Exemption from the Language Policy

Ministry of Education policy states that all students must take a second language as part of the required curriculum in grades 5 to 8. Students may be exempted from the second language requirements. An exemption may apply to a student who is:

• identified as a student with special needs or receiving English as a Second Language service, and
• unable to demonstrate his or her learning in relation to the expected learning outcomes in a course or subject and grade for which an educational program guide has been prescribed by the minister.