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MY CHILD IN SCHOOL
MY CHILD IN SCHOOL – Informed Parent, Involved Parent
GRADE 10
OVERVIEWIn Grade10, your child will need to earn credits in 6 compulsory subjects: English Language Arts, Français, Mathematics, Physical Education/Health Education, Science and Social Studies. These credits are required to obtain a Manitoba high school diploma. In addition to these 6 compulsory courses, your child will take optional courses to earn the necessary credits towards graduation requirements (a minimum of 30 credits in Senior Years). Click on the OPT tab for information on optional courses. The Senior Years French Immersion Program Diploma Of the minimum 30 credits required for graduation, students must earn a minimum of 14 credits from courses taught in French in order to obtain a provincial French immersion diploma. As of September 2024, students starting Grade 9 must earn a minimum of 15 credits taught in French. Furthermore, students must complete 21 compulsory courses.
In addition, a minimum of 9 optional credits are required to graduate. For more information on graduation requirements, please contact the school’s guidance counsellor. ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSTo obtain a high school diploma, students must earn a credit in the Grade 10 English Language Arts course. Successful completion of this course is recommended before choosing a compulsory core English Language Arts course in Grade 11. This credit prepares students for continuing their studies in Grades 11 and 12. FRANÇAISTo obtain the French Immersion Program high school diploma, students must earn a credit in the Grade 10 Français - immersion course. Successfully completing this course will prepare students as they continue their studies into Grades 11 and 12. In Grades 9 to 12, students develop and improve their oral and written communication skills in French. Students also increase their appreciation for the French language and Francophone cultures in Canada, around the world, and in their personal lives.
MATHEMATICSTo obtain a high school diploma, students must earn a credit in at least one of the following courses: Grade 10 Essential Mathematics or Grade 10 Introduction to Applied and Pre-Calculus Mathematics. All students can benefit from a general understanding of mathematics for personal and work-related use, and for any future plans, regardless of their career and/or post-secondary choices. Some high school students will need in-depth studies in mathematics for their post-secondary education. Therefore, before choosing a mathematics course, students must make sure that it meets the entrance requirements for the specific post-secondary program or faculty that they have chosen. A student may earn more than one mathematics credit in the same grade level. PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH EDUCATIONTo obtain a high school diploma, students must earn a total of four credits in Physical Education/Health Education, including one credit in Grade 10. The purpose of the combined physical education/health education curriculum is to help students maintain physically active and healthy lifestyles. The curriculum focuses on making healthy decisions about physical activity participation, healthy eating, substance use, sexual reproductive health, and injury prevention. SCIENCEStudents should understand and value the role that science plays in our everyday lives and its importance for global interdependence and for a sustainable society, economy and environment. To obtain a high school diploma, students are required to complete Grade 10 Science. This compulsory course prepares students for any of the optional Grades 11 and 12 science courses. OPTIONAL COURSESTo meet the graduation requirements, students must earn a minimum of 30 credits as presented in the following table:
Students must therefore choose optional courses to earn the number of credits required for a high school diploma. The list of optional courses varies from school to school. Your child's choices of optional courses may:
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SOCIAL STUDIES
Social studies is the study of people in relation to each other and to the world. In Manitoba, social studies includes the study of history and geography, and draws upon relevant topics in the social sciences and humanities. Through the study of human beings in their physical, social, and cultural environments, social studies examines the past and the present, and looks toward the future. Social studies helps students acquire the skills, knowledge, and values necessary to become active democratic citizens and contributing members of their communities, locally, nationally, and globally. Grade 10 social studies focuses on geographic issues of the contemporary world.