March 1, 2010

Dear Students and Parents,

          We had put our registration/course selection process online for everyone but Gr. 8 students coming to us for next year, and our Regional Centre for the Arts students who will be registering manually as before.

          The deadline is past, and the website is now closed.  Anyone wanting to register at this time, will have to come in for a manual registration/option form, complete the form, and submit it to their counsellor with the $65 registration fee in cash or debit/credit card.

           Some useful information for you....   

                   Down With Student Debt

Welcome to the 'Down With Student Debt' issue of the SchoolFinder Newsletter! Sadly, debt is a reality being faced by more students now than ever before. But don't let that get you down! This issue is packed with great advice about how to avoid debt altogether, or how to deal with it if you do have it. Get it here.

                     Demand grows for spots at Ontario universities:
According to figures released by the Council of Ontario Universities, the number of high school applicants to provincial universities rose 2.7% to 86,542 from 84,300 last year, and the number of university choices jumped 2.1% to 375,278 from 367,739 in 2009. There has been a 42.6% increase in applicants since 2000.

           Costs of university degree could exceed $100,000 by 2027, report finds;
A new TD Economics report estimates that in 18 years time, a undergraduate degree will cost $137,013 for students living away from home, and $101,426 for those staying at home. The study projects that students beginning university in 2027 will pay $64,363 for tuition and other academic fees over the 4-year period they are undergraduates. Living expenses were put at $72,650 for students not living at home, and at $37,063 for those at home. | Read the report

            $8 million for apprenticeship training in Ontario:The Ontario government has announced  $8.3 million for new measures to help workers enter and complete apprenticeships. New supports and incentives include grants of up to $2,000 for apprentices and $1,000 to employers when training is successfully completed, and grants of up to $1,500 per semester to help apprentices with education costs if they are not eligible for employment insurance.  Ontario News Release