• Grade 3 exam results
• Grade 6 exam results
• Grade 9 exam results

PWSB students are achieving equal to or better results on most achievement exams.  Students writing the Grade 3 exams were equal to the provincial average in achieving the acceptable standard (50% or better). In Grade 3 Language Arts 87.5 percent of students writing the exam achieved the acceptable standard while 9.2 percent achieved excellence (85% or better).  This compares to 89.6 percent and 16.4 percent for the province.  Last year 92.6 percent of grade 3 students in PWSB achieved the acceptable standard.  In Grade 3 Mathematics 88.3 percent of students achieved the acceptable standard while 18.5 percent achieved excellence. This compares to 88.5 percent and 29.2 percent for the province.  Last year 90.5 percent of PWSB students achieved the acceptable standard while 20.3 percent achieved excellence. 

Results for PWSB students in Grade 6 equaled or exceeded provincial results.  In English Language Arts 87.1 percent of PWSB Grade 6 students achieved the acceptable standard and 9.1 achieved excellence compared to 88.6 percent and 16.5 percent provincially.  The is up from last year when 81.7 percent achieved the acceptable standard.  Math results for PWSB Grade 6 students showed 81.2 percent achieving the acceptable standard and 14.1 percent excellence while provincially 77.7 achieved the acceptable standard and 17.7 percent achieved excellence.  Again students were up from last year when 80.3 percent achieved the acceptable standard.   In Science Grade 6 students in PWSB achieved 85.0 percent acceptable standard and 17.7 percent excellence compared to the province's 86.6 and 24.6 percent.  Last year 88.0 percent of PWSB Grade 6 students achieved the acceptable standard.  Social Studies was up from last year's 81.4 percent with 86 percent achieving the acceptable standard and 18.6 percent achieving excellence.  This compares with provincial figures of 85.7 and 21.4 percent.

In English Language Arts PWSB Grade 9 students achieved 88.1 percent acceptable standard and 10.2 percent excellence compared to 89.8 and 16.7 percent for the province.  Last year 88.4 percent achieved the acceptable standard.  Math results at the Grade 9 level continue to be low in the school district and in the province.  (PWSB Grade 9 students scored 74.7 percent compared to last year's 74.8 percent for the acceptable standard and 17.6 percent for excellence compared to last year's 17.9 percent.)  In Science the school district Grade 9 students scored 79.2 percent acceptable standard and 7.5 percent excellence compared to 80.5 and 12.7 provincially.  Last year 80.2 percent achieved the acceptable standard. In Social Studies 80.5 percent of PWSB Grade 9 students achieved the acceptable standard with 15.5 percent at excellence levels compared to provincial figures of 82.8 and 20.2 percent.  Last year 81.3 percent achieved the acceptable standard. 

The standardized tests, completed by students in Grades 3, 6, and 9, give teachers and administrators a snap-shot of how their students are doing compared to others in the province and over time, the test results provide direction for curriculum development and refinement.

Diploma exam results

PWSB diploma exam results have improved significantly in the sciences, but continue to be low in mathematics.  English results are close to the provincial average, whereas social studies results have dropped slightly. The acceptable standard is 50% while excellence is 85%. 

Biology 30 results have increased a lot from last year. (In 2002 80.1% of students achieved an acceptable standard and 27.6% achieved excellence while in 2001 64.2% of students achieved an acceptable standard and 12.6% excellence in 2001.) Chemistry 30 results increased as well. (In 2002 86.2% of students achieved an acceptable standard and 20.8% excellence while in 2001 72.9% achieved the acceptable standard and 16.1% excellence.) In Physics 30 in 2002 84.5% achieved the acceptable standard and 31.0% excellence while in 2001 70.7% achieved the acceptable standard and 12.0% excellence.  The science results equal or exceed the provincial results. 

Applied Math 30 results continue to be low (69.9% acceptable standard; 2.7% excellence in 2002 compared to 62.5% acceptable standard; 2.3% excellence in 2001).  Results for Math 33 fell from 2001 when 84.8% of students achieved the acceptable standard and 18.2% achieved excellence. In 2002  60.0% achieved the acceptable standard and 20.0% excellence).  Although Pure Math 30 results rose in 2002, they were still below the provincial average. (In 2002 70.5% received the acceptable standard and 18.6% excellence while in 2001 59.0% reached the acceptable standard and 8.3% excellence.)  Provincial results for Pure Math 30 in 2002 were 81.4% acceptable standard and 28.3% excellence.

In 2002 English 30 results for PWSB students were 83.7% acceptable standard and 19.7% excellence compared to the provincial average of 88.4% and 19.0%.  In 2001 the results were 86.7% and 12.8% for PWSB students.  In 2002 English 33 results for PWSB students were 81.5% acceptable standard and 2.8% excellence compared to the provincial average of 86.5% and 7.2%.  In 2001 the results were 79.5% and 5.4% for PWSB students.

In 2002 Social Studies 30 results for PWSB students were 79.1% acceptable standard and 20.2% excellence compared to the provincial average of 86% and 21%.  In 2001 the results were 85.3% and 16% for PWSB students.  In 2002 Social Studies 33 results for PWSB students were 75.4% acceptable standard and 4.5% excellence compared to the provincial average of 80.6% and 11.5%.  In 2001 the results were 78.8% and 8.9% for PWSB students.

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