Table D.1.1
Compulsory and intended instruction timeNote 1 in public institutions, ages 7 through 15, Canada, provinces and territories, 2009/2010

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Table D.1.1
Compulsory and intended instruction timeNote 1 in public institutions, ages 7 through 15, Canada, provinces and territories, 2009/2010
Table summary
 This table displays the results of compulsory and intended instruction time in public institutions average number of hours per year , ages 7 and 8, ages 9 to 11, ages 12 to 14, age 15, typical programme and age 15, least demanding programme , calculated using hours units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Average number of hours per year
Total compulsory instruction time Total intended instruction timeNote 2
Ages 7 and 8 Ages 9 to 11 Ages 12 to 14 Age 15, typical programmeNote 3 Age 15, least demanding programmeNote 4 Ages 7 and 8 Ages 9 to 11 Ages 12 to 14 Age 15, typical programmeNote 3 Age 15, least demanding programmeNote 4
hours
OECD averageNote 5 774 821 899 920 913 790 838 922 948 907
CanadaNote 6 917 921 922 919 Note ...: not applicable 917 921 922 919 Note ...: not applicable
Newfoundland and LabradorNote 1 935 935 935 935 Note ...: not applicable 935 935 935 935 Note ...: not applicable
Prince Edward IslandNote 1 879 879 925 880 Note ...: not applicable 879 879 925 880 Note ...: not applicable
Nova Scotia 796 888 935 935 Note ...: not applicable 796 888 935 935 Note ...: not applicable
New BrunswickNote 7 772 867 908 968 Note ...: not applicable 772 867 908 968 Note ...: not applicable
Quebec 900 900 900 900 Note ...: not applicable 900 900 900 900 Note ...: not applicable
OntarioNote 8 940 940 919 880 Note ...: not applicable 940 940 919 880 Note ...: not applicable
Manitoba 925 925 1,018 1,018 Note ...: not applicable 925 925 1,018 1,018 Note ...: not applicable
SaskatchewanNote 1 950 950 950 950 Note ...: not applicable 950 950 950 950 Note ...: not applicable
Alberta 950 950 950 1,000 Note ...: not applicable 950 950 950 1,000 Note ...: not applicable
British Columbia 876 876 902 953 Note ...: not applicable 876 876 902 953 Note ...: not applicable
YukonNote 1 935 935 935 935 Note ...: not applicable 935 935 935 935 Note ...: not applicable
Northwest Territories 997 997 1,045 1,050 Note ...: not applicable 997 997 1,045 1,050 Note ...: not applicable
Nunavut Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable
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… not applicable
1. Unless otherwise specified, instruction time is based on the minimum requirements for instruction time in provincial or territorial legislation, regulation, or policy. In Newfoundland and Labrador, hours reported are typical hours for ages 7 to 14 and average hours for age 15 in a typical programme. In Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan, hours reported are typical hours for all ages. In Yukon, hours reported are typical hours at age 7, and average hours for ages 8 to 15.
2. "Intended instruction time" refers to the number of hours per year for which students ought to receive instruction in both the compulsory and non-compulsory parts of the curriculum.
3. "Typical programme": the programme that most 15-year-olds are following.
4. "Least demanding programme": the programme stipulated for students who are least likely to continue studying beyond the mandatory school age or beyond ISCED 2 (lower secondary education).
5. These averages are from Education at a Glance 2012: OECD Indicators, Table D1.1, Compulsory and intended instruction time in public institutions (2010), which presents the most recent available data for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's member countries for which data were available or could be estimated. Please see the OECD Web site.
6. The average for Canada is calculated by weighting the figures for provinces and territories by the population of children, as of January 1, 2010, in the respective age groups (7 and 8, 9 to 11, 12 to 14, and 15) in each jurisdiction. All jurisdictions except Nunavut are taken into account in the Canada average.
7. New Brunswick's reporting for 2009/2010 has resulted in an under-representation of mandated instruction time for ages 11 through 15.
8. In Ontario, the figures reported for ages 7 through 13 are based on minimum requirements for instruction time as outlined in provincial regulations. Ontario students typically move to high school at age 14 (Grade 9), which must be considered when interpreting Ontario's averages for ages 12 to 14.
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)-Indicators of Educational Systems (INES), 2011 Survey on Teachers and the Curriculum.
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