School Programs K-12
Curriculum Leadership & Innovation
Our Mission
The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) is an inclusive learning community rooted in the love of Christ. We educate students to grow in grace and knowledge and to lead lives of faith, hope and charity.
Our Vision
At TCDSB we transform the world through witness, faith, innovation and action.
One of our Multi Year Strategic Goals is to foster student achievement and well-being by supporting our students in meeting the Ontario Catholic Graduate Expectations. These expectations are foundational to our work and are embedded in Catholic Character Formation.
"Distinctive expectations for graduates of Catholic Schools are determined and shaped by the vision and destiny of the human person emerging from our faith tradition. This Christian anthropology or world view reveals the dignity and value of the person…" - Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations, Institute for Catholic Education, Toronto, Ontario.
Catholic Graduate Expectations
A Catholic school graduate is expected to be:
"All students will be engaged in a comprehensive, high quality program, grounded in our Catholic Values and Beliefs as set out in the Ontario Catholic Graduate Expectations and guided by the School Effectiveness Framework. The emphasis on specific instructional strategies in this plan will be delivered through the components of an effective balanced program." - TCDSB - Board Learning and Improvement Plan 2011-2014
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EQAO Results Over Time
Primary (Grade 3)
Students achieving at or above the provincial standard (Level 3 and 4):
|
|
2014-2015 |
2015-2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
Reading |
TCDSB |
69% |
NP** |
76% |
75% |
76% |
ONTARIO |
EC* |
72% |
74% |
75% |
74% |
Writing |
TCDSB |
79% |
NP |
78% |
75% |
75% |
ONTARIO |
EC |
74% |
73% |
72% |
69% |
Mathematics |
TCDSB |
64% |
NP |
63% |
58% |
58% |
ONTARIO |
EC |
63% |
62% |
61% |
58% |
* Note: Due to exceptional circumstances (EC) in 2015, provincial data are unavailable to report provincial results.
** Note: Due to exceptional circumstances in in 2015-2016, TCDSB elementary schools did not participate (NP) in the Primary and Junior Division assessments.
Junior (Grade 6)
Students achieving at or above the provincial standard (Level 3 and 4):
|
|
2014-2015 |
2015-2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
Reading |
TCDSB |
78% |
NP |
80% |
79% |
79% |
ONTARIO |
EC |
81% |
81% |
82% |
81% |
Writing |
TCDSB |
80% |
NP |
82% |
81% |
84% |
ONTARIO |
EC |
80% |
79% |
80% |
82% |
Mathematics |
TCDSB |
52% |
NP |
48% |
47% |
44% |
ONTARIO |
EC |
50% |
50% |
49% |
48% |
Grade 9
Students achieving at or above the provincial standard (Level 3 and 4):
|
|
2014-2015 |
2015-2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
Academic Mathematics |
TCDSB |
82% |
83% |
83% |
83% |
83% |
ONTARIO |
EC |
83% |
83% |
84% |
84% |
Applied Mathematics |
TCDSB |
44% |
45% |
46% |
49% |
48% |
ONTARIO |
EC |
45% |
44% |
45% |
44% |
OSSLT Results Over Time
First-time eligible students who were successful:
|
Spring 2015 |
March 2016 |
March 2017 |
March 2018 |
March 2019 |
TCDSB |
83% |
81% |
80% |
78% |
84% |
ONTARIO |
82% |
81% |
81% |
79% |
80% |
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