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Student Services

 

Staff

Janet Cripps - Head of Guidance
Susan Santesso - Guidance Counsellor
Sandy Warren - Child and Youth Worker (available Mondays and Wednesdays)
Wendy Davies - Public Health Nurse (available Monday afternoons and all day Friday)

 

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Important information for 2012 Grads! -> Grad Memo

 

Can-Am College and University Fair - Wednesday, November 3, 2011 from 6:00-8:00PM at Laura Secord Secondary School in St. Catharines.

The Can-Am College & University Fair will offer Canadian secondary school students, parents, and high school counsellors the opportunity to explore the offerings available at a number of post-secondary institutions in the Western New York, Rochester, and Syracuse areas.

While the event is geared towards senior high school students in Grades 11 & 12, all are welcome to attend.

 

 

What do we do?

The Student Services Department is prepared to help you make decisions that will not only contribute to your success in school but also prepare you for what lies ahead. Student Services offers opportunities for students to acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes inherent in three domains, personal and interpersonal development, learner development, and career development. Confidential access to services is provided within a non-threatening environment.

 

Personal and interpersonal development refers to the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that help students assume responsibility for their actions, and interact effectively with others in a variety of roles and contexts.

Learner development refers to the knowledge, skills and attitudes that help students set and achieve learning goals both in and out of school, monitor their own learning, and become self-directed learners.

Career development refers to the knowledge, skills, and attitudes students require to make informed and appropriate choices and to implement successful transitions from school to work, educational, and life roles.

We maintain a CAREER EDUCATION CENTRE with current and relevant educational and career planning resources with Internet access:


Ontario Secondary School Diploma Requirements

  • 30 credits (110 hours each), including 18 compulsory credits and 12 electives;
  • 40 hours Community Involvement
  • Pass the Test of Reading and Writing Skills ( Literacy Test in Grade 10)

Compulsory Courses:

  • 4 credits in English (1 credit per grade)
  • 1 credit in French as a second language
  • 3 credits in mathematics ( at least 1 credit in Gr. 11 or Gr 12)
  • 2 credits in Science
  • 1 credit in Arts (any of visual arts, music, drama, dance)
  • 1 credit in Canadian History
  • 1 credit in Canadian Geography
  • 1 credit in Health & Physical Education
  • .5 credit in Civics
  • .5 credit in Career Studies

PLUS: 1 additional credit in each of the following groups:

  • G1 - English, OR a third language, OR Social Sciences and the Humanities, OR Canadian and World Studies
  • G2 - Health & Physical Education, OR the Arts, OR Business Studies
  • G3 - Science (Grade 11 or 12) OR Technological Education (Grades 9 - 12)

Ontario Secondary Certificate

The Ontario Secondary School Certificate The Ontario Secondary School Certificate will be granted on request to students who leave school before earning the Ontario Secondary School Diploma, provided that they have earned a minimum of 14 credits distributed as follows:

Compulsory Credits (total of 7):

  • 2 credits in English
  • 1 credit in Canadian Geography OR Canadian History
  • 1 credit in Mathematics
  • 1 credit in Science
  • 1 credit in Health & Physical Education
  • 1 credit in the Arts OR Technological Education
Optional Credits (total of 7)