Claiming points for French Language

[anammari]

Hello,

I studied 10 years at a French secondary school (De La Salle College) in my country of origin from the age of 8 years to the age of 18. Will this enable me to claim points for the French language ability? At least some basic skills in French ? And if yes, what should I do and what papers do I need to provide to support such a claim?

Also,
Will those 10 years that I studied at secondary school be calculated in the total number of education years for the Education Factor (25 points for the one who has at least 17 years of full-time or full-time equivalent study and got Masters)? Can I include my 10 years study at secondary school in those required 17 years of full-time study? And if yes,how can I prove them? Do I need a paper from my secondary school to prove these years?
Regards,
anammari

[thaiguy]

Unless your mother tongue is French, you'll need to take the TEF to prove your ability in the language.

Your secondary school usually counts only for up to the first 12 years of education.  If you are taking that 10 years and adding to to primary school to come up with more than 12 years, it won't work.

To prove that you completed secondary school, you should provide CIC with an original diploma or a notarized copy.

[anammari]

No I am not trying to add more than 12 years of education for secondary school. I am just trying to know whether or not my secondary school education is considered when they said that I should have at least 17 years of full-time education to get 25 points.

For me, I completed the following in my life:

a. 10 years of education in schools (from the age of 8 years to the age of 18 years).
b. 5 years of education for the bachelors degree.
c. 2 years of education for the high diploma degree.
d. 1 year of education for the masters degree.

Now how many years of full-time education can I claim for myself? 18 years or just 8? In other words, can I include my secondary school life or I should ignore it and calculate only my Higher Education life?

Thanks!
anammari
 

[thaiguy]

I see now.  Yes, you should include the 10 years for your secondary schools, and 2 years for your high diploma.

I'm a little confused about the bachelor's degree, as normally that shouldn't take more than 4 years.

But all together, it looks like you'd qualify for 25 points, as you have a Masters and at least 17 years of education.

[anammari]

Engineering bachelor's fields take five years to complete in my country of origin (165 credit hours). By the way what if a study takes usually 3 or 4 years to be completed but one completed it in 5 years, due to taking less than usual number of credit hours per semester? Will they consider the 5 years for him or they will just consider the "ideal" number of years to complete his degree?

Thanks!
anammari

[thaiguy]

You are supposed to provide information from the school that indicates how long it would take to complete the coursework.

In the situation you describe, the student would only receive 4 years.  There's no reward for laziness. ;)