The grade 6 to 12 Graduation Program at St John’s Academy Shawnigan Lake provides students with all necessary courses to obtain a British Columbia Certificate of Graduation (Dogwood Diploma). Students are required to gain a total of 80 credits by successfully completing 20 individual courses. with at least four grade 12 courses, including one grade 12 Language Arts course, as required.
Required Courses (13 courses/52 credits)
| Required Courses | Credits |
| English 10 | 4 |
| English 11 | 4 |
| English 12 (Provincial Exam) | 4 |
| Social Studies 11 | 4 |
| Mathematics 10 (Provincial Exam) | 4 |
| Pre-Calculus 11or 12 | 4 |
| Science 10 | 4 |
| Science 11 or 12 | 4 |
| Planning 10 | 4 |
| Physical Education 10 | 4 |
| Fine Arts / Applied Skills 10, 11, or 12 | 4 |
| Graduation Transitions | 4 |
Elective (7 courses/28 credits)
| Elective Courses | Credits |
| ELD 10A | 4 |
| ELD 10B | 4 |
| Second Language 10, 11, 12 | 4 |
| Arts 10, 11, or 12 | 4 |
| Drama 10, 11, or 12 | 4 |
| Music 10, 11, or 12 | 4 |
| Physical Education 11, or 12 | 4 |
| Chemistry 11, or 12 | 4 |
| Physics 11, or 12 | 4 |
| Biology 11, or 12 | 4 |
| Pre-Calculus 12, or Calculus 12 | 4 |