This section contains information for students and parents concerning Diploma Examinations for Grade 12 students.

Diploma General Information Bulletin
This bulletin contains: information on examination schedules and significant dates in the school year; policies and procedures on such things as security, registration on walk-in students, administration procedures, plus many more; forms and samples and registration information; and marks, results and appeals.

Guides for Students
The guides have been prepared by members of Alberta Education's Learner Assessment. These individuals develop the examinations and have first-hand experience assessing thousands of examinations written by high school students each year. The purpose of the guides is to provide students with information that will increase the likelihood of their sucess in the examination.

Information Bulletins
Subject bulletins are produced in all the grade 12 diploma examination subjects. The purpose of subject bulletins is to provide students and teachers with information about the diploma examinations scheduled for the school year. Please share the contents of these bulletins, particularly the sample questions, writing assignments, and scoring criteria, with students.

Examples of the Standards for Students' Writing
The written responses are examples of diploma examination writings. These example responses are taken from the Diploma Examinations. Along with the commentaries that accompany them, they should help you and your students to understand the standards for diploma examination writing in relation to the scoring criteria.

Data Booklets contain numerical and scientific data required for diploma examinations.