Provincial Assessment Results

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Provincial assessments are conducted each year to measure how well students are meeting expectations set out in the provincial curriculum. Students write provincial assessments at the end of grades 3, 6, 9 and 11.

The assessments take place in May and June, as well as January at the high school level. Teachers work with the department to develop and score the assessments based on the curriculum. The results are shared with students, parents and educators in the fall. The results shape education policy, programs and system change.

Provincial Assessments Results 2019 (% meeting expectations)

Years
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
Math Grade 3
76%
60%
62%
61%
63%
66%
65%
71%
Math Grade 6
73
77
75
77

74

70
56
-
Math Grade 9
69
66
70
69
69
65
64
52
Math 521 A (academic)
72
73
69
60
61
-
-
-
Math 521 B (pre calculus)
87
84
79
74
71
-
-
-
Math 521 K (workforce)
57
39
47
47
-
-
-
-
Reading Grade 3 English
74
81
77
77
80
80
87
87
Reading Grade 3 French Immersion
39
71
49
68
67
67
77
65
Reading Grade 6 English
67
59
64
82
70
70
76
78
Writing Grade 3 English
49
47
48
51
55
63
67
73
Writing Grade 6 English
63
63
65
66
66
70
75
78

Response to the assessments

Provincial assessments provide important information on how a child is doing in relation to provincial standards. The results are used by the department to inform new initiatives such as professional learning opportunities for teachers. The department uses two professional learning days during the school year for this purpose.

Schools set math and literacy goals each year to enhance the learning culture in their schools. Each school is required to have an achievement goal in mathematics and literacy to help them continuously improve. They can choose between a reading or writing literacy goal, depending on their students’ needs.

Professional development is coordinated by department staff who collaborate with teachers and schools to tailor programs to meet their learning needs.

Primary

  • Grades 1 to 3 teachers identify gaps in math learning using various strategies, including assessment results, and they address them with the assistance of coaching support and professional development. 

  • In reading comprehension, professional learning is being provided to all teachers using the highly effective workshop model. Kindergarten classes have received books to support students’ early reading skills.

  • In Grade 3 French Immersion, instructional coaches have analyzed the common errors students were making in reading comprehension and they will be working with Grade 4 teachers this year to help students provide stronger responses in their writing.  Grades 1-3 students will also benefit from new French Immersion language arts curriculum this year which has clear learning outcomes and a stronger focus on oral language as well as reading and writing. French Immersion teachers will participate in at least four PD days on how to deliver the new curriculum.

  • Students in grades 1 to 3 have new resources and are receiving more support with their writing through a three-year primary writing initiative.  Teachers are receiving in-class training on how to work with small groups of students who have similar learning needs. 

Elementary

  • In Grade 5 mathematics, teachers are using assessment results and evidence-based strategies to provide timely, responsive instruction to children. By identifying learning gaps early, and targeting their instruction to address them, teachers help many young children catch up to their peers.
  • New Language Arts curriculum is being piloted in grades 5 and 6 to support reading comprehension. The new curriculum will have clear outcomes and a strong focus on helping students transfer language arts concepts and processes to other subject areas.  
  • Grades 5 and 6 students are also benefitting from the new Language Arts curriculum through new teaching and learning materials that support student writing in grades 4-6.

Intermediate Math

One of the most effective ways to help students is to increase the knowledge and skills of their teachers through PD and coaching support. Intermediate teachers are receiving in-class support from coaches to identify learning gaps and provide timely, responsive instruction to students. Several schools have extended the length of the math lesson to 60 minutes. Two professional learning days are available for teachers to continue their work on aligning instructional strategies to the specific needs of their students.

Secondary Math

Teachers and math coaches analyze and use the Grade 11 math results to target specific areas where students have struggled, and develop PD programs to improve instruction and help students improve.

Exemption rates

Some students may be exempted from the provincial assessments because of special educational or health needs, or because they have not yet acquired sufficient language proficiency. Exemption rates were down this year for each assessment. The exemption rate in 2019 for Primary Literacy (English) was 10%, down from 14%; Primary Literacy (French Immersion) was 1%, down from 2%; Elementary Literacy (English) was 8%, down from 11%; Primary Math was 7%, down from 8%; Elementary Math was 8%, down  from 10%; Intermediate Math was 6%, down from 8%. 

2018 Provincial Assessment results by school

When looking at school results, it is important to consider the total number of students who participated in the assessment, the size of the student population and trends over a period of time.

Alberton Elementary School

Amherst Cove Consolidated School

Athena Consolidated School

Belfast Consolidated School

Birchwood Intermediate School

Bloomfield Elementary School

Bluefield High School

Cardigan Consolidated School

Central Queens Elementary School

Charlottetown Rural High School

Colonel Gray High School

Donagh Regional School

East Wiltshire Intermediate School

Eliot River Elementary School

Ellerslie Elementary School

Elm Street Elementary School

Englewood School

Georgetown Elementary School

Glen Stewart Elementary School

Greenfield Elementary School

Gulf Shore Consolidated School

Hernewood Intermediate School

Kensington Intermediate Senior High School

Kinkora Regional High School

L.M. Montgomery Elementary School

M.E. Callaghan Intermediate School

Miscouche Consolidated School

Montague Consolidated School

Montague Intermediate School

Montague Regional High School

Morell Consolidated School

Morell Regional High School

Mount Stewart Consolidated School

O'Leary Elementary School

Parkdale Elementary School

Parkside Elementary School

Prince Street Elementary School

Queen Charlotte Intermediate School

Queen Elizabeth Elementary School

Sherwood Elementary School

Somerset Elementary School

Souris Regional School

Southern Kings Consolidated School

Spring Park Elementary School

St. Jean Elementary School

St. Louis Elementary School

Stonepark Intermediate School

Stratford Elementary School

Summerside Intermediate School

Three Oaks Senior High School

Tignish Elementary School

Vernon River Consolidated School

West Kent Elementary School

West Royalty Elementary School

Westisle Composite High School

Westwood Primary School

La Commission scolaire de langue française

Results for schools in La Commission scolaire de langue française are not made available because statistics are too unstable for schools with small student populations.

Published date: 
May 7, 2024
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