Alberta cuts core credits needed to graduate high school from 56 to 47, starting 2028

Alberta will require 47 core credits to graduate high school, down from 56, for students entering high school in 2028, the government says. Students will need only one senior-level course in either English or social studies, and senior-level math and science will remain optional. Physical education will become mandatory in all high school years, not just Grade 10, and a new mandatory wellness and financial literacy course for all three years is planned. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said the change gives students more choice and time for hands-on skills, and that they must still write at least one diploma exam.