Read Earl Beatty’s full EQAO School Report
Beginning in 1996, Ontario students in grades 3 and 6 have written in-class tests designed by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), an arm’s-length agency of the provincial government. Testing takes place every Fall and includes literacy and mathematics.
EQAO testing is mandatory. Ontario’s Education Quality and Accountability Act states that all students in publicly funded schools must participate in these tests. Students don’t need to study—they are simply asked to demonstrate what they already know.
The purpose of EQAO tests is to ensure that there is accountability between school boards and schools in the publicly funded system in Ontario. Educational accountability is important to three key stakeholders: taxpayers, elected officials and teachers.
The grades 3 and 6 tests do not count as part of a student’s mark and do not affect their progress or future opportunities in school.
Earl Beatty’s EQAO Results
Earl Beatty had 57 French immersion and English students in grade 3 write the grade 3 EQAO math assessment. They scored above Board and provincial results. The grade 3 reading and writing was only written by the 23 English students who again scored above Board and provincial results.
Earl Beatty only had 10 English students do the grade 6 EQAO testing. The EB administration has said that they feel that the sample is so small that the data is meaningless.
One of the foci Earl Beatty has around achievement is working on further developing their math programs. They have had professional development around instruction and assessment. Earl Beatty is closely monitoring student success and are proud of how well our students have done.
Visit the EQAO website for Earl Beatty’s full EQAO School Report .
