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- ↑ "Adult learning: The Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC)". Ministry of Education. King's Printer for Ontario. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
You need a score of 55% on each of the 5 tests to pass the CAEC and get an Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate.
- 1 2 https://files.ontario.ca/edu-ontario-schools-policy-programs-2016-en-2022-01-19.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
- ↑ "High school graduation requirements". www.ontario.ca. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Ontario Secondary School Diploma Requirements". ocdsb.ca. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Adult learning: Ontario high school diploma". www.ontario.ca. Archived from the original on October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.