The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) assessments are provincial tests designed to assess students’ literacy and numeracy skills at key points in students’ kindergarten to Grade 12 education. School and District EQAO results for the 2023-2024 school year are now available on the EQAO website.
The table below summarizes last year’s EQAO results across the different assessments for all students and includes comparisons for previous years:
Assessments
|
% Meeting Provincial Standard
|
2021-2022
|
2022-2023
|
2023-2024
|
OCDSB
|
Province
|
OCDSB
|
Province
|
OCDSB
|
Province
|
Grade 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reading
|
74%
|
73%
|
72%
|
73%
|
71%
|
71%
|
Writing
|
66%
|
65%
|
64%
|
66%
|
62%
|
64%
|
Mathematics
|
61%
|
59%
|
61%
|
60%
|
62%
|
61%
|
Grade 6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reading
|
85%
|
85%
|
84%
|
84%
|
81%
|
82%
|
Writing
|
84%
|
84%
|
83%
|
84%
|
79%
|
80%
|
Mathematics
|
52%
|
47%
|
52%
|
50%
|
52%
|
50%
|
Grade 9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mathematics
|
57%
|
52%
|
55%
|
54%
|
55%
|
54%
|
OSSLT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First-time eligible
|
87%
|
82%
|
89%
|
85%
|
87%
|
85%
|
Previously eligible
|
92%
|
85%
|
71%
|
63%
|
60%
|
52%
|
Key Observations:
- Participation rates remain high in 2023-2024, signalling active engagement, particularly in the earlier grades.
- Compared to the province, OCDSB students were more likely to meet the provincial standard in mathematics (grade 3, 6, and 9).
- The data demonstrates relative stable performance over time, with some slight increases and decreases.
- Math has remained particularly consistent, with a 1% increase in grade 3.
- There were small decreases in the areas of reading and writing, particularly in Grade 6 writing.
- Previously-eligible OSSLT data must be interpreted with caution given the impact on the timing/availability of the assessments during the pandemic.
Using this Data to Support Student Learning:
This data will play an important role in identifying trends to inform specific strategies in support of student learning. In collaboration with central departments, the Research, Evaluation, & Analytics Department (READ) will work to ensure that school administrators can derive comprehensive insights from their school-level data. This may include analysis of EQAO performance by math strands and skills, perceptual data, cohort tracking, alignment with report card data, etc. This can inform targeted and personalized support for students and staff, fostering a more effective learning environment.