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Junior and senior high school curriculum development

Developing new junior high and career education curriculum.

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Overview

As part of Alberta’s ongoing curriculum renewal process, Alberta Education and Childcare is continuing development of new curriculum for junior and senior high school subjects.

Between January and May 2025, education partner organizations, teacher curriculum consultation groups, First Nations, Métis and Inuit partners, community organizations and subject experts provided input to inform curriculum development for mathematics, social studies, physical education and wellness, and career education and financial literacy.

We will continue a phased approach to develop curriculum for the remaining grades and subjects. This approach aims to facilitate kindergarten to Grade 12 (K to 12) curriculum renewal, while ensuring sufficient time for system readiness. Information about future engagement opportunities will be shared as it becomes available.

Grades 7 to 9 draft curriculum

Alberta’s government continues to deliver on its commitment to provide students with new and updated curriculum.

In June 2025, draft curriculums were released for 7 to 9:

  • mathematics
  • physical education and wellness
  • social studies

Draft 7 to 9 curriculums can be viewed on new LearnAlberta.

Draft career education and financial literacy curriculum for grades 7 to 9 will be released later in 2025.

During the 2025/26 school year, optional field testing of curriculum will occur prior to optional classroom piloting in 2026/27. Mandatory implementation of these 7 to 9 curriculums will take place in the 2027/28 school year.

Curriculum information

Field testing

Unlike piloting, field testing is not about testing entire learning outcomes or the whole draft curriculum. This optional phase is used to gather early feedback on selected portions of draft curriculum and materials.

School boards will nominate teachers to participate in field testing focus groups:

  • Selected teachers will test parts of draft curriculum chosen by Education and Childcare.
  • The teachers will provide feedback during focus groups meetings.
    • This feedback will inform curriculum refinements ahead of classroom piloting.

School boards will have time at the beginning of the school year to review draft curriculum before they decide whether to commit to field testing. We will invite school boards interested in field testing to submit an expression of interest in September 2025.

Timeline

  • 2024/25 school year

    Development

    In January 2025, we began engaging on draft curriculum content for:

    • 7 to 9 mathematics and social studies
    • 7 to 10 physical education and wellness
    • CALM, including career education, financial literacy, basic life skills and home maintenance

    As part of these engagements, education partner organizations, teacher curriculum consultation groups, First Nations, Métis and Inuit partners, community organizations, and subject area specialists provided feedback on the course organization for grades 7 to 10 physical education and wellness, career education, financial literacy, basic life skills and home maintenance.

    Partners noted the importance of enhanced career education and financial literacy in junior and senior high school. Based on the feedback provided, high school curriculum content for these subjects will continue to be refined and will be released for engagement at a later date.

  • 2025/26 school year

    Field testing

    Optional field testing will take place during the 2025/26 school year for draft curriculums for 7 to 9:

    • career education and financial literacy
    • mathematics
    • physical education and wellness
    • social studies

    Professional learning sessions

    All grades 7 to 9 teachers and system leaders will be invited to attend professional learning sessions about the draft curriculum, regardless of their participation in field testing.

    Development

    We anticipate that engagements will occur in the 2025/26 school year to gather input from a range of education partners on curriculum content, focusing on:

    • 7 to 9:
      • English language arts and literature
      • French first language and literature
      • French immersion language arts and literature
      • science
    • Grade 10:
      • social studies
      • physical education and wellness
    • high school curriculum content for career education, financial literacy, basic life skills and home maintenance skills
  • 2026/27 school year

    Field testing

    Optional field testing is anticipated in the 2026/27 school year on draft curriculum content for:

    • 7 to 9:
      • English language arts and literature
      • French first language and literature
      • French immersion language arts and literature
      • science
    • Grade 10:
      • physical education and wellness
      • social studies
    • high school curriculum content for career education, financial literacy, basic life skills and home maintenance skills

    Piloting

    Optional piloting is anticipated in the 2026/27 school year on draft curriculum content for 7 to 9:

    • career education and financial literacy
    • mathematics
    • physical education and wellness
    • social studies