CCDA manages the Red Seal program, which establishes national assessment standards for skills in 56 trades. The Red Seal is well-regarded and helps secure better jobs, higher wages, and career advancement opportunities. Students in Ontario must pass the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test in order to earn a high school diploma. In British Columbia, students must take the new literacy and numeracy assessments. Scores are awarded on a four-point proficiency scale; at this point there is not a score that students are required to achieve for graduation.

The Ministry also added financial literacy content to the Social Studies and Business Studies curricula in grades 4 through 12. British Columbia released a vision for childcare in 2018 with a goal of universal care and launched a three-year, CAN$1 billion (US$761 million) project to improve access to affordable childcare and to create 22,000 new childcare spaces by 2021. By mid-2022, over 30,000 new childcare spaces had been created as a result of this initiative.

Foundation of Supports

It was fully implemented in all grades in 2020; the work of organizing teaching and learning to support the new curriculum has been primarily district-led and is ongoing. In Ontario, teachers receive six professional development days each school year. Two days must be spent on professional development related to topics aligned with Ministerial goals; teachers have free choice for the remaining four.

Equal Opportunities

Our entire global community of parents and alumni thrives on the energy that exudes from our beautiful 250-acre campus. Though the full BCS experience can’t be condensed into a 10-minute video, here is a glimpse into life on Moulton Hill. Each province has its own process for recruiting and training principals.

Post-secondary education

These grades are usually divided into phases such as elementary, middle school and high school – which are often different physical schools. As indicated in the chart below, certain provinces/territories may have additional phases or may use different terminology for each phase. Early education might be a good option for families who don’t have English or French as their first language as it will help the child learn these languages prior to starting kindergarten or elementary school. It’s no wonder it has a population of more than 12,000 international students. Although ontario high school is in the French province of Quebec, McGill is an English university. The city of Montreal is known as one of the best cities to live in as a student.