How to read this page
Saskatchewan 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 Saskatchewan, that's Foundations of Mathematics 20 — 4 units, 19 skills.
Reasoning and Proof
- Investigating and presenting a mathematics topic
- Inductive reasoning and conjectures
Proportional Reasoning and Geometry
- Rates
- Angle relationships and proofs
- Applying the sine and cosine laws
Statistics
- The normal curve and standard deviation
- Confidence intervals and margin of error
Inequalities and Quadratic Modelling
- Graphing systems of linear inequalities
- Intercepts and zeros of quadratics
See the full Foundations of Mathematics 20 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 Saskatchewan, that's Pre-Calculus 20 — 5 units, 27 skills.
Absolute Value and Radicals
- Absolute value of real numbers
- Mixed and entire radicals and simplifying
Trigonometry
- Standard position and reference angles
- Sine and cosine laws
Quadratic Functions and Equations
- Factoring advanced polynomial expressions
- Transformations and vertex form
- Solving quadratic equations
Inequalities, Sequences, and Reciprocals
- Two-variable inequalities
- Arithmetic sequences and series
- Graphing reciprocal functions
See the full Pre-Calculus 20 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 Saskatchewan, that's Workplace and Apprenticeship Mathematics 20 — 3 units, 20 skills.
Measurement and Geometry
- Rearranging and verifying formulas
- Strategies for numerical puzzles and games
- Surface area and volume of 3-D objects
Personal Finance
- Building and adjusting a budget
- Simple versus compound interest
- Banking services and accounts
Slope, Scale, and Data
- Slope as rise over run and rate of change
- Unit analysis conversions
- Histograms and bar graphs
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 Saskatchewan, that's English Language Arts 20 — 3 units, 14 skills.
Comprehend and Respond
- Responding to identity texts (Relationships with Family and Others)
Compose and Create
- Creating identity texts (Relationships with Family and Others)
See the full English Language Arts 20 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Saskatchewan, that's Biology 20 — 4 units, 26 skills.
Introduction to Biology
- The nature of biological study
- Examining cells with a microscope
- The importance of theory in biology
Ecological Organization
- Soil components and plant growth
- Niche, habitat, and community components
- Evidence of life in the past
The Diversity of Life
- Classification and binomial nomenclature
- Viruses and bacteria
- Nonvascular and vascular plants
Agricultural Botany of Saskatchewan
- Plant reproduction and transport
- Saskatchewan's biogeographical regions
- Hormones, tropisms, and soil chemistry
See the full Biology 20 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Saskatchewan, that's Chemistry 20 — 7 units, 18 skills.
Introduction to Chemistry
- Safe laboratory practices
- Chemistry and society
Laboratory Activities
- Concrete experience of chemical events
- Manipulating laboratory equipment
Independent Research
- Investigating problems in chemistry
Atoms and Elements
- Development of ideas about matter
- Components of the atom and isotopes
- Properties and classification of elements
Molecules and Compounds
- Writing formulas and names fluently
- Ionic and covalent bonding
- Bonding in solids and liquids
Chemical Reactions
- Recognizing and valuing chemical reactions
- Writing and balancing chemical equations
Mole Concept and Stoichiometry
- Avogadro's number and the mole
- Percentage composition and concentration
- Performing stoichiometric calculations
See the full Chemistry 20 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Saskatchewan, that's Physics 20 — 4 units, 24 skills.
Waves
- Wave terminology and periodic motion
- Transmission, reflection, and refraction of waves
Light
- How light travels: sources, shadows, and rectilinear propagation
- The laws of reflection
- Why light refracts and the laws of refraction
Heat
- Kinetic molecular theory, heat, and temperature
- Specific heat capacity
- Heat exchange and the laws of thermodynamics
See the full Physics 20 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science gets more structured this year — real investigations, real explanations, real vocabulary. In Saskatchewan, that's Environmental Science 20 — 7 units, 26 skills.
Career Exploration
- Environmental-science career paths and qualifications
The Nature of Environmental Science
- Worldviews and mindsets in environmental science
Atmosphere and Human Health
- Air pollutants and their sources
- Sources and reliability of climate data
Human Population and Pollution
- Population growth and environmental impact
Aquatic Systems
- Measuring the condition of aquatic ecosystems
- Threats to water quality and standards
Terrestrial Ecosystems
- Soil formation and characteristics
- The roles of plants in ecosystems
See the full Environmental Science 20 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 Saskatchewan, that's Economics 20 — 10 units, 60 skills.
Production, Specialization and Exchange
- Inventory of Community Resources
The Role of Government in the Canadian Economy
- Business Cycles
- Price and Income Controls
See the full Economics 20 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
French this year
French builds through listening, speaking, and simple reading — confidence first, grammar second. In Saskatchewan, that's Core French 20 — 4 units, 9 skills.
Communication Skills
- Making meaning from spoken French (with some guidance)
- Reading multi-paragraph French texts (with some guidance)
Language Knowledge
- French language knowledge when listening and reading
General Language Strategies
- Selecting and applying French learning strategies (with some guidance)
See the full Core French 20 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
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Common questions
What does my child learn in Grade 11 in Saskatchewan?
Saskatchewan's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, French for Grade 11 — 258 specific skills in total. The big themes: Mathematics covers reasoning and proof and proportional reasoning and geometry; Mathematics covers absolute value and radicals and rational expressions; Mathematics covers measurement and geometry and personal finance. The full list is on this page.
Is this the official Saskatchewan curriculum?
It's built from Saskatchewan'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.
My child is finding one of these skills hard. What can I do?
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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 Saskatchewan, that's History 20: World Issues — 5 units, 15 skills.
Death of the Old Order
- How societies adjust to change
+ 2 more skills in this unit →The Totalitarian State
- The anatomy of totalitarian rule
+ 2 more skills in this unit →National Sovereignty and Collective Security
- Security, sovereignty, and alliances
+ 2 more skills in this unit →Self-Determination and the End of the Cold War
- Superpower rivalry, scarcity, and self-determination
+ 2 more skills in this unit →Global Issues
- Global challenges and the paradigms behind responses
+ 2 more skills in this unit →See the full History 20: World Issues curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →