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Graduation assessment · British Columbia

Grade 12 Graduation Literacy Assessment

Grade 12 Graduation Literacy Assessment (LTE12)

  • Grade 12
  • LTE12

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Total time
2 h
Marked questions
28
Marked parts
2
Counts for
Needed to graduate
Calculator
Not allowed
Format
On a computer

BC Literacy 12 Assessment practice test

The whole exam or the parts you choose, in its own format, on the clock.

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  • Grade 12 Graduation Literacy Assessment in the MapleMind app: its parts, and what you can use in eachIts parts, and what you can use in each
  • A multiple-choice question in a practice exam in the MapleMind app, with its timer and toolsA question, timed, with the exam’s tools
  • A practice exam’s marked result in the MapleMind app: the score, how the real exam reports it, and each part’s pointsThe marked result, part by part

A practice run of Saskatchewan’s Grade 9 math assessment.

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When

4 sessions this school year: November, January, April and June.

November 2026

  1. November 2 to November 6, 20268:00 AM–4:00 PM launch window (local school time)

January 2027

April 2027

  1. April 12 to April 16, 20278:00 AM–4:00 PM launch window (local school time)

June 2027

  1. June 7 to June 18, 20278:00 AM–4:00 PM launch window (local school time)

The dates are British Columbia’s own, read on September 28, 2026. See the official schedule (gov.bc.ca)

What’s on it

5 topics. Analyzing and making meaning counts most, at 27%.

Part A

  • Analyzing and making meaning
    Selected response, 10 points
  • Critical thinking graphic organizer
    6 points
  • Multi-paragraph response
    12 points

Part B

  • Analyzing and making meaning
    Selected response, 15 points
  • Extended written response, choice of Writing Pathway and format
    12 points

How it’s built

Multiple-choice questions, questions in sets, written answers and an essay.

  1. Part A: Thinking critically about the texts
    Time
    65 min
    Questions
    12
    Marks
    28
    Of the marks
    51%
    • Multiple choice
    • Questions in sets
    • Written answers

    Read different texts, answer selected-response questions (10 points), complete a graphic organizer (6 points) and write a response of several paragraphs (12 points).

  2. Part B: Going beyond the texts
    Time
    55 min
    Questions
    16
    Marks
    27
    Of the marks
    49%
    • Multiple choice
    • Questions in sets
    • Essay

    A different key issue: selected-response questions (15 points), then one longer piece of writing on one of two pathways, in any approach and format.

  3. Self-reflectionNot marked
    • Multiple choice
    • Written answers

How it’s marked

  1. Emerging
  2. Developing
  3. Proficient
  4. Extending

A computer marks the selected-response questions, and teachers mark your writing. There's no pass or fail: completing it is what you need to graduate, and your level on the province's four-level scale is reported. You may rewrite it.

On the day

One sitting designed for about 2 hours, and anyone may take up to 60 more minutes. Activities to get you thinking come before the marked parts.

Getting ready

2 official documents to practise with, and 4 tips.

Official practice

Tips from the people who write it

  • Part A has you fill in a graphic organizer before you write, so practise planning your analysis visually.
  • Part B's longer answer can be in any format, but it has to go beyond the texts to your own interpretation.
  • The two parts are about different key issues, so reset your thinking between them.
  • Work through the official Sample A and Sample B assessments.

After the exam

Results

Your results are posted to the StudentTranscripts Service; parents get them through the school. Results are out by:

  • November 2026by December 18, 2026
  • January 2027by March 22, 2027
  • April 2027by May 31, 2027
  • June 2027by July 30, 2027
Re-marking

With your principal, you can ask to see your marked assessment, up to a year after the session.

Writing it again

You can write each assessment up to three times before you graduate: the first try and two rewrites, at any session from Grade 10 to 12, never twice in one session. Your best result goes on your transcript. Registering and not writing doesn’t use a try.

If you miss it

If sudden illness, an injury or an emergency gets in the way, your school first looks at supports, then at a later session. An exemption (aegrotat standing, shown as AEG on the transcript) is a last resort for exceptional cases; ongoing conditions don’t qualify.

From 2026–27 B.C. Graduation Program Handbook of Procedures (gov.bc.ca) and 2026–27 Chart of Important Dates (gov.bc.ca), read on October 27, 2026.

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Questions about this exam

When is the Grade 12 Graduation Literacy Assessment in 2026–27?

The next sitting is January 11 to January 22, 2027. This school year it’s written in November 2026, January 2027, April 2027 and June 2027.

How long is the Grade 12 Graduation Literacy Assessment?

It takes 2 hours in all, over 2 parts.

How many questions are on the Grade 12 Graduation Literacy Assessment?

It has 28 marked questions: 12 in Part A: Thinking critically about the texts and 16 in Part B: Going beyond the texts.

Can you use a calculator on the Grade 12 Graduation Literacy Assessment?

No. Calculators aren’t allowed.

How much does the Grade 12 Graduation Literacy Assessment count?

Passing it is needed to graduate in British Columbia.

How are Grade 12 Graduation Literacy Assessment results reported?

At 4 levels: Emerging, Developing, Proficient and Extending.

When do Grade 12 Graduation Literacy Assessment results come out?

For 2026–27: the November 2026 sitting on or before December 18, 2026, the January 2027 sitting on or before March 22, 2027, the April 2027 sitting on or before May 31, 2027 and the June 2027 sitting on or before July 30, 2027.

Where can I find practice tests for the Grade 12 Graduation Literacy Assessment?

British Columbia publishes Official online sample (literacy 12). MapleMind also builds a full practice exam in its format, free with an account.

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