Grade by Grade
Québec · Secondary Cycle Two

Secondary IV

Courses in Secondary IV and V earn credits toward the Secondary School Diploma (DES). Ministry exams count toward the final mark in mathematics, science and technology, and History of Québec and Canada. Students choose a mathematics sequence (CST, TS or SN).

French, Language of Instruction

Outline
  • Lire et apprécier des textes variés
  • Écrire des textes variés
  • Communiquer oralement selon des modalités variées

English Language Arts

Outline
  • Uses language/talk to communicate and to learn
  • Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts
  • Produces texts for personal and social purposes

English as a Second Language

Core or Enriched
Outline
  • Interacts orally in English
  • Reinvests understanding of texts
  • Writes and produces texts

French as a Second Language

Core, Enriched or Immersion
Outline
  • Français, langue seconde

Mathematics, Cultural, Social and Technical (CST) Secondary IV

CST
Outline
  • Arithmetic and Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Statistics

Mathematics, Technical and Scientific (TS) Secondary IV

TS
Outline
  • Arithmetic and Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Statistics

Mathematics, Science (SN) Secondary IV

SN
Outline
  • Arithmetic and Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Statistics

Science and Technology / Applied Science and Technology, Secondary IV

ST or AST
Outline
  • The Living World
  • The Material World
  • Earth and Space
  • The Technological World

Environmental Science and Technology

Optional
Outline
  • The Living World
  • The Material World
  • Earth and Space
  • The Technological World

History of Québec and Canada, Secondary IV

Outline
  • The formation of the Canadian federal system (1840-1896)
  • Nationalisms and the autonomy of Canada (1896-1945)
  • The modernization of Québec and the Quiet Revolution (1945-1980)
  • The contemporary choices of Québec society (1980 to the present)

Arts Education

Outline
  • Drama
  • Visual Arts
  • Dance
  • Music

Physical Education and Health

Outline
  • Performs movement skills in different physical activity settings
  • Interacts with others in different physical activity settings
  • Adopts a healthy, active lifestyle

Culture and Citizenship in Québec

Outline
  • Relationships and caring
  • Justice and the law
  • Culture and symbolic productions
  • Technology and future challenges