We strive to exceed all the educational goals set by the Ontario Ministry of Education as well as standards set by the Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools. As a school, our students generally achieve above the National average on the Canadian Test of Basic Skills. This National, standardized test is administered on a bi-annual basis to all students in grade 3 to 8.
Canadian Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS)
The Canadian Tests of Basic Skills, a national standardized test by Nelson Canada, is administered every other Fall to all students grades three through eight. The results are used to analyze individual, class, and school-wide strengths and weaknesses in the following areas: reading comprehension and vocabulary, language skills (capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and usage), work study skills (visual materials and reference materials), mathematics (concepts, problems, and computation), and science.
Results are presented in percentiles. National percentiles show the class’/school’s position or rank against other groups of Canadian students tested at that time of year.
Here is our latest test result taken in 2008:
Vocab
Reading
Language
Math
Science
Reference (i.e. maps, dictionary)
Composite
GDCS %
83
78
86
75
78
77
83
OACS %
74
73
76
72.7
73
73
76
National %
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
HHCS’ CTBS Composite Results (Percentiles compared to National average of 50)
Grade
Fall 2008
Fall 2006
Fall 2004
8
81
79
79
7
84
72
77
6
83
83
76
5
72
82
72
4
94
80
81
3
82
83
79
Average
82.6%
79.8%
73.7%
Reading Test - Gates MacGinitie Reading Tests - Each year, our students in Grade 1 and 2 complete the standardized Gates MacGinitie Reading Tests in June.
Grade 1 National Average is 1.9 (grade one, 9th month) and here is our latest score results:
Year
2009 2008 2007
Vocabulary 2.6 2.8 2.7
Comprehension 3.1 3.4 3.0
2006
2.8
3.5
2004
2.5
2.5
2003
2.3
2.5
2002
2.4
2.7
2001
2.3
2.3
2000
2.4
2.8
Grade 2 National Average is 2.9 (grade two, 9th month) and here is our latest score results:
