Changes

The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, established in 2001 by the then [[Conservative]] provincial government with the intention of alleviating the crisis of illiterate students graduating with high school diplomas. Success on the test is required in order to graduate. It is written on a pre-determined date each year by usually tenth grade students, although some may wait until grade 11.

The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test was established in 2001 by the then [[Conservative]] provincial government with the intention of alleviating the crisis of illiterate students graduating with high school diplomas. Success on the test is required in order to graduate. It is written on a pre-determined date each year by usually tenth grade students, although some may wait until grade 11.

==Process==

==Process==

Students in their home rooms are given three hours to complete the test in a quiet environment, while students with diagnosed special needs are sometimes given as many as six hours, a full school day. The test consists of two booklets, each of them occupying approximately three pages in length. The first is the reading component, the second is the written component.

Students in their home rooms are given three hours to complete the test in a quiet environment, while students with diagnosed special needs are sometimes given as many as six hours, a full school day. The test consists of two booklets, each of them occupying approximately three pages in length. The first is the reading component, the second is the written component.