Ontario students will soon need to pass financial literacy test to graduate - BERITAJA

Ontario precocious schoolhouse students will soon request to walk a financial literacy trial successful bid to graduate.

Education Minister Paul Calandra says students request practical, real-world skills, including really to negociate money and budgets.

Updated program requirements for financial literacy were group to return effect astatine the opening of this schoolhouse year, but Calandra paused that and a fewer different program updates successful June to springiness teachers much clip for implementation.

Instead of adding financial literacy to the Grade 10 mathematics curriculum, it will stay successful the Grade 10 profession studies program and will travel pinch a mandatory test.

TVO is processing learning modules and trial questions, and students must execute astatine slightest 70 per cent to pass.

If students are not successful aft the 2nd attempt, the Ministry of Education says they could get further instruction and support earlier trying again.