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Prince Edward Island 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 Prince Edward Island, that's Calculus 12 — 1 units, 22 skills.
Calculus
- Solving problems involving limits
- The derivative as instantaneous rate of change
- The basic derivative rules
See the full Calculus 12 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 Prince Edward Island, that's Foundations of Mathematics 12 — 4 units, 30 skills.
Financial Mathematics
- Calculating compound interest
- Costs of renting, leasing and buying
- Interest rate and rate of return
Logical Reasoning
- Numerical reasoning in puzzles
- Sets and set operations
- Conditional statements and their forms
Permutations, Combinations and Binomial Theorem
- Interpreting odds and probability
- Mutually exclusive and non-mutually exclusive events
- The fundamental counting principle
Relations and Functions
- Fitting a polynomial model to data
- Fitting exponential and logarithmic models
- Fitting a sinusoidal model to data
See the full Foundations of Mathematics 12 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 Prince Edward Island, that's Pre-Calculus 12 — 3 units, 37 skills.
Permutations, Combinations and Binomial Theorem
- Counting principle and permutations
Relations and Functions
- Operations on functions
- Translations of graphs
- Understanding logarithms
Trigonometry
- Angles in standard position
- The six trigonometric ratios
- Solving trigonometric equations
See the full Pre-Calculus 12 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 Prince Edward Island, that's Apprenticeship and Workplace Mathematics 12 — 4 units, 26 skills.
Geometry
- Solving problems with the sine law
- Problems involving triangles
- Translations of shapes and objects
Permutations, Combinations and Binomial Theorem
- Interpreting a probability
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 Prince Edward Island, that's English Language Arts 12 (ENG621A) — 3 units, 31 skills.
Speaking and Listening
- Roles and responsibilities of an effective speaker and listener
- Examining a mentor defence with spontaneous conversation
- Examining a mentor text for critically evaluating oral text
Reading and Viewing
- Comprehending complex texts using strategies
- Identifying the full range of literary devices
- Identifying an author's portrayal of ideology
Writing and Other Ways of Representing
- Using the writing process to develop a text
- Assessing a text against success criteria
- Understanding critical feedback as a powerful revision tool
See the full English Language Arts 12 (ENG621A) curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Prince Edward Island, that's Biology 12 (BIO621A) — 5 units, 29 skills.
Working Like a Biologist
- Evaluating a biology technology
- Safe laboratory protocols
- Constructing an argument from evidence and perspectives
Reproduction and Cell Division
- The cell cycle and mitosis
- Plant reproduction
Genetics
- Mendelian inheritance and crosses
- DNA and RNA structure and replication
Evolution and Biodiversity
- The history of evolutionary thought
- How new species form
- Taxonomy and classification
Disease and Homeostasis
- Disease and its impact on homeostasis
See the full Biology 12 (BIO621A) curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Prince Edward Island, that's Human Biology 801A — 11 units, 51 skills.
Muscular and Nervous Systems
- How the muscular system maintains homeostasis
Reproductive Systems and Embryonic Development
- Structure and function of the reproductive systems
See the full Human Biology 801A curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Prince Edward Island, that's Chemistry, Grade 12 (CHM621A) — 5 units, 33 skills.
Working Like a Chemist
- Analysing the development of a chemical technology
- Safe laboratory protocols and WHMIS
- Evaluating phenomena with argumentation
Thermochemistry
- Thermochemistry terms and the first law
- Specific heat capacity and temperature change
- Potential-energy diagrams and thermochemical equations
Solutions, Kinetics, and Equilibrium
- Molarity of solutions
- Collision theory and factors affecting reaction rate
- Equilibrium and the equilibrium constant expression
Acids and Bases
- Arrhenius and Bronsted-Lowry definitions
- Proton transfer and conjugate acid-base pairs
- pH, pOH, and Kw calculations
Redox and Electrochemistry
- Redox definitions and oxidation numbers
- Balancing redox in neutral solution
See the full Chemistry, Grade 12 (CHM621A) curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Prince Edward Island, that's Environmental Science 621A — 6 units, 62 skills.
Inquiry Skills (Project Based Learning)
- Investigating an issue with guided inquiry
Introduction to Environmental Science
- Understanding environmental science
Human Population and Carrying Capacity
- Resource limits and natural populations
Environmental Challenges and Successes
- The troposphere and stratosphere
See the full Environmental Science 621A curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Prince Edward Island, that's Physics, Grade 12 (PHY621A) — 4 units, 39 skills.
Working Like a Physicist
- Building and testing a prototype
- Distinguishing scientific questions and technological problems
Application of Vectors
- Horizontal and vertical motion of a projectile
- Two-dimensional vector analysis of masses and relative motion
Circular and Planetary Motion
- Describing uniform circular motion
- Simple harmonic motion: displacement, velocity, acceleration
Electricity and Magnetism
- Producing static electric charge
- Fields as regions that affect mass and charge
- Electromagnetic induction
See the full Physics, Grade 12 (PHY621A) 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 Prince Edward Island, that's Prince Edward Island History 621B — 4 units, 20 skills.
Unit 1: Land and Resources
- Mi'kmaq settlement and place names on Epekwitk
- Goods, colonial lands, and the Island's history
- Impact on the Island's resources and environment
Unit 2: People and Culture
- Material culture and the Island heritage
- Mi'kmaq and Acadian foundations of the mosaic
- Factors of cultural change
Unit 3: Power and Government
- How decision making evolved on the Island
- The impact of external governance
- Factors that led the Island into Confederation
Unit 4: Economies and Technologies
- Pre-Confederation Island industries
- Economic impact of joining Confederation
- Factors changing post-Confederation industries
See the full Prince Edward Island History 621B curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
French this year
French builds through listening, speaking, and simple reading — confidence first, grammar second. In Prince Edward Island, that's Core French, Grade 12 — 3 units, 13 skills.
La production orale et l'ecoute
- Active listening on world issues (autonomous)
- Structuring autonomous speech on world issues
La lecture et le visionnement
- Reading strategies for complex texts (autonomous)
See the full Core 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 Prince Edward Island?
Prince Edward Island's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, French for Grade 12 — 431 specific skills in total. The big themes: Mathematics covers calculus; Mathematics covers financial mathematics and logical reasoning; Mathematics covers permutations, combinations and binomial theorem and relations and functions. The full list is on this page.
Is this the official Prince Edward Island curriculum?
It's built from Prince Edward Island'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.
Social Studies this year
Social studies widens the lens this year — history, geography, and how communities and governments work. In Prince Edward Island, that's Canadian History 621A — 7 units, 38 skills.
Introduction
Globalization
- Theories of the peopling of the Americas
- The effects of Contact
- Evolving relationships shaping Canada
+ 5 more skills in this unit →Development
- How Aboriginal economies worked
- The Staple Trade and colonial development
- The National Policy and industrial growth
+ 3 more skills in this unit →Governance
- First Nations governing structures and worldviews
- Merging governing philosophies in BNA
- Political and economic roads to Confederation
+ 4 more skills in this unit →Sovereignty
- Global struggles for sovereignty
- Conflict and compromise over sovereignty
- Treaties, land claims, and re-establishing sovereignty
+ 3 more skills in this unit →Justice
- First Nations contributions to the legal system
- The relationship between land and culture
- Origins and effects of immigration policy
+ 4 more skills in this unit →Independent Study (Inquiry)
- Researching with the historical method
+ 1 more skill in this unit →See the full Canadian History 621A curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →