Educational System in Canada

As the education by the system in Canada is Managed by the varying provincial governments in Canada.

The way the educational stages are grouped and named may differ from each region, or even between districts and individual schools.

The ages are the age of the students when they end the school year in June.

Educational Structure

Early Childhood EducationJunior kindergarten or Pre-kindergarten

(ages 3-5) ( Ontario only).Grade Primary or Kindergarten (ages 5-6)

Elementary Education

Grade 1 (ages 6-7)Grade 2 (ages 7-8)Grade 3 ( ages 8-9)Grade 4 ( ages 9-10)Grade 5 ( ages 10-11)Grade 6 ( ages 11-12)

Junior High/Middle School

Grade 7 ( ages 12-13)Grade 8 ( ages 13-14)Grade 9 ( ages 14-15 )In Canada the terms “ middle school and junior school” are both used,depending on what grades the school caters to.Quebec uses a grade sysyem that is different from other provinces.

High School

Grade 10 ( ages 15- 16)Grade 11 ( ages 16- 17)Grade 12 ( ages 17-18) Grade 12+ ( ages 18- 21) (Ontario only)In Canada, “high school”( also known as”

secondary school” or collegiate institution.The majority of high school in Canada

schedule classes running from late August

High SchoolOr late early September to mid or late

June with a summer break during july and August.

Canadian high schools offers may extracurricular,including athletics.The most popular sports in Canadian high schools are ice hockey, soccer, etc.

An increasing number of international students are attending Canadian schools.

Among all boarding secondary school in Canada, Columbia International College is the largest, with around 1,400 international students from 66 countries.

Higher Education

> Higher Education, Post –Secondary education,tertiary education or Third Level Education- Is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after secondary education.

> Higher Education is also available through certain college-level intuitions, including vocational schools, trade schools and other career colleges.

Higher EducationContitution Act in 1982-The acts states

that”in and for each province, the legislature may exclusively make laws in relation to education”.

The federal government of Canada under the constitution Act 1982, It is the federal government that is largely responsible for funding higher education opportunities for Aboriginal People.

Post – Secondary EducationPost Education in Canada is also

responsibility of the individual provinces and territories.

The provincial government provide the majority of funding to their public post-secondary intuition.

All post secondary institution in Canada have the authority to grant academic credentials (i.e,,diplomas or degress).

Generally speaking , universities grant

Post-Secondary Education• (bachelor’s master’s or doctorate degrees)

• While colleges which typically offer vocational oriented programs grants certificate and diplomas.

• The main variation between the provinces with respect to the universities, the amount of funding they receive and the amount of tuition and other fees they charge.

Canada’s Education System

Grade Structure By Province

Post Graduate Education> Admission to a master's program generally requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field, with sufficiently high grades usually ranging form B+.

> Admission to a doctoral program typically requires a masters degree in related field, sufficiently high grades.

Education in Canada Oversight

Educational oversight

Provincial & TerritorialMinisters of Education:

List of Ministers[show]

National education budget (2011)

Budget 5.4% of GDP‡[12]

General details

Primary languages English, French

System type Provincially Controlled

Literacy

Male 99%[13]

Female 99%[13]

Attainment

Secondary diploma 80.5%[14]

Post-secondary diploma 53%[14]

‡ Includes Elementary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education.

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ation in Canada

Educational oversight

Provincial & TerritorialMinisters of Education:

List of Ministers[show]

National education budget (2011)

Budget 5.4% of GDP‡[12]

General details

Primary languages English, French

System type Provincially Controlled

Literacy

Male 99%[13]

Female 99%[13]

Attainment

Secondary diploma 80.5%[14]

Post-secondary diploma 53%[14]

‡ Includes Elementary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education.