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This confessional system was established through the British North America Act, 1867 (today the Constitution Act, 1867), which granted power over education to the provinces. Article 93 of the act made it unconstitutional for Quebec to change this system.
In francophone schools or CBE Schools from kindergarten to Grade 9, an alternative grading system is used instead of percentages and letter grades: numbers 1 through 4 are used (4 is excellent, 3 is good, 2 is average, and 1 is below average. Note: not all schools utilize a +/− system when giving grades. Some just give the generic grade.
Higher education in Quebec differs from the education system of other provinces in Canada. Instead of entering university or college directly from high school, students in Quebec leave secondary school after Grade 11 (or Secondary V), and enter post-secondary studies at the college level, as a prerequisite to university.
Students in Quebec who intend to pursue post-secondary education must attend a college (i.e., CEGEP) before enrolling in a Quebec university. Students who follow a general studies program in Quebec complete six years of primary school (grades 1 through 6), followed by five years of secondary school (called grades 7 through 11 or secondary 1 to secondary 5 in English and 1 re secondaire au 5 e ...
Grade 7, including the subjects reading, writing, and mathematics. [10] Grade 8, including the subjects reading, writing, and mathematics. [10] Grade 12 Provincial Tests — taken in some grade 12 level courses. Exam mark is worth 30% of final course grade except for Essential Mathematics test which is worth 20%. [11]
Grade 7 (ages 11–13 average age 12) (Secondary School starts here in Quebec) Grade 8 (ages 12–14 average age 13) (in some parts of B.C. high school starts in Grade 8) Grade 9 (ages 13–15 average age 14) Secondary education. Grade 10 (ages 14–16 average age 15) Grade 11 (ages 15–17 average age 16) (Secondary education in Quebec stops here)
Quebec high school starts at grade 7 and ends at grade 11, one year earlier than in English North America. Most Quebec university programs are three years in length, with a collegiate level between high school and university bridging the gap: [1] English system: 1–8 + 9–12 + 4 University = 16 years
Quebec's system of college education results in multiple types college degrees with diplomas. In the CEGEP -era, pre-university programs result in "diplomas", as do technical studies that result in associate degree analogues, while the vocational programs result in "attestations".