School Board Progress Reports

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Provincewide Progress

Across the province, more students are achieving success:

Ontario's elementary students

  • 72 per cent of English-language Grade 6 students met the provincial standard in reading in 2009-10 — a 16 percentage point increase from 2002-03.
  • 80 per cent of French-language Grade 6 students met the provincial standard in reading in 2009-10 — a 22 percentage point increase from 2002-03.
  • More than 90 per cent of Ontario's primary classes met the target of 20 students or fewer in 2008-09 — up from 31 per cent in 2003-04.

Ontario's secondary students

  • At the end of the 2008-09 school year, 71 per cent of Grade 10 students had earned 16 or more credits — an increase of four percentage points compared to the end of the 2006-07 school year.
  • 83 per cent of English-language students passed the Grade 10 literacy test in 2010-11 — an 11 percentage point increase compared to 2002-03.
  • 86 per cent of French-language students passed the Grade 10 literacy test in 2010-11 — a seven percentage point increase compared to 2002-03.