| The name "Canada" originally came from a First | | | | the educational programs under the ministry of |
| Nations' word "kanata" which means village. Later, | | | | education. Education is imperative up to an age of 16. |
| European map producers simplified it to "Canada" to | | | | For each year, Canada primarily has 190 school days |
| identify all the land north of the St. Lawrence River. In | | | | (of course notwithstanding the cancellation of classes |
| 1965, the nation adopted the red and white flag with | | | | due to weather disruptions or insurgences. The classes |
| the maple leaf as their official flag. It was In 1867 when | | | | officially opens at September which is after Labour |
| Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia | | | | Day and ends on June which is usually the last Friday |
| formed a confederation, and on July 1, 1867, the British | | | | of the month, while it is on a Wednesday in the |
| North America Act declared Canada a country. | | | | Catholic Schools of Ontario. |
| Here in Canada, education is administered, supported | | | | Most Canadian education systems continue up to |
| and managed by federal, provincial, and local | | | | grade twelve which normally have the ages |
| governments. It's system is within provincial jurisdiction | | | | seventeen to eighteen. In Quebec, the typical high |
| and the curriculum is overseen by the province. | | | | school term ends after Secondary V, the same as to |
| Allow me to discuss the levels of education in | | | | grade eleven which falls under the ages sixteen to |
| Canada. Generally, it is divided into three major | | | | seventeen; following this, students who wish to |
| stages: First is the Elementary Level which | | | | continue their studies to the university level are required |
| comprises the Primary and the Public School, then we | | | | to turn up in the CEGEP (A French acronym which |
| have the Secondary or the High School and finally, | | | | stands for Collège d'enseignement général et |
| the Post Secondary, which can either be in the | | | | professionnel which means: "College of General and |
| University or in a College. | | | | Vocational Education"). |
| Each province has district school boards carrying out | | | | |