Table D.1.1
Compulsory and intended instruction timeNote 1 in public institutions, ages 6 through 15, by age, Canada, provinces and territories, 2010/2011

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Table D.1.1
Compulsory and intended instruction time in public institutions, ages 6 through 15, by age, Canada, provinces and territories, 2010/2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of compulsory and intended instruction time in public institutions total compulsory instruction time, total intended instruction time, age 6, age 7, age 8, age 9 , age 10, age 11, age 12, age 13, age 14, age 15 (typical pro-
gramme) and age 15 (least demanding pro-
gramme), calculated using number of hours per year units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Total compulsory instruction time Total intended instruction timeNote 2
Age 6 Age 7 Age 8 Age 9 Age 10 Age 11 Age 12 Age 13 Age 14 Age 15 (typical pro-
gramme)Note 3		 Age 15 (least demanding pro-
gramme)Note 4		 Age 6 Age 7 Age 8 Age 9 Age 10 Age 11 Age 12 Age 13 Age 14 Age 15 (typical pro-
gramme)Note 3		 Age 15 (least demanding pro-
gramme)Note 4
number of hours per year
OECD averageNote 5 782 760 785 801 821 844 880 902 913 919 Note ...: not applicable 793 774 799 816 838 862 901 928 930 944 Note ...: not applicable
CanadaNote 6 913 913 921 921 921 922 928 927 915 920 Note ...: not applicable 913 913 921 921 921 922 928 927 915 920 Note ...: not applicable
Newfoundland and LabradorNote 1 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 Note ...: not applicable 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 Note ...: not applicable
Prince Edward IslandNote 1 874 874 874 874 874 874 920 920 920 880 Note ...: not applicable 874 874 874 874 874 874 920 920 920 880 Note ...: not applicable
Nova Scotia 701 701 888 888 888 888 935 935 935 935 Note ...: not applicable 701 701 888 888 888 888 935 935 935 935 Note ...: not applicable
New Brunswick 678 678 863 863 863 925 925 925 1,018 1,018 Note ...: not applicable 678 678 863 863 863 925 925 925 1,018 1,018 Note ...: not applicable
Quebec 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 Note ...: not applicable 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 900 Note ...: not applicable
OntarioNote 7 940 940 940 940 940 940 940 940 880 880 Note ...: not applicable 940 940 940 940 940 940 940 940 880 880 Note ...: not applicable
Manitoba 925 925 925 925 925 925 1,018 1,018 1,018 1,018 Note ...: not applicable 925 925 925 925 925 925 1,018 1,018 1,018 1,018 Note ...: not applicable
SaskatchewanNote 1 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 Note ...: not applicable 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 Note ...: not applicable
Alberta 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 1,000 Note ...: not applicable 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 950 1,000 Note ...: not applicable
British Columbia 876 876 876 876 876 876 876 876 953 953 Note ...: not applicable 876 876 876 876 876 876 876 876 953 953 Note ...: not applicable
YukonNote 1 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 Note ...: not applicable 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 Note ...: not applicable
Northwest Territories 997 997 997 997 997 997 1,045 1,045 1,045 1,050 Note ...: not applicable 997 997 997 997 997 997 1,045 1,045 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 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 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 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 available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable
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... not applicable
Note 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 6 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 for ages 6 and 7, and average hours for ages 8 to 15.

Note 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.

Note 3.

"Typical programme": the programme that most 15-year-olds are following.

Note 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).

Note 5.

These averages are from Education at a Glance 2013: OECD Indicators, Table D1.3 (Web only), Compulsory and intended instruction time, by age (2011), 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's Web site at www.oecd.org.

Note 6.

The average for Canada is calculated by weighting the figures for provinces and territories by the population of children, as of January 1, 2011, for the single ages 6 to 15 in each jurisdiction. All jurisdictions except Nunavut are taken into account in the Canada average.

Note 7.

In Ontario, the figures reported for ages 6 through 13 are based on minimum requirements for instruction time as outlined in provincial regulations.

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)-Indicators of Educational Systems (INES), 2012 Survey on Teachers and the Curriculum.
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