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
Students may be able to get high school credits for learning opportunities they take on their own to support career and life planning. These external courses:
- are not part of provincial curriculum
- happen outside school through government-recognized organizations (for example, Canadian Armed Forces, Lifesaving Society)
- give students a more personalized and flexible way to complete high school
- let students pursue their passions and earn up to 5 credits toward a high school diploma or certificate
- are not substitutes for required high school courses
- do not require Alberta Education pre-requisites for students to participate
- do not provide funding to school authorities
While students initiate the request for credits, their school is responsible for following Alberta Education’s processes for external course approval and awarding credits.
Alberta Education will review the external learning opportunity and ensure the providing organization is fulfilling its responsibilities and meeting course requirements.
Approved external learning opportunities will be listed in the Provincially Authorized Senior High School Courses and Course Codes.
For more details, visit High school credits for external learning.
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