The Canadian secondary school system is not managed by a federal school bureau. Education policy and school management are provincial affairs. Therefore, the graduation requirements of the Canadian secondary school system in each province are different, such as whether there are provincial exams and the credits required for graduation. However, there are two key points:
Hong Kong secondary school system = Canadian secondary school system = Quebec secondary school system
Hong Kong P1 = Grade 1 = Grade 1 (Quebec)
Hong Kong P2 = Grade 2 = Grade 2 (Quebec)
Hong Kong P3 = Grade 3 = Grade 3 (Quebec)
Hong Kong P4 = Grade 4 = Grade 4 (Quebec)
Hong Kong P5 = Grade 5 = Grade 5 (Quebec)
Hong Kong P6 = Grade 6 = Grade 6 (Quebec)
Hong Kong S1 = Grade 7 = Grade 7 (Quebec)
Hong Kong S2 = Grade 8 = Grade 8 (Quebec)
Hong Kong S3 = Grade 9 = Grade 9 (Quebec)
Hong Kong S4 = Grade 10 = Grade 10 (Quebec)
Hong Kong S5 = Grade 11 = Grade 11 (Quebec)
Hong Kong S6 = Grade 12 = CEGEP Year 1 (Quebec)
4 years of university = 3-4 years of university = CEGEP Year 2 + 3 years of university (Quebec)
- The Canadian secondary school system (except Quebec) is the same as Hong Kong, 6 years of secondary school and 4 years of university. The Quebec system is similar to the UK system, 5 years of secondary school, 2 years of preparatory courses and 3 years of university.
- International students who attend a Quebec government high school are exempt from the French provincial test requirement . If you want to jump from a Quebec high school to a Canadian university in another province, you must complete the Quebec high school curriculum + 1 year of CEGEP preparatory courses or a 12-grade course in another province (a total of 6 years) before you can go to another province and complete university in 4 years. If you graduate from a high school in another province, it will take 4 years to go to university in Quebec! In any case, Canadian high school + university, a total of 10 years
Canadian Secondary School Curriculum
The only subject in Canadian high schools that requires a pass in all provinces and universities is English. In addition,the English and mathematics courses in Canadian high schools have versions suitable for Canadian universities or colleges ; the mathematics version for science and engineering is different from the mathematics version for business and liberal arts, which fully reflects the flexibility of the Canadian high school system. The following are the characteristics of Canadian high school courses in each province:
- Although British Columbia and Ontario only have assessment tests, graduates need to pass them before they can enter Canadian universities or colleges . The assessment test scores do not affect graduation results. However, British Columbia secondary school courses require 80 credits to graduate. It is recommended that students complete Form 4 at the latest to go to British Columbia to study in secondary school. If you want to go to Vancouver to study in Form 5 and do not want to study in secondary school for 2 years, please refer to: 3 options for studying in Vancouver in Form 5
- Only Quebec and Alberta have provincial exams in Canada's high school system, and their provincial exams account for less than half of the scores for university admission.
- The provincial exam in Quebec will be held in grade 11, covering the curriculum of grades 10 and 11. Students who are considering attending secondary school in Quebec are advised to complete Form 3 or above. Welcome to listen: Interview with public secondary schools in Quebec : How do they help students who are in Form 4 and going to secondary school in Quebec?
- The Alberta provincial exam covers the subjects chosen by grade 12 students. Students can choose: English, French, Mathematics, Social Studies and Science.
Information about Canada's secondary school system
Canadian Secondary School Requirements
- Canadian secondary schools require copies of students' passports and transcripts from the past two years
- Some Canadian high schools require applicants for Grade 11 to have IELTS , TOEFL or SSAT
- Canadian secondary schools generally accept applications for admission in October of the following September.
- Students can also apply for admission in January. Generally, Canadian high schools have two admission periods each year. Students can study different subjects in the upper and lower semesters, and there is no connection between the courses, so there is no need to worry about the problem of joining a class.
FAQ about Canadian Secondary School System
- Canadian secondary schools : This article explains the time and thinking of subject selection in Hong Kong secondary schools, under what circumstances and when you have the opportunity to consider Canadian secondary schools?
- Canadian secondary school system : Canadian secondary school curriculum and requirements, let you understand the flexibility of the Canadian secondary school system
- Secondary school graduation requirements by province
- Quebec has 5 years of secondary school. There are provincial exams for grades 10 and 11. It is recommended that students finish Form 3 at the latest to understand the secondary school system in Quebec.
- Alberta has a provincial exam for Grade 12. It is recommended that students take it at the latest after finishing Form 4.
- British Columbia requires 80 credits to graduate from secondary school, which usually takes 2 years to complete. It is recommended that students finish Form 4 at the latest.
- The article "Going to Vancouver to Study after Form 5" gives you 3 options. After finishing Form 5, you can go to British Columbia (the province to which Vancouver belongs) and you don't have to study in high school for 2 years before going to university!
- Ontario Secondary School System
- Although most provinces do not require provincial examinations for Canadian high school programs, even if there are provincial examinations, the scores only account for a small part of university admission. In the absence of a unified public examination, the Canadian high school rankings are assessed by province, including the rankings of Toronto and Vancouver high schools.
- If you are interested in Toronto high schools, you can read the Canadian high school recommendations , which include comments from the University of Waterloo on the water content of the grading mechanisms of individual Ontario public high schools!
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