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Graduation assessment · Ontario

Provincial Secondary School Literacy Test, French-language schools (TPCL)

  • Grade 10
  • Written in French

Dates and details can change. We do our best to keep this page up to date, but check the official sources before relying on it.

Total time
2 h 20 min
Marked questions
37
Parts
2
Counts for
Needed to graduate
Calculator
Not allowed
Format
On a computer

TPCL practice test

The whole exam or the parts you choose, in its own format, on the clock.

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When

2 sessions this school year: fall and spring.

Fall 2026

Spring 2027

  1. March 30 to April 19, 20276:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. ET

The dates are Ontario’s own, read on September 28, 2026. See the official schedule (eqao.com)

What’s on it

2 topics. Écriture counts most, at 51%.

  • Lecture
    24 scored questions, 38 raw score points
  • Écriture
    13 scored questions, 40 raw score points

How it’s built

Multiple-choice questions, questions in sets, written answers and an essay.

  1. Lecture
    Questions
    24
    Marks
    38
    Of the marks
    49%
    • Multiple choice
    • Questions in sets
    • Written answers

    Read an information paragraph, a news report, a dialogue and a real-life narrative, in French, and answer their questions, including one written answer about the news report.

  2. Écriture
    Questions
    13
    Marks
    40
    Of the marks
    51%
    • Multiple choice
    • Essay

    Write an opinion text, marked as a first draft on developing your topic and on conventions. Then answer 12 choice questions on organizing ideas and using language correctly.

How it’s marked

A computer marks the choice questions, and trained teachers mark your written answers. Your score is between 200 and 400, and you need 300 to be successful. Passing is required for your Ontario high school diploma.

On the day

  1. Séance AAbout 65 minutes of reading and writing.
  2. Séance BAbout 75 minutes of reading and writing. Your school schedules both sessions inside the window.

Two online sessions at school, of about 65 and 75 minutes: 37 questions in all, 35 where you choose answers and 2 written ones.

Getting ready

1 official document to practise with, and 4 tips.

Official practice

Tips from the people who write it

  • Practise the four kinds of reading by name: real-life narrative, information paragraph, news report and dialogue.
  • Get used to questions beyond multiple choice: drag and drop, drop-down menus and choose-all-that-apply.
  • Practise writing a well-organized opinion text.
  • Your result is successful or not, not a percentage.

After the exam

Results

Your school gives you your Individual Student Report:

  • Fall 2026by January 31, 2027
  • Spring 2027by May 31, 2027
Writing it again

If you aren’t successful, you write it again at the next sitting. After two tries with at least one not successful, you can take the literacy course (OSSLC) instead, and your principal can allow it sooner. Some school boards also hold adjudication panels at the end of the year. Once you’ve passed, you don’t write it again.

If you miss it

The last two days of each window are kept for students who missed their session. Your principal, with you and your parents, can put the test off to the next school year (for illness or an injury, or for English language learners and students with an IEP who aren’t ready). A student whose IEP says they aren’t working toward the diploma can be exempted.

From EQAO, Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (eqao.com) and Ontario Schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12: Policy and Program Requirements, §6.1.3 (ontario.ca), read on October 27, 2026.

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Questions about this exam

When is the TPCL in 2026–27?

The next sitting is November 3 to November 30, 2026. This school year it’s written in Fall 2026 and Spring 2027.

How long is the TPCL?

It takes 2 hours 20 minutes in all, over 2 parts.

How many questions are on the TPCL?

It has 37 marked questions: 24 in Lecture and 13 in Écriture.

Can you use a calculator on the TPCL?

No. Calculators aren’t allowed.

How much does the TPCL count?

Passing it is needed to graduate in Ontario.

When do TPCL results come out?

For 2026–27: the Fall 2026 sitting on or before January 31, 2027 and the Spring 2027 sitting on or before May 31, 2027.

Where can I find practice tests for the TPCL?

MapleMind builds a full practice exam in its format. Start it from this page, free with an account.

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Practise for the TPCL

Practice exams for the TPCL, written like the real ones.