Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate
Individuals who wish to acquire their Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate are eligible to participate in our GED (General Educational Development) Preparation Program of approximately 10-12 weeks. Before the GED Preparation program, an initial academic assessment is completed to help determine how many weeks of training each applicant would require. All associated study materials are provided.
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.