General Info

         The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) is a high school graduation requirement. All students take the test in grade 10 to measure their competency in reading and writing. If a student is unsuccessful, they may retake the test the following year. If they are still unable to pass the test, they can take the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC), which is an OSSLT equivalent.
       

Literacy is a priority everywhere today, not only in our schools, but also in the information saturated workplace where our students hope to find a productive place in the next few years. A quick glance at any newspaper's employment notices proves that all employers are requiring high levels of information literacy and communication skills. This means that all students need to be comfortable readers, writers and processors of increasingly sophisticated information in all subject areas.
      

The purpose of this site is two fold. First, it provides information for all interested parties on the role they can play in developing highly literate students, and second, it provides information on preparing for the grade 10 Literacy Test. More information about the test can be found at the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) site.