Community Hours

Community Service Hours For ALL Students

All students are required to complete 40 hours of community service in order to graduate.

Eligible and Ineligible Activities

On the back of the new Community Hours tracking form, students and families will find a checklist on how to complete community involvement, as well as lists of eligible and ineligible activities. Please note that the eligible activities that were previously allowed during covid have changed as of September 1st, 2023. 

Some activities that are now ineligible are:

• Activities that take place during the time allotted for the instructional program on a school day. However, an activity that takes place during the student's lunch breaks or “spare” periods is permissible;

• Payment for any community involvement activity; and,

• Household chores are no longer permissible as community service hours.

Some examples of eligible activities are, but not limited to: 

• coaching minor sports team 

• reading buddy or tutoring outside of school time 

• assisting at a charity event (e.g. walk-a-thon) 

• participating in environmental projects (e.g. community clean up, tree planting) 

• helping to organize a community event (e.g. summer fair or winter carnival) 

• volunteering at a food bank 

• assisting at a seniors’ residence 

• assisting in local parks and recreation facilities 

• timing, scoring keeping or managing a school team 

• organizing the school art show 

• office work for a non-profit organization 

• committee work (e.g. literacy committee at local library) 

• leading others in your faith community 

• advisory board 

• youth programs or mentorship programs 

Submitting Community Involvement Hours

Community Hours forms can be submitted to your child’s high school guidance department or through the parent portal. Students are encouraged to try to complete their 40 hours by the end of Grade 10 if possible. Students do not need to wait to hand in their hours until they have all 40 hours. Students are encouraged to keep a copy of the hours they submit and submit their form regularly. 

Parent Portal 

Parents and guardians are able to submit up to the first 40 hours of Community Involvement through the Parent Portal. To log in to your parent portal, please visit https://schoolapps2.tvdsb.ca/parents/tvdsb_parents/

If you have community volunteer forms that you need to hand in bring them to the guidance office and hand in to Mrs. Watson, Mr. Wolfe or Mrs. Wadsworth. Make sure they have been signed along the bottom by both a parent/guardian and the student.