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18-546: The Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec ( lit.   ' Quebec Student Sports Network ' ), abbreviated RSEQ , is the governing body of primary and secondary school, collegiate , and university sport in Quebec . It also serves as a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to

36-489: A college diploma required for university admissions. Quebec high school starts at grade 7 and ends at grade 11, one year earlier than in English North America. Most Quebec university programs are three years in length, with a collegiate level between high school and university bridging the gap: Specialized vocational programs of either three years—leading to a college diploma and entry to the job market, with

54-687: A possibility of university admissions—or one year, leading to a college certificate and direct entry into the workforce. There are three types of colleges in Quebec: public colleges, private colleges, and government colleges. The majority of college students attend a public General and Vocational College, also known by the term CEGEP (from acronym in French : collège d'enseignement général et professionnel ). These colleges do not charge tuition to Quebec residents, although small administrative fees are charged. A large number of private colleges also exist at

72-501: Is a public network of nine state-subsidised schools offering higher education in music and theatre in Quebec , Canada. The organization was established in 1942 as a branch of the Ministère des Affaires culturelles du Québec by the government of Quebec during the premiership of Maurice Duplessis . Orchestra conductor Wilfrid Pelletier and composer Claude Champagne are credited for their zeal in promoting this project, and

90-527: Is both a post-secondary education in itself and a separate step required for university admissions. For students graduating from secondary school in Quebec, a college diploma is required for admission into university. In the rest of Canada, colleges have historically been technical schools that offer specialized professional or vocational education in specific employment fields. Two main college paths are possible. Pre-University programs of two years, leading to

108-858: The Canada West Universities Athletic Association (Canada West, CW). As with all of Canada's provincial high school athletics associations, the RSEQ is an affiliate member of the United States–based National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Since the 2017–18 school year, Bishop's has played football in AUS, but remains a member of RSEQ in other sports. Note: The following universities below are not members of U Sports, and are solely RSEQ members and participate in certain sports. The RSEQ also oversees college sports in Quebec, and

126-719: The Legislative Assembly of Quebec , which allocated a $ 30,000 budget to form the CMADQ's first school, the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal (CMQM). The CMQM opened its doors in January 1943 with its first round of courses, which were held at the Saint-Sulpice Library . Pelletier was the school's first director and Champagne the first assistant director. With the successful opening of

144-453: The CMQM and commuted back and forth between the two schools during its early years. Originally the CMADQ was only concerned with musical education, but Pelletier felt that Quebec needed conservatoires for studies in theatre as well. He proposed the idea to the Quebec government and was met with resistance. However, he won the ear of Premier Maurice Duplessis and ultimately his influence led to

162-458: The CMQM, the CMADQ, under Pelletier's leadership, began plans to establish a similar conservatoire in Quebec City , the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Québec . These plans were swiftly carried out and the school's first day of classes occurred on 17 January 1944 with Pelletier also serving as this school's first director. Most of the conservatoire's original faculty were also teachers at

180-613: The collegiate level. Some of these schools receive funding from the government, others do not, and therefore tuition can vary greatly between schools. There are a small number of collegiate-level government institutions that are not private colleges, yet also not public colleges, as defined under Quebec's General and Vocational College law. One example is the Quebec Music Conservatory . Conservatoire de musique et d%27art dramatique du Qu%C3%A9bec The Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec (CMADQ)

198-405: The establishment of the CMADQ's first school for the theatre arts, the Conservatoire d'art dramatique du Québec à Montréal in 1954 under the directorship of Jan Doat . The establishment of the Conservatoire d'art dramatique du Québec à Québec followed four years later. The CMADQ went on to establish four more music conservatoires in 1967. The Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Trois-Rivières

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216-725: The following are members of the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association/Association canadienne du sport collégial (CCAA/ACSC). (* Laval 's PEPS stade extérieur has an official seated capacity of 12,257 although it has held a standing room crowd of over 18,000 and as such is often listed as having a maximum capacity of 18,000.) (Data mined from the U Sports homepage's member directory and WorldStadiums.com. The members directory numbers seem to be ballpark figures in some cases.) College education in Quebec The college level

234-507: The hopes of establishing Canadian institutes of higher learning for music. The report closely examined music education in Europe as well as in Canada and plans were soon formed to establish a network of state-subsidized schools which would be modelled after European conservatoires, particularly the Conservatoire de Paris . On 29 May 1942 The Conservatory Act ('Loi du conservatoire') was passed by

252-661: The merger between Quebec's university, collegiate, and high school governing bodies in 1989, the amalgamated association was named the Fédération du sport scolaire du Québec / Quebec Student Sports Federation , abbreviated FSSQ and QSSF . The current name has been in use since November 2010. The RSEQ is one of four provencial governing bodies that are members of the national governing body for university athletics, U Sports . The other three regional associations coordinating university-level sports in Canada are Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Atlantic University Sport (AUS), and

270-530: The public and the media. This is similar to what would be called a "college athletic conference" in the United States. The RSEQ was founded in 1971 as the Association sportive universitaire du Québec / Quebec University Athletic Association , abbreviated as ASUQ and QUAA , following the reformulation of three university athletic associations spanning the universities of Ontario and Quebec. After

288-685: The two men led the organization as director and assistant director for its first several years. The organization's current director general is Nathalie Letendre . The first two conservatoires in the CMADQ network were for music and were established in Montreal in 1943 and Quebec City in 1944. During the 1950s the organization founded additional schools for the theatre arts in both those cities, followed by four additional music conservatoires in 1967 in Chicoutimi , Hull , Trois-Rivières , and Val-d'Or . The seventh and last school for music to be added

306-460: Was in Rimouski in 1973. Many of Canada's most successful musicians and artists of the theatre of the 20th and 21st centuries have been trained or taught at these schools. During the late 1930s and early 1940s, Canadian composer Claude Champagne put together a large report on music education. This report was presented to the Quebec government by Champagne and conductor Wilfrid Pelletier with

324-503: Was originally established as a preparatory school for conservatoire bound students in 1964. It became a full-fledged conservatoire in the CMADQ network in 1967. The Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Val-d'Or opened in September 1967 and the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Gatineau was opened on 15 October 1967 followed by the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Saguenay on 16 October 1967. The last conservatoire to be added to

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