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London South Bank University was founded in 1892 as the Borough Polytechnic Institute. It has since undergone several name changes, becoming the Polytechnic of the South Bank in 1970, South Bank Polytechnic in 1987, South Bank University in 1992 and London South Bank University in 2003. The university has also merged with a number of other ...
Higher education for Indigenous peoples in Canada can be considered on a spectrum ranging from Indigenous to general programs and institutions. At one end, some institutions are specifically intended for Indigenous people, located in predominantly Indigenous communities, controlled by First Nations band governments or dedicated non-profit boards, and/or accredited by Indigenous bodies (often ...
The largest student organization in Canada, The Canadian Federation of Students first appeared in 1981 along with its services branch, the CFS-Services, with its mandate to work for high quality, accessible post-secondary education at the federal level and provincial levels. CFS provides students with an effective and united voice, provincially ...
Some universities choose to raise Albertan students marks because of their provincially required exams. For example, the University of British Columbia automatically raises Albertan students' averages by 2%. [6] Provincial Achievement Tests (PAT) — Taken in grades 6 and 9.
Education in Canada is for the most part provided publicly, funded and overseen by federal, provincial, and local governments. [19] Education is within provincial jurisdiction and the curriculum is overseen by the province. [20] [21] Education in Canada is generally divided into primary education, followed by secondary education and post-secondary.
Within these regions, two types of schooling systems emerged: the French Catholic system (developed from the French Lower Canada) and the English Protestant system (developed from the British Upper Canada). [18] The FLC schooling system promoted the integration of the French language, culture and Catholicism. They limited advanced education to ...
Aerial view of the Vancouver campus of the University of British Columbia. According to Maclean's, in 2016, the three universities with the highest enrollment of international students in first-year undergraduate studies were the University of British Columbia (31%), McGill University, (30.7%), and Bishop's University (29.6%). [29]
The Constitution of Canada does not establish separate school education as a natural or unconditional right available to all. Only Protestants or Roman Catholics, whichever is the minority faith population compared to the other in a community, can consider the establishment of separate school education.