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Let us show you how our global funds can be a part of your investments, or how you can take advantage of them within the TD Managed Assets Program (TD MAP) portfolios. 72 Main St., Georgetown hrs. M - W 10-6, Th - F 10 - 8, Sat 10-5 8 Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, October 17, 2007 The majority of local public school students are performing at/or above the provincial and school board aver- age in recent Grades 3 and 6 level 3Rs and Grade 9 math. Halton District School Board (HDSB) students wrote the Ontario Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) provincial standard tests last spring. The percentage of Grade 9 students that achieved the provincial average are: Applied math (province 35, HDSB 45) Acton High: 52 Georgetown High: 41 Academic math (province 71, HDSB 79) Acton High: 82 Georgetown High: 75 On the Grade 3 assessment, HDSB students continued to improve in all three areas, with scores above the provincial average. At the Grade 6 level results also indicated public school students were above the provincial average in all three areas. For comparison purposes, the provincial standard (Level 3&4) is a B grade or above. Grade 3 reading (province 62, HDSB 69), writing (province 64, HDSB 71) and math (province 69, HDSB 73) Brookville: 66, 68, 81 George Kennedy: 75, 67, 83 Glen Williams: 76, 76, 76 Harrison: 65, 65, 68 Joseph Gibbons: 80, 80, 80 Limehouse: 77, 77, 87 McKenzie-Smith Bennett: 64, 67, 81 Park: 77, 65, 84 Pineview: 63, 65, 67 Robert Little: 69, 69, 69 Silver Creek: 77, 75, 80 Grade 6 reading (province 64, HDSB 68), writing (province 61, HDSB 64) and math (province 59, HDSB 62) Brookville: 60, 56, 58 Centennial: 69, 63, 64 Silver Creek: 61, 61, 55 Stewarttown: 66, 63, 70. For Grade 3 numeracy our stu- dents have benefited from smaller class sizes and our teachers are more famil- iar with the revised curriculum expec- tations, said Ruth Peden, HDSB Associate Director of Education. The Halton Catholic school board is disappointed by the recent results in provincial standard tests done by Grade 9 math students last spring. Results of the Ontario Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) tests showed a decrease in scores over the previous year. The percentage of all Halton Catholic Grade 9 students, at over above the provincial standard (Level 3 and 4) which is a B or higher, is 71 in academic math and 39 in applied math. The provincial average is 71 and 35 respectively. Applied math (province 35, HCDSB 39) Christ the King: 43 Academic math (province 71, HCDSB 71) Christ the King: 70 The Halton Catholic District School Board is concerned with our academic program results, which demonstrate that 71 per cent of our students are achieving at or above Level 3 (about a B average), said Director of Education Lou Piovesan. This reflects an 8 per cent decrease from the 2006 results and indicates that some adjustments are required. This is the first time in five years that the HCDSBs academic mathe- matics results have decreased, said Piovesan. Meanwhile Catholic students in Grade 3 and 6 continue to do well in the 3Rs. The percentage of provincial stu- dents working at Level 3 (B) or Level 4 (A) in Grade 3 reading, writing and math were 62, 64 and 69. Halton Catholic Boards result was 70, 72 and 79. The percentage of Grade 3 chil- dren working at Level 3 (B) in read- ing, writing and math are: province (55, 58 and 57), HCDSB (63, 65 and 64) and: Holy Cross: 60, 56, 67 St. Brigid: 68, 67, 76 St. Catherine: 55, 74, 63 St. Francis: 55, 74, 69 St. Joseph: 56, 56, 58 For Grade 6 students in reading writing and math, the average provincial standards (Levels 3&4) are 64, 61 and 59. In comparison, HCDSB results are 72, 69 and 68. The average Level 3 (B-grade) reading, writing and math results are: province (57, 54 and 48), board wide (64, 60, 54) Holy Cross: 65, 57, 47 St. Brigid: 67, 51, 53 St. Catherine: 71, 59, 65 St. Francis: 71, 65, 59 St. Joseph: 59, 59, 44 EQAO results show Public school students making the grade ...Grade 9 Catholic students struggle in math Part-time Halton Hills firefighter Wade Emmerson of Georgetown was recently awarded a Provincial Fire Services Long Service medal at an investiture ceremony at Hamilton Place. Emmerson joined the Halton Hills Fire Protection and Prevention Services in 1982 and is stationed at District 2 station in Georgetown. The medal is an expression of public appreciation. Incorrect information released last week by the Ontario Fire Marshals Office, and published in The Independent & Free Press Oct. 10, reported Halton Hills Fire Chief Brent Marshall also received a long service medal at the ceremony when, in fact, Marshall did not. Firefighter Emmerson honoured with 25-year medal