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Dekeguy,
I guess the Canadian school systems are somewhere in between a UK/European systems and the American system. Education here is controlled by the provincial government. The government sets out standards that all schools must teach, how many courses students must take to complete their diploma, and whether there are exit exams for graduation (Ontario currently does not have a set of exams one must pass in Grade 12 in order to graduate). We do have a literacy test that Grade 10s must pass (see my earlier post for results of some Toronto area schools). If one doesn't pass it (and many who aren't in the academic stream do not), one can either take it again, or take an equivilancy course. Private high schools must follow the curriculum to be accredited, and are inspected regularly to make sure that things are done properly. Grades are done in percentages, with a pass being 50% and the provincial "standard" of a good mark being 70% (I don't think there are any universities that will take anyone below 70). However, different schools may see 70% differently. A 70% essay at a strongly academic high school (e.g. North Toronto Collegiate Institute or a private university prep school), where (almost) all students pass the literacy test is probably better written than a 70% essay at a school where few students pass.
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