Ontario High School Students

• Ontario to offer take-home COVID-19 tests for some high school students as part of pilot project

  The testing pilot project will launch the week of Sept. 7. — for eight weeks — ending on Oct. 29. It will focus on 13 of the 34 local public health units across the province.

  Education

  Aug 24, 2021
  
• Ontario government announces off-peak hydro rate cut, one-time payments for older students

  Ontario government said hydro rates will be fixed at the off-peak rate and parents of high schoolers are eligible for a one-time payment as the province prepares to enter lockdown.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2020
  
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• Ontario back-to-school plan draws fear and praise from parents

  And the four major teachers unions argue the plan jeopardizes the safety of staff and students alike, saying the return to school is "underfunded."

  Education

  Jul 31, 2020
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• Ontario elementary students to return to class full-time, hybrid learning for most high schoolers

  When it comes to masking, students in Grade 4 to 12 will be required to wear non-medical or cloth masks while in school and on school property. Students in Kindergarten to Grade 3 will be encouraged -- but not required to -- wear masks in indoor, common spaces.

  Education

  Jul 30, 2020
• 81 per cent of Ontario Grade 10 students passed literacy test: EQAO

  The majority of Ontario's Grade 10 students who wrote this year's secondary school literacy test were successful.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2016
• Video game addiction, psychological distress rising among Ontario teens: study

  A new survey suggests video game addiction and psychological distress are on the rise among Ontario middle and high school students.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2016