sandnippy wrote:from what i understand on this
i think OAC's is sorta equivalent to AP or IB courses in the states
atleast thats what its like in florida
No no no no no no, AP is just a harder type of class and IB, which I am in, is just a completely different curriculum.
OAC is not a hard concept. There are 5 years of highschool. Grades 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 (or OAC as it's called in this province). 5 years of high school. You graduate when you're done the 5 then you go to post-secondary.
Except now they decided that Ontario should be like the rest of the world and have only 4 years of high school. This means that at the end of this year, which is the last year that has OACs ever, the 13s and 12s will BOTH be graduating at the same time since there will BE no gr 13 for the 12's to go to next year. Capeesh? It's called the "double cohort" and I sincerely sympathize with anyone who has to go through with it since there will be twice as many kids vying for post-sec spots. Some OACs took the initiative to fast track and graduate a year early to avoid the double cohort.
I'm just one year after it which will also kind of suck since we'll have the overflow from it, the people who couldn't get in the first year and are trying again
