Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) Update
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the OSSLT was not administered last school year and the literacy test requirement was waived for students graduating in 2021. Therefore, there are two groups of students currently eligible to write the OSSLT:
1) Current Grade 10 students
2) Current Grade 11 students (unable to write in Grade 10 due to pandemic)
This year, the EQAO is field testing a new online OSSLT. Participation in this field test is not mandatory and the TDSB has decided not to participate. This means that eligible students will write the OSSLT during the 2021-22 school year. This decision not to participate in the field test was made with the best interests of students and families in mind and is consistent with a number of other school boards in Ontario.