Welcome back to our incredible teachers, educators, support staff and students! As our children step into a new school year, let’s wish them success on their 2023–2024 academic journey.

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What to Expect on the Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics, Primary Division and Junior Division

This video will provide information on what students can expect when participating in the Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics, Primary Division and Junior Division.

What to Expect on the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics

This video will provide information on what students can expect when participating in the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics.

What to expect on the OSSLT

This video will provide information on what students can expect when participating in the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT).

With the release of the new Ontario language curriculum, the Grade 3, Grade 6 and OSSLT sample and practice tests, Frameworks and user guides are in the process of being updated.

Sample and Practice Tests

The new OSSLT practice test will be released in early fall 2023, and the Grade 3 and Grade 6 sample tests will be released in early 2024. Students have the opportunity to become familiar with the digital assessments and their platform through EQAO’s sample and practice tests.

Administration User Guides

The new OSSLT and Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics user guides will be released in the fall 2023, and the new Grade 3 and Grade 6 user guides will be released in early 2024. These online user guides provide direction and information to school administrators, teachers and IT professionals.

Frameworks

The new OSSLT Framework will be released in early fall 2023, and the new Grade 3 and Grade 6 Framework documents will be released in early 2024. The Framework provides a detailed description of the assessment, including how the assessment is mapped to the Ontario language and mathematics curricula.

Administration Dates: 2023–2024 School Year

Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT)
Fall 2023

  • Wednesday, November 1, 2023, to Thursday, November 30, 2023, with Individual Student Results reported on or by the end of January 2024.

Spring 2024

  • Wednesday, March 20, 2024, to Wednesday, April 24, 2024, with Individual Student Results reported on or by the end of May 2024.

Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics

Winter 2024

  • Wednesday, January 10, 2024, to Friday, February 2, 2024, with Individual Student Results reported after each student has completed the assessment.

Spring 2024

  • Wednesday, May 29, 2024, to Wednesday, June 26, 2024, with Individual Student Results reported after each student has completed the assessment.

Primary- and Junior-Division Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics

  • Wednesday, May 8, 2024, to Wednesday, June 12, 2024, with Individual Student Results reported by the end of September 2024.

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Land Acknowledgement

EQAO acknowledges the enduring presence of Indigenous peoples on the lands on which we gather today across Ontario, and we thank the past, present and future caretakers of this land.​

These lands are gathering points where age-old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and renewal took place. EQAO is grateful to have the opportunity to work and learn on these lands in a community of sharing.​

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