Education

27. Has this person completed a secondary (high) school diploma or equivalent?

This means that only respondents born before May 10, 1996 should answer questions 27 to 55.

Education
Questions 27 to 33 tell us about the education, training and recent school attendance of residents of Canada. Governments use this information to develop training and other programs to meet the changing needs of our workforce and of specific groups such as immigrants, Aboriginal peoples and youth.

Question 27 -- Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalent
For persons who graduated from high school, mark the circle 'yes, secondary (high) school diploma.'

If the person has a General Educational Development (GED) certificate or Adult Basic Education (ABE) certificate, mark the circle 'yes, secondary (high) school equivalency certificate'.

For persons who have enough credits for the equivalent of high school graduation in the province or territory in which they live, even if they obtained their education outside of Canada, mark the circle 'yes, secondary (high) school equivalency certificate'.

In Quebec, those who have a DEP/DVS (diplôme d'études professionnelles or diploma of vocational studies) should report this diploma in Question 28, even if they received this diploma from a secondary school.

Persons who received certificates or diplomas outside Canada should report them in the category equivalent to that of the system of the province or territory in which they now live.