Improved EQAO results year-over-year for Avon Maitland District School Board

Avon Maitland District School Board are reporting improved results from the Education  Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO).

The public school board said they have showed improvement in eight measurables, with increases ranging from one to 11 per cent, from 2023-24 to 2024-25.

EQAO released results of Grade 3 and 6 reading, writing and math along with Grade 9 math and the Grade 10 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test.

The board said literacy and numeracy are important because they are fundamental for lifelong learning, personal development, and active participation in society.

Director of Education Graham Shantz said the results validate efforts that staff make every day in classrooms. He added that the board aims to continually improve the literacy and numeracy support provided to students.

Paul Cluff
Paul Cluff
Paul is a veteran journalist with decades of experience in newsrooms across Canada. He has served as sports editor at the St. Thomas Times-Journal, a general assignment reporter at the Stratford Beacon Herald, editor of the Goderich Signal Star, and founding editor of StratfordToday.ca. Paul is a graduate of St. Clair College’s journalism program and holds a credential in Inclusive Journalism – Fair Representation in Media from Seneca College.

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