Grade 7 numeracy on track
50.9% of writers on track or extending
3.8 pt Worse 69% wrote, down from 77%
Down 3.8 points in a year.
Who decides what
Main decision-maker: Boards of Education (districts 61, 62, 63) · 1 other body Show all
| Body | What it decides | Law or bylaw |
|---|---|---|
| Boards of Education (districts 61, 62, 63) | Each board runs its district’s public schools and their educational programs. | School Act, s. 85 |
| Province of B.C. | Sets the requirements for graduation and governs educational programs by ministerial order. | School Act, s. 168 (2) |
Province: last general election October 19, 2024; next set for October 21, 2028 unless called earlier (Constitution Act, s. 23).
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Over time
On track or extending, share of writers, Grade 7 (%)
2025/26 By fiscal year
- Grade 7 numeracy 50.9%
- Students who wrote, Grade 7 numeracy 69.1%
- B.C. public schools, Grade 7 numeracy 55.2%
P provincial election: Oct 19, 2024
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On track or extending, share of writers, Grade 4 (%)
2025/26 By fiscal year
- Grade 4 reading 71.2%
- Grade 4 numeracy 65.4%
P provincial election: Oct 19, 2024
Ticks on the top edge mark general election days for the governments listed under “Who decides what”; the main decision-maker’s are shown first. Results often lag decisions by years. About these ticks
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| Period | Grade 7 numeracy | Students who wrote, Grade 7 numeracy | B.C. public schools, Grade 7 numeracy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 50.9 | 69.1 | 55.2 |
| 2024/25 | 54.7 | 77.0 | 58.7 |
| 2023/24 | 52.1 | 58.4 | 55.5 |
| 2022/23 | 52.1 | 52.3 | 57.2 |
| 2021/22 | 60.2 | 45.5 | 61.6 |
| Period | Grade 4 reading | Grade 4 numeracy |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 71.2 | 65.4 |
| 2024/25 | 66.6 | 66.6 |
| 2023/24 | 72.3 | 65.2 |
| 2022/23 | 76.1 | 63.6 |
| 2021/22 | 78.2 | 72.1 |
In plain words
Of Grade 7 public-school students in districts 61, 62 and 63 who wrote the provincial numeracy assessment, the share on track or extending. Participation is always shown beside it. Grade 4 and reading results are listed below.
How we decide “Worse”
The change is 6.9% of the earlier value, at or above the 5% threshold.
A higher share means more of the students who wrote were on track or beyond. 50.9% of 2,235 writers in 2025/26 (69% of 3,236 expected students wrote), against 54.7% in 2024/25 (77% wrote). Participation differs by 8 points, more than 5, so the change is not compared.
Outcome measures read Better, Worse or About the same; published government targets read Ahead of, On or Behind target; value-judgement measures read Rising, Falling or Steady in a neutral colour. A change smaller than the agency's own margin of error, or otherwise smaller than 5% of the earlier value, is About the same (or Steady). No change is calculated across a marked break in a series. The rule.
Keep in mind
Why it matters. It shows how many students are meeting expectations in core skills. Results depend on who writes, so participation matters.
- The share is of students who wrote, not of all students. Not every expected student writes, and those who do not may differ from those who do, so participation is always shown beside the result.
- When participation differs by more than 5 points between the two years, the change is labelled Not comparable (the rule was 10 points until November 2026).
- Calculated here from the Province’s counts: (NUMBER_ONTRACK + NUMBER_EXTENDING) ÷ NUMBER_WRITERS, summed over the three districts.
- Where the Province masks a small count (“Msk”), a combined share is not calculated.
Which places
Area: Greater Victoria school districts
Public schools in school districts 61 (Greater Victoria), 62 (Sooke) and 63 (Saanich), combined from the Province’s counts.
Included
- School District 61 (Greater Victoria)
- School District 62 (Sooke)
- School District 63 (Saanich)
- Public schools only
Not included
- Independent schools
- School District 64 (Gulf Islands) and other districts
Official definition
How the agency describes it: School districts 61 (Greater Victoria), 62 (Sooke) and 63 (Saanich), public schools.
How we got it
This number is published by the agency as shown; it is not calculated here. The script reads it from the agency’s own file.
Grades 4 and 7, 2025/26
- Grade 4 reading: 71.2% on track or extending (2025/26). 2,425 of 3,242 expected students wrote (75%). 2024/25: 66.6%, 79% wrote. B.C. public schools: 69.8%, 83% wrote.
- Grade 4 numeracy: 65.4% on track or extending (2025/26). 2,402 of 3,242 expected students wrote (74%). 2024/25: 66.6%, 79% wrote; not comparable, participation differs by more than 5 points. B.C. public schools: 62.9%, 83% wrote.
- Grade 7 reading: not calculated (2025/26). At least one district’s count is masked (“Msk”) in the Province’s file, so a combined share cannot be calculated.
- Grade 7 numeracy: 50.9% on track or extending (2025/26). 2,235 of 3,236 expected students wrote (69%). 2024/25: 54.7%, 77% wrote; not comparable, participation differs by more than 5 points. B.C. public schools: 55.2%, 82% wrote.
Licence and credits
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- Published by
- Province of B.C., Ministry of Education and Child Care, BC Schools - Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA)
- Updated by agency
- Yearly (Province of B.C.); latest release Jun 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:12 PM B.C. time
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