Distinction Program
At Villa Maria, we encourage our students to excel.
standing out with the distinction program
At Villa Maria, in addition to promoting students’ academic, personal and social development, we encourage them to excel, which is why we have created the Distinction Program.
This program enables students who wish to enrich their studies to earn additional credits recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur (MEES). These additional credits appear on their report card. These students will also receive a certificate and a special mention on their diploma.
extra-credit courses
The Distinction Program’s extra-credit courses are additional, non-mandatory courses offered after regular school hours, i.e. from 3:10 to 4:10 p.m. Each course consists of two one-hour classes per nine-day cycle throughout the school year. To be eligible to graduate with Distinction within the Extra-Credit Course Distinction Program, a student must:
- Complete three extra-credit courses;
- Achieve a minimum of 70% in each extra-credit course;
- Maintain a minimum overall average of 80% each year of Cycle 2 during which they took an extra-credit course.
Click below to discover the list of extra-credit courses offered for the 2025-2026 school year.