Education is the responsibility of the provinces in Canada, where each provincial government provides funding and regulates the schools within its jurisdiction. The federal government helps fund tertiary education. Education will follow a three level model that is composed of:
- Primary Education (4x terms per school year) : Kindergarten – Year 6
- Secondary Education (4x terms per school year): Year 7 – Year 12
- Education is compulsory up until Grade 10, where students may opt to finish their secondary education and pursue other goals. If students wish to continue with secondary education, a further 2 years of study will be undertaken. At the end of aforementioned 2 years, students will sit externally administered final exams that act as tertiary education qualifiers.
- Subject availability will vary from school to school.
| Key Learning Areas |
Mandatory Courses |
| English | All students study these 6x courses in Years 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Mathematics | |
| Science | |
| Geography | |
| History | |
| Personal Development, Health and Physical Education |
| Key Learning Areas | Mandatory Courses | Elective Courses |
| Languages | Year 7: Students will learn one language per term.Year 8: From the four languages they studied in the Year before, students will pick on language to commence further studies.
Year 9 – 10: Languages is optional, and no longer mandatory. Students may choose to continue study of their chosen language if desired.
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Arabic
Chinese Classical Greek French German Hebrew Indonesian Italian Korean Japanese Modern Greek Russian Spanish Turkish Vietnamese |
| Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) | All students study PDHPE in Years 7,8,9 and 10. By the end of Year 10 all students must complete 300 hours of PDHPE. | |
| Creative Arts | All students must study 100 hours of each electives spread out over Years 7 – 10. | DanceDrama
Music Photographic and Digital Media Visual Arts Visual Design |
| Technological and Applied Sciences | Years 7 – 8: All students study a selection of Technology courses for 200 hours.Year 9 – 10: Students may opt to continue their studies in a particular technology subject. | Agricultural TechnologyDesign and Technology
Food Technology Graphics Technology Industrial Technology Information and Software Technology Textiles Technology |
| Human Society and Its Environment | Year 7 – 8: all students study 100-hour courses in each of History and Geography.Year 9 – 10: all students study 100 hour courses I each of Canadian History and Canadian Geography.
By the end of Year 10, all students have completed 400 hours of History and Geography combined. |
Aboriginal StudiesCommerce
Geography History
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- Senior Secondary Education: Year 11 – Year 12
> Students now have free rein, and are able to pick the courses they deem relevant in their pursuit of tertiary education.
> Minimum number of courses: 5
> Maximum number of course: 7
We also propose that high schools and tertiary education institutions (particularly technical institutions) offer programs which students may choose to study as part of their Senior Secondary Education courses.
Support and guidance should also be offered to students who opt to finish their studies after completing Year 10. They should be made aware of the various Technical and Further Education, and vocation Education and Training institutions, and the programs they offer.
3. Tertiary Education
- Universities
- Technical and Further Education colleges
- Vocation Education and Training institutions