Table C.4.13
Mean scores of Grade 8 students, Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) reading, math and science assessments, Canada, provinces, 2013

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Table C.4.13
Mean scores of Grade 8 students, Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) reading, math and science assessments, Canada, provinces, 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Mean scores of Grade 8 students. The information is grouped by Region and Language (appearing as row headers), Reading, Math and Science (appearing as column headers).
Region and LanguageNote 1 Reading Math Science
mean score confidence interval mean score confidence interval mean score confidence interval
Canada  
English and French 508 506.0 to 510.0 507 505.0 to 509.0 500 498.1 to 501.9
English 510 507.9 to 512.1 501 499.1 to 502.9 505 502.7 to 507.3
French 501 498.8 to 503.2 526 523.0 to 529.0 483 480.4 to 485.6
Newfoundland and Labrador  
English and French 495Note * 491.2 to 498.8 487Note * 482.3 to 491.7 500 495.7 to 504.3
English 495Note * 490.5 to 499.5 487Note * 482.3 to 491.7 500 495.2 to 504.8
French Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable
Prince Edward Island  
English and French 494Note * 489.6 to 498.4 492Note * 488.3 to 495.7 491Note * 486.0 to 496.0
English 496Note * 490.5 to 501.5 492Note * 487.7 to 496.3 492Note * 486.8 to 497.2
French Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable
Nova Scotia  
English and French 488Note * 484.8 to 491.2 488Note * 484.7 to 491.3 492Note * 488.4 to 495.6
English 489Note * 485.0 to 493.0 488Note * 484.0 to 492.0 493Note * 488.8 to 497.2
French 468Note * 464.1 to 471.9 499Note * 495.4 to 502.6 466 462.2 to 469.8
New Brunswick  
English and French 471Note * 468.0 to 474.0 480Note * 476.5 to 483.5 469Note * 465.3 to 472.7
English 466Note * 462.3 to 469.7 470Note * 466.2 to 473.8 467Note * 463.3 to 470.7
French 485Note * 480.4 to 489.6 507Note * 501.3 to 512.7 475Note * 469.9 to 480.1
Quebec  
English and French 503Note * 500.5 to 505.5 527Note * 524.1 to 529.9 485Note * 481.4 to 488.6
English 497Note * 493.1 to 500.9 509Note * 505.0 to 513.0 484Note * 479.0 to 489.0
French 504 500.7 to 507.3 529 525.5 to 532.5 485 481.3 to 488.7
Ontario  
English and French 524Note * 520.4 to 527.6 512 508.5 to 515.5 511Note * 506.5 to 515.5
English 526Note * 522.5 to 529.5 512Note * 509.1 to 514.9 513Note * 507.9 to 518.1
French 481Note * 477.8 to 484.2 500Note * 496.1 to 503.9 464Note * 460.0 to 468.0
Manitoba  
English and French 469Note * 466.1 to 471.9 471Note * 467.7 to 474.3 465Note * 461.9 to 468.1
English 469Note * 466.2 to 471.8 470Note * 467.4 to 472.6 465Note * 461.5 to 468.5
French 471Note * 467.9 to 474.1 476Note * 473.1 to 478.9 452Note * 448.4 to 455.6
Saskatchewan  
English and French 487Note * 483.9 to 490.1 488Note * 484.1 to 491.9 486Note * 481.8 to 490.2
English 487Note * 484.5 to 489.5 487Note * 483.6 to 490.4 486Note * 481.5 to 490.5
French 478Note * 475.6 to 480.4 518Note * 515.9 to 520.1 474Note * 472.4 to 475.6
Alberta  
English and French 502Note * 498.3 to 505.7 502 498.1 to 505.9 521Note * 516.1 to 525.9
English 503Note * 499.0 to 507.0 502 498.0 to 506.0 521Note * 516.8 to 525.2
French 473Note * 469.0 to 477.0 502Note * 498.4 to 505.6 488 483.1 to 492.9
British Columbia  
English and French 502Note * 498.6 to 505.4 489Note * 485.8 to 492.2 501 496.8 to 505.2
English 502Note * 498.7 to 505.3 489Note * 485.7 to 492.3 501 496.7 to 505.3
French 499 490.7 to 507.3 513Note * 506.8 to 519.2 495Note * 487.2 to 502.8
.. not available for a specific reference period
... not applicable
Note *

The difference between the mean score for the province and that for Canada is statistically significant (p< 0.05).

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Note 1.

The results for students in the French school system were reported as French language, and the results for students in the English school system were reported as English language. The overall results for a jurisdiction represent those for students in both systems. Results for French immersion students who wrote in French were calculated as part of the English results since these students are considered part of the English-language cohort. Caution is advised when comparing achievement results based on assessment instruments that were prepared in two different languages. Despite extensive efforts to produce an equivalent test in both languages, each language has unique features that may make direct comparisons difficult.

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Notes: The Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) is a cyclical program of assessments that measures the achievement of Grade 8 students in Canada. It is conducted by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC). PCAP provides a detailed look at each of three core learning areas, or domains, in the years when it is a major focus of the assessment (reading in 2007, mathematics in 2010, and science in 2013), along with a minor focus on the other two domains. PCAP, which was first conducted in 2007, has replaced CMEC's School Achievement Indicators Program (SAIP).
Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut did not participate in PCAP 2013.
For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program.
Source: Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), 2014, Pan-Canadian Assessment Program, PCAP-2013: Report on the Assessment of Science, Reading, and Mathematics.
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