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I-13.3, r. 8 - Basic school regulation for preschool, elementary and secondary education

Section 22
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22. In elementary school, the compulsory subjects taught each year and the suggested number of hours per week for each are as follows:
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CYCLE ONECYCLES TWO and THREE
Grades 1 and 2Grades 3, 4, 5 and 6
Compulsory SubjectsTimeCompulsory SubjectsTime
Language of instruction9 hLanguage of instruction7 h
Mathematics7 hMathematics5 h
Physical education and health2 hPhysical education and health2 h
Total apportioned time18 hTotal apportioned time14 h
Second language (French or English) Second language (French or English) 
Arts education:Arts:
2 of the 4 following subjects:2 of the 4 subjects prescribed for Cycle One, 1 of which is taught in that Cycle
Drama;
Visual arts;
Dance;
Music.
Culture and Citizenship in Québec Culture and Citizenship in Québec 
  Geography, history, citizenship education 
  Science and technology 
Unapportioned time7 hUnapportioned time11 h
Total time25 hTotal time25 h
O.C. 651-2000, s. 22; O.C. 865-2001, s. 4; O.C. 488-2005, s. 5; O.C. 380-2008, s. 1; O.C. 945-2023, s. 1.
22. In elementary school, the compulsory subjects taught each year and the suggested number of hours per week for each are as follows:
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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CYCLE ONE | CYCLES TWO and THREE
Grades 1 and 2 | Grades 3, 4, 5 and 6
_________________________________________|_________________________________________
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Compulsory Subjects Time | Compulsory Subjects Time
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Language of instruction 9 h | Language of instruction 7 h
_________________________________________|_________________________________________
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Mathematics 7 h | Mathematics 5 h
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Physical education and health 2 h | Physical education and health 2 h
_________________________________________|_________________________________________
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Total apportioned time 18 h | Total apportioned time 14 h
_________________________________________|_________________________________________
|
Second language | Second language
(French or English) | (French or English)
_________________________________________|_________________________________________
|
Arts education: | Arts education:
2 of the 4 following subjects: | 2 of the 4 subjects prescribed
Drama; | for Cycle One, 1 of which is
Visual arts; | taught in that Cycle
Dance; |
Music. |
_________________________________________|__________________________________________
|
Ethics and religious culture | Ethics and religious culture
_________________________________________|__________________________________________
|
| Geography, history
| citizenship education
|__________________________________________
|
| Science and technology
_________________________________________|__________________________________________
|
Unapportioned time 7 h | Unapportioned time 11 h
_________________________________________|__________________________________________
|
Total time 25 h | Total time 25 h
_________________________________________|__________________________________________
O.C. 651-2000, s. 22; O.C. 865-2001, s. 4; O.C. 488-2005, s. 5; O.C. 380-2008, s. 1.
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