Ontario Liberals promise to re-introduce Grade 13 on an optional basis

Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca says it’s part of a plan to help students cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their education.

He says allowing students to do Grade 13 would give them the choice of spending more time on required courses for post-secondary education and taking new classes on personal finances, civics, and mental health and well-being. The Liberals are also promising to hire 1,000 more mental health professionals for students and staff and an additional special education worker for every school.

They are also proposing to hire 5,000 more special education workers, expand the Student Nutrition Program offering free breakfast, end streaming and eliminate standardized EQAO tests and replace them with a new assessment strategy. Del Duca has released other planks of his education platform this week, including building 200 new schools and repairing another 4,500, hiring 10,000 more teachers and capping class sizes at 20 for all grades.

God please. I wish I had this in HS

I took a victory lap with seven of my buddies after they got rid of grade 13 (there was no difference between victory lap and grade 13). I don’t think there’s anything preventing you from doing this at the moment. I don’t understand why this is becoming a talking point.

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To babysit these kids? What other purpose is there for “grade 13”?

What did the unions give them for this promise?!

Santa Claus in disguise

What is the point

Exactly what this Province has so desperately needed to bring back. The fore front of everyone’s mind….said no one

Keep’em off unemployment &social assistance lines, & at home, for another year..just like with the “baby-boomers”.

Why, you don't learn anything after grade 11 anyway?

Awesome !

Did the Liberals not get rid of grade 13 ? Funny how his promises are trying to fix issues he was apart of in the first place.

And a buck a ride Plus 2 bucks off your take out lunch and Billions towards teachers & unions

Grade 13 should never be brought back. College or university. Period.

nice to make promises you never have to keep

It was already an option, its just not called 'grade 13'. Taking an extra semester or extra year is pretty common to get ones grade up or to take whatever courses needed to apply for college/university.

Why... To get more teachers to vote for you I guess.

Excellent idea! 👍👍👍

Isnt that already an option :/

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