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Grand Erie school board provincial test results show improvements, still below Ontario averages

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The 2021/22 results for the Grand Erie District School Board for EQAO assessments have been released and showed some improvements in some areas, as well as slight declines in others. The school board noted that with the results they were able to implement focused strategies that they say have already been seen to benefit students. Photo courtesy of Grand Erie District School Board.
Andrew Dow - CJKS - Ohsweken • ON | 07-11-2022
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After a two year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021/2022 results for the Grand Erie District School Board (GEDSB) have once again been released by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO).

EQAO tests include Grades 3 and 6 reading, writing and math; Grade 9 math; and Grade 10 reading and writing through the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). Brantford-based GEDSB was able to show improvements in some areas, while other showed slight declines compared to pre-pandemic results.

Comparisons to pre-pandemic results are reference points, as the EQAO tests administered for 2021-22 were a substantial change from the previous assessments, and were based on new Ontario curriculum for Grade 3, 6 and 9 math. For the first time, EQAO is reporting achievement results based on a new digitized delivery method and a modernized and digitized assessment process. For Grade 9 math, 2021-22 was the first time it was written by all students, rather than the previous separate tests for students in Academic and Applied math streams.

For Grade 3, results showed slight declines in reading, writing and math from pre-pandemic levels. GEDSB scored 62 percent in reading, 52 percent in writing, and 48 percent in math, All of which came in below provincial averages.

For Grade 6, the assessments results showed that there were improvements in reading and writing, and a slight decline in math from pre-pandemic levels. GEDSB scored 78 per cent in reading, 75 per cent in writing, and 34 percent in math.

For Grade 9, the school board scored 39 per cent in the mathematics assessment and given this was the first time the new test based on new curriculum content, there was no comparable pre-pandemic data.

In Grade 10 for the OSSLT, there was a significant increase in achievement compared to pre-pandemic levels. GEDSB scored a 89 per cent in participation rate and a 70 per cent success rate.

Yet Grand Erie’s results are below provincial averages for the 2021-22 school year.

“We are proud of the work and resilience of our educators, support staff and administrators, who, despite the challenges and upheavals of the past two years, helped keep Grand Erie students on track,” said JoAnna Roberto, director of education in a Nov. 3 statement.

“We also know we have more work to do, and we are confident the focused strategies we have in place are having a positive impact and will continue to support student success and learning results,” she added.

GEDSB said that its final report for its 2021-22 Annual Learning and Operating Plan showed early positive outcomes as a result of the strategies implemented. In the past school year, Grade 9 math results improved from Semester 1 to 2, as well as general improvements in primary-grade math results from Term 1 to Term 2. Elementary literacy results also improved from Term 1 to Term 2.

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