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New Brunswick publishes its curriculum as long official documents written for teachers. This page is the same content, translated for the fridge door: each subject below shows this year's units and the skills inside them. If a skill sounds unfamiliar, that's the point — now you know what to ask about at dinner.
Mathematics this year
Math builds in layers, and this year's layer matters — each unit below leans on the ones before it. In New Brunswick, that's Calculus 120 — 1 units, 18 skills.
Calculus
- Average and instantaneous rate of change
- Constant, power, sum, and difference rules
- Analyzing a function for curve sketching
See the full Calculus 120 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Mathematics this year
Math builds in layers, and this year's layer matters — each unit below leans on the ones before it. In New Brunswick, that's Financial and Workplace Mathematics 120 — 7 units, 30 skills.
Geometry
- Triangle and quadrilateral problems
- Solving triangles with the sine law
- Translations, rotations, and reflections
Number
- Finding a logical strategy in a puzzle or game
- Expenses, sales, and profit or loss
Statistics
- Mean, median, and mode
- Analyzing and describing percentiles
See the full Financial and Workplace Mathematics 120 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Mathematics this year
Math builds in layers, and this year's layer matters — each unit below leans on the ones before it. In New Brunswick, that's Foundations of Mathematics 120 — 4 units, 30 skills.
Statistics
- Standard deviation and the bell curve
- Confidence intervals and levels
Logical Reasoning
- Strategies for logic puzzles and games
- Sets, unions and intersections
- Conditional statements and their related forms
Probability
- Interpreting odds and probability
- Mutually exclusive events
- Independent events
Relations and Functions
- Fitting a polynomial model to data
- Modelling with exponential functions
- Building a sinusoidal model
See the full Foundations of Mathematics 120 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Mathematics this year
Math builds in layers, and this year's layer matters — each unit below leans on the ones before it. In New Brunswick, that's Pre-Calculus 120A — 2 units, 30 skills.
Relations and Functions
- Vertical translations
- Vertical stretches
- Applying combined translations and stretches
Trigonometry
- Angles in standard position: degrees and radians
- Solving problems with the six trigonometric ratios
- Solving trigonometric equations
See the full Pre-Calculus 120A curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Mathematics this year
Math builds in layers, and this year's layer matters — each unit below leans on the ones before it. In New Brunswick, that's Pre-Calculus 120B — 3 units, 30 skills.
Relations and Functions
- Arithmetic sequences
- Geometric sequences
- Factoring higher-degree polynomials
Permutations, Combinations and Binomial Theorem
- The fundamental counting principle
- Combinations of n objects taken r at a time
See the full Pre-Calculus 120B curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
English Language Arts this year
Reading, writing, and speaking skills deepen this year — less "can they read it," more "what do they make of it." In New Brunswick, that's English 12 — 3 units, 33 skills.
Speaking and Listening
- Examine others’ ideas and synthesize what is helpful to clarify and expand on their own
- Interact in both leadership and support roles in a range
- Consistently demonstrate active listening and concern for the needs, rights, and feelings of others
Reading and Viewing
- Select texts to support their learning needs and range of special interests
- Access, select, and research in systematic ways, specific
- Make informed personal responses to increasingly
Writing and Representing
- Use writing and other ways of representing to explore,
- Produce writing and other forms of representation
- Apply their knowledge of what strategies are effective
See the full English 12 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
English Language Arts this year
Reading, writing, and speaking skills deepen this year — less "can they read it," more "what do they make of it." In New Brunswick, that's Media Studies 120 — 3 units, 10 skills.
Impact and Influence
- Understanding the key concepts of media literacy
Analyze and Respond
- Justifying positions and respecting others' positions
See the full Media Studies 120 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
English Language Arts this year
Reading, writing, and speaking skills deepen this year — less "can they read it," more "what do they make of it." In New Brunswick, that's Reading Tutor 120 — 3 units, 9 skills.
Leadership and Professional Conduct
- Knowing the ethical responsibilities and policies of professional conduct
Effective Reading Practices
- Understanding reading processes and strategies
Assessment and Goal-Setting
- Applying formative assessment and setting goals in consultation
See the full Reading Tutor 120 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In New Brunswick, that's Biology 12 — 3 units, 101 skills.
Genetic Continuity
- The cell cycle
- Observing chromosomes
- Meiosis and cytokinesis
Evolution, Change and Diversity
- Origin and diversity of life
- Hardy-Weinberg principle
Maintaining Dynamic Equilibrium II
- Neuron structure
- The peripheral nervous system
- Endocrine glands
See the full Biology 12 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In New Brunswick, that's Chemistry 12 — 4 units, 55 skills.
Thermochemistry
- Designing a thermochemistry experiment
- Predicting heats of reaction
- Combustion equations for alkanes
From Solutions to Kinetics to Equilibrium
- Developing sampling procedures
Acids and Bases
- Stating a prediction and hypothesis
- Line of best fit
- Acid-base definitions
Organic Chemistry
- Defining and delimiting problems
- Formulas of organic compounds
See the full Chemistry 12 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In New Brunswick, that's Environmental Science 120 — 3 units, 94 skills.
An Overview of Environmental Science
- Populations in equilibrium
- Exploring a local issue
Sustainable Development
- Organization of life
- Attitudes toward the environment
- Principles of sustainable development
Investigating Environmental Issues
- Agriculture in New Brunswick
- Forest regions of Canada
- History of NB forests
See the full Environmental Science 120 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In New Brunswick, that's Physics 12 — 3 units, 51 skills.
Dynamic Extension
- Vector analysis in two dimensions
- Designing a dynamics experiment
- Designing an experiment (extended)
Projectiles, Circular Motion and Universal Gravitation
- Building and evaluating a device
- SHM: displacement, velocity, acceleration
Fields
- Communicating ideas about fields
- Ohm's law and circuits
- Magnetic field of a current
See the full Physics 12 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Social Studies this year
Social studies widens the lens this year — history, geography, and how communities and governments work. In New Brunswick, that's World Issues 120 — 3 units, 15 skills.
Humanity
- Measuring wealth and disparity
- Quality of life beyond economics
- Identity, diversity, and common humanity
Interdependence
- Globalization and the global village
- Actions and movements for peace and sustainability
- Taking responsible action as a global citizen
Geopolitics
- What geopolitics is
- Origins and evolution of conflict
- Human-rights violations, including Indigenous rights
See the full World Issues 120 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
French this year
French builds through listening, speaking, and simple reading — confidence first, grammar second. In New Brunswick, that's Post-Intensive French, Grade 12 — 4 units, 44 skills.
Unité 1 : Moi dans 10 ans
- Presenting your interests, skills, and attitudes
- Reading about a time capsule
- Writing a résumé and application letter
Unité 2 : Les défis écologiques
- Exploring your ecological footprint
- Reading about ecological issues and footprints
- Explaining ecological issues in writing
Unité 3 : Semblables mais différents
- Linking activities and traditions to culture
- Reading about a cultural activity
- Writing why you'd visit a country
Unité 4 : Ma carrière : rêve ou réalité
- Discussing employment and career projects
- Reading statistical information
- Writing the full application document set
See the full Post-Intensive French, Grade 12 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
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Common questions
What does my child learn in Grade 12 in New Brunswick?
New Brunswick's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, French for Grade 12 — 665 specific skills in total. The big themes: Mathematics covers calculus; Mathematics covers measurement and geometry; Mathematics covers statistics and logical reasoning. The full list is on this page.
Is this the official New Brunswick curriculum?
It's built from New Brunswick's official program of studies, reorganized into plain language — and each subject links to a course page that quotes the ministry's own wording and links to the government source, so you can check our work. One honest caveat: we're not the ministry, curricula do change, and we can't guarantee this reflects the very latest revision, so confirm anything important against the live provincial curriculum data.
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Social Studies this year
Social studies widens the lens this year — history, geography, and how communities and governments work. In New Brunswick, that's Law 120 — 14 units, 115 skills.
Unit 1: Foundations of the Law
- The need for and purposes of law
- Division of governmental powers
- The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
+ 8 more skills in this unit →Unit 2: Criminal Law
- Why society criminalizes behaviour
- Police investigation and arrest
- Rules of evidence
+ 11 more skills in this unit →Unit 3: Civil Law - Torts
- Civil vs criminal matters
- Torts and the purposes of tort law
- Remedies for victims
+ 8 more skills in this unit →Unit 4: Contracts
- The need for contracts and valid agreements
- Breach of contract
+ 6 more skills in this unit →Unit 5: Family Law
- What is a family in legal terms
- Legal ramifications of family breakdown
- Applying family law to cases
+ 10 more skills in this unit →Unit 6: Estate Law
- The importance of a will
- Intestate succession
+ 9 more skills in this unit →Unit 7: Environmental Law
- The need for environmental law
- Effectiveness of environmental law
- Role of lobby and interest groups
+ 4 more skills in this unit →Unit 8: Consumer Law
- Why consumer protection is needed
+ 3 more skills in this unit →Unit 9: Aboriginal Peoples and Law
- Status and non-Status Indians under the Indian Act
- Aboriginal Rights and Treaty Rights
+ 4 more skills in this unit →Unit 10: International Law
- The nature of international law
+ 2 more skills in this unit →Unit 11: Labour Law
- Rights and responsibilities in employment
- Formation and role of unions
+ 3 more skills in this unit →Unit 12: Youth and the Law
- Changing attitudes toward young offenders
- Special rights and protections for young offenders
- Resources for young victims
+ 4 more skills in this unit →Unit 13: Human Rights
- Protecting human rights nationally and internationally
- Rights under human-rights documents
+ 7 more skills in this unit →Unit 14: Property Law
- Purchase and sale of real property
- Rights and responsibilities of landlord and tenant
+ 4 more skills in this unit →See the full Law 120 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →