Well, in Canada, there's a required Grade 10 Literacy Test needed for all students to pass in order to obtain their High School Diploma as well.
The test was divided into 2 parts:
Math & English
Personally, I don't really have any problems with it, but the problem lies in the fact that there are alot of immigrants to Canada, especially those whose native tongue is not English. Everyone knows that the Asian style of teaching is much more rigurous than the one in Canada (I'm not sure how the education system is in the states); so most the immigrants pass the Math part with flying colours. HOwever, when it comes to the written English Comprehension part, problems begin to arise..