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is important that all students understand that SUCCESSFUL
completion of the test is a diploma requirement.
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The
test measures whether students can successfully demonstrate
reading and writing skills that apply in all subject areas
in the provincial curriculum, up to the end of Grade 9. |
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The
test is designed and marked by the Education Quality Accountability
Office (EQAO). |
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The
test will be conducted in October each year. |
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Students
receive results – either "complete" or "incomplete".
Students who receive an incomplete will be sent detailed feedback.
Students may re-take the test. |
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Sample
test materials can be seen at www.peelschools.org or www.eqao.com. |
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Accommodations,
deferral and exemption information is outlined in the Ministry
of Education's Programs/Policy Memorandum 127; Accommodations,
Deferrals and Exemptions for the Grade 10 Literacy Test. |
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accommodations recommended by the school will be acceptable
to EQAO, in accordance with Programs/Policy Memorandum 127,
and must be outlined in the individual student's Individual
Education Plan. Letter to parents/guardians in advance of
the test will communicate recommendations for accommodations.
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| Deferrals
will be considered in individual circumstances. The consideration
for a deferral may be initiated by a parent or by the principal.
The principal will make his/her decision in consultation with
the student's parents/ guardians and appropriate school staff.
A letter outlining the reason for the deferral will be sent
home with the student for parent/guardian signature in advance
of the test. A student who is deferred must successfully complete
the test in order to earn an OSSD.
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A
student will only be exempted from the test if he or she is
not working towards an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. |
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