Newfoundland and Labrador · Grade 11 · 2026–27 · For parents

What your child learns in Grade 11 in Newfoundland and Labrador

In Grade 11, Newfoundland and Labrador students work through Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, French — 414 specific skills across 53 units, set by the province's official curriculum. This page lists them all in plain words, subject by subject, so you know exactly what "how was school?" is actually covering this year.

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414Skills

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How to read this page

Newfoundland and Labrador 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 Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Mathematics 2200 — 4 units, 43 skills.

Radicals and Absolute Value

  • Absolute value and distance
  • Mixed and entire radicals
  • Solving radical equations
+ 4 more skills in this unit →

Rational Expressions and Factoring

  • Factoring polynomial expressions
  • Non-permissible values and equivalents
+ 5 more skills in this unit →

Relations and Functions

  • Graphing absolute value functions
  • Roots, zeros, and x-intercepts
  • Linear inequalities in two variables
+ 19 more skills in this unit →

Trigonometry

  • Solving oblique triangles
  • Sketching angles in standard position
+ 5 more skills in this unit →

See the full Mathematics 2200 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 Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Mathematics 2201 (Academic) — 7 units, 34 skills.

Radical Expressions and Equations

  • Mixed and entire radicals
  • Solving radical equations algebraically
+ 3 more skills in this unit →

Inductive and Deductive Reasoning

  • Making conjectures inductively
  • Proving with deductive reasoning
+ 2 more skills in this unit →

Quadratic Functions and Equations

  • Roots, zeros and intercepts
  • Characteristics of a quadratic function
+ 4 more skills in this unit →

Angles, Triangles and Proof

  • Angle relationships from transversals
  • Proving triangles congruent
+ 2 more skills in this unit →

Proportional Reasoning: Scale and Rates

  • Scale factor and 2-D dimensions
  • Scale diagrams of 3-D objects
  • Interpreting and comparing rates
+ 4 more skills in this unit →

Acute Triangle Trigonometry

  • Applying the sine and cosine laws
+ 1 more skill in this unit →

Statistical Reasoning

  • Collecting and assessing data
  • Properties of the normal curve
  • Confidence intervals and margin of error
+ 3 more skills in this unit →

See the full Mathematics 2201 (Academic) 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 Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Mathematics 2202 — 6 units, 28 skills.

Personal Finance

  • Income, expenses, and a budget
  • Simple and compound interest
  • Accounts and banking services
+ 6 more skills in this unit →

Formulas

  • Applying a formula
+ 1 more skill in this unit →

Surface Area, Volume, and 3-D Views

  • Surface area of 3-D objects
  • Volume vs capacity and referents
  • Top, front, and side views
+ 6 more skills in this unit →

Slope, Rate of Change, and Scale

  • Slope as rise over run
  • Unit analysis and proportions
+ 2 more skills in this unit →

Trigonometry

  • Angles of elevation and depression
+ 1 more skill in this unit →

Graphs and Data

  • Choosing and making a graph
+ 1 more skill in this unit →

See the full Mathematics 2202 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 Newfoundland and Labrador, that's English Language Arts 2201 (Academic) — 3 units, 42 skills.

Speaking and Listening

  • Assessing own and others' ideas
  • How audience and purpose impact communication
  • Evaluating respect in interaction
+ 9 more skills in this unit →

Reading and Viewing

  • Reading and viewing texts for different purposes
  • Investigating topics for inquiry
  • Justifying connections between experience and texts
+ 15 more skills in this unit →

Writing and Representing

  • Applying strategies when writing and representing
  • Creating texts independently and collaboratively
  • Using conventions of written language
+ 9 more skills in this unit →

See the full English Language Arts 2201 (Academic) 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 Newfoundland and Labrador, that's English Language Arts 2202 (Applied) — 3 units, 41 skills.

Speaking and Listening

  • Comparing views to revise an opinion
  • Strategies for formal and informal communication
  • Using a variety of communication strategies
+ 9 more skills in this unit →

Reading and Viewing

  • Reading and viewing texts for different purposes
  • Investigating topics for inquiry
  • Explaining connections between experience and texts
+ 14 more skills in this unit →

Writing and Representing

  • Applying strategies when writing and representing
  • Creating texts independently and collaboratively
  • Using conventions of written language
+ 9 more skills in this unit →

See the full English Language Arts 2202 (Applied) 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 Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Writing 2203 — 1 units, 15 skills.

Writing and Representing

  • Creating varied text forms to communicate
  • Generating ideas from inquiry
  • Understanding the implications of social media
+ 12 more skills in this unit →

See the full Writing 2203 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →

Science this year

Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Science 2200 — 2 units, 30 skills.

Life Science

  • Biodiversity and sustainability of the biosphere
  • Cycling of matter through an ecosystem
  • Bioaccumulation from pesticide use
+ 16 more skills in this unit →

Earth and Space Science

  • Heat transfer in the atmosphere and hydrosphere
  • Factors behind seasonal weather
+ 9 more skills in this unit →

See the full Science 2200 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →

Science this year

Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Biology 2201 — 3 units, 27 skills.

Ecosystem Interaction and Population Dynamics

  • Interactions within and between populations
  • Comparing Canadian biomes
+ 3 more skills in this unit →

Processes that Sustain Life

  • The cell theory
  • Elements and compounds in living systems
+ 6 more skills in this unit →

Maintaining Homeostasis

  • Feedback mechanisms and homeostasis
  • The nervous system and homeostasis
  • The circulatory system and homeostasis
+ 11 more skills in this unit →

See the full Biology 2201 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →

Science this year

Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Chemistry 2202 — 3 units, 31 skills.

Stoichiometry

  • Naming and writing chemical formulas
  • Solubility and equilibrium
  • Mole ratios from balanced equations
+ 7 more skills in this unit →

From Structures to Properties

  • Formation of covalent bonds
  • Formation of ionic bonds
+ 11 more skills in this unit →

Organic Chemistry

  • Carbon and the diversity of organic compounds
  • Naming aromatic compounds
+ 6 more skills in this unit →

See the full Chemistry 2202 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →

Science this year

Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Physics 2204 — 4 units, 33 skills.

Kinematics

  • Vectors for displacement, velocity, and acceleration
+ 2 more skills in this unit →

Dynamics

  • Vectors for force and acceleration
  • Impulse and momentum
+ 3 more skills in this unit →

Work and Energy

  • Force, distance, and work
  • Force, displacement, and spring constants
+ 14 more skills in this unit →

Waves

  • Longitudinal and transverse waves
  • Electromagnetic radiation and sound
+ 7 more skills in this unit →

See the full Physics 2204 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 Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Social Studies 2201 (Academic) — 6 units, 26 skills.

Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Civic Engagement

  • The principles of Canadian democracy
+ 1 more skill in this unit →

Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 2. Inquiry and Research

  • Evidence, comparison, and causation
  • Framing questions and gathering information
  • The significance of emerging innovations or ideas
+ 5 more skills in this unit →

History - 3. Time, Continuity, and Change

  • Innovations of the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras
  • The Pre-Modern worldview
+ 2 more skills in this unit →

History - 4. Citizenship, Power, and Governance

  • Models of governance
  • Political structures of the Pre-Modern Era
+ 2 more skills in this unit →

History - 5. Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions

  • Economics from the Paleolithic to the Ancient Era
  • The rise of capitalism and industrialism
+ 2 more skills in this unit →

History - 6. Interdependence

  • The rationale for conflict and cooperation
  • The ideology of imperialism
+ 2 more skills in this unit →

See the full Social Studies 2201 (Academic) 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 Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Social Studies 2202 (Applied) — 6 units, 26 skills.

Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Civic Engagement

  • The principles of Canadian democracy in everyday life
+ 1 more skill in this unit →

Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 2. Inquiry and Research

  • Checking evidence, comparing, and asking why
  • Asking a good question and finding information
  • Sizing up a new innovation or idea
+ 5 more skills in this unit →

History - 3. Time, Continuity, and Change

  • Tools of the earliest humans and the first farmers
  • How people saw the world before science
+ 2 more skills in this unit →

History - 4. Citizenship, Power, and Governance

  • Ways countries are run
  • Life under kings and the Church
+ 2 more skills in this unit →

History - 5. Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions

  • From finding food to trading
  • Capitalism and the factory age
+ 2 more skills in this unit →

History - 6. Interdependence

  • Why people fight and why they team up
  • Empire-building and its effects
+ 2 more skills in this unit →

See the full Social Studies 2202 (Applied) curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →

French this year

French builds through listening, speaking, and simple reading — confidence first, grammar second. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Core French 2200 — 5 units, 38 skills.

La production orale

  • Identifying in the fine arts
+ 6 more skills in this unit →

L’interaction orale

  • Sharing ideas, feelings, and opinions
  • Identifying main ideas of an oral text
+ 6 more skills in this unit →

La lecture et le visionnement

  • Following multi-step written directions
+ 4 more skills in this unit →

L’écriture et la représentation

  • Creating texts in the fine-arts domain
  • Writing with ease and precision
+ 7 more skills in this unit →

La valorisation de la langue française et de la diversité culturelle

  • Using French in everyday situations
  • Knowing francophone writers, artists, and musicians
+ 7 more skills in this unit →

See the full Core French 2200 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →

Three ways parents use this list

At report-card timeMatch the teacher's comments to the units above — "working on number sense" stops being a mystery phrase.
At parent-teacher nightPick one unit per subject and ask "how is my child doing with this?" — specific questions get specific answers.
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Common questions

What does my child learn in Grade 11 in Newfoundland and Labrador?

Newfoundland and Labrador's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, French for Grade 11 — 414 specific skills in total. The big themes: Mathematics covers radicals and absolute value and rational expressions and factoring; Mathematics covers radical expressions and equations and inductive and deductive reasoning; Mathematics covers personal finance and formulas. The full list is on this page.

Is this the official Newfoundland and Labrador curriculum?

It's built from Newfoundland and Labrador'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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MapleMind isn't affiliated with any ministry of education. We build these guides from each province's official program of studies and refresh them from time to time — but curricula change, and we can't guarantee this page reflects the very latest revision. Always confirm against the live provincial curriculum data. Last updated 2026-08-15.