Grade 9 Mathematics: students who wrote the test in 2017
Following the EQAO assessments of the 2016–2017 school year, it is worth noting trends in student achievement in mathematics for Grade 9 Ontario students.
ACADEMIC COURSE TYPE
83%(80 350) Met the provincial standard
16%(15 097 [1% no data]) Did not meet the provincial standard
SUCCESS OVER FIVE YEARS: 2013: 84%; 2014: 85%; 2015 *; 2016: 83%**;2017: 83%
APPLIED COURSE TYPE
44%(15 321) Met the provincial standard
52%(18 084 [4% no data]) Did not meet the provincial standard
SUCCESS OVER FIVE YEARS: 2013: 44%; 2014: 47%; 2015 *; 2016: 45%**; 2017: 44%
* Provincial results for the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics were not available in 2015. Due to labour disruptions, not all schools participated that school year.
** In 2016, secondary schools in the Trillium Lakelands District School Board did not participate in the assessments due to ongoing labour issue.