1. Graduation Requirements

2. Semestered Courses
High school students take 4 courses starting in September, write exams in January, then begin 4 new courses in February which finish in June.
SAERC students take 8 courses each year, for a potential total of 24 credits in 3 years.
Some grade 10 courses run full year and are counted as two credits.

3. Students require a total of 18 credits to graduate.
They must include 14 compulsory credits.
No more than 7 grade 10 credits can count toward this 18.
At least 5 credits must be at the grade 12 level.

4. Compulsory Credits (as of March 26/19)
1 Physical Education Credit
1 Fine Arts 10 (Music, Art or Drama)
3 English (Eng. 10, Eng. 11, Eng. 12)
3 Math (1 at each grade level)
2 Science (Science 10 and another)
2 Other Math, Science or Technology
1 Global Studies
1 Canadian Studies

5. Physical Education Physical Education 11 Physical Education 12 Yoga 11
Students must participate!

6. Fine Arts Music 10 Art 10 Drama 10 Music 12 Drama 11 Art 12
Arts Visuels 10

7. English No alternative to English 10
Two levels at grade 11: Academic or Communications
Two levels at grade 12 : Academic or Communications

8. Math 3 levels of math at grade 10 level
Math 10 is full year….students get 2 credits; one math and one elective.
Math At Work 10 and Math 10 Essentials are semestered.

10. Science 2 sciences required for graduation
All grade 10 students take Science 10.
Science courses include Biology 11 and 12, Chemistry 11 and 12, Physics 11 and 12, Oceans 11.

11. 2 Others
Students require 2 other credits from math, science or technology
Technologies are Construction Technology 10, Communications Technology 11 and 12, Production Technology 11 and 12, Film and Video 12, Multimedia 12, Design 11

12. Global Studies Global History 12 Global Geography 12
Geographie Planataire 12

13. Canadian Studies Canadian History 11 Histoire du Canada 11
Mi’kmaq Studies 11

14. Transcripts All courses taken from grade 10 on appear on transcripts.
All grades appear on transcripts. (including failing grades)

15. French Immersion
Students must have 9 courses in French throughout grades 10, 11 & 12
Grade 10 – Francais 10, Arts Visuels 10, Mode de Vie Actif 11, Sciences 10
Grade 11 – Francais 11, Histoire 11, Chemie 11/Oceans 11 Immersion
Grade 12 – Francais 12, GeoPlan 12

16. Nova Scotia Virtual School
Province-wide Distance Education
Visit srsb.ca to see list of courses by semester
Students sign up if there’s a conflict or SAERC doesn’t offer the course they are looking for.

17. O2 Program
Students identified by grade 9 teachers and/or by student/parent expression of interest
Interviews take place in June (20 selected)
Certain courses will be mandatory
Work Placements happen in grades 11 and 12
“Preferred” seat at NSCC Campuses

18. 02 Pilot Program 2019-2010 Career Development 10
& Community Based Learning 11
Easier for scheduling purposes

19. COOP Required for 02 students They will take COOP in grade 11 and 12
NON 02 COOP- Academic Courses open to any students at SAERC
Wide variety of placement opportunities

20. SAERC Website
Visit the SAERC Website under the Guidance Tab for information about Graduation Requirements and Courses that are offered.