The Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics is a curriculum-based, standards-referenced, large-scale assessment. Students enrolled in the MTH1W Grade 9 de-streamed mathematics course are learning the knowledge and skills that are defined in the expectations found in the 2021 Ontario mathematics curriculum. The purpose of the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics is to assess student learning of the knowledge and skills in this curriculum. For more details on the assessment, scoring, and the Individual Student Report refer to the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics Framework.
Participation
All students working towards the Grade 9 mathematics (MTH1W) credit are required to participate in the assessment.
All students eligible for the assessment, including English language learners, students with special education needs and mature students, must be accounted for. There are no deferrals or exemptions for the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics.
Using EQAO results as part of final course marks
Teachers and School Administrators will be able to access Individual Student Reports (ISRs) after students complete the assessment.
As communicated on May 30, 2024, starting in September 2024, the Ministry of Education has standardized the practice currently used by many teachers of incorporating the results of the Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics in the final mark of the Grade 9 mathematics course.
On August 28, 2024, the ministry released the following Growing Success: Mathematics Addendum, Grade 9 (2024), which updates the policy regarding the use of the EQAO Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics results in the determination of a student’s final mark. The addendum replaces the policy described on page 93 in Appendix 1 of Growing Success.
“The EQAO Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics assesses the mathematics knowledge and skills students are expected to have learned by the end of The Ontario Curriculum: Mathematics, Grade 9, De-streamed (MTH1W), 2021. As such, the results of the EQAO Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics are to be included in the final evaluation of the Grade 9 mathematics course, for at least 10%, and up to a maximum of 30% of the final mark.”