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Due Friday, February 28, 2025
Recommended steps:
1/ REVIEW YOUR COURSE OPTIONS
We recommend you use the option sheet for your grade to determine which courses you plan to select in Xello. Putting the course code for a course in the search bar in our XELLO Course Planner will make it easier to find the course you want.
LDHSS Grade 9 Option Sheet (for current Gr. 8s)
LDHSS Grade 10, 11, 12 Option Sheet (for current Gr. 9, 10, 11’s)
2/ VIEW DETAILED INFORMATION in presentations
Grade 9 Course Selection Presentation for Students (current Gr. 8s)
Welcome to High School Presentation for Parents & Caregivers
Grade 10 Course Selection Presentation (for current Gr. 9s)
Grade 11 Course Selection Presentation (for current Gr. 10s)
Grade 12 Course Selection Presentation (for current Gr. 11s)
3/ CHOOSE YOUR COURSES (during the regular school day)
Log in to the OCDSB Student Portal
Select Grade 7-12 Specific Tile
Select "Xello"
Select "Course Planner"
If you need help using Xello, please review the Xello slides in the Course Selection Presentation for your grade, or watch Using XELLO (Instructional Video)
IMPORTANT NOTES
Please review course selections with your parent(s) / guardian(s) to ensure that you have selected the correct
Course
Grade level - The 4th character of the course code is:
1 for grade 9 (ie. AMU1O)
2 for grade 10 (ie. AMU2O)
3 for grade 11 (ie. PAF3O)
4 for grade 12 (ie. PAF4O)
Language of instruction (English or French) - in-person courses taught in French (not including the French subject) have a course code ending in “F” (ie. CGC1WF)
Delivery model - courses ending in “T” (taught in English) or “6” (taught in French) are eLearning courses (online and asynchronous, where the student is expected to work independently, without in-person teacher support from a staff member at LDH (ie. ENG4UT or HHG4M6). Courses without the “T” or “6” character are in-person courses at LDH (ie. ENG4U).
for Phys Ed classes, gender preference -
Courses for female identifying students have a course code ending in “P” (ie. PPL1OP)
Courses for male identifying students have a course code ending in “Q” (ie. PPL1OQ)
Courses open to all genders have only 5 characters in the course code and end in “O” (ie. PPL1O)
Choose your courses carefully as courses for next year are staffed based on your choices as of the end of February. Students entering grades 9 and 10 will not have the opportunity to request course changes once their courses are submitted, and course change opportunities for students entering grades 11 and 12 will also be limited.
Click the “Submit” button to submit your courses - please note that you will be unable to make changes to your course selection after that - your courses will be “locked in” - so choose carefully..
4/ COMPLETE SUPPLEMENTARY APPLICATIONS if you selected either of the following courses in Xello:
Peer Leadership - GPP3O and GPP3OF
5/ Optional: REQUEST COURSES OUTSIDE OF THE TIMETABLE
Some elective courses run outside of the timetable (before and/or after school, and/or at lunch for the full year. These courses are taken in addition to classes in the timetable:
2025-26 OUTSIDE THE TIMETABLE COURSE REQUEST FORM
Please fill out the Google Form If you are interested in taking any of these courses::
Gr. 9 Band (student must also take AMU1O in Xello)
Gr. 10 Band (student must also take AMU2O in Xello)
Gr. 10 Theatre Production (student must also take ADA2O in Xello)
Gr. 11 Band (student must also take AMU3M in Xello)
Gr. 11 Theatre Production (student must also take ADA3M in Xello)
Gr. 11 Yearbook
Gr. 12 Band - student must also take AMU4M in Xello
Gr. 12 Outdoor Education
Gr. 12 Theatre Production (student must also take ADA4M in Xello)
Gr. 12 Yearbook
OCDSB’s Black Youth Forum - Expression of Interest (Gr. 11 and 12)
OCDSB’s Rainbow Youth Forum - Expression of Interest (Gr. 11 and 12)
6/ PARENTS / GUARDIANS FILL OUT THIS
COURSE SELECTION VERIFICATION FORM
TO VERIFY THEIR TEEN'S COURSE SELECTIONS
If students entering grade 12 plan to have completed fewer than 2 eLearning credits by the end of grade 12, parents / guardians are also asked to fill out the eLearning Graduation Requirement Opt-Out Form
7/ EXPLORE FUTURE OPTIONS / ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Secondary School Course Guide (includes course descriptions and pathways)
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)
Summer School - registration will take place in the Spring. Current grade 8 students will register through the OCDSB website. Students currently in grades 9-12 will register through the LDHSS Student Services website.
Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM)
International Languages Program
International Certificate Program
Welcome to High School (Slideshow from the OCDSB)
Ontario Secondary School Graduation Requirements
8/ EXPLORE POST-SECONDARY PLANNING RESOURCES
Ontario Colleges - Degree and Diploma Programs
Ontario Universities - Degree Programs
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