The GRADUATION LITERACY ASSESSMENT 10 (GLA 10) will be held at Palmer Secondary School between October 30th and November 3rd, beginning promptly at 8:30am. All current Grade 10 students (and any grade 11-12 students who have not written the GLA 10) are registered to write the GLA 10. The provincial assessment will be administered in rooms 114, 115, 116 and 141. Student room assignments will be posted in the student lounge.

The GRADUATION LITERACY ASSESSMENT 12 (GLA 12) will be held at Palmer Secondary School on between October 30th and November 3rd, beginning promptly at 12 noon.  All current Grade 12 students are registered to write the GLA 12. The provincial assessment will be administered in rooms 114, 115, 116 and 141. Student room assignments will be posted in the student lounge.

More Information and Preparing for the Graduation Literacy Assessments.

The Grade 10 and 12 Graduation Literacy Assessment (GLA 10) assesses students' ability to use critical thinking and analysis to make meaning from a diverse array of texts. It also assesses the ability of students to communicate their ideas. The assessments are not based on a particular course but on learning across multiple subjects, from kindergarten to Grade 10 and 12.

Literacy is the ability to critically analyze and make meaning from diverse texts and to communicate and express oneself in a variety of modes and for a variety of purposes in relevant contexts. 

Students will demonstrate their learning through two key tasks on the Grade 10 and 12 Graduation Literacy Assessment: Analyzing and Making Meaning from Texts (Comprehend) and Communicating Understanding of Texts/Making Personal Connections (Communicate). For example, in Part A, after responding to a number of texts related to the essential question, students will respond to a writing prompt, such as, “To what extent do humans have control over the natural world?” Students will be asked to communicate their depth of insight into, or understanding of, the topic. They will support their argument with reference to the texts in the section and may also draw upon their own experiences and knowledge. 

Students may wish to do some additional preparation using the following the links

GLA 10 Assessment at:

https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/assessment/literacy-assessment/grade-10-literacy-assessment

GLA 12 Assessment at:

https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/provincial/grade-12-literacy-assessment

The time allotted for the assessment is two hours. Students, however, may take up to one additional hour.