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Provincial Exams and Education Minister Mike Bernier

classroom assessment: Students will be assessed on core math and writing skills during their graduation program years, according to CBC. More classroom assessment: instead of provincial exams, courses like science, social studies and language arts will be assessed in the classroom. The changes, which are due to take effect next year and this year during summer school, include: Fewer provincial exams: instead of five exams, there will be two. New course requirement for graduation: a course on career education will be required at the start of the 2017-18 school year. Education Minister Mike Bernier says Grade 10 math and Grades 10 to 12 literacy concepts will be the only subjects to be formally tested starting in the next school year. Potential changes to report cards: parents will be consulted on the content and format of report cards during June to October, with potential changes coming afterwards. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.