The requirements for successful completion of Grades 10, 11 and 12 are calculated as a grouping of 80 credits, among which 52 credits must be from mandatory courses and 28 from elective courses. AP courses are available, please contact the school for more information.
Graduation Requirement
At least 80 credits in total.
At least 16 credits must be Grade 12 level, including a required Language Arts 12.
At least 28 credits must be elective course credits.
52 credits are required from the following:
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Career-life Education (4 credits) & Career-life Connections (4 credits)
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Physical and Health Education 10 (4 credits)
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Science 10 (4 credits), and Social Studies 11 or 12 (4 credits)
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A Math 10 (4 credits), and one Math11 or 12 (4 credits)
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A Language Arts 10, 11 and one required 12 (12 credits total)
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An Arts Education 10, 11 or 12 and/or an Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies 10, 11 or 12 (4 credits total)
In addition, students must also complete three new graduation :
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The Grade 10 Numeracy Assessment
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The Grade 10 Literacy Assessment
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The Grade 12 Literacy Assessment
Core Competence
Engage in deep, lifelong learning
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Intellectual
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Personal
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Social
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Emotional proficiencies
Literacy & Numeracy Foundation : Support students in their growth as educated citizens
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Competencies begin at home and continue throughout their life.
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Demonstrate in more complex and varied contexts: move from demonstrating competence in relatively simple and highly supported situations.
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Competency development does not end with school graduation but continues in personal, social, educational, and workplace contexts.
Communication:
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Encompasses the knowledge, skills, processes and dispositions we associate with interactions with others
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Fundamental to finding satisfaction, purpose and joy.
Thinking:
Encompasses the knowledge, skills and processes we associate with intellectual development.
Specific thinking skills, habits of mind and metacognitive awareness: process information from a variety of sources to create new understandings.
Personal & Social:
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Encompasses what students need to thrive as individuals, to understand and care about themselves and others, and to find and achieve their purposes in the world.