{"id":4717,"date":"2024-05-29T03:34:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T07:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tuteurcps.com\/quebec-education-system\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T02:28:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:28:39","slug":"quebec-education-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tuteurcps.com\/en\/quebec-education-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec education system"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4717\" class=\"elementor elementor-4717 elementor-3685\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e8c03f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e8c03f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a799c23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a799c23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are new to Quebec, the education system may be a bit of a mystery \u2013 whether you have arrived from abroad or from another province.<\/p><p>If you come to Quebec from outside Canada, your child(ren) will be expected to do their schooling in French, unless they attend an English private school receiving no government funding. 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uael-date-inner\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><p >(ages 17-19)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-heading-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"uael-timeline-heading\">COLLEGE(CEGEP) &#8211; GRADES 12-13<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline__line\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline__line__inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-042295e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"042295e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Preschool\/Kindergarten (maternelle and maternelle pour 4 ans)\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58741b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58741b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kindergarten or preschool is generally the year before primary education. Children start kindergarten the year they turn 5 before 30 September. So, to start kindergarten 01 September 2021 a child must be 5 years of age by 30 Sep 2021.  <\/p><p>Depending on where you live in Quebec, there are also pre-kindergarten programs available (4-year-old kindergarten). These programs are for children who will turn 4 before 30 September of the year in which they start Pre-k. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b046e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b046e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Primary School (\u00c9cole primaire)\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c6ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33c6ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Primary school is for students aged 6-12. In English this covers grades 1-6 which are known in French as ann\u00e9es 1 \u00e0 6. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73dd570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73dd570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Secondary School (\u00c9cole secondaire)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d2605 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83d2605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Secondary school is for children generally aged 12-17. It covers grades 7-11 which in French are known as Secondaire 1 \u00e0 5 ou Sec 1 \u00e0 5. On completion of Grade 11, students in Quebec receive their provincial high school certificate.  <\/p><p>Compulsory school ends on receipt of a high school certificate or at the end of the academic year during which a student turns 16, whichever comes first.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a5d514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a5d514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. College (C\u00c9GEP)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84ab45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f84ab45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>C\u00c9GEP stands for Coll\u00e8ge d\u2019enseignement general et professionnel which translates as General and Professional Teaching College.<\/p><p>There are two main streams of C\u00e9gep: Technical training and Pre-university education. For both options, when you successfully complete your program you are awarded the Diploma of College Studies (DCS), or, as it is more commonly known, Dipl\u00f4me d\u2019\u00e9tudes coll\u00e9giales (DEC). <\/p><p>If you are looking to get qualified and start working right away, C\u00c9GEP Technical training may be for you. Most programs last 3 years and include compulsory general education subjects such as English, French, and Physical Education, alongside field-specific courses. Courses range from 3D animation and computer-generated imagery, adventure tourism and furniture making, to dental hygiene, professional theatre, and nursing.  <\/p><p><em>The advantages of Technical training are:<\/em><\/p><ul><li>There are practical, sometimes paid, internships giving you useful skills and experience in your chosen profession.<\/li><li>Quebec is currently experiencing a labour shortage, so you have a good chance of finding a job in your chosen profession at the end of your program.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e1e967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e1e967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alternately, pre-university programs prepare you for entrance to university courses. Courses vary from arts and literature, to science, dance, music, and engineering. <\/p><p><em>The advantages of Pre-university education are:<\/em><\/p><ul><li>More time to study broader subject areas before deciding what you would like to do or study in more depth<\/li><li>Meeting entry requirements for universities in Quebec and across Canada<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d64ab8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d64ab8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is just a brief introduction to the Quebec education system. To find out more or find the right school near you, check out the following websites: <\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.education.gouv.qc.ca\/references\/etudier-au-quebec\/systeme-scolaire-quebecois\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Primary, secondary and college (only available in French)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cegepsquebec.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College<\/a><\/p><p>Have you just arrived in Quebec and think that you or your child needs tutoring to better adapt and get to grips with this new system? Visit our tutoring page for <a href=\"https:\/\/tuteurcps.com\/en\/tutoring-for-newcomers\/\">newcomers<\/a> and contact us to request a tutor! <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are new to Quebec, the education system may be a bit of a mystery \u2013 whether you have arrived from abroad or from another province. 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