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Course Load & Course Changes

Course Load
  • Gr.12 students must maintain a load of 3 courses per semester. Permission to carry fewer than 3 courses must be approved by administration and requires the completion of a "Request for Part-Time Status" application, which is available in the Guidance office.
  • Students in Gr.9, Gr.10 and Gr.11 are not permitted to have a study period; therefore, they must register for 8 credits for the academic year. Special accommodations may be made (only at the discretion of administration) for compelling reasons (i.e. medical concerns), when supported with a professional's document.
 
Dropping a Course
  • Students in Gr.9-11 are not entitled to a study period; therefore, they must register for 8 credits for the academic year, and are not entitled to drop any course at any time. 
  • Gr.12 students have 5 school days following the distribution of midterm report cards to decide on dropping a course without academic penalty. Otherwise, by Ministry of Education and Training regulation, "Full Disclosure" states that all course attempts and withdrawals must appear on the student's transcript. 
 
Course Registration
  • Course selections made in February will be those used for the entire upcoming academic year.
  • A student must attend the scheduled classes on their timetable unless a new timetable has been issued from Guidance.
  • Course change requests will be considered valid for the following reasons:
    • If a student in Gr.9, Gr.10 or Gr.11 has less than 8 courses
    • Students who are in Gr.12 and are credit deficient or have a graduation requirement missing
    • Course failures or prerequisites missing
    • Summer school credit earned and still on timetable
    • Post-secondary requirements
  • Requests to change teachers or a lunch period will not be accommodated. 
 
To request a course change or drop a course, a Guidance Appointment is required. Please make an appointment using our online Booking system on our main Guidance page.