September 24th, 2014

September 24, 2014 Kitchener, ON: Today, the Education, Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) released school board results for Grade 9 Academic and Applied Mathematics Assessments.

“The Waterloo Region District School Board’s Grade 9 Academic EQAO Mathematics results maintain a high success rate, with 83% of students achieving levels 3 and 4,” states Scott Miller Assistant (to) Superintendent – Learning Services. “The results show a 1 percentage point decrease from 2013, and as a board, our achievement level remains comparable to the province.”

“The Grade 9 Applied Mathematics EQAO results remain the same as in 2013 with 44% of students achieving levels 3 and 4. While these results continue to show steady improvement, having increased 4 percentage points over the last 5 years, Mathematics continues to be a priority within the Board Improvement Plan for Student Achievement.”

Highlights of results:

Applied: Results for students taking the applied math assessment remain unchanged from 2013, with 44% achieving at levels 3 and 4.

  • 89% of students in applied math achieved a passing level (Levels 1 through 4), an increase of 4 percentage points from last year.

Academic: Results for academic math decreased one percentage point from 2013, with 83% of students achieving at levels 3 and 4.

  • 98% of students in academic math achieved a passing level (Levels 1 through 4).

Other Information:

  • Approximately 4300 Grade 9 Math students participated in the assessments.
  • In the WRDSB, 72% of grade 9 Math students are enrolled in Academic Math.

 

About the Waterloo Region District School Board
The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) has approximately 40,000 elementary students and 20,000 secondary in 118 school locations in the Region of Waterloo. From junior kindergarten to Grade 12 students, our schools provide instruction designed to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to provide a solid foundation for living and learning.

About the Education, Quality and Accountability Office
The objective and reliable results from EQAO’s assessments complement the information obtained from classroom and other assessments to provide students, parents, teachers and administrators with a clear and comprehensive picture of student achievement and a basis for targeted improvement planning at the individual, school, school board and provincial levels.

 

Achievement rates for academic math for the past five years.

Achievement rates for academic math for the past five years.

 

Achievement rates for applied math for the past five years.

Achievement rates for applied math for the past five years.