EQAO/OSSLT Information

EQAO assesses how well Ontario’s public education system is developing students’ reading, writing and math skills. EQAO provides reliable and useful information that is used to help improve student achievement and ensure the accountability of school boards.

OSSLT 2022

Successful completion of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) is a graduation requirement for all high school students in Ontario. The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) measures whether students are meeting the minimum standard for literacy across all subjects. The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) is employing a computer-based online OSSLT to eligible students across the province. The assessment must be completed in person at the student’s school on a school board owned device.

Semester 1 2022 - Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) schedule and details

Information for Parent/Guardian(s) of Grade 10 Students or Eligible OSSLT Student:

Please see the general letter sent previously about the upcoming OSSLT. The link to this letter is here. More information and resources can be found at: https://nel.hdsb.ca/students/osslt-eqao-info

Some specific details about the schedule is below:

Grade 10 students will be writing in the semester in which their ENGLISH CLASS falls.
A practice test for Grade 10 students will take place in Academic English classes on November 2 & 3.
Students in Mr. Palinski’s ENG2D1-07 & ENG2D1-01 will be writing November 15 & 16 in their classroom.
Students in Ms. Costa’s ENG2D1-02 and ENG2D1-03 will be writing November 15 & 16 in their classroom.
Students in Mr. Palinski’s ENG 2P1-01 will be written in one sitting on November 29 in a classroom. This is scheduled for 8:15 am.
Students in Mrs. C. Williams’ ENG 2L9-01 will write in one sitting on November 29 in a classroom. This is scheduled for 8:15 am.
Eligible VSS students are scheduled to write on November 17 in the library and have received a “save the date” to their HDSB email. This is scheduled for 8:30 am.
Students who have previously completed grade 10 English are scheduled to write on November 17 in the library. This is scheduled for 8:30 am.
Grade 11, 12, 12+ eligible writers will be invited to write in one sitting on November 22 in the library. This is scheduled for 8:30 am.

**Absence policy: Given this is a graduation requirement it must be the priority over and above other potential commitments on the assigned date. Should a student miss the writing of the OSSLT, another opportunity to write the assessment will not likely be possible until the 2023/2024 school year.

Accommodations:

Every student will be provided the following accommodations if required:

Quiet room to write and preferential seating
Extra time
Attention prompts
Frequent breaks
Text-to-speech and assistive tools for the text

The following accommodations will be provided based on individual student needs (as per the IEP and regularly-accessed accommodations throughout the school year):