By Bryan Tait, Acadia Broadcasting
There’s still room for improvement, but the results of last year’s provincial assessments were encouraging according to New Brunswick’s education minister.
Claire Johnson said the efforts of all education stakeholders are essential for students to have success, and the evidence is in the results.
“Teachers, education professionals, students and families in New Brunswick can be proud of what they have achieved,” the minister said.
In the anglophone sector, improvements were seen in English-language assessments particularly in Grade 4 and Grade 6 reading.
According to the results, 60.5 per cent of Grade 4 students attained either “appropriate achievement” or “strong achievement,” up from 55.6 per cent in 2023-24. It also followed a steady decline since 2020.
Grade 6 students improved to 78.3 per cent, up from 76 per cent last year.
Scientific literacy scores were also up across Grades 4, 6 and 8.
Math assessments showed some need for improvement among Grade 5 students.
The report indicated 51.4 per cent achieved “appropriate” or “strong” results, down nearly two per cent from last year.
Johnson said those results were concerning.
“We are continuing our work to ensure we can help our students develop these skills,” she said.
That work appeared to be paying off, as the math results for Grade 7 students were about a point and a half over last year, to 49.5 per cent.
“Education remains a top priority for our government,” Johnson said. “We will continue to work to help our students develop the skills they need to be successful.”
More detailed results can be found here.
