strongly believe that reliable evidence empowers and guides the judgment and actions of professional educators and school communities. We are pleased to continue our partnership with you as we all work toward helping students reach their full potential. I hope you will find this report to be a rich source of information as you turn knowledge into action for the benefit of your students and community.
WHERE TO FIND …
Summary of results………………………………………………….
Participation rates: Over time…………………………………………
Achievement results: Over time……………………………………....
Tips for using this report………………………………………………
Contextual information……..…………………………………………
Detailed achievement results:
All students…………………………………………………………
Students by gender………………………………………………..
English language learners………………………………………..
Students with special education needs…………………………
Students with special education needs receiving accommodations………………………………………………….
Students taking academic English course……………………..
Students taking applied English course………………………..
Students taking locally developed English course…………….
Students taking ESL/ELD course……………………………….
Contextual information: Over time…………………………………..
Percentage of successful students: Over time…………………….
Percentage of successful students by gender: Over time………...
Student questionnaire results……………………………………….
Explanation of terms…………………………………………………..
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FIRST-TIME ELIGIBLE STUDENTS, 2014–2015:
PARTICIPATION RATE AND ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS
Percentage of Eligible
Students Who
Participated Fully
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Percentage of Fully
Participating Students
Who Were Successful
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Sincerely,
Bruce Rodrigues
Chief Executive Officer
Education Quality and Accountability Office
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PARTICIPATION RATES FOR ALL FIRST-TIME ELIGIBLE STUDENTS OVER TIME
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS*
Fully Participating Absent Deferred
SCHOOL
BOARD
PROVINCE
2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014
Number of First-Time Eligible Students
School
Board
Province
2010–2011
440
8 376
153 635
* Percentages in graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.
2011–2012
447
7 981
147 306
2012–2013
405
7 785
143 358
2013–2014
427
7 712
141 815
2014 –2015
2014–2015
387
7 677
137 620
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ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS FOR FULLY PARTICIPATING FIRST-TIME ELIGIBLE STUDENTS OVER TIME
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS*
Successful Not Successful
SCHOOL
BOARD
PROVINCE
2010 –2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014
School
Board
Province
Number of Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students
2010–2011
419
8 167
143 246
* Percentages in graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.
2011–2012
427
7 751
137 002
2012–2013
369
7 505
134 033
2013–2014
397
7 461
131 712
2014–2015
2014–2015
360
7 427
127 867
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TIPS
Each school is unique. To appreciate the distinctive character of a school, look at the contextual information to understand the features and characteristics of the community it serves.
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This test captures the performance of students at one point in time each year.
Consider the results along with other information about students’ performance.
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Exercise caution when interpreting results for small schools. Results may vary considerably from year to year, and differences may look exaggerated. For example, in a group of 30 students, a difference of 10% represents only three students.
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Trends may be difficult to identify or to interpret. This is especially true in small schools or in schools where there is a high turnover in the student population.
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EQAO values students' privacy. Beginning in
2012–2013, results are not reported publicly for schools where fewer than 10 students fully participated because it might be possible to identify individual students. Prior to
2012–2013, results were not reported publicly for schools where fewer than 15 students fully participated.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel SS (742333)
WHAT IS IN THIS REPORT?
This report shows how well students at this school have met the minimum standard for literacy to the end of Grade 9 as set out in The Ontario Curriculum.
This report includes
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 results for this school compared to the board and province; a comparison of results of the current and previous administrations to aid in monitoring improvement and information about the characteristics of the students who participated.
Specifically, you will find
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 summary graphs showing participation and success rates; detailed tables and graphs showing results for various groups of students, e.g., by gender, English language learners; student questionnaire results and an explanation of all terms used in this report.
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HOW TO USE THIS REPORT
Examine the contextual information to understand the similarities and differences among this school, the board and the province. Consider the challenges that any differences might present.
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Examine the school results.
• Are these results consistent with what you would expect?
• How do these results compare to the provincial results?
• How do these results compare over time?
• What influence might students' attitudes have on student performance (refer to the questionnaire results)?
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Speak to the school principal or the school council chair about the goals for improving student performance.
The Education Quality and Accountability Office is an independent agency that gathers information about student achievement through province-wide assessments.
Learn more about us at www.eqao.com
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Contextual Information
This information provides a context for interpreting the school’s results.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel SS (742333)
School Board Province
Enrolment
Number of first-time eligible students
Number of schools with first-time eligible students
Number of students who were exempted
Number
387 n/a
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Percent Number
7 677
26
115
Percent Number
137 620
786
1 531
Percent
Participation in the Test
Of all first-time eligible students, those who participated fully in the assessment
Of all first-time eligible students, those who were absent
Of all first-time eligible students, those who were deferred
Gender
†
Based on number of first-time eligible students
360
3
24
93%
1%
6%
7 427
60
190
97%
1%
2%
127 867
2 603
7 150
93%
2%
5%
Female
Male
Gender not specified
Student Status
†
Based on number of first-time eligible students
English language learners*
English language learners receiving special provisions**
Students with special education needs (excluding gifted)*
Students with special education needs receiving accommodations (excluding gifted)**
Course Type in English
†
Based on number of first-time eligible students
206
181
0
25
6
49
36
53%
47%
0%
6%
2%
13%
10%
3 883
3 794
0
480
303
1 034
898
51%
49%
0%
6%
4%
13%
12%
67 023
70 597
0
8 042
4 615
25 772
20 522
49%
51%
0%
Academic
Applied
Locally developed
ESL/ELD
Other
Language
††
Based on Student Questionnaire data
Number of Respondents:
First language learned at home was other than English
Speak only or mostly English at home
Speak another language (or other languages) as often as English at home
Speak only or mostly another language (or other languages) at home
315
58
5
7
2
356
85
275
63
17
81%
15%
1%
2%
1%
24%
77%
18%
5%
5 869
1 469
152
103
84
7 017
2 097
4 593
1 842
518
76%
19%
2%
1%
1%
30%
65%
26%
7%
99 813
29 316
3 791
3 513
1 187
121 594
27 255
90 499
22 357
7 936
† Contextual data are provided by schools and/or boards through the Student Data Collection process. Some data may be missing because they were not provided by schools or boards.
* See Explanation of Terms.
** Percentages are based on fully participating students.
†† Contextual data pertaining to “language” are gathered from the Student Questionnaire completed by students. Some data may be missing because they were not provided by students.
22%
74%
18%
7%
73%
21%
3%
3%
1%
6%
4%
19%
16%
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Results for All Students*
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Results for All Students
First-Time Eligible Students
Successful
Not Successful
Fully Participating
Absent
Deferred
326
34
360
3
24
School
# = 387
84%
9%
93%
1%
6%
All
Board
# = 7 677
83%
14%
97%
1%
2%
Results for All First-Time Eligible Students
Province
# = 137 620
77%
16%
93%
2%
5%
School
# = 360
91%
9%
Fully Participating
Board
# = 7 427
85%
15%
Province
# = 127 867
82%
18%
Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students
* Percentages in tables and bar graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.
School Board Province
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School Results by Gender* †
Our Lady of Mount Carmel SS (742333)
School Results by Gender
First-Time Eligible Students
All
Successful
Not Successful
Fully Participating
Absent
Deferred
181
15
196
0
10
Female
# = 206
88%
7%
95%
0%
5%
Male
# = 181
145
19
164
3
14
80%
10%
91%
2%
8%
School Results for All First-Time Eligible Students by Gender
Fully Participating
Female
# = 196
Male
# = 164
92%
8%
88%
12%
School Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students by Gender
* Percentages in tables and bar graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.
† Includes only students for whom gender data were available.
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Board Results by Gender* †
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Board Results by Gender
First-Time Eligible Students
All
Successful
Not Successful
Fully Participating
Absent
Deferred
Female
# = 3 883
3 372
403
3 775
27
81
87%
10%
97%
1%
2%
Male
# = 3 794
2 963
689
3 652
33
109
78%
18%
96%
1%
3%
Board Results for All First-Time Eligible Students by Gender
Fully Participating
Female
# = 3 775
89%
11%
Male
# = 3 652
81%
19%
Board Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students by Gender
* Percentages in tables and bar graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.
† Includes only students for whom gender data were available.
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Provincial Results by Gender* †
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Provincial Results by Gender
First-Time Eligible Students
All
Successful
Not Successful
Fully Participating
Absent
Deferred
Female
# = 67 023
54 432
8 504
62 936
1 312
2 775
81%
13%
94%
2%
4%
Male
# = 70 597
50 877
14 054
64 931
1 291
4 375
72%
20%
92%
2%
6%
Provincial Results for All First-Time Eligible Students by Gender
Fully Participating
Female
# = 62 936
86%
14%
Male
# = 64 931
78%
22%
Provincial Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students by Gender
* Percentages in tables and bar graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.
† Includes only students for whom gender data were available.
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Results for English Language Learners*
Our Lady of Mount Carmel SS (742333)
Results for English Language Learners
First-Time Eligible Students
All
Successful
Not Successful
Fully Participating
Absent
Deferred
12
3
15
0
10
School
# = 25
48%
12%
60%
0%
40%
Board
# = 480
67%
22%
89%
<1%
11%
Province
# = 8 042
54%
20%
75%
1%
24%
Results for All First-Time Eligible English Language Learners
Fully Participating
School
# = 15
80%
20%
Board
# = 425
75%
25%
Province
# = 6 005
73%
27%
Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible English Language Learners
* Percentages in tables and bar graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.
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Results for Students with Special Education Needs (excluding gifted)*
Results for Students with Special Education Needs
(excluding gifted)
First-Time Eligible Students
All Fully Participating
Successful
Not Successful
Fully Participating
Absent
Deferred
27
9
36
1
12
School
# = 49
55%
18%
73%
2%
24%
Board
# = 1 034
44%
45%
89%
1%
10%
Province
# = 25 772
45%
39%
85%
3%
12%
School
# = 36
75%
25%
Board
# = 919
50%
50%
Province
# = 21 869
54%
46%
Results for All First-Time Eligible Students with Special Education Needs
(excluding gifted)
Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students with Special Education Needs
(excluding gifted)
* Percentages in tables and bar graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.
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School Results for Students with Special Education Needs Receiving Accommodations
(excluding gifted)*
School Results for Students with Special Education Needs
Receiving Accommodations (excluding gifted)
First-Time Eligible Students
All Fully Participating
Successful
Not Successful
Fully Participating
Absent
Deferred
IEP Only
# = 13
12
1
0
9
3
69%
23%
92%
8%
0%
IEP and IPRC
# = 24
18
6
24
0
0
75%
25%
100%
0%
0%
IEP Only
# = 12
75%
25%
IEP and IPRC
# = 24
75%
25%
School Results for All First-Time Eligible Students with Special Education Needs
Receiving Accommodations (excluding gifted)
School Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students with Special Education
Needs Receiving Accommodations (excluding gifted)
* Percentages in tables and bar graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.
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Board Results for Students with Special Education Needs Receiving Accommodations
(excluding gifted)*
Board Results for Students with Special Education Needs
Receiving Accommodations (excluding gifted)
First-Time Eligible Students
All Fully Participating
Successful
Not Successful
Fully Participating
Absent
Deferred
IEP Only
# = 280
140
135
275
5
0
50%
48%
98%
2%
0%
IEP and IPRC
# = 628
302
321
623
5
0
48%
51%
99%
1%
0%
IEP Only
# = 275
51%
49%
IEP and IPRC
# = 623
48%
52%
Board Results for All First-Time Eligible Students with Special Education Needs Receiving
Accommodations (excluding gifted)
Board Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students with Special Education
Needs Receiving Accommodations (excluding gifted)
* Percentages in tables and bar graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.
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IEP Only IEP and IPRC
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Provincial Results for Students with Special Education Needs Receiving Accommodations
(excluding gifted)*
Provincial Results for Students with Special Education Needs
Receiving Accommodations (excluding gifted)
First-Time Eligible Students
All Fully Participating
Successful
Not Successful
Fully Participating
Absent
Deferred
IEP Only
# = 9 082
4 927
3 843
8 770
312
0
54%
42%
97%
3%
0%
IEP and IPRC
# = 12 084
5 976
5 776
11 752
332
0
49%
48%
97%
3%
0%
IEP Only
# = 8 770
56%
44%
IEP and IPRC
# = 11 752
51%
49%
Provincial Results for All First-Time Eligible Students with Special Education Needs
Receiving Accommodations (excluding gifted)
Provincial Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students with Special
Education Needs Receiving Accommodations (excluding gifted)
* Percentages in tables and bar graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.
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Results for Students Taking Academic English Course*
Results for Students Taking
Academic English Course
First-Time Eligible Students
Our Lady of Mount Carmel SS (742333)
All Fully Participating
Successful
Not Successful
Fully Participating
Absent
Deferred
296
14
310
2
3
School
# = 315
94%
4%
98%
1%
1%
Board
# = 5 869
94%
6%
99%
1%
<1%
Province
# = 99 813
91%
7%
98%
1%
1%
School
# = 310
95%
5%
Board
# = 5 819
94%
6%
Province
# = 97 615
93%
7%
Results for All First-Time Eligible Students Taking Academic English Course
Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students Taking Academic English
Course
* Percentages in tables and bar graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.
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Results for Students Taking Applied English Course*
Results for Students Taking
Applied English Course
First-Time Eligible Students
Our Lady of Mount Carmel SS (742333)
All Fully Participating
Successful
Not Successful
Fully Participating
Absent
Deferred
29
19
48
1
9
School
# = 58
50%
33%
83%
2%
16%
Board
# = 1 469
52%
43%
94%
1%
4%
Province
# = 29 316
45%
45%
89%
3%
7%
School
# = 48
60%
40%
Board
# = 1 387
55%
45%
Province
# = 26 213
50%
50%
Results for All First-Time Eligible Students Taking Applied English Course
Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students Taking Applied English Course
* Percentages in tables and bar graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.
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Results for Students Taking Locally Developed English Course*
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All
Results for Students Taking
Locally Developed English Course
First-Time Eligible Students
Fully Participating
Successful
Not Successful
Fully Participating
Absent
Deferred
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
School
# = N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Board
# = 152
8%
57%
65%
3%
32%
Province
# = 3 791
7%
47%
54%
5%
41%
School
# = N/R
N/R
N/R
Board
# = 99
12%
88%
Province
# = 2 064
13%
87%
Results for All First-Time Eligible Students Taking Locally Developed English Course
Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students Taking Locally Developed
English Course
* Percentages in tables and bar graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.
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Results for Students Taking ESL/ELD Course*
Results for Students Taking
ESL/ELD Course
First-Time Eligible Students
All
Our Lady of Mount Carmel SS (742333)
Fully Participating
Successful
Not Successful
Fully Participating
Absent
Deferred
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
School
# = N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
N/R
Board
# = 103
28%
28%
56%
0%
44%
Province
# = 3 513
14%
24%
37%
3%
60%
School
# = N/R
N/R
N/R
Board
# = 58
50%
50%
Province
# = 1 314
37%
63%
Results for All First-Time Eligible Students Taking ESL/ELD Course
Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students Taking ESL/ELD Course
* Percentages in tables and bar graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.
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Contextual Information over Time
This information provides a context for interpreting the school’s results of the current and previous administrations.
` 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015
Enrolment
Number of first-time eligible students
Number of students who were exempted
Participation in the Test
Of all first-time eligible students, those who participated fully in the assessment
Of all first-time eligible students, those who were absent
Of all first-time eligible students, those who were deferred
Gender
†
Based on number of first-time eligible students
440
6
95%
1%
3%
447
2
96%
1%
4%
405
2
91%
1%
8%
427
4
93%
<1%
7%
387
6
93%
1%
6%
Female
Male
Gender not specified
Student Status
†
Based on number of first-time eligible students
46%
54%
0%
50%
50%
0%
47%
53%
0%
48%
52%
0%
53%
47%
0%
English language learners*
English language learners receiving special provisions**
Students with special education needs (excluding gifted)*
Students with special education needs receiving accommodations
(excluding gifted)**
Course Type in English
†
Based on number of first-time eligible students
6%
2%
12%
11%
4%
1%
14%
12%
5%
2%
14%
9%
5%
2%
12%
8%
6%
2%
13%
10%
Academic
Applied
Locally developed
ESL/ELD
Other
81%
15%
3%
1%
0%
78%
18%
3%
1%
1%
80%
14%
5%
1%
<1%
79%
18%
2%
1%
0%
Language†† Based on Student Questionnaire data
Number of Respondents:
First language learned at home was other than English
418
19%
76%
425
22%
79%
365
22%
74%
395
21%
72%
356
24%
77%
Speak only or mostly English at home
Speak another language (or other languages) as often as English at home
17% 16% 21% 22% 18%
Speak only or mostly another language (or other languages) at home
6% 5% 4% 4% 5%
† Contextual data are provided by schools and/or boards through the Student Data Collection process. Some data may be missing because they were not provided by schools or boards.
*
**
See Explanation of Terms.
Percentages are based on fully participating students.
†† Contextual data pertaining to “language” are gathered from the Student Questionnaire completed by students. Some data may be missing because they were not provided by students.
81%
15%
1%
2%
1%
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Results over Time, 2010–2011 to 2014–2015
School Results over Time*
2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014
All
Students
Successful (all) 386
33
440
88%
8%
447
390
37
87%
8%
405
336
33
83%
8%
427
369 86%
28 7%
Not Successful
Fully
Participating
Absent
419
6
95%
1%
427
4
96%
1%
369
5
91%
1%
397 93%
1 <1%
15 3% 16 4% 31 8% 29 7%
Deferred
Fully
Participating
Successful
386 92% 390 91% 336 91% 369 93%
2014–2015
387
326
34
360
3
24
84%
9%
93%
1%
6%
326 91%
Board Results over Time*
2010–2011
All
Students
Successful (all)
8 376
6 963
1 204
83%
14%
Not Successful
Fully
Participating
Absent
8 167
67
98%
1%
142 2%
Deferred
Fully
Participating
Successful
6 963 85%
2011–2012
7 981
6 658
1 093
7 751
83%
14%
97%
58
172
1%
2%
6 658 86%
2012–2013
7 785
6 478
1 027
7 505
83%
13%
96%
72
208
1%
3%
6 478 86%
2013–2014
7 712
6 492
969
7 461
84%
13%
97%
56
195
1%
3%
6 492 87%
2014–2015
7 677
6 335
1 092
7 427
83%
14%
97%
60
190
1%
2%
6 335 85%
Provincial Results over Time*
2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013
All
Students
Successful (all)
153 635 147 306 143 358
118 961
24 285
77%
16%
112 717
24 285
77%
16%
110 162
23 871
Not Successful
Fully
Participating
Absent
143 246
3 237
93%
2%
137 002
2 966
93%
2%
134 033
2 059
Deferred
7 152 5% 7 338 5% 7 266
Fully
Participating
Successful
118 961 83% 112 717 82% 110 162
* Percentages in tables may not add up to 100, due to rounding.
77%
17%
93%
1%
5%
82%
2013–2014
141 815
108 914 77%
22 798 16%
131 712 93%
2 521
7 582
2%
5%
2014–2015
137 620
105 309
22 558
127 867
77%
16%
93%
2 603
7 150
2%
5%
108 914 83% 105 309 82%
Our Lady of Mount Carmel SS (742333)
School Results over Time:
Percentage of Fully Participating
Successful Students
Board Results over Time:
Percentage of Fully Participating
Successful Students
Provincial Results over Time:
Percentage of Fully Participating
Successful Students
’11 ’12 '13 '14 '15
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ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS OVER TIME BY GENDER
†
PERCENTAGE OF ALL FIRST-TIME ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WHO WERE SUCCESSFUL:
ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL LITERARY TEST
2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015
SCHOOL
BOARD
PROVINCE
Female Male
†
School
Board
Province
2010–2011
Female
203
4 206
74 954
Male
237
4 170
78 681
Number of First-Time Eligible Students
†
2011–2012
Female
224
4 009
71 934
Male
223
3 972
75 370
Includes only students for whom gender data were available.
2012–2013
Female
191
3 871
70 092
Male
214
3 914
73 260
2013–2014
Female
205
3 804
69 290
Male
222
3 908
72 521
2014–2015
Female
206
3 883
67 023
Male
181
3 794
70 597
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ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS OVER TIME BY GENDER
†
PERCENTAGE OF FULLY PARTICIPATING FIRST-TIME ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WHO WERE SUCCESSFUL:
ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL LITERARY TEST
2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015
SCHOOL
BOARD
PROVINCE
Female Male
†
School
Board
Province
Number of Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students
†
2010–2011
Female
195
4 126
70 606
Male
224
4 041
72 640
2011–2012
Female
216
3 910
67 631
Includes only students for whom gender data were available.
Male
211
3 841
69 369
2012–2013
Female
178
3 763
66 262
Male
191
3 742
67 765
2013–2014
Female
191
3 692
65 018
Male
206
3 769
66 692
2014–2015
Female
196
3 775
62 936
Male
164
3 652
64 931
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STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR THIS SCHOOL (# = 356 )
Percentage of Students*
Questionnaire Item
0 100
1. Types of materials students read in English outside school most weeks:
Number of
Students
Who
Answered
“Yes” non-fiction books, e.g., biographies comics
Web sites, e-mail, chat messages letters magazines manuals, instructions newspapers novels, fiction, short stories song lyrics, poems religious or spiritual writings
2. Types of writing students do in English outside school most weeks: e-mail, chat messages letter, journals, diaries notes, directions, instructions song lyrics, poems stories, fiction work-related writing
3. Types of English language materials students have at home (print or electronic): dictionaries, encyclopedias books newspapers magazines
Yes No
* Percentages may not add up to 100, due to rounding or to ambiguous or blank responses. Where there is no number in a bar, the percentage of responses is smaller than four.
324
349
300
265
342
86
168
90
100
217
127
71
337
62
130
146
104
278
223
89
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STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR THIS SCHOOL (# = 356 )
Percentage of Students*
Questionnaire Item
0 100
4. Number of hours a week students read materials written in English outside school, not including homework:
Number of
Students one hour or less more than one hour but less than three hours more than three hours but less than five hours five hours or more
5. Number of hours a week students write in English outside school, not including homework: one hour or less more than one hour but less than three hours more than three hours but less than five hours five hours or more
6. How often students use a computer at home for homework: don’t have a computer at home never or hardly ever use a computer for homework use a computer once or twice a month for homework use a computer once or twice a week for homework use a computer almost every day for homework
149
74
7. First language students learned at home was English: yes no
271
85
8. Language(s) students speak at home: only or mostly English another language (or other languages) as often as
English only or mostly another language (or other languages)
* Percentages may not add up to 100, due to rounding or to ambiguous or blank responses. Where there is no number in a bar, the percentage of responses is smaller than four.
275
63
17
164
107
49
33
3
26
104
106
114
72
64
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School
STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS
FOR SCHOOL, BOARD AND PROVINCE
(all students, female, male)
Board
Our Lady of Mount Carmel SS (742333)
Province
Percentage of students indicating that they have a computer at home.
use the computer almost every day for homework.
99%
21%
99%
18%
99%
24%
98%
27%
98%
28%
97%
27%
Percentage of students indicating that they read the following types of materials in English outside school most weeks:
97%
30% non-fiction books, e.g., biographies comics
Web sites, e-mail, chat messages letters magazines manuals, instructions newspapers novels, fiction, short stories
41%
29%
78%
33%
26%
89%
51%
33%
65%
42%
33%
70%
34%
32%
81%
51%
34%
59%
40%
32%
70% song lyrics, poems religious or spiritual writings
63%
25%
72%
29%
52%
20%
69%
34%
80%
37%
58%
31%
Percentage of students indicating that they read materials written in English outside school, not including homework, for
65%
23%
38% more than three hours a week.
38% 45% 30% 35% 41% 29%
Percentage of students indicating that they have the following English language materials at home (print or electronic): dictionaries, encyclopedias 91% 93% 89% 85% 87% 83% 80% books newspapers magazines
36%
20%
95%
17%
37%
98%
84%
74%
33%
13%
96%
19%
44%
99%
85%
76%
39%
28%
93%
16%
27%
97%
83%
73%
37%
32%
94%
22%
43%
94%
80%
72%
34%
23%
95%
23%
54%
96%
82%
75%
40%
41%
92%
21%
32%
92%
78%
68%
Percentage of students indicating that they do the following types of writing in English outside school most weeks: e-mail, chat messages 96% 98% 93% 95% 96% 93% letters, journals, diaries 24% 35% 11% 25% 37% 13%
36%
29%
94%
23%
44%
94%
76%
73% notes, directions, instructions song lyrics, poems stories, fiction work-related writing
47%
25%
28%
61%
49%
29%
35%
58%
45%
21%
20%
64%
50%
35%
31%
62%
52%
42%
36%
63%
48%
29%
25%
61%
95%
24%
49%
32%
29%
56%
Percentage of students indicating that they write in English outside school, not including homework, for more than three hours a week.
23% 26% 20% 24% 27%
Percentage of students indicating that the first language they learned at home was other than English.
24% 23% 25%
Percentage of students indicating that they speak the following language(s) at home:** only or mostly English another language (or other languages) as often as
English only or mostly another language (or other languages)
77%
18%
5%
76%
21%
3%
79%
14%
7%
30%
65%
26%
7%
31%
65%
28%
6%
22%
29%
66%
25%
8%
25%
22%
74%
18%
7%
* Includes only students for whom gender data were available.
** Percentages may not add up to 100, due to rounding or to ambiguous or blank responses.
43%
82%
96%
77%
76%
96%
37%
53%
39%
35%
57%
97%
32%
31%
31%
81%
77%
24%
34%
22%
95%
24%
53%
28%
22%
74%
19%
6%
32%
78%
93%
75%
69%
94%
12%
46%
24%
23%
56%
96%
29%
49%
34%
59%
52%
21%
39%
37%
92%
22%
35%
22%
22%
75%
18%
7%
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EXPLANATION OF TERMS
First-Time
Eligible Students
Previously
Eligible Students
All Eligible
Students
Fully
Participating
Students
First-time eligible students are working toward an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). These students are expected to write the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) for the first time in the spring of their second year of secondary school; this also applies to students who entered Grade 10 from out of province.
Previously eligible includes all students who were absent or deferred, or were unsuccessful during one or more previous administrations; were previously exempted but are now working toward an OSSD; entered Grade 11 or 12 from out of province or enrolled in an adult education program and began Grade 9 in or after the 2000–2001 school year.
This method of reporting provides percentages based on all students in the cohort who are working toward an OSSD.
The only students excluded are those who are not working toward an OSSD (exempt students).
This method of reporting provides percentages based on students for whom there is work for both sessions of the administration of the OSSLT and who were assigned an achievement result (successful, not successful). Students who are not working toward an OSSD, those who were absent and those who were deferred are excluded.
Successful Students who fully participated in the OSSLT and received a score that met the expected standard.
Not Successful Students who fully participated in the OSSLT and received a score that did not meet the expected standard.
Absent Students who did not submit work for one or both sessions due to absence or for other reasons.
Deferred
OSSLC
Exempted
English Language
Learners
English Language
Learners
Receiving Special
Provisions
Students’ participation in the OSSLT can be deferred under several circumstances, as outlined in EQAO’s Guide for
Accommodations, Special Provisions, Deferrals and Exemptions . A student is categorized as deferred only if the school indicates a deferral. If a student completed any portion of the OSSLT, he or she is not categorized as deferred.
Students are placed in this category of reporting if the school indicated that the students would be fulfilling the literacy requirement through the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC). For details about the OSSLC, see the Ministry of Education Web site ( www.edu.gov.on.ca
). If a student completed any portion of the OSSLT, he or she is not categorized as OSSLC.
Students can be exempted from the OSSLT only if they are not working toward an OSSD. A student is categorized as exempted only if the school indicates that the student is exempted. If a student completed any portion of the OSSLT, he or she is not categorized as exempted.
Students who have been identified by the school in accordance with English Language Learners: ESL and ELD
Programs and Services: Policies and Procedures for Ontario Elementary and Secondary Schools, Kindergarten to
Grade 12 (2007).
English language learners identified by the school as receiving special provisions. Detailed information about special provisions is available in EQAO’s Guide for Accommodations, Special Provisions, Deferrals and Exemptions .
Students with
Special Education
Needs
(excluding gifted)
Students who have been formally identified by an Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC), as well as students who have an Individual Education Plan (IEP). Students identified solely as gifted are not included.
Students with
Special Education
Needs Receiving
Accommodations
(excluding gifted)
Students with special education needs identified by the school as receiving test accommodations. Students identified solely as gifted are not included. Detailed information about accommodations is available in the Ministry of
Education Ontario Schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12: Policy and Program Requirements (2011) and in EQAO’s
Guide for Accommodations, Special Provisions, Deferrals and Exemptions .
N/R
“Not reported” indicates that the number of students participating (fewer than 10 in a group) or responding to the
Student Questionnaire (fewer than six in a group) is so small that identification of individual student results might be possible; therefore results are not reported.
N/D “No data available” is used to indicate that there were no students in the group or year specified.
W Results are being withheld by EQAO. For further information, please contact the school principal.
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