Achievement record in vocational training and adult general education

The achievement record is issued by the Ministère de l’Éducation to all students in vocational training and adult general education. It contains many pieces of relevant information on their educational path and on the credits obtained for each subject.

In addition to the upper section reserved for the student’s personal information, the achievement record is divided into two columns.

The left-hand column provides information about the missing requirements for obtaining a diploma and about the diplomas obtained by the student.

The pass mark is 60% for courses created since 1989 and 50% for certain courses that were created before that year. A Secondary School Diploma is awarded to an adult learner who has obtained at least 54 credits in Secondary IV and V, at least 20 of which are in Secondary V.

These 54 credits must include:

• 12 credits in language of instruction, at least 6 of which were obtained in Secondary V
• 8 credits in second language, at least 4 of which were obtained in Secondary V
• 4 Secondary IV or V credits in Social Sciences
• 8 Secondary IV or V credits in Mathematics, Science and Technology, at least 4 of which are in Mathematics

The number of credits obtained for language of instruction and second language courses may not exceed 36. The adult learner must also have earned at least 1 credit in a Secondary IV or Secondary V course offered by an adult education centre since July 1, 2010.

These standards have been in force since July 1, 2010.

Once a diploma has been awarded, a statement to that effect appears lower down on the page, under the block of credits earned. This statement confirms that a diploma has been awarded in general education in the youth sector, in adult general education or in vocational training. The date indicated is the date the diploma was awarded.

The right-hand column provides all the information on the results obtained by the student in their Secondary IV or Secondary V courses.

In adult general education, the table contains eight columns with the following headings:

• Course code (CODE)
• Title
• Credits (CR)
• Result
• Year
• Month
• Quintile rank (R/5)
• Percentile rank (CEN)

An alphanumeric code composed of three letters and five digits.

The title of each course is indicated here.

The number of credits awarded to the adult learner for passing the course is indicated here.

This is the result obtained by the adult learner out of a total of 100. In addition, in certain cases, codes may also be used:

• EQU – A pass was awarded in an equivalent course.
• ACC – A pass was awarded for a course at a lower level subsequent to the passing of the same course at a higher level.
• XMT – An exemption from passing a course or part of a course was granted.
• ABS – The student was absent when the ministerial examination was administered.
• ECH – The student failed the ministerial examination.
• ANN – The examination was cancelled for this student (plagiarism, fraud or cheating).
• INC – A result is missing for a part of the course.

This column indicates the year and month that the adult learner took the examination.

The quintile rank is used only in general education in the youth sector.

The percentile rank is used only in general education in the youth sector.

In vocational training, the table contains six columns with the following headings:

• Course code (CODE)
• Title
• Credits (CR)
• Result
• Year
• Month

A numerical code that identifies each course. It is composed of six digits.

The title of each course is indicated here.

The number of credits awarded for each successful course is indicated here.

The following codes can be used in this column:

• SUC – Pass
• EQU – A pass was awarded in an equivalent course.
• XMT – An exemption from passing a course or part of a course was granted.
• ABS – The student was absent when the ministerial examination was administered.
• ECH – The student failed the ministerial examination.
• ANN – The examination was cancelled for this student.
• INC – A result is missing for a part of the course.

This column indicates the year and month that the student took the examination.

In cases where the result indicated on the achievement record differs from that indicated on the school’s report card, the document issued by the Minister takes precedence.

Feel free to contact us by telephone if you have any questions regarding your achievement record.