@augustlan In Quebec, we have secondary I, II, III, IV, and V. Then, we graduate from high school and go to CEGEP for two years. I have no idea what it stands for, and no one else knows either. Anyways, when you graduate high school, you are compared with the rest of your class, and you don’t pass or fail, you are graded on how well you did relative to the entire class. Then, in CEGEP, for every class, they take how well you did, realtive to the entire class, keeping in mind your similar score from high school. This is called an R Score, which is some mumbo jumbo statistical stuff that no one understands. When you graduate (usually after two years), if you go to university in Quebec, they compare R Scores. If you go to university elsewhere in the world, it was a waste of time and it’s more complicated for you. And you only have to do 3 years of university for a Bachelors. In CEGEP, you have a very general program, kinda to guide you in the right direction. For example, I’m taking General Social Sciences, and I’m gonna go into History. My friend is taking Health Sciences, which focuses more on biology, chemistry and physics, and he wants to be a doctor or neurologist.
It has it’s pros and cons. Pros: The people who deserve to get into a more challenging program get in, and it is more “fair”. You only have to do 3 years to get your bachelors. Cons: It is different from everywhere else in the world and it can screw you over. It is REALLY complicated
I’ve explained this TOO many times, le sigh