With no standard examinations in Canada, how do universities admit students?

Even without the college entrance examinations, Canada has one of the most complete education system in the world and has been rated as the country with the highest level of education for many years.

1: How good is the quality of education in Canada?

Here is the data:

2017: U.S. News rankings of the world's best countries for studying abroad were released, Canada ranked first in the world.

2018: U.S. News rankings of the world's best countries for studying abroad were released, Canada ranked first in the world.

2018: U.S. News rankings of the world's best countries for studying abroad were released, Canada ranked third in the world.

2020: U.S. News rankings of the world's best countries for studying abroad were released, Canada ranked first in the world.

Educations.com released the 2020 best country to study abroad rankings, Canada ranked number one.

In "2018 World Talent Ranking" report released by the International School of Management Development IMD, Canada ranked sixth.

In the 2018 International Student Assessment Project (PISA2018) test, Canadian high school students' academic abilities (reading, mathematics, and science) ranked far ahead of the United States.

In the "Global Competitiveness Report 2020" published by the Lausanne School of Management, Switzerland, Canada ranks eighth among 63 countries or regions in the world

According to the 2018 Education Report of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Canada is the most educated country in the world. According to OECD data, 55% of the adult working population in Canada have a college degree or above, which is much higher than the OECD average of 35%.

A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) titled: Worldwide Educating for the Future Index, Canada ranked second.

According to data from RS Components, an authoritative organization in the United Kingdom, 57% of Canadians have a university degree or above, and 63% of Canadian women have a university degree or above, both of which are number one in the world.

RS Components announced the percentage of the population receiving higher education in various countries. Canada ranks first. 57% of Canadian adults have a college degree.

2. There is no college entrance examination in Canada, how do universities admit students?

A. Usually grades are an important reference for admission

Canadian universities adopt an application system for admitting students. The application mainly depends on the following aspects:

(1) Provincial test scores, average scores of various subjects

(2) Resume, essays, recommendation letters, etc. submitted with the university application

(3) Volunteer service, etc. In Canadian schools, volunteering is a very important thing to cultivate students' practical ability and aim to serve the community and society.

It can be seen that Canadian University admissions do not take an exam as a primary consideration, but takes the students' usual scores as an important reference for admission to the university. Canada cultivates students' lifelong learning habits, and focuses on the continuous growth and development of children.

3. Unique admissions processes in Canadian universities

Each university in Canada has a unique admissions process, so it is more independent, diverse, and more specialized in admissions policies. Since Canada does not have a special education management agency, the management of education is the responsibility of the provincial governments, which has caused the difference in the education system of Canada's primary and secondary schools. In addition, Canadian universities have different admission requirements for students from different regions. Different schools have different educational concepts and different training focuses, so the quality of the admitted students also have their own biases.

For high school students, if they want to enter a university, they apply to the university of their choice, which is equivalent to the Chinese college entrance examination candidates process.

4. Benefits of Canadian education:

A) A major feature of Canadian education is that education has never been industrialized or commercialized, and public schools are fully supported by the government.

B) There is no discrimination between high schools in Canada. Because the government emphasizes the equality of educational resources, each school receives equal funding, teacher treatment, and teacher support.

C) Teacher performance has nothing to do with students’ enrollment rate. Regardless of the city in which Canadian public schools are located, no matter which education district they belong to, no matter the size, history, or ranking of the school, educational institutions will not impose requirements based on teachers that will affect college enrollment rates. Canadian schools and teachers all respect the students' right to choose.

D) The implementation of free education without discrimination. From the first grade to the twelfth grade of school, students go to public schools completely free of charge. The core of Canadian education is to cultivate qualified citizens that the society needs. It is for all students, no matter what your skin color is, where you come from, everyone here has the opportunity to receive a good and quality education.

E) Cheating is costly and expensive. Canada is known for its strict academic standards and has zero tolerance for cheating. Once discovered, it will be dealt with seriously and will not be tolerated. At the same time, the student status information of all schools in Canada is also shared. Once you are punished for cheating, other schools will be able to see it and negatively effect all post-secondary applications. If you want to cheat, the cost of cheating has been said to be very high.

F) Lenient admission and strict graduation requiements for Canadian universities. Statistics Canada data shows that in recent years, 14% of freshmen in Canadian universities have not been able to enter the sophomore year within the normal time, and students have withdrawn, been forced to withdraw from their major due to low grades, or even expelled by the university. There is another saying about the first-year dropout rate: in the business and liberal arts schools at UBC, the first-year dropout rate in the first year is as high as 30%, and the first-year dropout rate in science and engineering is probably more than 25%. Even if you enter the university through good networking, it is impossible to network your way to determine the professors of each subject and the results of each subject. Insufficient grades also face the risk of dropping out.

G) Canadian universities will observe students' high school and university performance. Certain universities in Canada will track the performance of graduates from various high schools in the first and second grades. If there are discrepancies between students' high scores and the skills/abilities of students, then in the following academic year, the overall grades from these schools will drop. Therefore, the principals and teachers will not take this risk.