| The Canadian education system is made up of publicly-funded
and private schools. Under the Canadian constitution, education is
a provincial responsibility. Thus, there are significant differences
between the education systems of the different provinces. However,
standards across the country are uniformly high.
The following sections provide an overview of the Canadian education
system.
In general, Canadian children attend kindergarten for one or two
years at the age of four or five on a voluntary basis. All children
begin Grade One at about six years of age. The school year normally
runs from September through the following June but in some instances,
January intake dates are possible. Secondary schools go up to Grades
11, 12 or 13, depending on the province. From there, students may
attend university, college or Cégep studies.
Cégep is a French acronym for College of General
and Vocational Education, and is two years of general or three years
of technical education between high school and university. Currently,
the Cégep system is used only by the province of Québec.
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