Grade 9 Courses

Technology and the Skilled Trades - TAS1OA and TAS1OB

The purpose of the Technology and the Skilled Trades course is to introduce grade 9 students to a small sample of our different areas of technology.  Students are then able to focus their technology course selections beginning in grade 10 and 11.

TAS1OA - Options include:  Hairstyling & Aesthetics, Design Technology, Hospitality & Tourism, Green Industries, Communications Technology

TAS1OB - Woodworking, Manufacturing, Automotive, Green Industries, Design Technology

Note: Students may only choose TAS1OA OR TAS1OB, they are unable to choose both.

Open Courses

Open courses (identified by an ‘O’ in the course code) are suitable for all students at a given grade level. They are designed to provide a broad range of concepts and applications and may relate to student interests or career goals (Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10).

Open courses are not designed to lead into specific University, College, or Workplace Preparation pathways in the senior grades.