Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate
Individuals who are currently at a Grade 12 functional level in English (Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Reading Pronunciation, Vocabulary, and Grammar) and Math are eligible to participate in the 12-week GED (General Educational Development) Preparation Program, which will assist them in acquiring their Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate. All associated materials and costs are covered, including the cost to write the examination and any additional rewrites.
Program Content:
The program will assist candidates in successfully completing the following tests that make up the GED examination:
Language Arts, Reading
- Literacy Text
- Poetry
- Drama
- Fiction
- Non-fiction Text
- Non-fiction Prose
- Workplace Documents
Language Arts, Writing (Part 1)
- Organization
- Sentence Structure
- Mechanics
- Usage
Language Arts, Writing (Part 2)
- Essay Component
Mathematics
- Numbers and Operations – Organization
- Data, Statistics and Probability
- Geometry and Measurement
- Algebra, Functions and Patterns
Social Studies
- History
- Civics
- Economics
- Geography
Science
- Life Science
- Earth and Space Science
- Physical Science
To be eligible to write the GED examination, the candidate must:
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Have not graduated from high school
- Have been out of the school system for at least one full year
- Be a resident of Ontario
The GED Preparation Program is available on a continuous intake basis with program schedules customized to meet each client’s needs.