Diploma Exams
Updated: November 3, 2025
Alberta Education administers diploma exams several times throughout the year.
The Grade 12 Diploma Exam Program has three main purposes:
- to certify the level of individual student achievement in selected Grade 12 courses
- to ensure that province-wide standards of achievement are maintained
- to report individual and group results
Changes to diploma exams
To ensure students and teachers can concentrate on learning after lost instructional time due to the teacher strike, the Government of Alberta has cancelled the January 2026 diploma examinations and Grade 9 Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs). Students will be automatically exempted.
Students who choose not to write at a later date will receive their school-awarded mark as their final official course mark. A notation will be added to transcripts confirming that no diploma exam was written. This ensures there is no impact on students’ ability to graduate or transition into post-secondary programs.
Students may choose to write January diploma exams in April or June 2026.
Diploma Exams Schedule, Deadlines, and Important Information
Students must present photo ID when taking diploma exams and bring their own writing materials, such as pens, HB pencils, and one approved calculator.
- Diploma Exams Schedule 2025-2026
- Deadlines to register or rewrite diploma exams
- 2025-2026 Calculator Information and Rules for Mathematics and Science Diploma Exams
- Student results are available on myPass approximately three weeks after writing diploma exams.
Assessment and Practice Tests
Parents, caregivers, and students can review how the exams are assessed and access practice tests. Click on the links below for more information.
Questions?
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