Our June 2025 Exam Schedule, Expectations and Information for all grade levels is found in the Related Information to the right.

Diploma Exams

Alberta Education directs the Grade 12 Diploma Examination Program. The Alberta Education Diploma Exams web page states:

The Weighting of the Diploma Exams will return to 30% effective September 1, 2023.

For more information about this, see the Diploma Exam Weighting Fact Sheet (found in Related Information to the right).

Diploma Exams occurs for the following courses:

- Biology 30

- Chemistry 30

- English Language Arts 30-1

- English Language Arts 30-2

- Francais 30-1

- French Langauge Arts 30-1

- Mathematics 30-1

- Mathematics 30-2

- Physics 30

- Science 30

- Social Studies 30-1

- Social Studies 30-2

If you have any questions please contact the main office.

As per Alberta Education examination policy and Bowness High School Exam Policy:

Absences for exams: A student may only defer tests or examinations for reasons of illness or emergencies such as death in the family. During the school year if a student is repeatedly absent on test days, he or she may be required to provide a doctor's certificate. A doctor's certificate is required for any missed final examination. While parents can excuse students from attendance for illness, parents cannot excuse them for a student's commitment to completing the basic requirements of Alberta Education.

Vacations and other personal reasons are not legitimate excuses for missing exams. Students missing final exams for personal reasons, such as vacation, may forfeit the opportunity for a final assessment and receive a grade of zero.

More information for students and parents can be found at Alberta Education: About Grade 12 Diploma Exams.

(https://education.alberta.ca/writing-diploma-exams/about-grade-12-diploma-exams/?searchMode=3)