Vretta

Timeline for Implementation (Updated: February, 2025)

• All Part A Diploma Exams and Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs) for Grades 6 and 9 will be fully implemented on the Vretta digital assessment platform for the 2025/2026 school year. 

  • All other Diploma exams (Part B components for ELA, French, Social Studies, Sciences, and Mathematics) will be optionally available on Vretta for the 2025/2026 school year. 

• Full digital implementation of all Diploma and  Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs) will occur in the 2026/2027 school year and beyond. 

• An implementation map from Alberta Education can be found HERE. 

Field Testing 

• All field testing will be exclusively available on the Vretta Digital assessment platform. Teachers can sign up for a field test on the platform once they have received permission from their principal.

• Please see the How to Schedule A Field Test doc for more information on how to participate in field testing for the 2024/2025 school year. 

Vretta Platform Resources

• Access the Vretta Platform HERE

• Practice tests for Grade 6, 9 and 12 can be found HERE

• Lookup ASN - enables you to look up an Alberta Student Number of a named individual

Help Docs 

• • Checklists for:

    • Students

    • Teachers

    • Principals

  • VIDEO How To: Schedule A Field Test

  • VIDEO How To:  Setting Up PATs/Diplomas

  • Administrators Guide: Using Digital Assessments 

  • Teachers Guide: Using Digital Assessments 

  • Principals Kit

Video Tutorials & Walkthroughs

Teachers/Exam Supervisors

• Teacher/Exam Supervisor Walkthrough  (VIDEO)

• Create Classroom Groupings (VIDEO)

• Adding Accommodations  (VIDEO)

• Start or Schedule Assessment Session for Practice (VIDEO)

• Submit Assessment Session (VIDEO)

School Administrators/Principals:

• School Administrator Walkthrough  (VIDEO)

• Principal Statement Walkthrough  (VIDEO)

Vretta Platform Resources

• Access the Vretta Platform HERE

Help Docs (NEW)

• • Teacher How-To: Entering Literacy/Numeracy Assessments in Vretta

  • Admin Guide: Literacy/Numeracy Assessments in Vretta

Video Tutorials & Walkthroughs

Teachers/Exam Supervisors:

• Data Entry on the Digital Assessment Platform for Teachers (VIDEO)

School Administrators/Principals:

• Data Entry on the Digital Assessment Platform for Administrators (VIDEO)