Post on 13-Oct-2020
Secondary4Course Selection
PLACEMENT AFTER SECONDARY 4(Final placement is made following year‐end results and summer school results)
Successful in Cycle 2, Year 1 (Sec 3) in all three core courses: English, Math, French
→ Secondary 4 General Path
Failed one out of three core courses (English, Math, French) → Secondary 4 with repeat of English or Math or French
at Secondary 3 level. When a student is “carrying” a subject, there is a possibility of a bridge class* in Secondary 5 (subject to enrollment).
Failed two out of three core courses (English, Math, French) → Repeat Secondary 3
*Bridge class involves 4 additional periods of English/French and loss of 4-period option course
Subject‐TimeAllocationSubjects General Path
(# of credits/# of periods per cycle)English Language Arts 6
French 4
Math 6
Science and Technology 4
History & Citizenship Education 4
Arts Education: Students choose one.
(Art, Music, Drama, Dance)
2
Physical Education & Health 2
Ethics & Religious Culture 4
Elective Subject 4
CreditRequirements• Total of 54 credits in Secondary 4 and 5• At least 20 credits in Sec. 5• 6 credits in the Language of Instruction (ELA) Sec. 5
• 4 credits in Second Language (FSL) Sec. 5• 4 credits in History & Citizenship Education, Sec. 4
• 4 credits in Math Sec. 4• 2 credits in Arts Education Sec. 4• 4 credits in Science & Technology Sec. 4• 2 credits in Physical Education & Health Sec. 5, OR 2 credits in Ethics & Religious Culture Sec. 5
CEGEPrequirementsBEWARE … HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS ARE ONE THING, CEGEP APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE SOMETHING ELSE!
EXAMPLE:• DAWSON COLLEGE: Courses included in Overall Obligatory Average: For all Programs: • All Sec. IV and Sec. V English courses • All Sec. IV and Sec. V French courses • All Sec. IV and Sec. V Math courses • All Sec. IV Science and Technology courses • All Sec. IV History courses • All Sec. IV and Sec. V Art courses • All Sec. V Ethics and Religion courses
For Science students add:• All Physics, Chemistry and Biology courses
For Social Science and Liberal Arts students add:• All Economics, Geography and History courses (i.e. CWO)
• **Please note: if a course was repeated, all grades are taken into consideration. All course grades are given equal weight in the average calculation.
Mathematics• Students going in to Cycle 2, Year 2 will be provisionally placed into one of the following Math courses (based on their current summary mark):
• Cultural, Social and Technical Math (MAT4C4)• Science Math (MAT4S6)
Cultural,SocialandTechnicalMath(MAT4C4)• For students who have passed Secondary 3 Math with a mark below 75%
• Minimum graduation requirement• This option specifically prepares students for studies in social and most applied arts career/technical programs as well as pre‐university programs in the arts, fine arts and social sciences.
ScienceMath(MAT4S6)• For students who have a final mark in Secondary 3 Math above 75%
• Specifically prepares students for studies in commerce, the sciences and for technical programs related to the biological and physical sciences.
Science&Technology• All students take the same 4‐credit Science & Technology course
• Any student wishing to take Chemistry and/or Physics in Secondary 5 MUST take Environmental Science & Technology as an additional 4‐credit option
• All students taking Environmental Science & Technology MUSTalso be registered in Science Math (MAT4S6)
CourseSelectionForm(Part1)
CourseSelectionForm(Part2)
Open to all students
DEADLINE
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Each box should have a number from 1 to 12!
Timeline• Thursday, February 19: Course Selection Forms distributed with Term 2 Report Cards
• Wednesday, February 25: Deadline to submit Course Selection Forms• Forms received after February 25th will be accepted, but no priority will be given to place those students