Course Requirement

Grades 7-8

At MCPA Grades 7-9 students take 12 courses: Art, Computer, English Language, English Literature, General Science, Health Science, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Religion, Social Studies, Family & Consumer Science and Spanish.

Grade 9

Students take 13 courses. Computer, English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Physical Education, and Religion, Health Science, Social Studies, Spanish, Music or Art or Family & Consumer Science, General Science is divided into Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
All students must sit the BJC examinations for the subjects chosen.

Grade 10

At the end of the ninth grade, students choose four elective courses to be taken in the tenth through twelfth grades along with the six core subjects: Computer, English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Physical Education and Religion. The elective options are: Art or Craft, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Spanish, Commerce, Office Procedure, Accounting, and Food & Nutrition. In the tenth grade, students begin preparation for the BGCSE examinations. At the end of the academic year, students will be streamed into either core or extended mathematics.

Grade 11

In the eleventh grade, students continue their preparation for the BGCSE examinations and also sit the SAT examination in the second term.

Grade 12

In the twelfth grade, all students will sit the BGCSE examinations in the subjects of English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, as well as all of their respective electives.

*Students will also take the SAT exam again in the first term.

Elementary

At Grades 3 and 6, the students will sit the GLAT National Exam.

BGCSE (Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education) is a high school leaving exam for university admission, BJC (Bahamas Junior Certificate) is a junior high school exam for Grade 9 students, and GLAT The Bahamas’ Grade Level Assessment Test (GLAT) is a national examination for third and sixth graders, developed and administered by the Ministry of Education -Bahamas to assess core academic skills. The test covers subjects like Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Language Skills, and Math, with specific documents and resources available for students preparing for the exam. These examinations are designed to assess and certify students’ academic achievement at different levels of their secondary education in The Bahamas.

BGCSE (Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education)

Level: High school leaving certification.
Purpose: An internationally recognized examination typically required for university admission and professional qualifications.

BJC (Bahamas Junior Certificate)

Level: Junior high school, usually at the end of Grade 9.
Purpose: An examination curriculum designed by the Ministry of Education.

GLAT (Grade Level Assessment Test)

Purpose: An examination within the Bahamian education system for 3rd and 6th Grades.

Focus: To assess core academic skills at primary levels.

In summary:

These exams are key components of the Bahamian education system, marking academic progression from junior high school to the completion of secondary education.