Education in Canada - Levels in Education - Grade Structure By Province

Grade Structure By Province

The following table shows how grades are organized in various provinces. Often, there will be exceptions within each province, both with terminology for groups, and which grades apply to each group.

Alberta
(source)		 Elementary Junior High Senior High
Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
British Columbia
(source)		 Primary Middle Secondary
Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Manitoba
(source)		 Early Years Middle Years Senior Years
Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 S1 S2 S3 S4
New Brunswick
(source)		 Elementary Middle School High School
Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Newfoundland and Labrador
(source)		 Primary Elementary Junior High Senior High
Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Level I Level II Level III
Northwest Territories
(source)		 Primary Intermediate Junior Secondary Senior Secondary
Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Nova Scotia
(source)		 Elementary Junior High Senior High
Primary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ontario
(source)		 Elementary Middle & others Secondary
Junior Kindergarten Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
PEI
(source)		 Elementary Intermediate School Senior High
Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Quebec Primary School Secondary School College
Garderie Maternelle 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sec I Sec II Sec III Sec IV Sec V first second third
Saskatchewan
(source)		 Elementary Level Middle Level Secondary Level
Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Yukon
(source)		 Elementary Junior Secondary Senior Secondary
Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Notes:

  • In British Columbia some schools may group together the higher Elementary and lower Secondary Grades. These schools are referred to as Middle Schools or Jr. Secondary Schools. Some Elementary Schools consist solely of grades K-5. Likewise, some Secondary Schools may only have grades 11 and 12. In addition, some school districts may use just elementary (K-7) and secondary (8-12) schools. British Columbia informally subcategorizes the Elementary level into "Primary" (K-3) and "Intermediate" (4-6 or 7), with students often switching elementary schools after grade 3.
  • In Ontario, the terms used in French schooling consist of Maternelle in regards to Junior Kindergarten, Kindergarten is then referred to as Jardin. This differs from Quebec's Maternelle which is the equivalent of Ontario's Kindergarten.
  • In Manitoba, 9th grade-12th grade is referred to as Senior 1-Senior 4;
  • In Nova Scotia the terms for groups, and grades they apply to varies significantly throughout the province. A common, but not universal, organization is shown.
  • In Quebec college is two or three years, depending on what a student selects, based usually on what their post-secondary plans are. College in Quebec overlaps what other provinces consider the boundary between secondary education (high school) and post-secondary education (college and university). "Sec I" = "Secondary Year One" = "Grade 7"
  • In Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, schools are now set up as elementary schools with grades K-5, middle schools with grades 6-8, and high schools with grades 9-12. However, high school graduation requirements only include courses taken in grades 10-12.

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