RELEASE: PVNC Catholic sees significant gains in EQAO math and literacy scores
Dec. 4, 2025
On Dec. 3, 2025, the Education Quality and Assessment Office (EQAO) released the latest results for school boards in Ontario from the 2024-2025 school year.
The results showcase significant progress in literacy and mathematics across multiple grade levels at PVNC Catholic. These results reflect the Board’s ongoing commitment to using the science of learning rooted in explicit, high-impact instructional strategies to support students in both literacy and mathematics and empower classroom teachers to grow in their content knowledge and pedagogical practices to address learning gaps head-on.
“We are extremely proud of the growth our students and educators have achieved in literacy and mathematics this year,” said Stephen O’Sullivan, Director of Education. “These results reflect the hard work, dedication, and innovative teaching strategies that our staff have implemented to close learning gaps and boost student confidence in literacy and mathematics. We will continue to provide opportunities for educators to build their content knowledge, and to grow in their confidence and efficacy with respect to both instructional and assessment practices to support continued student academic growth.”
Results at a Glance:
- Grade 3 Math: Students exhibited tremendous gains of 6.2%, with 62.9% of students now meeting or exceeding the provincial standard – outpacing the provincial year-over-year increase of 2.3%.
- Grade 6 Math: Results reflect a slight increase of 0.4%, raising the success rate to 44.7%, and reflecting a total gain of 6.4% since 2021-2022.
- Grade 9 Math: PVNC Catholic students’ success rate in relation to the provincial standard improved to 53.7%, reflecting a total gain of 3.8% since 2021-2022.
- Grade 3 Reading and Writing: Reading proficiency grew to 71.2%, an increase of 2.2% from last year. Similar gains were realized in writing, with a result of 61.1%, which marks a 2.3% year-over-year increase.
- Grade 6 Reading and Writing: PVNC Catholic students continue to excel in reading, while also demonstrating marked gains of 3.4%, with 85.3% achieving or exceeding the provincial standard, in line with the provincial average of 86%. Writing results also exhibited tremendous gains, with 84.5% meeting the standard, marking an increase of 6.6%.
- Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT): 78% of first-time eligible students passed the test, close to last year’s result of 80.4%.
For a full breakdown of the Board’s EQAO results, visit: www.eqao.com/results/