Table B.1.19
Estimated average scores and school-language system differences for combined reading and reading subscales, by province

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Province English-language school system French-language school system Difference between the English-language and French-language school systems
average standard error average standard error difference standard error
Combined reading
Canada 527 (1.8) 517 (3.1) 10* (3.6)*
Nova Scotia 517 (2.7) 479 (8.5) 38* (9.0)*
New Brunswick 511 (3.1) 469 (3.3) 41* (4.8)*
Quebec 520 (4.1) 522 (3.5) -2 (5.4)
Ontario 533 (3.1) 475 (2.4) 58* (3.9)*
Manitoba 496 (3.6) 487 (9.2) 8 (10.0)
Alberta 533 (4.6) 475 (7.0) 58* (8.5)*
British Columbia 525 (4.2) 475 (9.1) 49* (9.9)*
Accessing and retrieving
Canada 519 (1.8) 510 (3.6) 9* (4.2)*
Nova Scotia 507 (3.4) 474 (8.4) 32* (9.1)*
New Brunswick 497 (4.1) 463 (3.3) 34* (5.4)*
Quebec 513 (4.3) 515 (4.0) -2 (5.8)
Ontario 525 (3.2) 465 (2.9) 61* (4.3)*
Manitoba 497 (3.9) 485 (9.1) 12 (10.1)
Alberta 523 (4.5) 456 (11.3) 66* (12.2)*
British Columbia 516 (4.5) 465 (9.0) 51* (10.2)*
Integrating and interpreting
Canada 524 (1.8) 516 (3.3) 8 (3.8)*
Nova Scotia 516 (2.9) 470 (8.4) 45* (8.8)*
New Brunswick 512 (3.4) 468 (3.0) 45* (4.8)*
Quebec 517 (3.7) 522 (3.7) -5 (5.3)
Ontario 530 (3.1) 471 (2.6) 59* (4.0)*
Manitoba 493 (4.1) 486 (8.4) 7 (9.3)
Alberta 532 (4.8) 476 (6.8) 56* (8.5)*
British Columbia 522 (4.7) 469 (8.9) 53* (10.3)*
Reflecting and evaluating
Canada 540 (2.0) 521 (3.3) 19 (3.9)*
Nova Scotia 527 (3.0) 491 (8.0) 37* (8.6)*
New Brunswick 517 (3.0) 476 (2.8) 41* (4.2)*
Quebec 527 (4.0) 525 (3.7) 3 (5.4)
Ontario 548 (3.3) 493 (2.4) 55* (4.1)*
Manitoba 504 (4.1) 499 (10.1) 5 (10.8)
Alberta 546 (4.4) 492 (6.8) 54* (8.1)*
British Columbia 536 (4.2) 497 (11.6) 39* (12.3)*
Continuous texts
Canada 528 (1.8) 513 (3.2) 14 (3.7)*
Nova Scotia 517 (2.9) 471 (8.8) 47* (9.4)*
New Brunswick 513 (3.2) 467 (2.9) 46* (4.5)*
Quebec 519 (3.9) 519 (3.6) 0 (5.3)
Ontario 534 (3.2) 471 (2.6) 64* (3.9)*
Manitoba 497 (4.1) 485 (9.0) 12 (10.1)
Alberta 534 (4.8) 472 (7.4) 61* (8.9)*
British Columbia 524 (4.5) 470 (10.5) 54* (11.4)*
Non-continuous texts
Canada 530 (1.9) 519 (3.4) 12 (4.0)*
Nova Scotia 519 (2.9) 499 (10.1) 20* (10.5)*
New Brunswick 502 (3.2) 469 (2.8) 33* (4.4)*
Quebec 520 (4.1) 523 (3.9) -3 (5.7)
Ontario 536 (3.4) 487 (2.9) 49* (4.4)*
Manitoba 498 (3.6) 494 (8.5) 3 (9.4)
Alberta 539 (4.7) 480 (6.9) 59* (8.5)*
British Columbia 531 (4.0) 490 (11.0) 41* (11.5)*
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
* Statistically significant differences.
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