Grade by Grade
Québec · Secondary Cycle Two

Secondary V

Last year of secondary school. Ministry exams in the language of instruction and the second language. The DES requires 54 credits in Secondary IV and V, at least 20 of them in Secondary V. After Secondary V, students go on to CEGEP (college) or vocational training, not a Grade 12.

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 V

CST
Outline
  • Arithmetic and Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Probability and Statistics
  • Graph theory

Mathematics, Technical and Scientific (TS) Secondary V

TS
Outline
  • Arithmetic and Algebra
  • Geometry

Mathematics, Science (SN) Secondary V

SN
Outline
  • Arithmetic and Algebra
  • Geometry

Chemistry

Optional
Outline
  • Gases
  • Energy and chemical reactions
  • Reaction rate
  • Chemical equilibrium

Physics

Optional
Outline
  • Kinematics
  • Dynamics
  • Transformation of energy
  • Geometric optics

Contemporary World

Outline
  • Environment
  • Population
  • Power
  • Wealth
  • Tensions and conflicts

Financial Education

Outline
  • Consuming goods and services
  • Entering the work world
  • Pursuing an education

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
  • Search for meaning and world views
  • Social groups and power relations