Palliser Beyond Borders - Diploma Exam Information 2020-2021
Diploma exams for January, April and June 2021 are optional as posted by Alberta Education November 2020. Students and their parents will decide whether the student would like to write their diploma exam. If the diploma exam is not written, an exemption will be provided. To receive an exemption, students need to be currently taking the course and receive a school-awarded mark during the 2020/21 school year.
The Diploma Exam General Information Bulletin will soon be updated to reflect the changes.
Students will automatically be awarded an exemption once a passing course mark is submitted to Alberta Education students must complete their courses to qualify for the exemption.
If students registered in courses wish to write the diploma please alert your teacher who will arrange for registration, and you will be notified of locations and times and covid protocol for writing.
If you are
- A student re-writing for upgrading,
- home education students looking for credits, or
- adults looking for credits without course the requirement to complete a course for a course mark
you must register at MyPass and confirm with the location at which you wish to write that they will invigilate for you.
See this document with questions and answers
If you plan to write please refer to the information below.
Please find your teacher listed below to see the dates you must have completed all coursework to write your diploma exams.
Bruno CastelliMath 30-1 and 2: For January Diplomas Jan. 1 - course completion For April Diplomas Mar. 17 - course completion For June Diplomas May 28 - course completion |
Rob EnnsSocial Studies 30-1 and 2: For January Diplomas Jan. 5 - course completion For April Diplomas April 6 - course completion For June Diplomas June 4 - course completion |
Keith HarrisonEnglish 30-1 and 2: For November Diplomas Nov. 1 - course completion For January Diplomas Dec. 16 - course completion For April Diplomas April 2 - course completion For June Diplomas June 3 - course completion |
James TiberioBiology 30 and Physics 30: For January Diplomas Jan. 5 - course completion For April Diplomas Mar. 18 - course completion For June Diplomas May 28 - course completion |
Steven WornellChemistry 30 and Science 30: For January Diplomas Jan. 6 - course completion For April Diplomas March 18 - course completion For June Diplomas June 4 - course completion |
*** The Alberta Department of Education has made NOVEMBER diploma exams OPTIONAL for students because of COVID-19 this year. Students should speak to their teachers to discuss their options in order to decide what will work best for them, as soon as possible.***
Here is a link if you would like to add these dates to your calendar.
Important dates
- Diploma exams are administered each year in January, April, June, August, and November
- View the full 2020/2021 diploma exam schedule (PDF, 617 KB)
- 2020/2021 Calculator Information and Rules for Mathematics and Science Diploma Exams (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Deadlines to register to write or rewrite diploma exams are specific to the administration in which the diploma exams will be written. For specific deadlines, see the Significant dates at a glance (PDF, 731 KB)
- Student results are available on myPass approximately 3 weeks after writing diploma exams
Guides for Students
The Alberta government creates and maintains the following guides to help students prepare to write diploma exams:
- English Language Arts 30-1 Guide (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- English Language Arts 30-2 Guide (PDF, 2.4 MB)
- Mathematics Guide (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Science Guide (PDF, 3.0 MB)
- Social Studies 30-1 Guide (PDF, 2.0 MB)
- Social Studies 30-2 Guide (PDF, 1.7 MB)