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GRADE 12

OVERVIEW

In Grade 12, your child will need to obtain credits in 4 compulsory subjects: English Language Arts, Français, Mathematics and Physical Education/Health Education. These credits are required to obtain a Manitoba high school diploma.

In addition to these 4 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 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.

Compulsory senior years courses in the French Immersion Program
SUBJECT AREA COURSE TITLE
Grade 9 6 credits
English Language Arts English Language Arts
French Language Arts Français arts langagiers – immersion
Mathematics Mathématiques or Mathematics
Science Sciences de la nature or Science
Social Studies Le Canada dans le monde contemporain or Canada in the Contemporary World
Physical Education/Health Education Éducation physique et Éducation à la santé or Physical Education/Health Education
Grade 10 6 credits
English Language Arts English Language Arts 
French Language Arts Français arts langagiers – immersion
Mathematics 1 of the following:
  • Mathématiques au quotidien or Essential Mathematics
  • Mathématiques au quotidien I and Mathématiques au quotidien II or Essential Mathematics I and Essential Mathematics II
  • Introduction aux mathématiques appliquées et au pré-calcul or Introduction to Applied and Pre-Calculus Mathematics
Science Sciences de la nature or Science
Social Studies Les enjeux géographiques du XXIe siècle or Geographic Issues of the 21st Century
Physical Education/Health Education Éducation physique et Éducation à la santé or Physical Education/Health Education
Grade 11 5 credits
English Language Arts 1 of the following:
  • ELA: Comprehensive Focus
  • ELA: Literary Focus
  • ELA: Transactional Focus
French Language Arts Français arts langagiers – immersion
Mathematics 1 of the following:
  • Mathématiques appliquées or Applied Mathematics
  • Mathématiques au quotidien or Essential Mathematics
  • Mathématiques au quotidien III and Mathématiques au quotidien IV or Essential Mathematics III and Essential Mathematics IV
  • Mathématiques pré-calcul or Pre-Calculus Mathematics
Physical Education/Health Education Éducation physique et Éducation à la santé or Physical Education/Health Education
Social Studies Histoire du Canada or History of Canada
Grade 12 4 credits
English Language Arts 1 of the following:
  • ELA: Comprehensive Focus
  • ELA: Literary Focus
  • ELA: Transactional Focus
French Language Arts Français arts langagiers – immersion
Mathematics 1 of the following:
  • Mathématiques appliquées or Applied Mathematics
  • Mathématiques au quotidien or Essential Mathematics
  • Mathématiques au quotidien V and Mathématiques au quotidien VI or Essential Mathematics V and Essential Mathematics VI
  • Mathématiques pré-calcul or Pre-Calculus Mathematics
Physical Education/Health Education Éducation physique et Éducation à la santé or Physical Education/Health Education

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 ARTS

To obtain a high school diploma, students must earn a credit in any one of the following courses:

  • Grade 12 English Language Arts: Comprehensive Focus
  • Grade 12 English Language Arts: Literary Focus
  • Grade 12 English Language Arts: Transactional Focus

It is possible for a student to earn credits for more than one English Language Arts course at the same grade level.

Before choosing courses, students must make sure that the courses meet the entrance requirements for specific faculties, programs or courses being considered after finishing high school.

FRANÇAIS

To obtain a French Immersion Program high school diploma, students must earn a credit in the Grade 12 Français - immersion course. This credit prepares students to continue their study of French beyond high school. It also helps prepare students for the learning of other languages in the future.

In Grades 9 to 12, students develop and improve their oral and writing communication skills in French. Students also increase their appreciation of the French language and Francophone cultures in Canada, around the world, and in their personal lives.

 

MATHEMATICS

To obtain a high school diploma, students must earn a credit in at least one of the following three courses: Grade 12 Essential Mathematics, Grade 12 Applied Mathematics, or Grade 12 Pre-Calculus Mathematics.

All students can benefit from a general understanding of mathematics for personal and work-related use, and for future plans, regardless of their career and/or post-secondary choices. Some high school students will need in-depth studies of mathematics for their post-secondary education. Therefore, before choosing a mathematics course, students must make sure that it meets the entrance requirements for 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 EDUCATION

The purpose of the combined physical education/health education curriculum is to encourage physically active and healthy lifestyles.

To obtain a high school diploma, students must earn a total of four credits in Physical Education/Health Education, including one credit in Grade 12. As part of the Grade 12 credit, students must complete a Physical Activity Practicum which involves participation in physical activities based on a personal plan.

OPTIONAL COURSES

To meet the graduation requirements, students must earn a minimum of 30 credits as presented in the following table:

Compulsory courses 21 credits
Optional courses 9 credits
Number of credits required for the Senior Years Diploma 30 credits

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:

  • offer additional academic support (ex. Grade 9 Transitional Mathematics)
  • complement his/her personal and academic interests
  • may reinforce and support his/her career choices