At HCDSB, we hold high expectations for all and are committed to providing educational experiences to support every learner. Through the Ministry of Education’s Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, HCDSB has developed a comprehensive Student Achievement Plan to evaluate student success across three areas:
- Achievement of learning outcomes in core academic skills.
- Preparation of students for future success.
- Student engagement and well-being.
2024-2025 Student Achievement Plan
The 2024-2025 Student Achievement Plan, including the goals and accompanying proposed actions, can be viewed here: /our-board/student-achievement-plan/.
We are currently gathering feedback on the Student Achievement Plan from all HCDSB staff and parents/guardians. The survey will be shared through email and will be open until end of day on Monday, June 2nd, 2025.
Participation is completely voluntary, and the survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete. Responses will be anonymous as no individual responses will be shared. Only grouped responses will be shared in an upcoming report.鈥��
If you have any questions about the Student Achievement Plan or the survey, please contact the Research & Development Services department at: research@hcdsb.org.
Background
On June 8, 2023, The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 received royal assent. This legislation provides policy reforms to further support student achievement and increase transparency for parents/guardians and communities.
On July 28, 2023, the Ministry of Education released the Student Achievement Plan Framework, which is aligned with the following provincial priorities:
- Achievement of learning outcomes in core academic skills.
- Preparation of students for future success.
- Student engagement and well-being.
School boards are required to adopt these provincial priorities into their multi-year strategic plans, starting in the 2023-2024 school year. Learn more about our Multi-Year Strategic Plan 2024-2028.
The Student Achievement Plan framework sets out goals and performance indicators for school boards to measure student achievement, develop action plans, and monitor their progress on improving student outcomes.
In the interest of transparency and accountability to local communities and in alignment with subsection 169.1(4) of the Education Act, school boards are required to publish the Student Achievement Plan Public Reporting Template on their board websites by April 30th.