Yes. Every province sets its own curriculum, credit system, assessments and diploma, so the province you choose shapes the grades covered and the path to graduation.
- Ontario: The OSSD requires 30 credits over Grades 9 to 12, a literacy requirement, 40 hours of community involvement and at least two online learning credits.
- British Columbia: The Dogwood Diploma requires 80 credits at the Grade 10 to 12 levels and three provincial graduation assessments: Grade 10 numeracy, Grade 10 literacy and Grade 12 literacy.
- Alberta: The diploma requires at least 100 credits. In 30-level courses with a provincial diploma exam, the exam counts for 30% of the final mark.
- Quebec: Secondary school ends after Secondary V, the equivalent of Grade 11, with 54 credits from Secondary IV and V. Most students then complete two years of CEGEP before university.
- Minors: The age of majority is 18 in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan, and 19 in British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia.
Please note: Graduation requirements are revised from time to time; Ontario's differ slightly for students who started Grade 9 in 2024 or later.
Official sources: Ontario: High school graduation requirements · British Columbia: Graduation requirements · Alberta: High School Diploma graduation requirements
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