Graduation Program
With a very high quality education system in Vernon, many students choose to study in Vernon to attain BC graduation, then move on to university programs across Canada.
See below for BC graduation information and requirements:
***Most international students need a minimum of 2 years to achieve full BC graduation.
In order to meet graduation requirements and be awarded a British Columbia Certificate of Graduation (Dogwood Diploma), students must earn a minimum of 80 credits and write the Grade 10 Numeracy Assessment and Grades 10 and 12 Literacy Assessments. The 80 credits must include 52 credits for required courses (including 8 credits of Career Education courses) and a minimum of 28 elective credits.
BC graduation requirements state that students MUST successfully complete 52 credits from the following required courses:
- A Language Arts 10 (4 credits)
- A Language Arts 11 (4 credits)
- A Language Arts 12 (4 credits)
- A Social Studies 10 (4 credits)
- A Social Studies 11 or 12 (4 credits)
- A Mathematics 10 (4 credits)
- A Mathematics 11 or 12 (4 credits)
- A Science 10 (4 credits)
- A Science 11 or 12 (4 credits)
- Physical and Health Education 10 (4 credits)
- An Arts Education and/or an Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies 10, 11, or 12 (4 credits)
- Career Life Education (4 credits)
- Career Life Connections (4 credits)
- Indigenous-focused (4 credits)
For a helpful graduation planner document, click the image below:
Recommendations for students planning to graduate in BC:
- Join ESL/English Language Development classes in our program
- Students are also encouraged to join school clubs, teams or fine arts groups, and to take courses that encourage their social interaction, such as PE, Art, Drama or Music classes
