Grade 10 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test Results
The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) assesses the reading and writing skills included in the expectations of The Ontario Curriculum across all subjects up to the end of Grade 9. Successful completion of the Literacy Test is one of the thirty-two requirements of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).
In the reading elements of the test, students use reading strategies to interact with a variety of narrative, informational and graphical reading selections to construct an understanding of the meaning of the texts. Students are asked to demonstrate their understanding of explicit (directly stated) and implicit (indirectly stated) meanings as well as to connect their understandings of the text to their personal experience and knowledge.
The writing elements of the OSSLT include a combination of multiple choice questions and short and long writing tasks. Through their responses to these questions and tasks, students demonstrate their ability to communicate ideas and information clearly and coherently.
EQAO reports results on the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test only in terms of whether or not students were successful in meeting the standard established for the test, rather than according to levels of student performance. Students who successfully complete the assessment are advised, via the Individual Student Report, that they have passed the OSSLT. Schools are provided with the single literacy score for students who were unsuccessful, as well as additional information to enable students, teachers and parents/guardians to plan for improvement.
Board Results
Results from the March 2011 administration of the OSSLT indicate that Dufferin-Peel students continue to exceed the provincial success rate. This year, 85% of Dufferin-Peel students who wrote the OSSLT for the first time, successfully completed the test. This result represents maintenance of past performance in terms of the proportion of Dufferin-Peel students who passed the test and this is the fifth straight year that Dufferin-Peel students have exceeded the provincial average in OSSLT results.
2011 Board OSSLT Profile
School Results
Below are the 2011 OSSLT reports for secondary schools categorized by family of schools.