By the end of grade 12 students will demonstrate knowledge, skills & attitudes in the following learnings:

Aesthetic Expression
Graduates will be able to respond with critical awareness to various forms of the arts and be able to express themselves through the arts.

Graduates will be able, for example, to:

• use various art forms as a means of formulating and expressing ideas, perceptions and feelings;
  
• demonstrate understanding of the contribution of the arts to daily life, cultural identity and diversity, and the economy;
  
• demonstrate understanding of the ideas, perceptions and feelings of others as expressed in various art forms;
• demonstrate understanding of the significance of cultural resources such as theaters, museums and galleries.

Citizenship
Graduates will be able to assess social, cultural, economic and environmental interdependence in a local and global context.

Graduates will be able, for example, to:

• demonstrate understanding of sustainable development and its implications for the environment;
• demonstrate understanding of Canada's political, social and economic systems in a global context;
• explain the significance of the global economy on economic renewal and the development of society;
• demonstrate understanding of the social, political and economic forces that have shaped the past and present, and apply those understandings in planning for the future;
• examine human rights issues and recognize forms of discrimination;
• demonstrate understanding of their own and others' cultural heritage, cultural identity and the contribution of multiculturalism to society.

Communication
Graduates will be able to use the listening, viewing, speaking, reading and writing modes of language(s), and mathematical and scientific concepts and symbols, to think, learn and communicate effectively.

Graduates will be able, for example, to:

• explore, reflect on, and express their own ideas, learnings, perceptions and feelings;
• demonstrate understanding of facts and relationships presented through words, numbers, symbols, graphs and charts;
• present information and instructions clearly, logically, concisely and accurately for a variety of audiences;
• demonstrate a knowledge of the second official language;
• access, process, evaluate and share information;
• interpret, evaluate and express data in everyday language;
• critically reflect on and interpret ideas presented through a variety of media.

Personal Development
Graduates will be able to learn and to pursue an active, healthy lifestyle.

Graduates will be able, for example, to:

• demonstrate preparedness for the transition to work and further learning;
• make appropriate decisions and take responsibility for those decisions;
• work and study purposefully both independently and in groups;
• demonstrate understanding of the relationship between health and lifestyles;
• discriminate among a wide variety of career opportunities;
• demonstrate coping, management and interpersonal skills;
• demonstrate intellectual curiosity, an entrepreneurial spirit and initiative;
• reflect critically on ethical issues.

Problem Solving
Graduates will be able to use the strategies and processes needed to solve a wide variety of problems, including those requiring language, and mathematical and scientific concepts.

Graduates will be able, for example, to:

• acquire, process and interpret information critically to make informed decisions;
• use a variety of strategies and perspectives with flexibility and creativity for solving problems;
• formulate tentative ideas, and question their own assumptions and those of others;
• solve problems individually and collaboratively;
• identify, describe, formulate and reformulate problems;
• frame and test hypothesis;
• ask questions, observe relationships, make inferences and draw conclusion;
• identify, describe and interpret different points of view and distinguish fact from opinion.

Technological Competence
Graduates will be able to use a variety of technologies, demonstrate an understanding of technological applications, and apply appropriate technologies for solving problems.

Graduates will be able, for example, to:

• locate, evaluate, adapt, create and share information using a variety of sources and technologies;
• demonstrate understanding of and use existing and developing technologies;
• demonstrate understanding of the impact of technology on society;
• demonstrate understanding of ethical issues related to the use of technology in a local and global context.