Assessment of Reading, Writing and Mathematics,
Primary Division (Grades 1–3) and Junior Division (Grades 4–6)

Tracking Your Children's Progress: The Power of Good Information for Parents

A video presentation designed to encourage parents and guardians to track their children's literacy progress and talk with their children's teachers about how best to provide the support that's needed.

The Power of Good Information—“Assessing Every Student”

This paper outlines the value of good data and how EQAO assessments help to ensure that everyone involved in educating our children has the most powerful information available to continue this improvement.

Provincial assessments that gather information from every student provide an essential foundation of data that educators, policy-makers and researchers rely on to plan for student progress. Full-census assessments also create strong, local accountability in the publicly funded school system.

The Power of Good Information [PDF] | Posted 27.11.09

Sample Individual Student Reports

These sample Individual Student Reports show how students receive their results for the province-wide Grades 3 and 6 Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics, 2008–2009.

6 Questions to Ask When Looking at Your School’s Results

(Available for download in 20 languages)

A Parent’s Guide to EQAO Tests

This guide provides information at a glance about the primary and junior assessments. Posted 09.17.09.

Student Assessments and Scoring Guides

The links below provide specific information about each year’s assessment questions and scoring materials.

2008–2009 | 2007–2008 | 2006–2007 | 2005–2006 | 2004–2005 | 2003–2004 | 2002–2003 | 2001–2002 | 2000–2001 | 1999–2000

EQAO Technical Reports

These reports outline the technical features and professional expertise that were used to ensure the accuracy, validity and psychometric integrity of the EQAO assessments. A full report and an executive summary are prepared each year.

Using Data to Promote Student Success: August 2008

This guide is intended to assist school and school board administrators in interpreting their students’ assessment results in order to improve student learning. Topics include:

• Guiding Principles
• Useful Resources
• Questions to Consider in Examining Data

Using Data to Promote Student Success: August 2008 [PDF] | Posted 10.01.08

School Success Stories

This year, EQAO is privileged to have gathered a number of stories from local school communities that exemplify the many successful learning environments in publicly funded schools across the province.

Posted 09.17.08

French Immersion Glossary

The French Immersion Glossary lists terms to assist French Immersion students writing the mathematics components of the assessments.

Questions and Answers for Parents
(expanded information available for download in 20 languages)

Detailed answers to questions commonly asked by parents about the primary and junior assessments.

[View] | Posted 09.28.07

School Improvement Plans

School boards require schools to develop school improvement plans. Parents who wish further information about their school's improvement plan should contact the school or school board directly.

Posted 10.19.05