Alberta Curriculum & Advanced Placement Courses
ALBERTA CURRICULUM
CAIS offers the renowned Alberta curriculum, and is accredited to provide studies leading to the High School Diploma qualification of Alberta Education, Canada. Alberta Education has earned the accolades of universities throughout the world due to the quality of students produced from its provincial and international schools. An international assessment, the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) assesses 15-year-old students’ reading, mathematics, and science literacy every three years. In 2018, 600,000 students representing about 32 million 15-years-olds in the schools of the 78 participating countries and economies including Hong Kong sat the 2-hour PISA test.
Overall PISA rankings reflect where each of the participating countries stands in terms of the students’ skills in the above three domains. Hong Kong ranks 4th worldwide with an average score of 530.7, followed by other popular study destinations amongst Hong Kong parents, including Canada (8th) with a score of 516.7, UK (13th) with a score of 503.7 and Australia (21st) with a score of 499.0. Canada is the only English speaking country among the top 10 in the world.
Click here to access the full report published by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC).
To learn more about the Alberta Advantage, visit the official website.
Diploma & Credits Requirements
Students can begin earning credits in the Alberta Diploma Program in Grade 10. Upon successful completion of 100 credits, with at least twenty Level 30 credits, students will be awarded an Alberta High School Diploma. For more information about Alberta Education’s Diploma Exams, you may visit the official website.
- Business Education (Grade 9)
- Chinese Studies
- Christian Ethics & Chapel
- Digital Literacy
- English Language Arts
- French
- Health & Guidance
- Instrumental Music / Choral Music / Drama
- Leadership
- Mathematics
- Physical Education
- Science
- Social Studies
- Spanish
- Visual Arts
- AP Biology
- Career and Life Management (CALM)
- Chinese Studies 10
- Computer Science 20
- CTS (Graphic Design)
- Drama 10
- Economics for Consumers 20
- English Language Arts 10
- French
- General Psychology 20
- Instrumental Music 10
- Mathematics 10C / Mathematics 20-1
- Physical Education 10
- Religious Ethics 20 & Chapel
- Science 10
- Social Studies 10
- Spanish
- Visual Arts 10
- AP Biology
- AP Comparative Government
- AP Psychology
- AP World History
- Biology 20
- Chemistry 20
- Chinese Studies 20 & AP
- Computer Science 20
- Computer Science 30
- CTS (Graphic Design)
- Drama
- English Language Arts 20
- French
- Instrumental Music 20
- Mathematics 20 / Mathematics 30
- Micro Economics 30 & AP
- Physics 20
- Religious Meaning 20 & Chapel
- Social Studies 20
- Spanish
- University Preparation
- Visual Arts 20
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus
- AP Comparative Government
- AP Psychology
- AP World History
- Biology 30
- Chemistry 30
- Chinese Studies 30 & AP
- Computer Science 30
- CTS (Graphic Design)
- English Language Arts 30
- Drama
- Instrumental Music 30
- Macro Economics 30 & AP
- Mathematics 30 / Mathematics 31
- Micro Economics 30 & AP
- Physics 30
- Social Studies 30
- University Preparation
- Visual Arts 30
- World Religion 30 & Chapel
If you want to know more about Alberta Education Secondary curriculum please click the links below.
Grades 7-9:
– https://education.alberta.ca
– https://www.learnalberta.ca
Grades 10-12:
– https://education.alberta.ca
– https://www.learnalberta.ca
Advanced Placement ® (AP) courses
✓ Global recognition ✓ University -level taught in high school ✓ Wide selection of courses ✓ Augments existing Alberta curriculum ✓ No additional fees or subscriptions ✓ Students pay per-exam fee ✓ Students may use one or more AP courses for admissions or credit/placement ✓ Students can undertake online learning ✓ AP Exam scores are sent directly to universities to confirm performance
The Advanced Placement®(AP®) program is a cooperative educational endeavor between secondary schools, colleges and universities. The AP® program supplements Alberta courses for Grades 11-12 students seeking further academic challenge. Successful AP® Exam completion positions them to qualify for credit transfer or advanced placement at many universities. Selected students may have the opportunity to write Advanced Placement® exams in May each year whether they have taken the instruction provided by the School or not. For more information about the Advanced Placement® program, please visit http://apcentral.collegeboard.com.
AP® Scholar Awards
The AP® Scholar Awards are presented to students demonstrating college-level achievement through AP® courses and exams. A certificate is presented and acknowledged on a score report sent directly to universities. Awards include:
- AP® Scholar: For scores of at least 3 on 3 or more AP® Exams
- AP® Scholar with Honors: For average scores of at least 25 on all AP® Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on 4 or more of these
- AP® Scholar with Distinction: For average scores of at least 3.5 on all AP® Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on 5 or more exams
AP® School Score Summary
CAIS Student 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total AP Students 54 31 25 57 57 Number of AP Scholar 13 11 7 3 19 AP Students with Scores 3+ 47 28 25 51 46 % of Total AP Students with Scores 3+ 87.04 90.32 100.00 89.47 80.70 Number of Exams 93 58 43 91 100 Number of Exam with Score 3+ 80 52 35 76 83 % of Exam with Score 3+ 86% 89% 81% 83% 83%
Advanced Placement® and AP® are registered trademarks of the College Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which were not involved in the production of, and do not endorse, this site.
Alberta Curriculum & Advanced Placement Courses
ALBERTA CURRICULUM
CAIS offers the renowned Alberta curriculum, and is accredited to provide studies leading to the High School Diploma qualification of Alberta Education, Canada. Alberta Education has earned the accolades of universities throughout the world due to the quality of students produced from its provincial and international schools. An international assessment, the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) assesses 15-year-old students’ reading, mathematics, and science literacy every three years. In 2018, 600,000 students representing about 32 million 15-years-olds in the schools of the 78 participating countries and economies including Hong Kong sat the 2-hour PISA test.
Overall PISA rankings reflect where each of the participating countries stands in terms of the students’ skills in the above three domains. Hong Kong ranks 4th worldwide with an average score of 530.7, followed by other popular study destinations amongst Hong Kong parents, including Canada (8th) with a score of 516.7, UK (13th) with a score of 503.7 and Australia (21st) with a score of 499.0. Canada is the only English speaking country among the top 10 in the world.
Click here to access the full report published by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC).
To learn more about the Alberta Advantage, visit the official website.
Diploma & Credits Requirements
Students can begin earning credits in the Alberta Diploma Program in Grade 10. Upon successful completion of 100 credits, with at least twenty Level 30 credits, students will be awarded an Alberta High School Diploma. For more information about Alberta Education’s Diploma Exams, you may visit the official website.
- Business Education (Grade 9)
- Chinese Studies
- Christian Ethics & Chapel
- Digital Literacy
- English Language Arts
- French
- Health & Guidance
- Instrumental Music / Choral Music / Drama
- Leadership
- Mathematics
- Physical Education
- Science
- Social Studies
- Spanish
- Visual Arts
- AP Biology
- Career and Life Management (CALM)
- Chinese Studies 10
- Computer Science 20
- CTS (Graphic Design)
- Drama 10
- Economics for Consumers 20
- English Language Arts 10
- French
- General Psychology 20
- Instrumental Music 10
- Mathematics 10C / Mathematics 20-1
- Physical Education 10
- Religious Ethics 20 & Chapel
- Science 10
- Social Studies 10
- Spanish
- Visual Arts 10
- AP Biology
- AP Comparative Government
- AP Psychology
- AP World History
- Biology 20
- Chemistry 20
- Chinese Studies 20 & AP
- Computer Science 20
- Computer Science 30
- CTS (Graphic Design)
- Drama
- English Language Arts 20
- French
- Instrumental Music 20
- Mathematics 20 / Mathematics 30
- Micro Economics 30 & AP
- Physics 20
- Religious Meaning 20 & Chapel
- Social Studies 20
- Spanish
- University Preparation
- Visual Arts 20
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus
- AP Comparative Government
- AP Psychology
- AP World History
- Biology 30
- Chemistry 30
- Chinese Studies 30 & AP
- Computer Science 30
- CTS (Graphic Design)
- English Language Arts 30
- Drama
- Instrumental Music 30
- Macro Economics 30 & AP
- Mathematics 30 / Mathematics 31
- Micro Economics 30 & AP
- Physics 30
- Social Studies 30
- University Preparation
- Visual Arts 30
- World Religion 30 & Chapel
If you want to know more about Alberta Education Secondary curriculum please click the links below.
Grades 7-9:
– https://education.alberta.ca
– https://www.learnalberta.ca
Grades 10-12:
– https://education.alberta.ca
– https://www.learnalberta.ca
Advanced Placement ® (AP) courses
✓ Global recognition ✓ University -level taught in high school ✓ Wide selection of courses ✓ Augments existing Alberta curriculum ✓ No additional fees or subscriptions ✓ Students pay per-exam fee ✓ Students may use one or more AP courses for admissions or credit/placement ✓ Students can undertake online learning ✓ AP Exam scores are sent directly to universities to confirm performance
The Advanced Placement®(AP®) program is a cooperative educational endeavor between secondary schools, colleges and universities. The AP® program supplements Alberta courses for Grades 11-12 students seeking further academic challenge. Successful AP® Exam completion positions them to qualify for credit transfer or advanced placement at many universities. Selected students may have the opportunity to write Advanced Placement® exams in May each year whether they have taken the instruction provided by the School or not. For more information about the Advanced Placement® program, please visit http://apcentral.collegeboard.com.
AP® Scholar Awards
The AP® Scholar Awards are presented to students demonstrating college-level achievement through AP® courses and exams. A certificate is presented and acknowledged on a score report sent directly to universities. Awards include:
- AP® Scholar: For scores of at least 3 on 3 or more AP® Exams
- AP® Scholar with Honors: For average scores of at least 25 on all AP® Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on 4 or more of these
- AP® Scholar with Distinction: For average scores of at least 3.5 on all AP® Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on 5 or more exams
AP® School Score Summary
CAIS Student 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total AP Students 54 31 25 57 57 Number of AP Scholar 13 11 7 3 19 AP Students with Scores 3+ 47 28 25 51 46 % of Total AP Students with Scores 3+ 87.04 90.32 100.00 89.47 80.70 Number of Exams 93 58 43 91 100 Number of Exam with Score 3+ 80 52 35 76 83 % of Exam with Score 3+ 86% 89% 81% 83% 83%
Advanced Placement® and AP® are registered trademarks of the College Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which were not involved in the production of, and do not endorse, this site.
