Educational System in Quebec
Quebec Secondary School System
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Canadian high schools in Quebec , international students are exempt from the French provincial test. I want to know when Hong Kong students can go to Canadian high schools to have the most options for university admission? Welcome to Maxway for inquiries .
Canadian secondary school system: Quebec
- It takes 5 years of secondary school in Quebec (i.e. grades 7-11), followed by 2 years of CEGEP, and finally 3 years of Canadian university . It takes a total of 10 years from secondary school to university.
- The Quebec provincial examination requirements are: French, mathematics, English, science, history, art and physical education, covering courses from Form 4 to Form 5 (Grades 10-11).
- Except for French, mathematics and English, which require two years of study (i.e. Form 4 and Form 5) in the provincial examinations, history, science, art and physical education only require one year.
- International students are exempt from the French provincial test requirement, but not from the history test.
- In CEGEP, students must pass a French language test, and the score will affect CEGEP grades and Canadian university applications.
- For more details, please listen to: Quebec English-speaking Canadian public high schools with boarding schools
When should Hong Kong students go to Quebec to attend high school?
- Maxway recommends that students go to Quebec to study in Grade 10 after completing Form 3. This will give them enough time to complete Quebec's two - year provincial examination course and even give them the possibility of changing their major.
- An example of a student who is in Grade 10 of a Canadian high school can help you choose more subjects in university: a student who is in Form 4 of Hong Kong gets one science subject and no M1 or M2. This combination of elective subjects generally prevents him from studying science, engineering, or business at a Canadian university . If this student goes to Grade 10 of a Canadian high school after Form 3 , he can choose two science subjects and is more likely to choose science and engineering at a Canadian university.
- Even if you don't plan to study science at a Canadian university , the subject division in Hong Kong in Form 4 brings another connection problem: the Quebec provincial examination has both arts and science subjects, but it is only taken in Form 5 (Grade 11). If a student is not assigned to science in Form 4, and waits until Form 4 in Hong Kong before going to Quebec to study in Grade 11 (Form 5), he or she will have to bite the bullet and take the Quebec Grade 11 (Form 5) science provincial examination. If you pass the exam, you will get credits, but if you fail the exam, you will not meet the graduation requirements.
- For more details, please listen to: Quebec English-speaking Canadian public high schools with boarding schools
If I study high school in Quebec (5 years in total) and then transfer to a Canadian university in another province (4 years in total), does that mean I can complete my studies in 9 years?
No, all Canadian universities require high school graduates from Quebec to have a 6-year degree. If you graduated from a high school in Quebec, you can
However, if you complete high school and CEGEP in Quebec, which is a total of 7 years, even if you go to a Canadian university in other provinces , you can graduate in 3 years. Therefore, no matter which province you start Canadian high school and then go to Canadian university , it will take a total of 10 years. It is not possible to graduate from a Canadian high school in some provinces in one year less.
Reading on the Quebec 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?
FAQ about the secondary school system in Quebec
- Canadian high school tuition : There are Canadian public high schools and Canadian private high schools with different tuition fees and tuition increase rates. In terms of cost-effectiveness, the first choice is of course Canadian public high schools.
- Canadian public high schools : high cost-effectiveness, 3 of them offer on-campus accommodation, and the rest are homestay
- Studying in Canadian high schools : The Canadian high school curriculum is very flexible and has few mandatory requirements, which leaves a lot of room for students to make personal choices. This article contains 4 questions about subject selection in Canadian high schools to help students understand how to avoid detours and achieve their ideals.
- Canadian secondary schools : Understand when is the best time to consider Canadian secondary schools, so that you don’t have to spend an extra year in secondary school, and you can also make up for the differences between the education systems in Hong Kong and Canada
- Canadian Universities : Understand the admission requirements of Canadian universities. You will know whether your desired major has any secondary school elective course requirements. If you do not have relevant secondary school elective courses, or your grades are not 3-4, you may need to consider Canadian high schools.
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