School Report Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, 2014–2015 First-Time Eligible Students

School Report St. Joan of Arc Catholic SS (696056)

School Report

First-Time Eligible Students

Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, 2014–2015

School: St. Joan of Arc Catholic SS (696056)

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

Results as of June 17, 2015

School Board Province

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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

348

8 376

153 635

* Percentages in graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.

2011–2012

276

7 981

147 306

2012–2013

261

7 785

143 358

2013–2014

276

7 712

141 815

2014–2015

2014–2015

267

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

339

8 167

143 246

* Percentages in graphs may not add up to 100, due to rounding.

2011–2012

272

7 751

137 002

2012–2013

251

7 505

134 033

2013–2014

270

7 461

131 712

2014–2015

2014–2015

255

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.

This test captures the performance of students at one point in time each year.

Consider the results along with other information about students’ performance.

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.

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.

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.


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.


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

267 n/a

3

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

255

1

11

96%

<1%

4%

7 427

60

190

97%

1%

2%

127 867

2 603

7 150

93%

2%

5%

Female

Male

Gender not specified

Student Status

†


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

†


119

148

0

12

9

36

28

45%

55%

0%

4%

4%

13%

11%

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

219

38

2

4

4

206

70

121

66

12

82%

14%

1%

1%

1%

34%

59%

32%

6%

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*


Results for All Students


Successful

Not Successful

Fully Participating

Absent

Deferred

233

22

255

1

11

School

# = 267

87%

8%

96%

<1%

4%

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

# = 255

91%

9%


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.



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School Results by Gender* †


School Results by Gender


All

Successful

Not Successful


Absent

Deferred

112

3

115

0

4

Female

# = 119

94%

3%

97%

0%

3%

Male

# = 148

121

19

140

1

7

82%

13%

95%

1%

5%

School Results for All First-Time Eligible Students by Gender


Female

# = 115

Male

# = 140

97%

3%

86%

14%

School Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students by Gender


† Includes only students for whom gender data were available.


Female Male

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Board Results by Gender* †


Board Results by Gender


All

Successful

Not Successful


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


Female

# = 3 775

89%

11%

Male

# = 3 652

81%

19%

Board Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students by Gender




Female Male

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Provincial Results by Gender* †


Provincial Results by Gender


All

Successful

Not Successful


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


Female

# = 62 936

86%

14%

Male

# = 64 931

78%

22%

Provincial Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible Students by Gender




Female Male

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Results for English Language Learners*


Results for English Language Learners


All

Successful

Not Successful


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

# = 480

67%

22%

89%

<1%

11%

Province

# = 8 042

54%

20%

75%

1%

24%

Results for All First-Time Eligible English Language Learners


School

# = N/R

N/R

N/R

Board

# = 425

75%

25%

Province

# = 6 005

73%

27%

Results for Fully Participating First-Time Eligible English Language Learners




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Results for Students with Special Education Needs (excluding gifted)*

Results for Students with Special Education Needs

(excluding gifted)


All Fully Participating

Successful

Not Successful


Absent

Deferred

17

11

28

0

8

School

# = 36

47%

31%

78%

0%

22%

Board

# = 1 034

44%

45%

89%

1%

10%

Province

# = 25 772

45%

39%

85%

3%

12%

School

# = 28

61%

39%

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)




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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)



Successful

Not Successful


Absent

Deferred

IEP Only

# = N/R

N/R

N/R

N/R

N/R

N/R

N/R

N/R

N/R

N/R

N/R

IEP and IPRC

# = 22

13

9

22

0

0

59%

41%

100%

0%

0%

IEP Only

# = N/R

N/R

N/R

IEP and IPRC

# = 22

59%

41%

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)



IEP Only IEP and IPRC

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Board Results for Students with Special Education Needs Receiving Accommodations

(excluding gifted)*

Board Results for Students with Special Education Needs




Successful

Not Successful


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)




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Provincial Results for Students with Special Education Needs Receiving Accommodations

(excluding gifted)*

Provincial Results for Students with Special Education Needs




Successful

Not Successful


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)




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Results for Students Taking Academic English Course*

Results for Students Taking

Academic English Course


All



Successful

Not Successful


Absent

Deferred

213

5

218

1

0

School

# = 219

97%

2%

100%

<1%

0%

Board

# = 5 869

94%

6%

99%

1%

<1%

Province

# = 99 813

91%

7%

98%

1%

1%

School

# = 218

98%

2%

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




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Results for Students Taking Applied English Course*


Applied English Course


All



Successful

Not Successful


Absent

Deferred

20

15

35

0

3

School

# = 38

53%

39%

92%

0%

8%

Board

# = 1 469

52%

43%

94%

1%

4%

Province

# = 29 316

45%

45%

89%

3%

7%

School

# = 35

57%

43%

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




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Results for Students Taking Locally Developed English Course*


All


Locally Developed English Course



Successful

Not Successful


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




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Results for Students Taking ESL/ELD Course*


ESL/ELD Course


All



Successful

Not Successful


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




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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

†


348

2

97%

1%

2%

276

2

99%

1%

1%

261

3

96%

1%

3%

276

5

98%

<1%

2%

267

3

96%

<1%

4%

Female

Male

Gender not specified

Student Status

†


48%

52%

0%

49%

51%

0%

49%

51%

0%

51%

49%

0%

45%

55%

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

†


8%

7%

13%

13%

9%

9%

12%

11%

8%

5%

11%

11%

7%

6%

10%

9%

4%

4%

13%

11%

Academic

Applied

Locally developed

ESL/ELD

Other

76%

19%

1%

3%

<1%

81%

14%

1%

3%

<1%

76%

17%

1%

4%

2%

83%

13%

1%

1%

1%

Language†† Based on Student Questionnaire data

Number of Respondents:

First language learned at home was other than English

296

36%

56%

218

44%

51%

205

35%

59%

254

35%

59%

206

34%

59%

Speak only or mostly English at home

Speak another language (or other languages) as often as English at home

32% 33% 31% 31% 32%

Speak only or mostly another language (or other languages) at home

10% 14% 9% 9% 6%

† 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.

82%

14%

1%

1%

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) 301

38

348

86%

11%

276

229

43

83%

16%

261

224

27

86%

10%

276

248 90%

22 8%

Not Successful

Fully

Participating

Absent

339

2

97%

1%

272

2

99%

1%

251

3

96%

1%

270 98%

1 <1%

7 2% 2 1% 7 3% 5 2%

Deferred

Fully

Participating

Successful

301 89% 229 84% 224 89% 248 92%

2014–2015

267

233

22

255

1

11

87%

8%

96%

<1%

4%

233 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%


School Results over Time:

Percentage of Fully Participating

Successful Students

Board Results over Time:



Provincial Results over Time:



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ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS OVER TIME BY GENDER

†


PERCENTAGE OF ALL FIRST-TIME ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WHO WERE SUCCESSFUL:

ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL LITERACY TEST

2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015

SCHOOL

BOARD

PROVINCE

Female Male

†

School

Board

Province

2010–2011

Female

168

4 206

74 954

Male

180

4 170

78 681

Number of First-Time Eligible Students

†

2011–2012

Female

135

4 009

71 934

Male

141

3 972

75 370

Includes only students for whom gender data were available.

2012–2013

Female

127

3 871

70 092

Male

134

3 914

73 260

2013–2014

Female

142

3 804

69 290

Male

134

3 908

72 521

2014–2015

Female

119

3 883

67 023

Male

148

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 LITERACY 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

167

4 126

70 606

Male

172

4 041

72 640

2011–2012

Female

134

3 910

67 631

Includes only students for whom gender data were available.

Male

138

3 841

69 369

2012–2013

Female

124

3 763

66 262

Male

127

3 742

67 765

2013–2014

Female

141

3 692

65 018

Male

129

3 769

66 692

2014–2015

Female

115

3 775

62 936

Male

140

3 652

64 931


School Report



STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR THIS SCHOOL (# = 206 )

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.

152

175

139

130

179

58

94

46

56

109

59

69

186

38

70

70

52

136

126

67


School Report



STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR THIS SCHOOL (# = 206 )

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

83

75

7. First language students learned at home was English: yes no

135

70

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.

121

66

12

85

64

23

9

3

6

33

67

50

41

28


School Report


School

STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS

FOR SCHOOL, BOARD AND PROVINCE

(all students, female, male)

Board


Province

Percentage of students indicating that they have a computer at home.

use the computer almost every day for homework.

96%

36%

95%

36%

97%

37%

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

34%

25%

66%

25%

22%

82%

41%

28%

53%

42%

33%

70%

34%

32%

81%

51%

34%

59%

40%

32%

70% song lyrics, poems religious or spiritual writings

61%

33%

76%

38%

50%

28%

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.

33% 41% 28% 35% 41% 29%

Percentage of students indicating that they have the following English language materials at home (print or electronic): dictionaries, encyclopedias 74% 71% 76% 85% 87% 83% 80% books newspapers magazines

29%

33%

90%

18%

34%

85%

67%

63%

27%

22%

91%

22%

41%

86%

73%

65%

30%

43%

90%

16%

29%

84%

63%

62%

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 87% 88% 86% 95% 96% 93% letters, journals, diaries 28% 47% 13% 25% 37% 13%

36%

29%

94%

23%

44%

94%

76%

73% notes, directions, instructions song lyrics, poems stories, fiction work-related writing

46%

22%

27%

53%

47%

31%

32%

47%

44%

16%

23%

57%

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.

16% 15% 16% 24% 27%

Percentage of students indicating that the first language they learned at home was other than English.

34% 32% 36%

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)

59%

32%

6%

58%

34%

2%

59%

30%

9%

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%


School Report



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


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


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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