Media Advisory - EQAO to Release Ontario Student Results from International
Reading, Mathematics and Science Assessment

TORONTO, Dec. 3 /CNW/ - At 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) will release an analysis of Ontario student achievement on the 2009 administration of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

PISA is an international program initiated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and undertaken every three years to assess the achievement of 15-year-old students in reading, mathematics and science.

A total of 65 countries participated in the 2009 administration of PISA. In Canada, about 22 000 15-year-old students from 10 provinces participated, of whom 4083 were from Ontario.

Highlights of Ontario's results will be available on EQAO's Web site, www.eqao.com, as of 8:30 a.m. on December 7.

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For further information:

Katia Collette
Communications Officer
416-212-7047
[email protected]