Report Cards

Report cards assess, evaluate, and report on student progress. The purpose of assessment and evaluation is to improve student learning. There are two types of report cards: mid-term progress reports and provincial report cards in addition to a myriad of evaluation strategies that our classroom teachers use cumulatively to inform the student's final evaluation.

Elementary Reporting Periods

Progress Reports

• A progress report is issued in the fall (late October/November) to inform parents/guardians of curriculum expectations and their development of learning skills and work habits.  The six learning skills and work habits emphasized through Grades 1 to 12 in all Ontario report cards include: Responsibility, Organization, Independent Work, Collaboration, Initiative and Self-Regulation.
• No marks are assigned on progress reports.
• The progress report guides the discussion of parent-teacher interviews (in November) and helps to determine the next steps to support your child. 

Provincial Report Cards

• Provincial report cards are issued twice per year (February and the end of June).
• Students in Grades 1-6 can expect subject areas to be reported on using letter grades.
• Students in Grade 7 and 8 can expect subject areas to be reported on using pegged marks.
• Students in Grades 1-8, whose achievement is not meeting the minimum ministry standard, receive a mark of "R".  This indicates that remediation is required to meet curriculum expectations.
• Students in Grades 1 to 8, who have not been able to demonstrate their competency in a specific subject due to such instances as prolonged absence or illness, receive a mark or "I".  This indicates that there is insufficient evidence to provide a mark at that time.

For additional information, you can visit the Ontario Ministry of Education-Report Cards page and the assessment document Growing Success.

Secondary Reporting Periods

• Our school year has four reporting periods (two each semester).
• The mid-term report cards are typically sent out in the fall (late October/November) for the first semester and in March/April for the second semester.
• Final provincial report cards are issued after exams in mid February and early July.

Levels of Achievement

Grades are given in a percentage that correlates with the level of achievement. Please refer to the table below for an explanation of each level:

For additional information, you can visit the Ontario Ministry of Education - Report Cards page and the assessment document Growing Success.