We have many more Ontario scholars now than we did forty years ago, for the very simple reason that now it is much easier to get an average of 80 per cent. Before we condemn the teachers for lowering the standards, however, we have to keep in mind the current context. Students want to go on to higher education, and especially to university.
From the s until well into the s, it was possible to get into many Canadian universities with only a middle "C" average, i. This, however, has not been the case for some time. Universities have been steadily increasing their entrance standards, and the average grade required for university admission in Canada these days hovers between 80 and 84, depending upon the university and program. In theory, students can get into some programs with a 75, but in practice, competition between the students means that figure is rarely high enough.
Thus, if high-school teachers want their second-string students to have the same crack at university as they had in the s, they have to give grades at least 10 per cent higher. So the teachers are not acting entirely out of neglect, but partly out of compassion. Despite the best of intentions, their actions only exacerbate the problem. The more Ontario Scholars they crank out, the less the universities can trust high-school grades, and the more they will raise their entrance standards.
This puts everyone into a chicken-and-egg feedback loop, from which there is no escape. Grades and entrance barriers rise higher and higher, with no end in sight. This game serves no one. It lies to mediocre students by telling them they are bright; it destroys the universities' trust in all high-school marks; it puts pressure on teachers to grade their students dishonestly; and finally, it worries even the good students, who can never be sure what grades will be high enough for elite programs.
Group two Health and physical education, the arts, business studies, French as a Second Language, or cooperative education. Group three One additional credit in science Grade 11 or 12 , or technological education, or French as a Second Language, or computer studies, or cooperative education.
Cardinal Carter will be granted to students who have achieved Honour Roll status all four years of high school. Close Alert Banner. Graduation Requirements Menu. Print This Page. Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Email. I only got the certificate and two asterisk s next to my name in the graduation programme one for honor roll, one for this distinction -- had anyone read the programme I would have felt cool. Feel free to add whether or not you only got the certificate.
Ontario Scholar. What or who, rather is an Ontario Scholar? The average is calculated using the student's marks at the end of their final year of high school or high school equivalency. Unlike most other distinctions that may or may not come with the conclusion of high school, this is granted by the provincial government and not by the school or school board. Residents of Ontario completing their secondary education outside of the province or even country are also eligible for this distinction assuming their marks qualify but there's a lot of red tape to go through.
Is there a difference between being an Ontario Scholar and being on the Honor Roll? Most schools calculate the 'honor roll' average from all the courses the student completed in that academic year.
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