All Grade 10 and Grade 12 Students are required to write both a Numeracy and a Literacy Assessment as part of their BC Ministry of Education Graduation Requirements.
Detailed information can be found here: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/provincial/assessment
Grade 10 Numeracy Assessment:
The Grade 10 Numeracy Assessment is a provincial assessment that assesses student proficiency in numeracy. It is a graduation requirement and students take the assessment in their Grade 10 year.
The Grade 10 Numeracy Assessment focuses on the application of mathematical concepts learned across multiple subjects from kindergarten to Grade 10. It requires students to solve problems by using five numeracy processes (different ways of thinking and working): interpret, apply, solve, analyze and communicate. The numeracy processes are described in the pre-assessment activities and in the specifications.
Grade 10 Literacy Assessment:
The Grade 10 Literacy Assessment is a provincial assessment that assesses student proficiency in literacy. It is a graduation requirement and students take the assessment in their Grade 10 year.
The Grade 10 Literacy Assessment assesses student ability to use critical thinking and analysis to make meaning from a diverse array of texts. It also assesses the ability of students to communicate their ideas. The Grade 10 Literacy Assessment is not based on a particular course, but on learning across multiple subjects, from kindergarten to Grade 10.
**NEW Grade 12 Literacy Assessment:
The Grade 12 Literacy Assessment is a provincial assessment that assesses student proficiency in literacy. It is a graduation requirement and completed during students’ Grade 12 year.
The Grade 12 Literacy Assessment assesses students’ ability to use critical and reflective thinking and analysis to make meaning from a diverse array of texts. It also assesses the ability of students to communicate their ideas, or those found in the texts.
The Grade 12 Literacy assessment is not based on a particular subject matter or course, but rather on learning across multiple subjects from kindergarten to Grade 12.
**NEW Grade 12 literacy assessment – French as a second language – immersion:
The Grade 12 Literacy Assessment – French as a Second Language – Immersion evaluates the fundamental aspects of literacy among Grade 12 students.
Literacy is defined on the one hand as the ability to grasp the meaning of a variety of texts and to analyze them critically. On the other hand, literacy includes the ability to express oneself in various ways, for various purposes and according to the needs of the context.
Literacy assessment is not associated with a private course, but on the contrary touches on several learning disciplines as well as the essential skills developed in students from kindergarten to grade 12.
Please click on the link below for the January 2021 Schedule. Students who miss an Assessment and/or would like to re-write will do so in June 2021.
Grade 10 and Grade 12 Assessment Schedule January 2022