Results from the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) indicate Grade 3 and 6 students of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board achieved the highest scores among the city’s English students in five of the six components on the EQAO provincial testing administered in May 2004. These scores are based on the percentage of students who demonstrate achievement at or above the provincial standard. Catholic students excelled in mathematics by meeting the provincial average of 64% for Grade 3 and surpassing it in Grade 6 with 59%. Grade 6 students also matched the provincial average of 58% in reading. Student excellence was also shared by the Board’s students with special needs who surpassed the scores achieved by special needs students across the province by 14% in reading and 16% in mathematics.

Rossella Bagnato, Academic Superintendent for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board is thrilled with the efforts of her students. “Skilled and caring teachers across our Board continue to successfully implement a variety of new strategies to meet each individual child’s needs and in doing so improve learning for all students. We believe that all of our students can learn and we celebrate their success,” maintained Bagnato.

View the 2003-2004 results here.

Results from the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) indicate Grade 9 students from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board scored high in recent testing. Of the 357 students that wrote the test in the Academic Program, 70 percent of them achieved a Level 3 or Level 4. This represents an 11 percent improvement over last year and is 6 percent higher than the provincial average. With respect to the 174 students that were tested in the Applied Program, 35 percent of them achieved a Level 3 or 4. This represents a gain of 16 percent over last year and is 12 percent higher than the provincial result.

Zandra Zubac, Director of the Sudbury Catholic Board is pleased with the excellent results of the Grade 9 tests. “The combined results of the secondary schools indicate a dramatic improvement over last year,” stated Zubac, “This is reflected by the fact that as a Board our results improved overall from 57 percent to 70 percent.”

Ray Vincent, Chair of the Sudbury Catholic Board is also very encouraged with the efforts of the students. “The recent EQAO results show an outstanding improvement for the Catholic Board and for each of its secondary schools. The Board’s score is significantly above the provincial average which indicates that the Board and school improvement plans are having the desired effect. We will continue to work hard to improve board results.”

St. Benedict Secondary School had the best results overall with 83 percent of its students in Level 3 or 4 in the Academic Program and 44 percent achieving a Level 3 or 4 in the Applied Program. Marymount Academy showed significant improvement in Level 4 moving from 6 percent to 19 percent while St. Charles College had the greatest increase in both the Academic and Applied categories, up to 68 percent from 45 percent in academic and up to 25 percent from 13 percent in the applied.

Results from the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) indicate Grade 3 & 6 students from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board scored well in recent testing. The test, conducted in May 2002, consisted of a reading, writing and math component. The test is given annually and is intended to indicate whether or not students meet the basic standards set by the province. Sudbury Catholic District School Board Grade 3 students who wrote the provincial assessment surpassed the provincial average in reading and made great gains in writing and mathematics. Grade 6 students met the provincial average in writing, increased their scores in reading and maintained their scores in mathematics. “We will continue to provide instructional strategies to improve student achievement in the area of mathematics,” stated Rossella Bagatto, Superintendent of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board. Our elementary principals have met with the curriculum team to develop individual school plans to ensure even greater success in the May 2003, EQAO assessment,” maintains Bagatto.

Ray Vincent, the new Chair of the Sudbury Catholic Board is also very pleased with the efforts of the students. “The recent EQAO results indicate outstanding improvement and a growth of 21% by grade 3 in mathematics over the past two years. These significant gains are the result of consistent efforts of our students, the commitment of our teachers and principals and the support of our parents,” stated Vincent.

View EQAO test results.