Minimum requirements for students to attain an Alberta High School Diploma

Click the following links for a PDF copy of the minimum requirements for a:

High School Diploma

High School Certificate of Achievement

Criteria for potential grads to participate:

  • Criteria for Participation in the Graduation Activities
    • In order for students to participate as a graduate they must:
      • be enrolled as a student at TJSHS 
      • be a grade 12 student who has not participated in a previous commencement ceremony at TJSHS,
      • adhere to the TJSHS Student Handbook as well as Section 31 of the Province of Alberta School Act,
      • be passing all courses necessary to graduate two weeks after quarter 3 marks are published, and
      • have all school and graduation fees paid in full prior to participation in graduation activities. 

Under extenuating circumstances administration may establish different criteria for individual student participation.

Thorsby Junior Senior High School Valedictorian Policy

This policy is currently under review. Guidelines will be posted by the the end of September 2025.

Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we are on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional meeting grounds, gathering place, and travelling route to the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene and Nakota Sioux. We acknowledge all the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries.