The transition from elementary school to high school is a time of celebration - new challenges and opportunities await for our students. We recognize that students enter Grade 9 with different strengths, interests and goals.
For this reason, students can select a variety of different course levels and programs that provide learning opportunities both in and out of the classroom. These programs will best meet an individual's needs and help students make choices to achieve a destination pathway that complements an individual's talents.
Grade 8 to Grade 9 Transitional Supports
All students benefit from transitional supports when moving from elementary to secondary school.
- Guidance Counsellors visit Associate Elementary Schools: November & January
- Grade 8 Student & Parent Virtual Information Sessions
- Please visit your local Durham Catholic Secondary Schools' website for links to upcoming virtual presentations for
Grade 8 Student and Parent Information sessions. The majority of our secondary schools are hosting session in
January 2021. - Upcoming dates:
- January 12, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. - St. Mary Catholic Secondary School
- January 14, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. - Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School
- January 14, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. - Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School
- January 18-21, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. - Msgr. Paul Dwyer Catholic High School (Question and Answer sessions)
- January 20, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. - Msgr. John Pereyma Catholic Secondary School (Grade 6 and 8 Information
Sessions) - January 20, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. - Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
- NOTE: All Saints Catholic Secondary School held their Grade 8 Information session in December 2020. Contact the
school's Guidance Department for more information.
- Associate Elementary Schools course selection forms & fees due to their Grade 8 Teacher: February 2021
- myBlueprint Instructions for course selection
- Transition Team meetings (Program Support & Student Success): Spring
