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TDSB shows improvement in provincial EQAO results
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The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) results released this week showed improvement by Toronto District School Board (TDSB) primary and junior students in reading and writing, particularly those with special education needs. Compared to the 2011-2012 school year, the results for Grade 3 students with special education needs (excluding gifted) meeting or exceeding the provincial standard,
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Students and staff should be proud of these results. – Donna Quan, TDSB education director
increased six per cent in reading from 27 to 33 per cent, one per cent in writing from 49 to 50 per cent, and one per cent in math from 33 to 34 per cent. The results for Grade 6 students with special education needs (excluding gifted) increased six per cent in reading from 34 to 40 per cent and six per cent in writing from 39 to 45 per cent, and remained the same in mathematics at 20 per cent. “Students and staff should be proud of these results. Ontario is recognized as one of the best education systems in the world and our Toronto
students are achieving and are among the strongest,” said Donna Quan, TDSB education director, in a statement. English Language Learners (ELL) also showed improvement in their EQAO scores. Compared to 2011-12, the results for Grade 3 ELL students increased four per cent in reading from 31 to 35 per cent, three per cent in writing from 51 to 54 per cent, and one per cent in mathematics from 49 to 50 per cent. The results for Grade 6 English Language Learners increased four per cent in reading from 39 to 43 per cent, four per cent in writing from 47 to 51 per cent, and decreased three per cent in math from 47 to 44 per cent.
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For more, got to www.tdsb. on.ca and search for the EQAO Release-Backgrounder.
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