The Education System in Canada

 

 

The Education System in Canada

 

Nariman Shaikulov

 

 

Education

 

• Children begin school at the age of 5 or 6
• School is mandatory until the age of 16
• In Ontario and New Brunswick, school is mandatory until the age of 18

 

 

 

The break-down…

 

• Every province in Canada has a different education system.
• These education systems are similar to one another.
• Each province has district school boards that administer education programmes to the different schools.
• For example: In Halifax, my city, the Halifax Regional School Board is the district school board. 

 

 

 

Schools:

 

• There are 15,000 public French-English language schools and 375 school boards in Canada.
• Students in English schools can study in French. This is called French Immersion. 
• Students go to school for 12 years in Canada, except in Quebec.
• In Quebec, they go to school for 11 years. They can then go to CEGEP (College of General and Vocational Education) which prepares them for university or gives them a technical degree.

 

 

Public vs. Private Education

 

• Most children in Canada are sent to public schools.
• Public schools are funded by the different provinces or territories of Canada.

 

• Only 8% of students in Canada go to private schools.
• Many of these private schools are religious.
• They can cost from $10,000-$28,000 a year

 

 

Public            vs.   Private

 

• Public schools often help students in need with:
• Breakfast programmes
• Giving school supplies
• Counselling

 

 

 

• Class sizes are usually smaller.
• These schools can have from 20 to 1000 students.
• They can offer International Baccalaureates for students.

 

 

Levels of school: 

 

• Elementary school

 

• Secondary school

 

• Post Secondary (University or College)

 

 

Levels of school:

 

• Pre-School or Nursery School (age 5 and under)
• Junior Kindergarten (only in Ontario) (ages 4-5)
• Kindergarten (ages 5-6): Kindergarten is not often available in smaller towns or in the Territories.
• In Nova Scotia, Kindergarten is referred to as Grade Primary.

 

 

 

• Elementary school: Refers to grades 1 through 6 (ages 6-12)
• Elementary can sometimes include grades 7 and 8.
• Junior high school: also called "middle school" or "intermediate school".
• Grade 7 (12-13)
• Grade 8 (13-14)
• Grade 9 (Senior 1 in Manitoba) (14-15)

 

 

• High school (in some areas, usually areas with no junior high schools, from grade 8 to 12):
• Grade 10 (Senior 2 in Manitoba) (15-16)
• Grade 11 (Senior 3 in Manitoba) (16-17)
• Grade 12 (Senior 4 in Manitoba) (17-18)
• Grade 12+ (21 and under) (Ontario only)

 

 

 

 

Classes offered in High School, or Secondary school

 

• English or Advanced English
• Mathematics, Advanced Mathematics
• Chemistry, Physics, Biology French.
• Drama, Art, Digital Art Design, Gym

 

 

 

 

Uniforms

 

• Uniforms are not very common in Canadian schools.
• Usually, private schools enforce uniforms.
• Public schools enforce a dress code.
• For example: students can’t wear shorts or shirts that show their stomachs.

 

 

• College or University
• College: Two to three years leading to a diploma.
• University:
• 3 to 4 years to complete a degree.
• 3 years = Bachelor`s degree
• 4 years = Advanced major degree, or a double degree.
• I am taking a double major in Spanish and Political Science. This is a four year degree at Dalhousie University.

 

 

 

 

University in Canada

 

• Canadian students paid approximately $4,724 in tuition for the 2008/2009 academic year. This is 2,863.68 Euro.

 

• Do Canadian students pay more for their university than Spanish students?

 

• This year, tuition has increased in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island.

 

• Last year, I paid $ 5,000 in tuition. On average, at my university, students are paying $ 6,500 in tuition. This is 3,943.89 Euro.
• This DOES NOT include books.

 

• Graduate students pay approximately $5,777 in tuition a year.

 

 

 

University Students:

 

• University students in Canada can receive a scholarship for school.
• This scholarship will depend on their grades. The higher the grades, the more money they receive.
• Some students receive entrance scholarships when they graduate from high school.

 

 

If you can’t afford to go to University…

 

• Many students choose to go to community college and get a trade instead of paying for university which is very expensive.

 

• If not, then they take out a provincial student loan every year to pay for school. This loan has no interest until they graduate.

 

• They can pay this loan off after university.

 

• Students qualify for a student loan depending on the salary of their parents.

 

 

Thank you!!!