The Alberta Government has made the decision to keep diploma exam weighting at 20 per cent this school year.  

“Since June of this year, I have met with over 40 public, separate and francophone school authorities and many other stakeholders and listened to their perspectives. Changing the weight of diploma exams will reduce the burden on students while still giving them valuable exam writing experience. We’re making this temporary change to place less of a burden on students and improve their mental health,” said Adriana LaGrange, Minister of Education.  

Diploma exam weighting will be return to being weighted at 30 per cent for the 2023-2024 school year.  

The 2020-2021 school year diploma exams were optional due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021-2022 school year diploma exams were weighted at 10 per cent. Meanwhile back in 2015, the Alberta Government reduced diploma exams from being weighted 50 per cent to only 30 per cent.