2026/27 Course Selection

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)

Course Selection Instructions and Information (for current Gr. 8s)

LDHSS Grade 10, 11, 12 Option Sheet (for current Gr. 9, 10, 11’s)

Course Selection Instructions and Information (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)

• For our Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) Programs - please consult the course requirements for the SHSM program of interest and plan to complete the required courses by the end of Grade 12 (including compulosory major courses and co-op for your program)

  • Arts & Culture - LDH Performing Arts 

  • Hospitality & Tourism - Longfields Culinary Arts Program 

  • Manufacturing - IDEA (Innovation, Design, Engineering, and Application) 

  • Creative Media and Design ***proposed to start in Sept 2026***

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 applicable (please note that you need to be logged into your OCDSB email account to access these forms):

Co-op - COP3AD and COP4AD

Peer Leadership - GPP3O and GPP3OF

SHSM Expression of Interest Form

   2026-27 Outside the Timetable Course Request Form - these courses run before and/or after school, and/or at lunch for the full year,

and are taken in addition to classes in the timetable:    

• Gr. 9, 10, 11 or 12 Band (student must also select Music at that grade level in Xello - AMU1OW, AMU2OW, AMU3M or AMU4M)

• OCDSB’s Black Youth Forum - Expression of Interest (Gr. 11 and 12)

• OCDSB’s Rainbow Youth Forum - Expression of Interest (Gr. 11 and 12)

• Grade 12 Outdoor Education - to express a preference for this course inside the timetable, for one semester, or outside the timetable, for the full school year

• OCDSB's SWAT - School Within A Trade Enhanced Construction Program - Expression of Interest (for students in Gr .12 in 2026-27 only)

• OCDSB's SWIFT - School Within Innovative and Future Technologies Program - Expression of Interest (for students in Gr. 12 in 2026-27 only)

6/ PARENTS / GUARDIANS FILL OUT THIS FORM TO TO VERIFY THEIR TEEN'S COURSE SELECTIONS 

COURSE SELECTION VERIFICATION FORM 

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)

eLearning

Cooperative Education

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)

Dual Credit Program

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 from 2025-26)

Ontario Secondary School Graduation Requirements

8/ EXPLORE POST-SECONDARY PLANNING RESOURCES

Apprenticeship in Ontario

Ontario Colleges - Degree and Diploma Programs 

Ontario Universities - Degree Programs