EQAO shows less girls reach the standard
Oct 20, 2008 - 11:03 AM
DURHAM -- In Grade 9 math, more boys are achieving the provincial standard than girls.
Whereas 70 per cent of academic boys are reaching the standard, only 66 per cent of girls in the Durham District School Board are achieving what's expected by the Province on its Grade 9 Education Quality and Accountability Office math assessment. The expectation is a Level 3 or 4, equivalent to a 'B' or higher.
Taking the test in the 2007-2008 school year were 1,639 applied and 3,825 academic students from the board's 19 secondary schools, said a staff report presented at the board's recent standing committee meeting.
In applied, 38 per cent of boys met the standard, whereas 34 per cent of girls did.
In total, more boys were enrolled in the applied program - 913 compared to 726. Academic had 1,838 boys and 1,987 girls.
The next batch of Grade 9 math EQAO assessments is between Jan. 8 and Jan. 23, 2009, then again between June 4 and June 19.
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