Table C.4.13a
Mean scores of Grade 8 students, Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) reading assessment, Canada and provinces, 2013, 2016

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Table C.4.13a
Mean scores of Grade 8 students, Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) reading assessment, Canada and provinces, 2013, 2016C.4.13a Note 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Mean scores of Grade 8 students Reading, Anglophone school system, Francophone school system and Total (appearing as column headers).
Reading
Anglophone school system Francophone school system Total
Mean score Statistically different from Canada Low 95% confidence interval High 95% confidence interval Mean score Statistically different from Canada Low 95% confidence interval High 95% confidence interval Mean score Statistically different from Canada Low 95% confidence interval High 95% confidence interval
2013
Canada 510 Note ...: not applicable 507.9 512.1 501 Note ...: not applicable 498.8 503.2 508 Note ...: not applicable 506.0 510.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 495 Note * 490.5 499.5 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 495 Note * 491.2 498.8
Prince Edward Island 496 Note * 490.5 501.5 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 494 Note * 489.6 498.4
Nova Scotia 489 Note * 485.0 493.0 468 Note * 464.1 471.9 488 Note * 484.8 491.2
New Brunswick 466 Note * 462.3 469.7 485 Note * 480.4 489.6 471 Note * 468.0 474.0
Quebec 497 Note * 493.1 500.9 504 500.7 507.3 503 Note * 500.5 505.5
Ontario 526 Note * 522.5 529.5 481 Note * 477.8 484.2 524 Note * 520.4 527.6
Manitoba 469 Note * 466.2 471.8 471 Note * 467.9 474.1 469 Note * 466.1 471.9
Saskatchewan 487 Note * 484.5 489.5 478 Note * 475.6 480.4 487 Note * 483.9 490.1
Alberta 503 Note * 499.0 507.0 473 Note * 469.0 477.0 502 Note * 498.3 505.7
British Columbia 502 Note * 498.7 505.3 499 490.7 507.3 502 Note * 498.6 505.4
2016
Canada 509 Note ...: not applicable 506.7 511.3 500 Note ...: not applicable 495.7 504.3 507 Note ...: not applicable 504.9 509.1
Newfoundland and Labrador 491 Note * 486.2 495.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 491 Note * 485.8 496.2
Prince Edward Island 514 505.3 522.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 513 505.8 520.2
Nova Scotia 500 Note * 496.6 503.4 439 Note * 428.8 449.2 498 Note * 494.3 501.7
New Brunswick 498 Note * 493.2 502.8 467 Note * 462.1 471.9 489 Note * 485.5 492.5
Quebec 511 505.2 516.8 503 498.0 508.0 503 499.0 507.0
Ontario 513 508.6 517.4 485 Note * 480.7 489.3 512 507.7 516.3
Manitoba 488 Note * 484.5 491.5 450 Note * 445.0 455.0 487 Note * 482.7 491.3
Saskatchewan 491 Note * 487.8 494.2 476 Note * 476.0 476.0 491 Note * 488.0 494.0
Alberta 511 506.5 515.5 481 Note * 472.3 489.7 510 506.7 513.3
British Columbia 509 504.7 513.3 478 Note * 475.2 480.8 509 504.1 513.9
Note *

Signficant difference compared to Canada

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blank = no significant difference compared to Canada
.. not available for a specific reference period
... not applicable
Note 1

The results for students in the French school system were reported as Francophone school system, and the results for students in the English school system were reported as Anglophone school system. The overall results (Total) 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, science in 2013 and reading in 2016), 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).
Source: Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), Pan-Canadian Assessment Program, PCAP-2016: Report on the Assessment of Science, Reading, and Mathematics (Tables B.4 and B.5).
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