EQAO

What does the research say?

The EQAO is the provincial Education Quality and Accountability Office, an independent government body that develops and oversees standardized tests for students in grades 3,6, 9 and 10. In this section, you can find information and research about the purpose and value of this testing, and tips for parents on the testing process.

• 2013

  Age, family and gender affect children’s readiness for school

  A new report from McMaster University and the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) shows that children who appear less ”ready for school” in senior kindergarten, will also be less likely to.

• 2011

  PCAP-2010: Report on the Pan-Canadian Assessment of math, science and reading

  Council of Ministers of Education, Canada: 2011. The Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP), a collaborative effort among Canadian provinces and territories, is a survey of the knowledge and skills of students.

• 2010

  A new goal for public education: Schools at the centre
  Annual report on Ontario’s publicly funded schools 2010

  People for Education, 2010. Using data from the People for Education Annual School Survey, as well as information from the EQAO, Statistics Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Education, this.

• 2008

  Celebrating and measuring success
  from the P4E Annual report on Ontario’s schools 2008

  People for Education, 2008. This is a chapter from People for Education’s Annual Report on Ontario’s Public Schools 2008.