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The Canadian educational system
is famous for its high standards. Each province
has its own system which is very much like the state system
in Germany. After kindergarten and elementary school students
attend secondary school and then High School.
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More than 90% of all students
attend the Public High Schools The rest either
opt for private schools or decide on home schooling.
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High Schools offer a wide range
of educational courses, programs and extra curricular activities.
- All high schools are day schools
with an identical structure
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Schools in Canada follow the standard
educational system set by the provincial government.
The guidelines are determined by the ministry of education
in each single province. These schools can only select school
books and teaching material from a set list approved by the
provincial authorities.
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After 12 years of successful schooling
the students get a graduation certificate.
For this, the students have to pass special graduation programs
in the 11th and 12th standards and pass the examination set
by the provincial educational board. This examination is a
prerequisite for further studies in an affiliated college
or university in Canada.
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Some schools offer Advanced
Placement Courses (AP) and International
Baccalaureate Program (IB)
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Canada has two official languages:
English and French. In Alberta, British Columbia and Newfoundland
English is the language of instruction (except for French).
But in every school French is offered as the first foreign
language.
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The schools also offer ‘French
Immersion’. This means, French could also be
chosen as the language of instruction for some or all the
subjects.
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A school year starts
in September and ends in June of the following year. It is
comprised of two semesters of five months each.
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Most of the schools offer classes
in a so called ‘Semester-System’. The
students take classes in 8 different subjects in one school
year. Each student has to select two main subjects
and two elective subjects per semester. The main subjects
comprise English, Mathematics, natural sciences and social
sciences, and the elective could be from a wide range of other
courses. In the afternoon there are various sports and extra
curricular activities (please refer to the capital, ‘Study
in Canada – Interested?’).
