ories ▁and ▁N un av ut ▁still ▁use ▁the ▁Al berta ▁curr icul um ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁historical ▁ge ographic ▁evolution . ▁The ▁government ▁instit uted ▁the ▁exam in ations ▁through ▁Al berta ▁Education ▁ ▁to ▁att ain ▁greater ▁account ability ▁and ▁ensure ▁its ▁students ▁were ▁well ▁regarded ▁when ▁applying ▁to ▁t ert i ary ▁institutions . ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁types ▁of ▁prov inci ally ▁admin ister ed ▁standard ized ▁testing ▁in ▁Al berta ▁and ▁the ▁territ ories : ▁Provin cial ▁Ach iev ement ▁Test s ▁( P AT s ) ▁and ▁Di pl oma ▁Ex amin ations ▁( di plom as ). ▁Test s ▁may ▁be ▁admin ister ed ▁in ▁English ▁or ▁French . ▁Al berta , ▁out ▁of ▁all ▁Canadian ▁provinces ▁has ▁the ▁most ▁standard ized ▁testing ▁procedure ▁of ▁any ▁province . ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁type ▁of ▁ex ams , ▁Provin cial ▁Ach iev ement ▁Test s , ▁are ▁taken ▁by ▁students ▁in ▁grade ▁ 6 ▁and ▁ 9 , ▁typically ▁in ▁May ▁and ▁June . ▁▁ ▁The ▁second ▁type ▁of ▁exam , ▁Di pl oma ▁Ex amin ations , ▁are ▁taken ▁by ▁students ▁en rolled ▁in ▁ 3 0 - 1 ▁and ▁ 3 0 - 2 ▁level ▁courses . ▁Results ▁of ▁the ▁diplom as ▁are ▁an ▁important ▁factor ▁in ▁adm issions ▁to ▁univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁across ▁Canada ▁as ▁exam ▁results ▁make ▁up ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁course ▁grade ▁for ▁ 3 0 - level ▁subjects . ▁ ▁Standard ized ▁testing ▁is ▁controvers