In Quebec, Canada, primary and secondary education is comprised of 11 years, consisting of 6 years of primary education and 5 years of secondary studies. Successfully completing grade 11 and the required coursework leads to the Diplome d'Etudes Secondaires (DES).
Students who wish to further their education in Quebec, Canada, must continue to a Colleges d'Enseignement General et Professionel (CEGEP), leading to a Diplome d'Etudes Collegiales / DEC (Diploma of College Studies / DCS). The DEC/DCS can be either a 2-year pre-university program which leads to university education in Canada or a 3-year technical program which may lead to employment or university education in Canada.
The general education CEGEP Diploma requires completion of a specific set of compulsory general education courses (in English, humanities, physical education, and French) along with complementary courses as well as the required courses specific to the concentration.
The entry requirement into DEC/DCS program is completion of the Diplome d'Etudes Secondaires/DES (Diploma of Secondary Studies), which is awarded after completing the eleventh grade. The first year represents completion of the senior high school level; the remaining year of the academic DEC/DCS program is considered post-secondary study. The only diploma awarded is after completion of the entire program, but the DEC credential is comparable to completion of graduation from a college-preparatory high school and one year undergraduate study.
The DEC/DCS is comparable to a college-preparatory high school diploma and the freshman year of US university study. The Bachelor degree program in Quebec, Canada, is a 3-year program following 13 years of primary, secondary, and pre-university education. At Transcript Research, the Diplome d'Etudes Collegiales (Diploma of College Studies) is considered to represent both completion of high school and some lower division undergraduate study.
Resources:
Federation of CEGEPs: https://fedecegeps.ca/ and https://fedecegeps.ca/cegeps/les-cegeps/ and https://fedecegeps.ca/federation/a-propos/membres/ and https://www.cegepsquebec.ca/en/cegeps/presentation/systeme-scolaire-quebecois/ and https://www.cegepsquebec.ca/en/our-study-programs/study-program-directory/
Government of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/en/education/cegep and https://www.quebec.ca/en/education/cegep/studying/overview and https://www.quebec.ca/en/education/cegep/services/programmes/pre-university-programs
Learn about Provincial and Territorial Education Systems in Canada. Canadian Information Center for International Credentials. https://www.cicic.ca/1140/quebec.canada
Ministry of Education: https://www.quebec.ca/en/education and https://www.education.gouv.qc.ca/en/references/tx-solrtyperecherchepublicationtx-solrpublicationnouveaute/resultats-de-la-recherche/detail/article?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=257&cHash=230dcfa231869cbea51511bc8f305856 and https://www.education.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/site_web/documents/ministere/organismes/CELA_Rapport_TransitionsPostSecondaires_ANG.pdf and https://www.education.gouv.qc.ca/en/trouver-une-ecole
Quebec College Network Portal: https://www.lescegeps.com/etablissements/cegeps