Every effort is made to ensure students are scheduled in the courses they requested, however sometimes scheduling conflicts prevent all requested courses from being scheduled. Course selections made in the spring for the next academic year are generally considered final. Course changes may not be made unless:
The scheduling process has resulted in an incomplete schedule
A course and its pre-requisite are in reverse order on a student's schedule
A course is scheduled for which a credit has already been granted
A student did not pass a required course
Student request was not granted due to a conflict with other courses
A potential graduate lacks a required course to complete graduation requirements.
A student is scheduled in a course without the recommended pre-requisite course.
A potential graduate is able to complete graduation requirements in a single semester.
Student's post-secondary plans have changed.
A student may add a course before the end of the eighth day from the beginning of each semester.
September 14, 2021 and February 9, 2022 (Dates set by CCRCE)
A student may drop a course by the end of the day on Friday of the week midterm reports are sent home without withdraw (WD) being shown on the transcript.
November 26, 2021 and April 8, 2022 (Dates set by CCRCE)
Students must complete the Request to Drop or Withdraw from a Course Form and submit it to Student Services.
A student may withdraw from a course from the Monday following midterm report week, to the end of the day on the last Friday of the 4th month of the semester. A withdraw (WD) will be shown on the transcript.
December 17, 2021 and May 27, 2022 (Dates set by CCRCE)
Students must complete the Request to Drop or Withdraw from a Course Form and submit it to Student Services.
All high schools in Nova Scotia now have class caps of 32. Junior high classes are capped at 30.
It is recommended that all students in grade 10 enroll in a full course load of eight credits in order to earn as many credits as possible towards the eighteen required credits for graduation. Depending on the number of credits earned in previous years, students in grades 11 and 12 are recommended to enroll in 3 or 4 courses per semester.
There are a few courses that have a limitation on the number of students who can enroll. Due to these restrictions, students may have to make other selections. Students who may not be permitted to repeat these courses if they have already received credit for the course.
Visit https://sites.google.com/gnspes.ca/herh-course-selection/home to see the courses offered at HERH.