List of Canadian primary and secondary examinations

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Canadian primary and secondary standardized examinations are examinations developed in Canada and taken by primary and secondary students in some provinces and territories in Canada.

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The majority of the exams listed are developed provincially and are unique to each respective province and their related adjacent territories. This is as a result of education in Canada being in the jurisdiction of the provinces and territories. Such exams can be important factors in the determination of final grades and therefore also in scholarship decisions, college, and university admissions. However, policies of post-secondary institutions in Canada vary concerning whether the blended exam and class grade are used or simply the class grade are used for admission. [1]

A unique situation of primary and secondary examinations is that of Canada's territories. The territories mostly elect to adopt the curriculum of their most closely related adjacent provinces. This includes adopting the related provinces examination policy. Yukon primarily follows the British Columbia curriculum. [2] Meanwhile, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut primarily follow the Alberta curriculum. [3] [4] Therefore, exams in these territories are developed and adjudicated by the aforementioned adjacent province but are administered by the territorial educational ministry. The reason for the territories adopting the curriculum of provinces is because the provinces have both greater means to create the curriculum and populations to ensure the curriculums acceptance by tertiary institutions. The reason for the territories adopting the curriculum of those specific provinces is as a result of the historical geography of Canada. Yukon was formed prior to the existence of any current western Canadian province except British Columbia. Meanwhile, Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and a handful of other provinces were created from the now nonexistent North-Western Territories which was.

List of examinations

For the purposes of the list, the 'course grade' is defined as the grade assigned by the teacher during classroom instruction. 'Final grade' or 'blended grade' are defined as the combined examination and course grade.

National

Alberta, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut

Some universities choose to raise Albertan students marks because of their provincially required exams. For example, the University of British Columbia automatically raises Albertan students' averages by 2%. [6]

Exam mark is worth 30% of final course grade. [8]

British Columbia and Yukon

Grade 7 SAT

Grade 4 and 7 FSA (British Columbia)

Manitoba

Ontario

In Ontario, province wide assessment is administered by the crown corporation called the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). [12] The EQAO administers tests in:

Prince Edward Island

Provincial examinations are known as Provincial Assessments in Prince Edward Island. [17] Examinations prior to the IMA is not included in grade submission.

Quebec

Saskatchewan

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia

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References

  1. ↑ "Accounting and Financial Management admission requirements for Alberta high school students".
  2. ↑ "Curriculum". 22 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Curriculum & Learning Resources".
  4. ↑ "NWT Curriculum".
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Learning Assessment Programs".
  6. ↑ "Why Alberta's education system is better".
  7. ↑ "Provincial Achievement Tests: About the Pats".
  8. ↑ "About the Diploma Examinations Program".
  9. ↑ "Provincial assessment | Building Student Success - B.C. Curriculum".
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Provincial Assessment Program".
  11. ↑ "Assessment and Evaluation".
  12. ↑ "The Assessments".
  13. ↑ "Grade 3, Primary Division".
  14. ↑ "Grade 6 Junior Division Assessment".
  15. ↑ "Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics".
  16. ↑ "Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test". www.eqao.com. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Provincial Assessments". 2 January 2018.
  18. ↑ "The final mark".
  19. ↑ "Conversion and moderation".
  20. ↑ "Ministry of Education Departmental Examinations Student FAQ" (PDF).
  21. ↑ "Provincial Exams". 20 September 2010.
  22. ↑ "Provincial Assessments".
  23. ↑ "Public Exam Information".
  24. 1 2 "2017–2018 Program of Learning Assessment for Nova Scotia (PLANS)" (PDF).
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