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Table C.4.11
Mean scores of 13-year-old students on the Pan-Canadian Assessment Programme (PCAP) reading and reading subdomain assessments, Canada and jurisdictions, 2007

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  Language1 Reading Reading subdomains
Comprehension Interpretation Response to text
mean score confidence Interval mean score confidence Interval mean score confidence Interval mean score confidence Interval
Canada English and French 500 497.7 to 502.3 500 497.7 to 502.3 500 497.7 to 502.3 500 497.7 to 502.3
Canada English 492 489.3 to 494.7 492 489.8 to 494.2 492 489.4 to 494.6 495 492.5 to 497.5
Canada French 524 519.1 to 528.9 524 518.2 to 529.8 525 519.4 to 530.6 516 510.2 to 521.8
Newfoundland and Labrador English and French 464 459.9 to 468.1 465 460.8 to 469.2 469 464.4 to 473.6 470 464.8 to 475.2
Newfoundland and Labrador English 464 458.9 to 469.1 466 461.6 to 470.4 469 464.5 to 473.5 470 465.2 to 474.8
Newfoundland and Labrador French .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ...
Prince Edward Island English and French 460 455.4 to 464.6 474 469.8 to 478.2 458 454.0 to 462.0 459 455.1 to 462.9
Prince Edward Island English 459 455.0 to 463.0 473 468.9 to 477.1 457 453.2 to 460.8 458 454.3 to 461.7
Prince Edward Island French .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ...
Nova Scotia English and French 471 466.9 to 475.1 481 476.6 to 485.4 468 463.9 to 472.1 470 466.0 to 474.0
Nova Scotia English 471 467.1 to 474.9 482 477.7 to 486.3 467 463.1 to 470.9 470 466.1 to 473.9
Nova Scotia French 477 466.7 to 487.3 480 471.7 to 488.3 482 472.9 to 491.1 480 471.6 to 488.4
New Brunswick English and French 464 460.8 to 467.2 474 470.8 to 477.2 462 459.0 to 465.0 466 463.0 to 469.0
New Brunswick English 466 462.1 to 469.9 475 470.8 to 479.2 463 458.7 to 467.3 467 462.7 to 471.3
New Brunswick French 458 454.1 to 461.9 472 468.4 to 475.6 459 455.0 to 463.0 462 458.4 to 465.6
Quebec English and French 526 520.3 to 531.7 525 519.4 to 530.6 526 520.6 to 531.4 517 511.6 to 522.4
Quebec English 479 473.6 to 484.4 483 476.7 to 489.3 477 470.9 to 483.1 482 476.3 to 487.7
Quebec French 532 525.7 to 538.3 531 525.1 to 536.9 532 525.4 to 538.6 522 516.4 to 527.6
Ontario English and French 502 497.8 to 506.2 498 493.4 to 502.6 503 498.3 to 507.7 505 500.5 to 509.5
Ontario English 503 498.4 to 507.6 499 494.3 to 503.7 503 499.0 to 507.0 506 501.7 to 510.3
Ontario French 478 472.7 to 483.3 477 471.9 to 482.1 482 476.2 to 487.8 484 478.5 to 489.5
Manitoba English and French 472 468.1 to 475.9 480 475.7 to 484.3 472 467.8 to 476.2 473 468.4 to 477.6
Manitoba English 476 471.4 to 480.6 483 478.2 to 487.8 475 470.2 to 479.8 476 471.2 to 480.8
Manitoba French 436 428.3 to 443.7 445 436.8 to 453.2 444 436.2 to 451.8 445 437.2 to 452.8
Saskatchewan English and French 471 466.9 to 475.1 480 475.6 to 484.4 469 465.0 to 473.0 471 467.3 to 474.7
Saskatchewan English 471 467.0 to 475.0 480 476.0 to 484.0 469 465.0 to 473.0 471 466.8 to 475.2
Saskatchewan French .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ...
Alberta English and French 491 486.9 to 495.1 493 489.0 to 497.0 491 486.9 to 495.1 494 489.7 to 498.3
Alberta English 491 487.0 to 495.0 493 488.8 to 497.2 491 486.9 to 495.1 493 488.8 to 497.2
Alberta French 505 497.5 to 512.5 503 496.4 to 509.6 509 502.5 to 515.5 499 492.3 to 505.7
British Columbia English and French 486 481.9 to 490.1 489 484.4 to 493.6 486 481.0 to 491.0 489 484.1 to 493.9
British Columbia English 486 481.4 to 490.6 489 484.1 to 493.9 486 481.8 to 490.2 489 484.7 to 493.3
British Columbia French 473 459.1 to 486.9 479 465.3 to 492.7 483 468.3 to 497.7 469 454.1 to 483.9
Yukon English and French 486 476.1 to 495.9 479 470.2 to 487.8 489 479.3 to 498.7 493 481.7 to 504.3
Yukon English 486 475.4 to 496.6 479 467.4 to 490.6 489 478.4 to 499.6 494 483.1 to 504.9
Yukon French .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ...
1. The results obtained from students educated in the French system of their respective jurisdiction are reported as French. The results obtained from students educated in the English system of their respective jurisdiction are reported as English. The overall jurisdictional results represent the results obtained by students in both systems. In most jurisdictions, the results achieved by French immersion students who wrote in French are calculated as part of the English results. However, only in Manitoba, the results achieved by French immersion students are calculated as part of the French results. Caution is advised when comparing achievement results based on assessment instruments prepared in different languages, despite the extensive efforts to ensure equivalence for the sake of equity and fairness for all students. Every language has unique features that are not readily equivalent and render comparisons between languages inherently difficult.
Notes: The Pan-Canadian Assessment Programme (PCAP) is a cyclical program of assessments of the achievement of 13-year-old students in reading, mathematics, and science, conducted by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC). The first PCAP assessment took place in 2007 and had reading as its major domain of assessment. Mathematics and science were also assessed in 2007, however they received a minor focus. In future assessments, the emphasis on each subject will change. PCAP replaces CMEC's School Achievement Indicators Program (SAIP).
The confidence interval represents the range within which the score for the population is likely to fall, with 95% probability.
Due to small sample size, results for students responding in French in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, and Yukon have not been indicated in this table. They are however included in the calculations for the overall mean score in each jurisdiction.
The Northwest Territories and Nunavut did not participate in PCAP 2007.
Data source: Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC). 2008. Pan-Canadian Assessment Program. PCAP-13 2007: Report on the Assessment of 13-year-olds in Reading, Mathematics, and Science. Toronto.
Table source: Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. 2007. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa.
Updated December 16, 2008.
Date Modified: 2008-12-16

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