In Ontario, schools were closed for a cumulative 29 weeks during the pandemic.
student assessment
June 8, 2022
9:13AM
Standardized testing provides an objective assessment of student progress and proficiency in core subjects.
May 25, 2022
12:01PM
During the pandemic, most provinces suspended their testing programs.
May 12, 2022
10:59AM
Provincewide assessments allow the public to see how students are doing in school.
April 18, 2022
5:30AM
Students in the province now write numeracy and literacy assessments that don’t count towards their final marks.
April 15, 2022
4:30AM
The province's students, who used to score at the bottom, now score at the Canadian average.
March 29, 2022
9:16AM
Today's tests place less emphasis on subject-specific knowledge than they once did.