Canada Student
students of cégep de st-hyacinthe in quebec working in computer lab
education in canada within constitutional jurisdiction of provinces, , overall curriculum overseen provincial governments. there no overall national coordinating authority, way educational stages grouped , named differs region region. education divided primary education, followed secondary education, , post-secondary education. primary , secondary education divided numbered grades 1 12, although first grade may preceded kindergarten (optional in many provinces). ontario , quebec offer pre-kindergarten, called junior kindergarten in ontario, , garderie in quebec.
education in ontario once involved ontario academic credit (oac) university preparation, phased out in 2007, , provinces except quebec have 12 grades. oac informally known grade 13 , name used refer students took it.
education in quebec differs other provinces in has école primaire (literally primary school ) consisting of grades 1-6, , école secondaire (literally secondary school ) consisting of secondaries i-v. secondaries i-v equivalent grades 7-11. student graduating high school (grade 11) can either complete three-year college program or attend two-year pre-university program required before attending university. in english high schools, in french schools, high school students refer secondary 1-5 year 1 through five. if in secondary 3 asked grade/year in? reply 3 or sec 3 . presumed person asking question knows not referring grade 3 rather secondary 3 . can confusing outside of quebec.
in provinces, grades 1 through 6 called elementary school , grades 6 8 called middle school or junior high school , , grades 9 12 considered high school. other provinces, such british columbia, divide schooling elementary school (kindergarten grade 7) , secondary school (grades 8 through 12). in alberta , nova scotia, elementary consists of kindergarten through grade 6. junior high consists of grades 7-9. high school consists of grades 10-12. in english provinces, high school (known academy or secondary school) years can referred first, second, third , fourth year. areas call grade such grade 10, grade 11 , grade 12.
the difference between college , university different in united states or united kingdom. canadian college more similar american community college british, french , other european , british commonwealth such australian , new zealand etc., on other hand. in contrast, canadian university quite comparable american university many other universities among english-speaking world , francosphere. in canada, colleges geared individuals seeking applied careers, while universities geared individuals seeking more academic careers.
university students classified first, second, third or fourth-year students, , american system of classifying them freshmen , sophomores , juniors , seniors seldom used or understood in canada. in occasions, can called senior ones , twos , threes , fours .
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