OVERVIEW
In Grade 9, 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 15 credits from courses taught in French in order to obtain a provincial French immersion diploma. Furthermore, students must complete 21 compulsory courses. See the list of courses below.
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 the Grade 9 English Language Arts course. This credit prepares students for continuing their studies in Grades 10 to 12.
Successful completion of this course is recommended before choosing a compulsory English Language Arts course in Grade 10.
FRANÇAIS
To obtain a French Immersion Program high school diploma, students must earn a credit in the Grade 9 Français - immersion course. Successfully completing this course will prepare students as they continue their studies into Grades 10, 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.
MATHEMATICS
To obtain a high school diploma, students are required to complete Grade 9 Mathematics. This compulsory course prepares students for the various course options for Grades 10 to 12 Mathematics
PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH EDUCATION
To obtain a high school diploma, students must earn a total of four credits in Physical Education/Health Education, including one credit in Grade 9.
The purpose of the combined physical education/health education curriculum is to encourage 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.
SCIENCE
Students 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 9 Science. This compulsory course prepares students for Grade 10 Science and for any of the optional Grades 11 and 12 science courses.
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 9 Social Studies focuses on life in contemporary Canadian society.
To obtain a high school diploma, students must earn a credit in the Grade 9 course Social Studies: Canada in the Contemporary World.
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
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 9 Social Studies focuses on life in contemporary Canadian society.
To obtain a high school diploma, students must earn a credit in the Grade 9 course Social Studies: Canada in the Contemporary World.