Talk:Education in Canada

Template:CanEd is it really useful to mention nursery schools? they're not really part of the education system...

Religion in schools

what are the specific court cases relating to public religious schools and is this a violation of human rights plese specify!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ontario

I believe Grade 7 & 8 are not part of the elementary system but rather Secondary or Junior High. Lots of school down here in Ottawa have 7-8 integraded with 9-12, not 1-6.

--Yongblood 16:10, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

That's only in the Ottawa region. Many schools around Toronto either have 7 and 8 in either Elementary schools or Middle schools

--CuffX 01:44, 24 Febuary 2007 (UTC)

Middle schools

Peel District School Board (Official Site) in Mississauga, Ontario appears to have lots of Middle Schools and Sr. P.S. (grades 6-8). The Category:Middle schools in Ontario contains only one school. Cafe Nervosa | talk22:25, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

• In Vancouver, BC and areas with no junior high or middle schools, secondary school extends from grade 8 to grade 12.

• Have to say, as someone with an interest in middle years education internationally, I find the table at the foot of the article quite confusing, since I don't know what grades in each section relate to what ages! Is this comparing to US school grades? Or standardised Canadian ones? As a Briton, it is a mystery to me. Is there someone in the know who might be able to add age indications to the table? Tafkam 13:10, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Nursery schools

While not part of the official educational system, nursery schools are a pretty common experience for children in Québec and Canada. As such, I humbly think it should stay.

Yes they are, although I wouldn't consider mentioning them in detail. Also, Québec is part of Canada, whether they like it or not. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.98.113.160 (talk) 01:23, 15 March 2007 (UTC).

Template:Education infobox

I created a template, Template:Education infobox which can give a quick at a glance demographics table for education articles. See its implementation at Education in the United States and feel free to help improve the template.--naryathegreat | (talk) 01:00, August 7, 2005 (UTC)

Universities

The information in the university section seems out of date and inaccurate, but I don't know enough to fix it properly. It also seems like there could be a lot more there... TastyCakes 17:25, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Question about Admission to Canadian Universities

What criteria do Canadian universities use to admit students ?

In the UK, in order to be admitted into a university, students need at least 3 A-Level certificates, which can be obtained by getting a passing grade in national exams which are written and graded by independent exam boards and taken respectively at the end of years 12 and 13 of pre-university schooling. In general, students usually study 4 or 5 subjects in year 12 getting so-called preliminary AS-level certificates, and then drop to 3 subjects only in year 13 to get full A-level certificates. A university may require then that, on top of the 3 minimum A-level certificates, the student hold for example an additional contrasting AS-level certificate on a different subject.

A-Level certificates have an associated letter grade classification (A, B, C, etc.) which is based on the student's final mark as a percentage of the maximum possible points that can be achieved in a given subject (e.g. > 80 % would be a grade A, 70-80 % a grade B, and so on). Most universities set then a minimum qualification criterion to admit students (e.g. in a top university like Cambridge or Oxford, the minimum combination for most intended majors would be grades A/A/A respectively in 3 specific subjects X,Y,and Z). However, since the number of candidates meeting the minimum qualification cutoff tends to be higher than the available places in the freshman class, the universities have to use additional criteria for selection. That includes almost often interviews and, quite frequently for some majors, requiring that candidates take additional written tests (like TSA, BMAT, LNAT, STEP, etc.). More recently, in order to better assess a candidate's strenght or weakness in specific areas, universities like Cambridge and Oxford have also begun to look at the marks achieved in each unit taken by the student in the 2-year A-level program, as opposed to taking only the final certificate letter grade into consideration.

Is the system in Canada similar ? If not , what are the differences ? Thank you for the information. 200.177.5.144 00:27, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

The Canadian system is not at all similar. In Ontario, students in high school (aged approx. 14-18) take either "University" level courses or "College" level courses, and there are more general courses as well. Students must complete a minimum of 6 University level courses (sometimes Universities demand certain courses - all programs require University level English, most business require 2 University level maths, and most science require science based courses.). The student must then complete these courses to the best of their ability, and admission is cut off based on the students percentage grade (good universities require a minimum 80% average). Some university programs also require supplementary applications - including statements of personal experience, resume's, portfolio's, etc., but not all require this. This is only Ontario, check the universities individual websites for more information - don't rely on something such as Wikipedia for such a serious decision making process. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.98.113.160 (talk) 01:21, 15 March 2007 (UTC).

History of education in Canada and aboriginal education

These are two important topics that aren't really covered. Anyone averse to their addition?

junior or middle schools and high schools

Since the introduction of middle or junior high school only means a school that serves enough children to stand on its own. Many high school now have what they call a school within a school, meaning a new middle or junior high school attached to a high school. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.68.18.51 (talk) 22:50, 26 March 2007 (UTC).

Attainment

attainment??