THE TRANSITION FROM GRADE 8 TO 9
The Grade 8 to 9 Process
• What is Grade 9 all about?
• What does the Grade 9 program look
like?
ONTARIO HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
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30 credits in total
22 compulsory credits
8 optional credits or electives
40 hrs. community involvement
Pass the Ontario Secondary Literacy
Requirements
Compulsory Credits
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4 English- one credit per grade
3 Mathematics - at least one in Grade 11 or 12
2 Science
1 Canadian History
1 Canadian Geography
1 Arts (Visual, Music, Drama or Dance)
1 French as a second language
1 Health and Physical Education
1 Civics and Career Studies (.5 civics and .5 career
studies)
Diploma Requirements...
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• Group 1 Additional credit in English, or
French as a second language, or a Native
language, or a classical or an international
language, or Social Science and the
Humanities, or Canadian and World Studies,
or guidance and career education, or
cooperative education.
Diploma Requirements...
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• Group 2 Additional credit in health and
physical education, or the arts, or
business studies, or French as a second
language, or cooperative education.
Diploma Requirements...
Continued
• Group 3 Additional credit in science, or
technological education, or French as a
second language, or computer studies, or
cooperative education.
Making Your Choices:
Academic or Applied or Locally Developed
Academic
Academic (A) courses develop student’s
knowledge and skill through the study of
theory and abstract problems. Courses
focus on the essential concepts of a subject
and explore related concepts as well. They
incorporate practical applications as
appropriate.
Making Your Choices:
Academic or Applied or Locally Developed
Applied
Applied (P) courses focus on the essential concepts
of a subject, and develop students’ knowledge and
skills through practical applications and concrete
examples. Familiar situations are used to illustrate
ideas, and students are given more opportunities to
experience hand on applications of the concepts
and theories they study.
Making Your Choices:
Academic or Applied or Locally Developed
Locally Developed Courses
These credit courses are intended for students who
require a measure of flexibility and support in
order to meet the compulsory credit requirements
in English, mathematics, and science for the
OSSD. These courses prepare students for further
study in courses from the curriculum policy
documents for these disciplines.
What is an Open Course?
Open courses have one set of expectations
for the subject being taken. These courses are
not specific to destinations and are
appropriate for all students.
Example: PPL1OF (Girl’s phys. ed)
Decisions
Applied or Academic or
Choose 1 Option
Locally Developed
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English or ESL
Mathematics
Science
French
Geography
Health &Phys. Ed
Theology
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Business
Drama
Music
Visual Arts
Learning Strategies
Course Coding System
SNC1D1
• SNC - 3 characters identifying the subjecte.g. Science
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-Grade level (grade 9)
D
-course type (academic)
Course codes (applied)
SNC1P1
SNC - 3 characters identifying the subject e.g Science
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-Grade level (grade 9)
P
-course type (applied)
Course codes (Locally Developed)
SNC1L1
SNC - 3 characters identifying the subject
e.g Science
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-Grade level (grade 9)
L
-course type (Locally Developed)
GRADE 10 COURSES
• Students will have to consider future goals when
they make choices for Grade 10
• Some Grade 10 courses will be prerequisites for
specific Grade 11 courses
Grades 11 and 12 Programs
• Courses in Grades 11 and 12 will prepare students
for the following post-secondary destinations:
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Workplace
Apprenticeships
College
University
• As in Grades 9 and 10 some courses will be Open
Literacy Test
• Students will take a Literacy test in the Spring of grade
10.
• Students must pass the Ontario Secondary Literacy
requirements in order to graduate
• Achievement is recorded on OST
• Based on language and communications expectations
of the curriculum up to and including grade 9
• If student is unable to meet standards in first attempt:
– Remedial help will be given
– Student must retake test until standard is met
Ontario Student Transcript
• Students’ official record of credits earned
• Grades 9 and 10
– only successfully completed courses are recorded
• Grades 11 and 12
– all attempts and the marks received are recorded
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Encourages civic responsibility, promotes community values
• Supports student’s career explorations & reinforces
importance of volunteering
• Minimum 40 hours completed over 4 years
• Broad range of unpaid activities
• Minimal school involvement
• Provincial policies/guidelines governing placements
The Catholic Dimension
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Religion credit courses
Chaplain and School Chapel
Mandatory retreat program
Masses and liturgies
Community outreach/service programs
Food drives/Christmas baskets/Missions
Daily prayer/reflections
The Semester System
• The first semester runs from September to
January.
• The second Semester is from February to
June.
• Examinations occur at the end of each
semester
Additional Resources
• Guidance and Career Centre - Each student is assigned a
guidance counsellor according to their last name.
• Academic Resource Department - Provides support for
students with diverse learning needs.
• Student Support Team - Includes a Chaplain, Student
Success teacher, Child & Youth Worker, Social Worker, Psychologist, and
Speech & Language Pathologist
• Library - Includes books, periodicals, newspapers, on-line databases,
Internet, CD-ROM, videotapes, a-v materials.
http://www.myblueprint.ca/dpcdsb
Extra-Curricular Activities
Timeline
• October 19-23 Registrations distributed to
elementary schools.
• Thursday, October 29 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Information night for parents.
• Monday, November 2 Registration forms
& $60 due to Gr. 8 teacher.
• Forms returned to students showing course
selections.