Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, October 2000

Participation

Summary:

Toronto Catholic District School Board

Ontario

Method

1

Method

2

Method

1

Method

2

Students who wrote the test (both days):

5,885

90%

100%

126,415

90.1%

100%

Absent one or both days:

351

5%

n/a

9,103

6.5%

n/a

Deferred:

267

4%

n/a

4,756

3.4%

n/a

Total Students working towards a diploma:

6,503

100%

n/a

140,274

100%

n/a

Results:

Toronto Catholic District School Board

Ontario

Method

1

Method

2

Method

1

Method

2

Successfully completed the test:

3,626

56%

62%

85,770

61.1%

68%

Wrote the test, but were not successful:

Failed both Reading and Writing:

1,195

18%

20%

18,648

13.3%

15%

Failed Writing and passed Reading:

622

10%

11%

15,042

10.7%

12%

Failed Reading and passed Writing:

442

7%

8%

6,955

5%

6%

100%

Absent one or both days:

351

5%

n/a

9,103

6.5%

n/a

Deferred:

267

4%

n/a

4,756

3.4%

n/a

Total students working towards a diploma:

6,503

100%

n/a

140,274

100%

n/a

Method 1:               expresses the number of students as a percentage of all Grade 10 students who are
                                 working towards an Ontario Secondary School Diploma including students who were
                                 deferred or absent for all or part of the test.

Method 2:               expresses the number of students as a percentage of those Grade 10 students who are
                                 working towards an Ontario Secondary School Diploma and who wrote the test, excluding
                                 those who were deferred or absent for all or part of the test.