The Canadian Champion, Frday, May 20, 2005 - 5 Catholic students do well in recent literacy testing Tletîî.îC'hliî, Diî..îîS h-A,..! Bi!;, it'l-sU"' Iý sIi!lii i n t n tteî til si in. i sîî111ty Žniîu ttc.ty l (OSSLT>. stOtloSC1dI co .[Ca:le "The Haiton Catholie District Sehool Board celebrates the suc- cess of ail of our students and eacb of our secondary sehools," said Director of Education Lou Piovesan. It is through the colaborative and combined efforts of our ele- mentary a.nd secondary teachers, students, parents, administration and board staff, embracing the Ministry of Education initiatives which focus on literacy, that the Halton Catboiic District Sehool Board is able to acbieve resuits above the provincial average on the OSSLT."I The test was conducted in October, 2004 by the Educaton Quality and Acco<inability Office (EQAO). Overaîl, the results indicate that more of the boards secundary sebool students, compared to the province, successfuliy complet- cd the OSSLT. stuicîtî ss u sseclîgible lu si rite tise test (Metiud ij 1) s st cesslully and 87 per cent of the 2,027 students wbs completed the test (Method 2) did s0 successfully. Locally, Bishop Reding had an 83 per cent success rate in the Method i category and an 84 per cent success rate in the Method 2 category. "'he resuits attained by our students in this provincial assess- ment are due to a variety of factors," said Elaine Hine. superin- tendent of education (curriculum services). "Our boards commitmetst to foundationai liîeracy skilis acrosss the curriculum, continuons staff developmenî. providing appropri- ate resources to Support stîîdenî learning, and our involveineni sith home and chîirch. are accounitable for thîs outstanding .tchievement. Oui dedicaîed staff wurk diligently tu etssnre that studett eeds are met atndounr students are tu he cuttgratulated on thie jr iiseveiisetst.' Public sehool students surpass average Thle Hlaîîîî [istrict Sc tîisuiBionri (FDSB) its picasedit iisits et ade 10 stut (lents' restlits t rutîstie OnîtaioîuSecoitîai Sehuol 1iteraey -lest iOSSL-Tu Tise nutubet s slsîîssthiat88 pet centtof participattsg studieîsts îxtssc tise tesýt il theit Oirsi aîîeispt, sshîchissabus e tise provincial averagne i il82 per cetnt. Localiy. 88 per cent (if Miltont District High Sehool grade 10 students that partie- ipated passed. ishile E.C. Drury saw 87 per- cent of its pupils whus took part successfui- ly complete the test. The test was adminîsîered over the course of two days lasi October. To suc- csst(îlly oiiittii'îit t IeIi't.tny teost, Iti' l'iiîcaîtiona,îIQuaitis antdt \CoI îîîIahiî[t Oic tu' QAsOi eqiîiîîit sislîîiî'tts jstss bothIlltie re.tîinuîeandttt.iit ittn g îi i iii tietilest. \\ieseai arsc t i'iditito 'llise 18 per ctît p.îss tlaie i iii s(tîiietts \Iii1 i- the test tftrtise lit st t inse s a tht ce per cent îtnprîîsentsîesîus tast ya.'said Gary Sadier. sutperintetsîettofiprlîgîats sersices f'or the H-DSB. "This progress demoîsutrates that results can be achieveti shen parents. teachers and adminisîrators aIl wurk together." Mr. Sadler noted schoi staffs svorked hartî tt'pipi cstttîî'ttt soi thtis est. \ieîs!.' i tetit,îîîîîproilisî us cie sîteicîl inte litel i ielîîctî'tie i( lihoet test sittileîîts celsc îiiitc iii ion hos Io \s\Itiiîte ssc ii'1d l l do iillsui i,îteîl th'est iakLttuaîîîî îîtion otei)p pi' pare stuitettis sr s tte l est, listîl dMareit. stuitetîts sstsî sîtîte tise test receiscîl a tîsîspage sîmitsrary oici r resuits itscluîil1- vvsays toiiiîprîîve in read- ing aînd srting. Further insformatios nsd proinineai resulîs are availabie oni the EQAO Web site ai ssiiw.eqao.coia. ,optimum USED VEHICLES Canada -__ ___ U*': ilii : 4dr auto, air, pi, keyteuu --0IHV NVYX 0 HE OT AL 4rewetilt. 30,000 kms 4dr auto. air V6, pw. pi. iii. beigae, 38.00ôÙ km StkP2839A 4dr, air, atot.V, po, p, eattier. chrtme, muttîtti. ladtd. 32.000 kms. Diamtîd whte. 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Sif P2641 A 4dr, VI, air, auto, pw, pi. tilt, CD, 7 pass quads Stk P2833 "Itade 9t. Suicessibi cumJ)Ietun outftice OSSLI is une uit tie reqite- ments leading to an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. 'he test is marked on a successful/unsuccessful basis according to criteria established by EQAO. Students must successfully com- plete both the reading and writing components of the test to be considered successful. Students who are deemed unsuccessful in their attempt (i.e. wrote the OSSLT but didn't pass or didn't fully participate in the OSSLT due to absence or deferral) are eligible to retake the test during future administrations and/or participate in the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OSSLC). The OSSLC is ofered at each of the board's seven Cathoiic sec- ondary schools. 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