Secondary EQAO Assessment Results


Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics

The Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics conducted by EQAO measures student achievement of the Grade 9 expectations in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10: Mathematics, 2005 (Revised). The assessment is intended to provide a snapshot of student achievement on the assessment unit and to supplement the comprehensive information that is collected by teachers from various classroom assessments. The assessment provides multiple opportunities for students, enrolled in academic and applied mathematics programs, to demonstrate what they know and what they can do in relation to the mathematical strands (number sense and algebra; linear relations; measurement and geometry; and, in the academic program, analytical geometry) and categories (knowledge and understanding; thinking; communication; and application).

Student work on the assessment is evaluated according to the expectations in The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10: Mathematics, 2005 (Revised) using a four-level assessment scale that reflects the four achievement levels in Grades 9 and 10: Mathematics, 2005 (Revised).  These four levels are as follows:

• Level 4 identifies achievement within the provincial curriculum that exceeds the provincial standard.

• Level 3 (the provincial standard) identifies a high level of achievement of the provincial expectations.

• Level 2 identifies achievement that is approaching the standard.

• Level 1 identifies achievement that falls below the provincial standard.

Assessment Results

Student performance in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, and across the province, improved from the previous year on the Grade 9 Assessment of Academic Mathematics, as well as on the Grade 9 Assessment of Applied Mathematics. Of the students in Dufferin-Peel who were eligible to participate in the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 76% in the academic program achieved or surpassed the provincial standard, and 35% in the applied program met or exceeded the provincial standard.

2008-2009 Board EQAO Profile

2008-2009 EQAO Results for Secondary Schools

Please note that Archbishop Romero Catholic S.S. offers an Alternative Secondary Program and, depending on the scope of their studies, students may not complete the EQAO assessment.