SCHOOL BOARD PROGRESS REPORTS
School Board Progress Reports
Provincewide Progress
Over the past five years, more students across the province have been able to succeed.
Ontario’s elementary students
- 66 per cent of English-language Grade 6 students met the provincial standard in reading in 2007-08 — a ten percentage point increase from 2002-03.
- 75 per cent of French-language Grade 6 students met the provincial standard in reading in 2007-08 — a 17 percentage point increase from 2002-03.
- Close to 90 per cent of Ontario’s primary classes met the target of 20 students or fewer in 2007-08 — up from 31 per cent in 2003-04.
Ontario’s secondary students
- 66 per cent of Ontario students earned 16 or more credits by the end of their second year of high school in June 2006 and are on track to graduate in four years – a five percentage point increase from June 2005.
- 84 per cent of English-language students passed the Grade 10 literacy test in 2007-08 — a 12 percentage point increase from 2002-03.
- 83 per cent of French-language students passed the Grade 10 literacy test in 2007-08 — a four percentage point increase from 2002-03.
