School Report St Joseph SS (806919) School Report Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015 School: St Joseph SS (806919) Board: Dufferin-Peel Catholic DSB (67083) On behalf of EQAO, I am pleased to provide you with the results of the 2014–2015 Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics. WHERE TO FIND . . . Percentages of all students at or above the provincial standard · 2014–2015...................................................................... · Over time........................................................................ 1 2 1 2 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. This school year was unique in that not all students participated in the provincial assessments because of labour action in the English-language public school system. As a result, there is no provincial-level information in this report. Tips for using this report................................................................ 3 3 Contextual information: 2014–2015............................................... 4 7 Results for groups of students: 2014–2015 · All students................................................................... · Participating students................................................... · Students by gender....................................................... 5 5 6 8 8 9 Contextual information: Over time................................................. 10 12 Results for all students: Over time................................................. 11 13 Assessing all students against a provincial standard provides reliable and objective data at the student, school and board levels and helps uncover important trends. By analyzing EQAO data alongside other evidence, school boards and schools can make informed decisions about how to improve student learning and can track their progress toward their goals. Results for all students: Over time by gender............................... 14 15 Student questionnaire results......................................................... 16–24 25–33 Explanation of terms........................................................................ 34 34 At EQAO, we strongly believe that good information—in the hands of dedicated professionals and school communities—can help to identify areas for improvement and inform targeted interventions. We are pleased to provide reliable and useful information about student achievement from Ontario’s provincial assessment program for all partners in the education system. PAGE Applied Academic PERCENTAGE OF ALL STUDENTS AT OR ABOVE THE PROVINCIAL STANDARD (LEVELS 3 AND 4), 2014–2015 APPLIED COURSE Sincerely, ACADEMIC COURSE 94 88 73 60 Bruce Rodrigues Chief Executive Officer Education Quality and Accountability Office EC School Results as of October 07, 2015 Board Province EC School Board Province 1 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015 PERCENTAGE OF ALL STUDENTS AT OR ABOVE THE PROVINCIAL STANDARD (LEVELS 3 AND 4) OVER TIME APPLIED MATHEMATICS School Board Province 73 61 66 60 60 52 55 56 47 46 42 44 44 47 EC 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 Total Number of Students 2010–2011 School Board Province 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 82 82 74 63 51 2 232 2 070 2 033 2 012 1 861 44 095 41 799 39 881 38 181 EC ACADEMIC MATHEMATICS School Board Province 90 88 92 89 94 87 89 89 89 88 83 84 84 85 EC 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 Total Number of Students 2010–2011 School Board Province Results as of October 07, 2015 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 275 274 274 233 231 5 457 5 435 5 387 5 420 5 433 99 278 97 741 97 158 95 914 EC 2 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) TIPS ABOUT THIS SCHOOL OR BOARD REPORT The applied and academic mathematics courses are different and should be considered separately. This report shows how well students have met curriculum expectations for either the applied or academic mathematics program to the end of Grade 9. Students complete two booklets that allow them to show what they know in mathematics. The assessment is based on The Ontario Curriculum: Mathematics, Grades 9 and 10. Note: Students in locally developed courses do not participate in these assessments. This report includes Each school or board is unique. To appreciate the distinctive character of a school or board, look at the contextual information to understand the features and characteristics of the community it serves. This assessment captures the performance of students at one point in time each year. Consider the results along with other information about students’ achievement in mathematics. ¨ results for this year; ¨ 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 ¨ summary graphs showing the percentage of students achieving the provincial standard in either applied or academic mathematics; ¨ detailed tables and graphs showing results for all levels of achievement, participation information and results for gender ¨ student questionnaire results and ¨ an explanation of all terms used in this report. Exercise caution when interpreting results for small schools or boards. Results may vary considerably from year to year, and differences may look exaggerated. For example, in a school of 30 students, a difference of 10% represents only three students. Trends may be difficult to identify or to interpret. This is especially true when groups are small 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 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 participated. HOW TO USE THIS REPORT ¨ Examine the contextual information to understand the similarities and differences between this school, the board and the province; the board and the province. Consider the challenges that any differences might present. ¨ Examine the results for applied and academic mathematics. · Are these results consistent with what you would expect? · How do the school results compare to the board and province; the board results compare to the province? · How do these results compare over time? · What influence might students’ attitudes have on student performance (refer to the questionnaire results)? ¨ Speak to the school or board staff about the goals for school improvement related to mathematics. The Education Quality and Accountability Office is an independent agency that gathers information about student achievement through province-wide assessments. Each year, all Grade 9 students in applied and academic mathematics take part in this assessment across Ontario. Individual results are reported to students and to parents and guardians. School, board and provincial results are released publicly. Learn more about us at www.eqao.com. Results as of October 07, 2015 3 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Applied Course Contextual Information This information provides a context for interpreting the school’s applied mathematics course results. School Board Province Enrolment Number of students in applied mathematics course 51 1 861 EC 3 135 EC Not applicable 26 EC Number of classes with students in applied mathematics course Number of schools with applied mathematics classes Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Participation in the Assessment Students who participated in the assessment 51 100% 1 837 99% EC EC Participating students who received one or more accommodations* Participating students who received one or more special provisions* Students who did not complete any part of the assessment (no data)* 12 24% 371 20% EC EC 4 8% 107 6% EC EC 0 0% 24 1% EC EC Female 29 57% 852 46% EC EC Male 22 43% 1 009 54% EC EC 0 0% 0 0% EC EC 4 8% 179 10% EC EC 12 24% 519 28% EC EC First-semester course 25 49% 892 48% EC EC Second-semester course 26 51% 911 49% EC EC 0 0% 58 3% EC EC 9% EC EC EC Gender† Based on number of students enrolled Gender not specified Student Status† Based on number of students enrolled English language learners* Students with special education needs (excluding gifted)* Semester/Full Year Based on number of students enrolled Full-year course Language and School Background†† Based on Student Questionnaire data Number of Respondents: Speak only or mostly a language other than English at home * † †† 43 2 5% 1 581 143 Speak another language as often as English at home 18 42% 312 20% EC EC Attended three or more elementary schools from kindergarten to Grade 8 14 33% 622 39% EC EC See the Explanation of Terms. Contextual data pertaining to “gender” and “student status” are provided by schools and/or boards through the Student Data Collection process. Some data may be missing because they were not provided by the school or the board. Contextual data pertaining to “school background” and “language” are gathered from the Student Questionnaire completed by students. Some data may be missing because they were not provided by the students. Results as of October 07, 2015 4 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Applied Course Results for All Students All Students* Number of Students School 51 Board 1 861 Percentage of All Students in Applied Mathematics Course at All Levels* Province EC # % % % Level 4 9 18% 18% EC Level 3 28 55% 43% EC Level 2 12 24% 29% EC Level 1 2 4% 7% EC Below Level 1 0 0% 3% EC Participating Students No Data 51 100% 0 At or Above Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4) † 99% 55 43 24 EC 0% 1% EC 73% 60% EC 29 0 3 EC 4 Below L1 7 18 EC EC Level 1 EC Level 2 School 18 EC Level 3 Board Level 4 Province Results for Participating Students (excludes "no data" category) Participating Students** Number of Students School 51 Board 1 837 Percentage of Participating Students in Applied Mathematics Course at All Levels** Province EC # % % % Level 4 9 18% 18% EC Level 3 28 55% 43% EC Level 2 12 24% 29% EC Level 1 2 4% 7% EC Below Level 1 0 0% 3% EC At or Above Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4) † 55 43 24 73% 61% 0 3 EC 4 † 7 Level 1 School ** 18 EC Below L1 * 29 EC EC Level 2 Board 18 EC Level 3 EC Level 4 Province Because percentages in tables and graphs are rounded, and because graphs do not show all reporting categories, percentages may not add up to 100. Because percentages in tables and graphs are rounded, percentages may not add up to 100. These percentages are based on the actual number of students and cannot be calculated simply by adding the rounded percentages of students at Levels 3 and 4. Results as of October 07, 2015 5 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Applied Course Results by Gender†† All Students: School by Gender* Number of Students Female 29 Percentage of All Students in Applied Mathematics Course at All Levels by Gender: School* Male 22 # % # % Level 4 3 10% 6 27% Level 3 19 66% 9 41% Level 2 7 24% 5 23% Level 1 0 0% 2 9% Below Level 1 0 0% 0 0% 29 100% 22 100% Participating Students No Data At or Above Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4) † 66 41 24 0% 0 0 0 0% Below L1 76% Female 852 # % Level 4 158 19% 172 17% Level 3 349 41% 445 44% Level 2 248 29% 286 28% Level 1 67 8% 63 6% Below Level 1 22 3% 27 3% 844 99% 993 98% 8 1% 16 2% 29 * † †† 44 28 19 3 8 3 Below L1 60% Level 2 Female Level 3 Level 4 Male Percentage of All Students in Applied Mathematics Course at All Levels by Gender: Province* Male EC Number of Students # % # % Level 4 EC EC EC EC Level 3 EC EC EC EC Level 2 EC EC EC EC Level 1 EC EC EC EC Below Level 1 EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC Below L1 EC 17 6 Level 1 61% Female EC No Data At or Above Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4) † Level 4 Male 41 All Students: Province by Gender* Participating Students Level 3 Percentage of All Students in Applied Mathematics Course at All Levels by Gender: Board* % No Data At or Above Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4) † Level 2 Female Male 1 009 # Participating Students Level 1 68% All Students: Board by Gender* Number of Students 10 9 0 0 27 23 EC EC EC Level 1 Female EC EC EC Level 2 EC Level 3 EC EC Level 4 Male Because percentages in tables and graphs are rounded, and because graphs do not show all reporting categories, percentages may not add up to 100. These percentages are based on the actual number of students and cannot be calculated simply by adding the rounded percentages of students at Levels 3 and 4. Includes only students for whom gender data were available. Results as of October 07, 2015 6 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Academic Course Contextual Information This information provides a context for interpreting the school’s academic mathematics course results. School Board Province Enrolment Number of students in academic mathematics course Number of classes with students in academic mathematics course Number of schools with academic mathematics classes 231 5 433 EC 9 239 EC Not applicable 26 EC Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Participation in the Assessment Students who participated in the assessment 231 100% 5 410 100% EC EC 3 1% 121 2% EC EC 4 2% 184 3% EC EC 0 0% 23 <1% EC EC Female 117 51% 2 820 52% EC EC Male 114 49% 2 613 48% EC EC 0 0% 0 0% EC EC 10 4% 363 7% EC EC 4 2% 173 3% EC EC 96 42% 2 457 45% EC EC 135 58% 2 722 50% EC EC 0 0% 254 5% EC EC Speak only or mostly a language other than English at home 231 16 7% 4 940 10% 475 EC EC EC Speak another language as often as English at home 48 21% 1 032 21% EC EC Attended three or more elementary schools from kindergarten to Grade 8 46 20% 1 836 37% EC EC Participating students who received one or more accommodations* Participating students who received one or more special provisions* Students who did not complete any part of the assessment (no data)* Gender† Based on number of students enrolled Gender not specified Student Status† Based on number of students enrolled English language learners* Students with special education needs (excluding gifted)* Semester/Full Year Based on number of students enrolled First-semester course Second-semester course Full-year course Language and School Background†† Based on Student Questionnaire data Number of Respondents: * † †† See the Explanation of Terms. Contextual data pertaining to “gender” and “student status” are provided by schools and/or boards through the Student Data Collection process. Some data may be missing because they were not provided by the school or the board. Contextual data pertaining to “school background” and “language” are gathered from the Student Questionnaire completed by students. Some data may be missing because they were not provided by the students. Results as of October 07, 2015 7 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Academic Course Results for All Students All Students* Number of Students # % % % Level 4 42 18% 13% EC Level 3 174 75% 75% EC Level 2 8 3% 9% EC Level 1 7 3% 2% EC Below Level 1 0 0% <1% EC 231 100% 100% EC Participating Students No Data 0 At or Above Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4) † Board 5 433 Percentage of All Students in Academic Mathematics Course at All Levels* School 231 Province EC 0% <1% EC 94% 88% EC 75 75 18 0 <1 EC 3 Below L1 2 EC 9 3 Level 1 EC Level 2 School 13 EC EC Level 3 Board Level 4 Province Results for Participating Students (excludes "no data" category) Participating Students** Number of Students School 231 Board 5 410 Percentage of Participating Students in Academic Mathematics Course at All Levels** Province EC # % % % Level 4 42 18% 13% EC Level 3 174 75% 75% EC Level 2 8 3% 9% EC Level 1 7 3% 2% EC Below Level 1 0 0% <1% EC 94% 89% EC At or Above Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4) † 75 18 0 <1 EC 3 Below L1 ** † 2 Level 1 School * 75 EC 3 9 Level 2 Board EC 13 EC Level 3 EC Level 4 Province Because percentages in tables and graphs are rounded, and because graphs do not show all reporting categories, percentages may not add up to 100. Because percentages in tables and graphs are rounded, percentages may not add up to 100. These percentages are based on the actual number of students and cannot be calculated simply by adding the rounded percentages of students at Levels 3 and 4. Results as of October 07, 2015 8 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Academic Course Results by Gender†† All Students: School by Gender* Number of Students Female 117 Percentage of All Students in Academic Mathematics Course at All Levels by Gender: School* Male 114 # % # % Level 4 20 17% 22 19% Level 3 90 77% 84 74% Level 2 4 3% 4 4% Level 1 3 3% 4 4% Below Level 1 0 0% 0 0% 117 100% 114 100% 0 0% 0 0% Participating Students No Data At or Above Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4) † 77 17 0 3 0 Below L1 94% Female 2 820 % Level 4 351 Level 3 2 131 Level 2 Level 1 Below Level 1 Participating Students No Data At or Above Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4) † % 12% 378 14% 76% 1 943 74% 260 9% 220 8% 68 2% 55 2% 0 0% 4 <1% 2 810 100% 2 600 100% 13 * † †† Male 9 74 12 8 14 Level 2 Female Level 3 Level 4 Male Percentage of All Students in Academic Mathematics Course at All Levels by Gender: Province* Female EC Male EC # % # % Level 4 EC EC EC EC Level 3 EC EC EC EC Level 2 EC EC EC EC Level 1 EC EC EC EC Below Level 1 EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC Below L1 EC 2 Level 1 89% Number of Students No Data At or Above Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4) † Level 4 <1% All Students: Province by Gender* Participating Students 2 <1 Below L1 88% Level 3 76 0 <1% Level 2 Percentage of All Students in Academic Mathematics Course at All Levels by Gender: Board* # 10 3 19 4 Female Male 2 613 # 4 Level 1 93% All Students: Board by Gender* Number of Students 74 EC EC EC Level 1 Female EC EC EC Level 2 EC Level 3 EC EC Level 4 Male Because percentages in tables and graphs are rounded, and because graphs do not show all reporting categories, percentages may not add up to 100. These percentages are based on the actual number of students and cannot be calculated simply by adding the rounded percentages of students at Levels 3 and 4. Includes only students for whom gender data were available. Results as of October 07, 2015 9 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015 Contextual Information over Time: Applied Mathematics Course 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 students in applied mathematics course 82 82 74 63 51 6 7 4 4 3 Students who participated in the assessment 98% 99% 99% 98% 100% Participating students who received one or more accommodations* Participating students who received one or more special provisions* Students who did not complete any part of the assessment (no data)* 36% 36% 10% 52% 24% 0% 5% 11% 3% 8% 2% 1% 1% 2% 0% Female 40% 43% 57% 44% 57% Male 60% 57% 43% 56% 43% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% English language learners* 10% 5% 11% 3% 8% Students with special education needs (excluding gifted)* 39% 37% 30% 54% 24% First-semester course 48% 48% 47% 62% 49% Second-semester course 52% 52% 53% 38% 51% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Number of classes with students in applied mathematics course Participation in the Assessment Gender† Based on number of students enrolled Gender not specified Student Status† Based on number of students enrolled Semester/Full Year Based on number of students enrolled Full-year course Language and School Background†† Based on Student Questionnaire data Number of Respondents: * † †† 65 60 62 56 43 Speak only or mostly a language other than English at home 12% 7% 13% 12% 5% Speak another language as often as English at home 17% 13% 23% 11% 42% Attended three or more elementary schools from kindergarten to Grade 8 48% 30% 26% 18% 33% See the Explanation of Terms. Contextual data pertaining to “gender” and “student status” are provided by schools and/or boards through the Student Data Collection process. Some data may be missing because they were not provided by the school or the board. Contextual data pertaining to “school background” and “language” are gathered from the Student Questionnaire completed by students. Some data may be missing because they were not provided by the students. Results as of October 07, 2015 10 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Results over Time, 2011–2012 to 2014–2015 Applied Mathematics Course for All Students School* Year Number of Students '11–'12 '12–'13 '13–'14 '14–'15 82 74 63 51 Level 4 12% 7% 10% 18% Level 3 54% 41% 37% 55% Level 2 29% 43% 41% 24% Level 1 4% 8% 10% 4% Below Level 1 0% 0% 2% 0% Participating Students No Data At or Above Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4)† 99% 99% 98% 100% 1% 1% 2% 0% 66% 47% 46% 73% Percentage of All Students in Applied Mathematics Course at All Levels: School* Number of Students '12–'13 '13–'14 '14–'15 2 070 2 033 2 012 1 861 Level 4 12% 12% 16% 18% Level 3 43% 44% 44% 43% Level 2 32% 33% 29% 29% Level 1 9% 8% 7% 7% Below Level 1 2% 2% 2% 3% 98% 99% 98% 99% 2% 1% 2% 1% 55% 56% 60% 60% Participating Students No Data At or Above Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4)† 0 0 2 0 Below L1 8 Number of Students '12–'13 '13–'14 '14–'15 41 799 39 881 38 181 EC Level 4 7% 8% 9% EC Level 3 37% 36% 38% EC Level 2 34% 35% 34% EC Level 1 13% 13% 11% EC 4% 5% 4% EC 95% 96% 96% EC 5% 4% 4% EC 44% 44% 47% EC Below Level 1 Participating Students No Data At or Above Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4)† † 7 4 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 2012–2013 10 Level 4 2013–2014 2014–2015 43 44 44 43 32 33 9 2 2 8 3 2 Below L1 29 29 12 12 7 16 18 7 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 2012–2013 Level 4 2013–2014 2014–2015 Percentage of All Students in Applied Mathematics Course at All Levels: Province* 37 36 38 34 35 34 13 13 4 5 4 11 EC Below L1 2011–2012 * 12 10 Percentage of All Students in Applied Mathematics Course at All Levels: Board* Province* '11–'12 37 18 4 2011–2012 Year 41 24 Board* '11–'12 41 29 2011–2012 Year 55 54 43 7 EC Level 1 EC Level 2 2012–2013 8 9 EC Level 3 2013–2014 EC Level 4 2014–2015 Because percentages in tables and graphs are rounded, and because graphs do not show all reporting categories, percentages may not add up to 100. These percentages are based on the actual number of students and cannot be calculated simply by adding the rounded percentages of students at Levels 3 and 4. Results as of October 07, 2015 11 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015 Contextual Information over Time: Academic Mathematics Course 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 students in academic mathematics course 275 274 274 233 231 13 16 12 10 9 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 5% 3% 1% 3% 1% 0% 3% 5% 4% 2% 1% 0% 0% <1% 0% Female 45% 43% 50% 50% 51% Male 55% 57% 50% 50% 49% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% English language learners* 3% 7% 7% 7% 4% Students with special education needs (excluding gifted)* 6% 3% 3% 3% 2% First-semester course 52% 52% 48% 45% 42% Second-semester course 48% 48% 52% 55% 58% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 244 12% 256 12% Speak another language as often as English at home 22% Attended three or more elementary schools from kindergarten to Grade 8 30% Number of classes with students in academic mathematics course Participation in the Assessment Students who participated in the assessment Participating students who received one or more accommodations* Participating students who received one or more special provisions* Students who did not complete any part of the assessment (no data)* Gender† Based on number of students enrolled Gender not specified Student Status† Based on number of students enrolled Semester/Full Year Based on number of students enrolled Full-year course Language and School Background†† Based on Student Questionnaire data Number of Respondents: Speak only or mostly a language other than English at home * † †† 221 209 231 7% 6% 7% 24% 13% 22% 21% 31% 22% 31% 20% See the Explanation of Terms. Contextual data pertaining to “gender” and “student status” are provided by schools and/or boards through the Student Data Collection process. Some data may be missing because they were not provided by the school or the board. Contextual data pertaining to “school background” and “language” are gathered from the Student Questionnaire completed by students. Some data may be missing because they were not provided by the students. Results as of October 07, 2015 12 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Results over Time, 2011–2012 to 2014–2015 Academic Mathematics Course for All Students School* Year Number of Students '11–'12 '12–'13 '13–'14 '14–'15 274 274 233 231 Level 4 15% 16% 12% 18% Level 3 72% 76% 76% 75% Level 2 10% 5% 10% 3% Level 1 1% 2% 1% 3% Below Level 1 1% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% Participating Students No Data At or Above Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4)† 0% 0% <1% 0% 88% 92% 89% 94% Percentage of All Students in Academic Mathematics Course at All Levels: School* 72 15 16 10 1 0 0 0 1 Below L1 2 1 Year Number of Students '11–'12 '12–'13 '13–'14 '14–'15 5 435 5 387 5 420 5 433 Level 4 14% 15% 11% 13% Level 3 75% 74% 78% 75% Level 2 8% 8% 9% 9% Level 1 2% 3% 2% 2% <1% <1% <1% <1% 100% 100% 100% 100% No Data <1% <1% <1% <1% At or Above Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4)† 89% 89% 89% 88% Below Level 1 Participating Students Year Number of Students '11–'12 '12–'13 '13–'14 '14–'15 97 741 97 158 95 914 EC Level 4 13% 13% 12% EC Level 3 71% 71% 73% EC Level 2 11% 10% 11% EC Level 1 4% 4% 4% EC Below Level 1 <1% <1% <1% EC Participating Students 99% 99% 99% EC 1% 1% 1% EC 84% 84% 85% EC No Data At or Above Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4)† † Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 2013–2014 2014–2015 Percentage of All Students in Academic Mathematics Course at All Levels: Board* 75 74 78 75 14 15 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 Below L1 3 2 8 9 9 11 13 2 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 2012–2013 Level 4 2013–2014 2014–2015 Percentage of All Students in Academic Mathematics Course at All Levels: Province* 71 71 73 11 10 <1 <1 <1 EC Below L1 2011–2012 * 18 12 3 2012–2013 2011–2012 Province* 10 5 3 Level 1 2011–2012 Board* 76 76 75 4 4 4 EC Level 1 EC Level 2 2012–2013 13 13 12 11 EC Level 3 2013–2014 EC Level 4 2014–2015 Because percentages in tables and graphs are rounded, and because graphs do not show all reporting categories, percentages may not add up to 100. These percentages are based on the actual number of students and cannot be calculated simply by adding the rounded percentages of students at Levels 3 and 4. Results as of October 07, 2015 13 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) RESULTS FOR ALL STUDENTS OVER TIME BY GENDER † Percentage of Students At or Above the Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4): GRADE 9 APPLIED MATHEMATICS 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 76 74 67 54 52 53 43 SCHOOL 49 BOARD PROVINCE 39 2014–2015 54 53 44 42 57 43 56 47 41 56 58 46 45 Female 68 49 63 60 61 EC EC 49 Male Total Number of Students in Applied Mathematics Course † 2010–2011 Female School Board Province † Male 2011–2012 Female Male 2012–2013 Female Male 2013–2014 Female Male 2014–2015 Female Male 33 49 35 47 42 32 28 35 29 22 1 003 1 229 956 1 114 948 1 085 923 1 089 852 1 009 19 721 24 374 18 563 23 236 17 695 22 181 16 662 21 519 EC EC Includes only students for whom gender data were available. Results as of October 07, 2015 14 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) RESULTS FOR ALL STUDENTS OVER TIME BY GENDER † Percentage of Students At or Above the Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4): GRADE 9 ACADEMIC MATHEMATICS 2010–2011 2011–2012 89 91 87 88 87 88 90 89 82 84 83 85 2012–2013 94 2013–2014 91 92 89 89 88 89 84 85 84 86 2014–2015 94 93 88 89 EC EC 85 SCHOOL BOARD PROVINCE Female Male Total Number of Students in Academic Mathematics Course † 2010–2011 Female School Board Province † Male 2011–2012 Female Male 2012–2013 Female Male 2013–2014 Female Male 2014–2015 Female Male 125 150 119 155 137 137 116 117 117 114 2 849 2 608 2 779 2 655 2 757 2 630 2 855 2 565 2 820 2 613 50 814 48 464 50 134 47 607 49 986 47 171 49 157 46 757 EC EC Includes only students for whom gender data were available. Results as of October 07, 2015 15 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Applied Course STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR THIS SCHOOL (# =43) Strongly Disagree/Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree/Strongly agree STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD MATHEMATICS How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? I like mathematics. 21 40 I am good at mathematics. 28 I am able to answer difficult mathematics questions. 28 35 47 Mathematics is one of my favourite subjects. I understand most of the mathematics I am taught. 49 7 44 30 The mathematics I learn now helps me do work in other subjects. 21 Somewhat confident 37 16 35 15 23 10 21 9 74 32 9 4 91 39 40 17 51 22 60 23 35 40 Confident How confident are you that you can answer mathematics questions related to the following? 9 algebra (e.g., solving equations, simplifying expressions with polynomials) 12 linear relations (e.g., scatter plots, lines of best fit) 12 17 Number of students who answered “very confident” 42 49 26 21 49 23 9 26 Very confident Percentage of Students* measurement (e.g., perimeter, area, volume) * 26 19 I need to keep taking mathematics for the kind of job I want after I leave school. geometry (e.g., angles, parallel lines) 28 21 I need to do well in mathematics to study what I want later. number sense (e.g., operations with integers, rational numbers, exponents) 44 7 The mathematics I learn now is useful for everyday life. Not at all confident 26 16 Mathematics is an easy subject. I do my best in mathematics class. Number of students who answered “agree” or “strongly agree” Percentage of Students* 40 49 26 42 5 2 16 7 12 5 35 15 14 6 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. Results as of October 07, 2015 16 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Applied Course STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR THIS SCHOOL (# =43) Never or almost never Sometimes Often Very Often DOING MATHEMATICS How often do you do the following when studying mathematics or working on a mathematics problem? I connect new mathematics concepts to what I already know about mathematics or other subjects. 14 58 16 I check my mathematics answers to see if they make sense. 56 37 I apply new mathematics concepts to real-life problems. I take time to discuss my mathematics assignments with my classmates. 44 2 23 10 14 0 0 16 35 7 0 3 Number of students 0 2 1 28 12 40 Often * 21 5 Percentage of Students* Sometimes Always 58 14 How often do you complete your mathematics homework? Never or almost never 44 23 I look for more than one way to solve mathematics problems. I am not usually assigned any mathematics homework Number of students who answered “very often” Percentage of Students* 23 17 10 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. Results as of October 07, 2015 17 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Applied Course STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR THIS SCHOOL (# =43) Never 1 or 2 times a month 1 to 3 times a week Every day or almost every day OUT-OF-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES How often do you do the following when you are not at school? 14 I read by myself. I use the Internet. 35 I volunteer in my community. I work at a paid job. * 12 93 28 19 16 33 19 21 53 I participate in art, music or drama activities. I participate in other clubs or organizations. 37 7 I play video games. I participate in sports or other physical activities. Number of students who answered “everyday or almost every day” Percentage of Students* 42 44 7 16 26 16 30 5 40 21 9 40 17 21 9 14 6 16 5 2 91 5 0 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. Results as of October 07, 2015 18 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Applied Course STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR THIS SCHOOL (# =43) SCHOOLS ATTENDED How many schools did you attend from kindergarten to Grade 8? 30 1 school 13 37 2 schools 16 14 3 schools 6 4 schools 9 4 5 or more schools 9 4 Only English/Mostly English Another language (or other Mostly another language (or languages) as often as other languages)/Only English another language (or other languages) LANGUAGES SPOKEN Number of students who answered “only English” or “mostly English” Percentage of Students* 53 Languages student speaks at home Languages in which people speak to student at home * Number of students Percentage of Students* 35 42 5 37 16 23 15 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. Results as of October 07, 2015 19 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Applied Course STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR THIS SCHOOL (# =43) USE OF THE ASSESSMENT IN CLASS MARKS Will your teacher count some or all parts of the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics as part of your class mark? Percentage of Students* 63 Yes No Number of students 27 0 0 37 Don’t know Were you told how much the assessment will count as part of your class mark (e.g., 5%)? † 16 Total number of students: 27 Percentage of Students* Number of students 89 Yes 11 No Does counting the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics as part of your class mark motivate you to take the assessment more seriously? † No Undecided * † 3 Total number of students: 27 Percentage of Students* Number of students 81 Yes 7 24 22 2 11 3 Percentages may not add up to 100, due to rounding or to ambiguous or blank responses. Numbers and percentages are based on the number of students who indicated that their teacher will count some or all parts of the assessment as part of their class mark. Results as of October 07, 2015 20 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Applied Course Male* (# = EC) Female* (# = EC) All Students (# = EC) Province Male* (# = 838) Female* (# = 743) All Students (# = 1 581) Board Male* (# = 18) (all students, female, male) Female* (# = 25) STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR SCHOOL, BOARD AND PROVINCE All Students (# = 43) School STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD MATHEMATICS Percentage of students indicating they “agree” or “strongly agree” with the following statements: † I like mathematics. 37% 32% 44% 40% 33% 47% EC EC EC I am good at mathematics. 35% 32% 39% 41% 33% 48% EC EC EC I am able to answer difficult mathematics questions. 23% 12% 39% 28% 21% 35% EC EC EC Mathematics is one of my favourite subjects. 21% 12% 33% 25% 18% 32% EC EC EC I understand most of the mathematics I am taught. 74% 76% 72% 68% 62% 72% EC EC EC Mathematics is an easy subject. 9% 8% 11% 22% 15% 27% EC EC EC I do my best in mathematics class. 91% 88% 94% 85% 87% 83% EC EC EC The mathematics I learn now is useful for everyday life. 40% 40% 39% 38% 35% 41% EC EC EC 51% 44% 61% 48% 45% 50% EC EC EC 60% 56% 67% 53% 50% 56% EC EC EC 40% 28% 56% 44% 41% 47% EC EC EC The mathematics I learn now helps me do work in other subjects. I need to do well in mathematics to study what I want later. I need to keep taking mathematics for the kind of job I want after I leave school. Percentage of students indicating they feel “confident” or “very confident” that they can answer mathematics questions related to the following: ‡ number sense (e.g., operations with integers, rational numbers, exponents) algebra (e.g., solving equations, simplifying expressions with polynomials) * † ‡ 47% 36% 61% 45% 36% 52% EC EC EC 37% 28% 50% 49% 45% 52% EC EC EC linear relations (e.g., scatter plots, lines of best fit) 60% 48% 78% 64% 61% 67% EC EC EC measurement (e.g., perimeter, area, volume) 74% 68% 83% 74% 71% 76% EC EC EC geometry (e.g., angles, parallel lines) 40% 24% 61% 50% 45% 55% EC EC EC Includes only students for whom gender data were available. Other response options were “strongly disagree,” “disagree” and “neither agree nor disagree.” Other response options were “not at all confident” and “somewhat confident.” Results as of October 07, 2015 21 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Applied Course Male* (# = EC) Female* (# = EC) All Students (# = EC) Province Male* (# = 838) Female* (# = 743) All Students (# = 1 581) Board Male* (# = 18) (all students, female, male) Female* (# = 25) STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR SCHOOL, BOARD AND PROVINCE All Students (# = 43) School DOING MATHEMATICS Percentage of students indicating they do the following “very often” when studying mathematics or working on a mathematics problem: † I connect new mathematics concepts to what I already know about mathematics or other subjects. 5% 8% 0% 4% 3% 5% EC EC EC I check my mathematics answers to see if they make sense. 23% 20% 28% 19% 21% 17% EC EC EC I apply new mathematics concepts to real-life problems. 0% 0% 0% 4% 3% 5% EC EC EC I take time to discuss my mathematics assignments with my classmates. 0% 0% 0% 5% 6% 5% EC EC EC I look for more than one way to solve mathematics problems. 7% 4% 11% 11% 10% 12% EC EC EC Percentage of students indicating they complete their mathematics homework at the following frequencies: * † ‡ ‡ I am not usually assigned any mathematics homework 0% 0% 0% 6% 5% 6% EC EC EC Never or almost never 2% 4% 0% 5% 3% 6% EC EC EC Sometimes 28% 20% 39% 27% 26% 27% EC EC EC Often 40% 40% 39% 34% 34% 35% EC EC EC Always 23% 28% 17% 22% 27% 19% EC EC EC Includes only students for whom gender data were available. Other response options were “never or almost never,” “sometimes” and “often.” Percentages may not add up to 100, due to rounding or to ambiguous or blank responses. Results as of October 07, 2015 22 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Applied Course Male* (# = EC) Female* (# = EC) All Students (# = EC) Province Male* (# = 838) Female* (# = 743) All Students (# = 1 581) Board Male* (# = 18) Female* (# = 25) (all students, female, male) All Students (# = 43) School STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR SCHOOL, BOARD AND PROVINCE OUT-OF-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Percentage of students indicating they do the following “every day or almost every day” when they are not at school: † I read by myself. 12% 16% 6% 16% 23% 10% EC EC EC I use the Internet. 93% 92% 94% 82% 84% 79% EC EC EC I play video games. 21% 8% 39% 26% 9% 41% EC EC EC I participate in sports or other physical activities. 40% 32% 50% 40% 26% 52% EC EC EC I participate in art, music or drama activities. 21% 24% 17% 18% 24% 13% EC EC EC I participate in other clubs or organizations. 14% 4% 28% 11% 7% 14% EC EC EC I volunteer in my community. 5% 4% 6% 4% 5% 3% EC EC EC I work at a paid job. 0% 0% 0% 4% 4% 4% EC EC EC SCHOOLS ATTENDED Percentage of students indicating the number of schools they attended from kindergarten to Grade 8: ‡ 1 school 30% 32% 28% 28% 27% 29% EC EC EC 2 schools 37% 40% 33% 28% 29% 28% EC EC EC 3 schools 14% 8% 22% 20% 19% 21% EC EC EC 4 schools 9% 12% 6% 10% 12% 9% EC EC EC 5 or more schools 9% 8% 11% 9% 10% 8% EC EC EC LANGUAGES SPOKEN Percentage of students indicating that they speak the following languages at home: ‡ Only English/Mostly English 53% 52% 56% 68% 64% 70% EC EC EC Another language (or other languages) as often as English 42% 44% 39% 20% 23% 17% EC EC EC 9% 10% 8% EC EC EC Mostly another language (or other languages)/ 5% 4% 6% Only another language (or other languages) Percentage of students indicating the languages people speak to them at home: ‡ Only English/Mostly English 35% 36% 33% 57% 54% 60% EC EC EC Another language (or other languages) as often as English 37% 40% 33% 20% 22% 17% EC EC EC Mostly another language (or other languages)/ Only another language (or other languages) 16% 12% 22% 16% 17% 14% EC EC EC * † ‡ Includes only students for whom gender data were available. Other response options were “never,” “1 or 2 times a month” and “1 to 3 times a week.” Percentages may not add up to 100, due to rounding or to ambiguous or blank responses. Results as of October 07, 2015 23 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Applied Course Male* (# = EC) Female* (# = EC) All Students (# = EC) Province Male* (# = 838) Female* (# = 743) All Students (# = 1 581) (all students, female, male) Board Male* (# = 18) All Students (# = 43) STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR SCHOOL, BOARD AND PROVINCE Female* (# = 25) School USE OF THE ASSESSMENT IN CLASS MARKS Percentage of students indicating their teacher will count some or all parts of the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics as part of their class mark: † Yes 63% 68% 56% 47% 49% 46% EC EC EC No 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% EC EC EC Don’t know 37% 32% 44% 48% 46% 49% EC EC EC Male* (# = EC) Female* (# = EC) †‡ All Students (# = EC) Male* (# = 384) Female* (# = 365) All Students (# = 749) Male* (# = 10) Female* (# = 17) All Students (# = 27) Percentage of students indicating they were told how much the assessment will count as part of their class mark: Yes 89% 88% 90% 87% 88% 87% EC EC EC No 11% 12% 10% 12% 11% 13% EC EC EC * † ‡ Male* (# = EC) Female* (# = EC) All Students (# = EC) Male* (# = 384) Female* (# = 365) All Students (# = 749) Male* (# = 10) Female* (# = 17) All Students (# = 27) Percentage of students indicating that counting the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics as part of their class mark motivates them to take the assessment more seriously: †‡ Yes 81% 82% 80% 80% 82% 79% EC EC EC No 7% 12% 0% 7% 6% 8% EC EC EC Undecided 11% 6% 20% 12% 11% 13% EC EC EC 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. Numbers and percentages are based on the number of students who indicated that their teacher will count some or all parts of the assessment as part of their class mark. Results as of October 07, 2015 24 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Academic Course STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR THIS SCHOOL (# = 231) Strongly Disagree/Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree/Strongly agree STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD MATHEMATICS How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? I like mathematics. 17 I am good at mathematics. 31 13 I am able to answer difficult mathematics questions. 32 16 32 Mathematics is one of my favourite subjects. I understand most of the mathematics I am taught. 38 4 32 5 28 The mathematics I learn now helps me do work in other subjects. I need to keep taking mathematics for the kind of job I want after I leave school. Not at all confident 28 8 19 11 21 Confident How confident are you that you can answer mathematics questions related to the following? geometry (e.g., angles, parallel lines) * 121 55 126 52 121 37 85 77 178 27 62 87 200 40 93 56 130 73 169 67 154 Very confident 27 7 Number of students who answered “very confident” 46 22 linear relations (e.g., scatter plots, lines of best fit) measurement (e.g., perimeter, area, volume) 52 Percentage of Students* number sense (e.g., operations with integers, rational numbers, exponents) analytic geometry (e.g., slope, y-intercept, equations of lines) 32 16 Somewhat confident algebra (e.g., solving equations, simplifying expressions with polynomials) 40 8 The mathematics I learn now is useful for everyday life. I need to do well in mathematics to study what I want later. 24 17 Mathematics is an easy subject. I do my best in mathematics class. Number of students who answered “agree” or “strongly agree” Percentage of Students* 41 25 14 52 46 18 58 30 69 21 49 34 48 23 25 44 79 32 73 30 69 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. Results as of October 07, 2015 25 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Academic Course STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR THIS SCHOOL (# = 231) Never or almost never Sometimes Often Very Often DOING MATHEMATICS How often do you do the following when studying mathematics or working on a mathematics problem? I connect new mathematics concepts to what I already know about mathematics or other subjects. 10 45 21 I check my mathematics answers to see if they make sense. I take time to discuss my mathematics assignments with my classmates. 50 40 7 44 How often do you complete your mathematics homework? Sometimes 47 16 I look for more than one way to solve mathematics problems. Never or almost never * 31 38 10 23 30 69 18 5 12 11 26 10 24 Percentage of Students* 0 Number of students 0 4 10 17 39 43 Often Always 34 27 I apply new mathematics concepts to real-life problems. I am not usually assigned any mathematics homework Number of students who answered “very often” Percentage of Students* 34 99 79 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. Results as of October 07, 2015 26 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Academic Course STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR THIS SCHOOL (# = 231) Never 1 or 2 times a month 1 to 3 times a week Every day or almost every day OUT-OF-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES How often do you do the following when you are not at school? I read by myself. 10 I use the Internet. 6 34 18 I play video games. I participate in sports or other physical activities. 9 I volunteer in my community. I work at a paid job. * 32 27 31 16 38 35 I participate in art, music or drama activities. I participate in other clubs or organizations. Number of students who answered “everyday or almost every day” Percentage of Students* 29 25 27 28 36 28 42 22 50 91 211 23 54 36 84 13 29 14 32 18 88 8 8 2 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. Results as of October 07, 2015 27 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Academic Course STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR THIS SCHOOL (# = 231) SCHOOLS ATTENDED How many schools did you attend from kindergarten to Grade 8? 48 1 school 3 schools 111 32 2 schools 73 8 19 4 schools 6 14 5 or more schools 6 13 Only English/Mostly English Another language (or other Mostly another language (or languages) as often as other languages)/Only English another language (or other languages) LANGUAGES SPOKEN Number of students who answered “only English” or “mostly English” Percentage of Students* 72 Languages student speaks at home Languages in which people speak to student at home * Number of students Percentage of Students* 49 21 29 7 167 21 113 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. Results as of October 07, 2015 28 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Academic Course STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR THIS SCHOOL (# = 231) USE OF THE ASSESSMENT IN CLASS MARKS Will your teacher count some or all parts of the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics as part of your class mark? Percentage of Students* 75 Yes No Number of students 174 0 0 25 Don’t know Were you told how much the assessment will count as part of your class mark (e.g., 5%)? † 57 Total number of students: 174 Percentage of Students* Number of students 93 Yes No 7 12 Does counting the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics as part of your class mark motivate you to take the assessment more seriously? † Undecided * † Total number of students: 174 Percentage of Students* Number of students 83 Yes No 162 7 145 12 10 17 Percentages may not add up to 100, due to rounding or to ambiguous or blank responses. Numbers and percentages are based on the number of students who indicated that their teacher will count some or all parts of the assessment as part of their class mark. Results as of October 07, 2015 29 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Academic Course Male* (# = EC) Female* (# = EC) All Students (# = EC) Province Male* (# = 2 352) Female* (# = 2 588) All Students (# = 4 940) Board Male* (# = 114) (all students, female, male) Female* (# = 117) STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR SCHOOL, BOARD AND PROVINCE All Students (# = 231) School STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD MATHEMATICS Percentage of students indicating they “agree” or “strongly agree” with the following statements: † I like mathematics. 52% 52% 53% 59% 52% 66% EC EC EC I am good at mathematics. 55% 50% 59% 57% 50% 65% EC EC EC I am able to answer difficult mathematics questions. 52% 45% 60% 49% 39% 59% EC EC EC Mathematics is one of my favourite subjects. 37% 35% 39% 44% 37% 51% EC EC EC I understand most of the mathematics I am taught. 77% 77% 77% 78% 76% 81% EC EC EC Mathematics is an easy subject. 27% 22% 32% 31% 25% 38% EC EC EC I do my best in mathematics class. 87% 93% 80% 87% 91% 83% EC EC EC The mathematics I learn now is useful for everyday life. 40% 38% 42% 36% 33% 40% EC EC EC 56% 62% 50% 58% 57% 59% EC EC EC 73% 72% 75% 66% 62% 69% EC EC EC 67% 65% 68% 59% 57% 62% EC EC EC The mathematics I learn now helps me do work in other subjects. I need to do well in mathematics to study what I want later. I need to keep taking mathematics for the kind of job I want after I leave school. Percentage of students indicating they feel “confident” or “very confident” that they can answer mathematics questions related to the following: ‡ number sense (e.g., operations with integers, rational numbers, exponents) algebra (e.g., solving equations, simplifying expressions with polynomials) * † ‡ 71% 65% 77% 67% 60% 75% EC EC EC 71% 71% 70% 71% 69% 73% EC EC EC linear relations (e.g., scatter plots, lines of best fit) 74% 75% 72% 62% 56% 69% EC EC EC analytic geometry (e.g., slope, y-intercept, equations of lines) 80% 82% 78% 64% 59% 69% EC EC EC measurement (e.g., perimeter, area, volume) 79% 75% 83% 81% 78% 84% EC EC EC geometry (e.g., angles, parallel lines) 74% 68% 80% 70% 65% 75% EC EC EC Includes only students for whom gender data were available. Other response options were “strongly disagree,” “disagree” and “neither agree nor disagree.” Other response options were “not at all confident” and “somewhat confident.” Results as of October 07, 2015 30 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Academic Course Male* (# = EC) Female* (# = EC) All Students (# = EC) Province Male* (# = 2 352) Female* (# = 2 588) All Students (# = 4 940) Board Male* (# = 114) (all students, female, male) Female* (# = 117) STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR SCHOOL, BOARD AND PROVINCE All Students (# = 231) School DOING MATHEMATICS Percentage of students indicating they do the following “very often” when studying mathematics or working on a mathematics problem: † I connect new mathematics concepts to what I already know about mathematics or other subjects. 10% 13% 7% 11% 10% 12% EC EC EC I check my mathematics answers to see if they make sense. 30% 34% 25% 31% 33% 28% EC EC EC I apply new mathematics concepts to real-life problems. 5% 7% 4% 5% 4% 7% EC EC EC I take time to discuss my mathematics assignments with my classmates. 11% 12% 11% 10% 10% 10% EC EC EC I look for more than one way to solve mathematics problems. 10% 10% 11% 14% 12% 16% EC EC EC Percentage of students indicating they complete their mathematics homework at the following frequencies: * † ‡ ‡ I am not usually assigned any mathematics homework 0% 0% 0% <1% <1% <1% EC EC EC Never or almost never 4% 2% 7% 4% 2% 6% EC EC EC Sometimes 17% 11% 23% 18% 14% 23% EC EC EC Often 43% 40% 46% 37% 35% 38% EC EC EC Always 34% 45% 23% 35% 44% 26% EC EC EC Includes only students for whom gender data were available. Other response options were “never or almost never,” “sometimes” and “often.” Percentages may not add up to 100, due to rounding or to ambiguous or blank responses. Results as of October 07, 2015 31 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Academic Course Male* (# = EC) Female* (# = EC) All Students (# = EC) Province Male* (# = 2 352) Female* (# = 2 588) All Students (# = 4 940) Board Male* (# = 114) (all students, female, male) Female* (# = 117) STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR SCHOOL, BOARD AND PROVINCE All Students (# = 231) School OUT-OF-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Percentage of students indicating they do the following “every day or almost every day” when they are not at school: † I read by myself. 22% 27% 16% 21% 29% 13% EC EC EC I use the Internet. 91% 94% 89% 86% 88% 84% EC EC EC I play video games. 23% 10% 37% 21% 7% 37% EC EC EC I participate in sports or other physical activities. 36% 29% 44% 38% 28% 50% EC EC EC I participate in art, music or drama activities. 13% 14% 11% 18% 23% 12% EC EC EC I participate in other clubs or organizations. 14% 17% 11% 12% 11% 14% EC EC EC I volunteer in my community. 3% 5% 2% 4% 5% 4% EC EC EC I work at a paid job. 1% 2% 0% 2% 2% 3% EC EC EC SCHOOLS ATTENDED Percentage of students indicating the number of schools they attended from kindergarten to Grade 8: ‡ 1 school 48% 46% 50% 28% 27% 29% EC EC EC 2 schools 32% 35% 28% 30% 30% 31% EC EC EC 3 schools 8% 5% 11% 20% 21% 20% EC EC EC 4 schools 6% 7% 5% 10% 10% 9% EC EC EC 5 or more schools 6% 7% 4% 7% 8% 7% EC EC EC LANGUAGES SPOKEN Percentage of students indicating that they speak the following languages at home: ‡ Only English/Mostly English 72% 68% 77% 65% 65% 64% EC EC EC Another language (or other languages) as often as English 21% 25% 17% 21% 21% 20% EC EC EC 10% 9% 10% EC EC EC Mostly another language (or other languages)/ 7% 8% 6% Only another language (or other languages) Percentage of students indicating the languages people speak to them at home: ‡ Only English/Mostly English 49% 44% 54% 52% 52% 52% EC EC EC Another language (or other languages) as often as English 29% 33% 24% 21% 22% 20% EC EC EC Mostly another language (or other languages)/ Only another language (or other languages) 21% 21% 21% 20% 19% 21% EC EC EC * † ‡ Includes only students for whom gender data were available. Other response options were “never,” “1 or 2 times a month” and “1 to 3 times a week.” Percentages may not add up to 100, due to rounding or to ambiguous or blank responses. Results as of October 07, 2015 32 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015, Academic Course Male* (# = EC) Female* (# = EC) All Students (# = EC) Province Male* (# = 2 352) Female* (# = 2 588) All Students (# = 4 940) (all students, female, male) Board Male* (# = 114) All Students (# = 231) STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR SCHOOL, BOARD AND PROVINCE Female* (# = 117) School USE OF THE ASSESSMENT IN CLASS MARKS Percentage of students indicating their teacher will count some or all parts of the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics as part of their class mark: † Yes 75% 81% 69% 64% 68% 61% EC EC EC No 0% 0% 0% <1% <1% 1% EC EC EC Don’t know 25% 19% 31% 30% 27% 34% EC EC EC Male* (# = EC) Female* (# = EC) †‡ All Students (# = EC) Male* (# = 1 425) Female* (# = 1 757) All Students (# = 3 182) Male* (# = 79) Female* (# = 95) All Students (# = 174) Percentage of students indicating they were told how much the assessment will count as part of their class mark: Yes 93% 97% 89% 91% 91% 90% EC EC EC No 7% 3% 11% 9% 8% 9% EC EC EC * † ‡ Male* (# = EC) Female* (# = EC) All Students (# = EC) Male* (# = 1 425) Female* (# = 1 757) All Students (# = 3 182) Male* (# = 79) Female* (# = 95) All Students (# = 174) Percentage of students indicating that counting the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics as part of their class mark motivates them to take the assessment more seriously: †‡ Yes 83% 88% 77% 82% 85% 79% EC EC EC No 7% 4% 10% 7% 4% 9% EC EC EC Undecided 10% 7% 13% 10% 10% 11% EC EC EC 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. Numbers and percentages are based on the number of students who indicated that their teacher will count some or all parts of the assessment as part of their class mark. Results as of October 07, 2015 33 of 34 School Report St Joseph SS (806919) Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2014–2015 EXPLANATION OF TERMS All Students Results are reported for all students in the course. Participating Results are reported only for those students who took part in the assessment (excludes the "no data" Students category). Provincial The Ministry of Education, in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10: Mathematics, has set Standard Level 3 as the provincial standard. Level 4 The student has demonstrated a very high to outstanding level of achievement. (80–100%) Achievement is above the provincial standard. Level 3 The student has demonstrated a high level of achievement. (70–79%) Achievement is at the provincial standard. Level 2 The student has demonstrated some of the required knowledge and skills. (60–69%) Achievement is below, but approaching, the provincial standard. Level 1 The student has demonstrated a passable level of achievement. (50–59%) Achievement is below the provincial standard. Below Level 1/ The student has not demonstrated sufficient achievement of curriculum expectations (below 50%). Below L1 No Data Students who did not have a result due to absence or other reasons. English Language Students who have been identified by the school in accordance with English Language Learners: Learners ESL and ELD Programs and Services: Policies and Procedures for Ontario Elementary and Secondary Schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12 (2007). Students Students identified by the school as receiving special provisions. Detailed information about special Receiving One or provisions is available in EQAO's Guide for Accommodations and Special Provisions. More Special Provisions Students with Students who have been formally identified by an Identification, Placement and Review Committee, Special Education as well as students who have an Individual Education Plan. Students whose sole identified Needs (excluding exceptionality is giftedness are not included. gifted) Students Students identified by the school as receiving accommodations. Detailed information about Receiving One or accommodations is available in EQAO's Guide for Accommodations and Special Provisions. More Accommodations 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 course for the years specified. W Results are being withheld by EQAO. For further information, please contact the school principal. EC Due to exceptional circumstances in 2015, provincial data are unavailable to report provincial results. NP Non-participating indicates that due to exceptional circumstances, some or all of the school’s or board’s students did not participate in 2015. Results as of October 07, 2015 34 of 34