Table 29.1
Differences in PISA combined reading scores by selected school characteristics, minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009

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Table 29.1
Differences in PISA combined reading scores by selected school characteristics, minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009
Canada and selected provinces Community size Teacher shortage in the language arts
Combined reading score Difference (large - small) Combined reading score Difference (no-some)
More than 15,000 15,000 or less No or very little shortage Some or large shortage
score difference in score score difference in score
Schools attended by minority language students  
Canada1 510 467 43* 501 468 33*
Nova Scotia 496 470 25 485 456 29
New Brunswick 491 459 32* 471 461 10
Quebec 527 484 43* 521 489 32
Ontario 483 459 24* 478 459 19
Manitoba 500 475 25 472 500 -29
Alberta 472 481 -9 474 478 -4
British Columbia 475 479 -4 475 479 -4
Schools attended by majority language students  
Canada1 531 511 20* 526 524 2
Nova Scotia 522 512 10 517 ... ...
New Brunswick 508 514 -6 510 518 -7
Quebec 526 510 17 521 525 -4
Ontario 535 519 16 533 492 41*
Manitoba 498 491 6 495 509 -13
Alberta 541 512 30* 533 535 -2
British Columbia 528 511 17 524 541 -17
* indicates a significant difference between categories within the minority or majority population at the Canada level or within the same province
… not applicable
1. Includes all provinces except Newfoundland and Labrador.
Source: Programme for International Student Assessment, 2009, OECD.
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