Table of contents
- Summary of key changes: 2023/24 school year
- Guide to Education: introduction
- Program foundations
- Education Act
- Other legislation
- Regulations
- Policies
- Standards
- Requirements in other Alberta Education documents
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- Courses and programs: introduction
- Career and Life Management (CALM)
- Career and Technology Studies (CTS)
- English as an Additional Language
- Francisation (francophone)
- External learning
- Francophone education
- Green Certificate Program
- International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement
- Knowledge and Employability courses
- Language programs / course sequences / courses
- Locally developed courses
- Music – private study
- Off-campus education
- Physical education
- Special projects credits
- Transfer points and course sequences for senior high school
- Program planning: Course sequence transfer
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- Diploma and certificate requirements: Introduction
- Alberta High School Diploma
- Certificate of High School Achievement
- Certificate of Achievement
- Certificate of School Completion
- Mature students
- High School Equivalency Diploma
- Alberta High School Diploma: Graduation requirements (English)
- Alberta High School Diploma: Graduation requirements (francophone)
- Certificate of High School Achievement requirements (English)
- Certificate of High School Achievement requirements (francophone)
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- Student assessment in senior high school: Introduction
- Reporting student achievement in senior high school courses
- Grade 12 exemptions for transfer-in students
- Diploma Examinations Program
- Diploma examination results statement
- Reporting results of the provincial assessments
- Appeal procedures
- High school diplomas, certificates and transcripts
- Provisions for mature students
- Credits for private school instruction
Career and Technology Studies (CTS) is a high school program designed around a career pathways model to offer flexible programming.
CTS is organized into five clusters:
- Business, Administration, Finance & Information Technology (BIT)
- Health, Recreation & Human Services (HRH)
- Media, Design & Communication Arts (MDC)
- Natural Resources (NAT)
- Trades, Manufacturing & Transportation (TMT)
A cluster is a grouping of CTS courses that represent occupations and broad industry commonalities. Clusters in CTS are aligned with the National Occupational Classification system and function as an organizing tool.
Some students may successfully complete all the learning outcomes for individual introductory-level (1000 series) CTS courses offered in grades 7 to 9. Upon recommendation of the junior high school principal, a student who successfully completes all of the learning outcomes for an introductory-level (1000 series) CTS course may be granted credits associated with that CTS course by a senior high school principal. Such recommendations should be made on an individual, case-by-case basis. A mark of “P” for pass or a percentage grade may be assigned to the student by the senior high school principal.