Welcome to the Guidance and Career Education Department
The Guidance and Career Education department at St.Joseph Secondary School is available to assist students and parents in our community with academic, personal and career planning. Our site provides information and links that are designed to assist you in these three areas. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our department at 905-812-1376, ext. 74181.
For further information on our department, please click on our brochure:
Guidance and Career Education Brochure
St. Joseph Health Fair - Friday October 21st
A special thank you to Lily Jamieson for all her hard work in putting on this year's edition of the St. Joseph Health Fair. With well over 20 booths, the Fair was a huge success and gave many of our students an opportunity to explore many health related topics.
New To the Country? Welcome
Visit the site below to view a document that helps you understand the high school system:
http://www.settlement.org/site/ED/GUIDE/catholic/sec/contents.asp
Registration Process for 2012-2013 for Current St. Joseph S.S. Students
Current Students of St. Joseph Secondary School will be given their course selection information and package by guidance counselllors in their period one class in December 2011. Students wishing to return to St. Joseph Secondary School this upcoming year must return their completed online Student Course Request Verification Report (with parent signature) and the $60 activity fee ( cash/ debit or charge) in January for the best opportunity to get the courses that they wish to take.
There will be two more opportunities for students to make changes to their course selections; once in early March after the Semester One final report cards have been distributed and the students have had a brief opportunity to try out their Semester Two courses and another opportunity in late April after the Second Semester Midterm Report Cards have been distributed and the 2012 Summer School course offerings are available.
Students should research their post-secondary options as well as speak to their parents/guardians, teachers and guidance counsellor about their course selection in order to make the most appropriate course choices. Please note that students in grade 9 or 10 in 2012-2013 will not be eligible to make course changes, only level changes, after the April 2012 course change period.
Detailed course selection instructions by Grade can be found under the Course Calendar section on this site.
Interested in Registering for Grade Nine at St. Joseph Secondary School?
For students attending one of our 7 feeder schools, a guidance counsellor will be visiting your school in November 2012 to deliver the course calendars and registration packages.
- Our Lady of Good Voyage
- St. Bernadette
- St. Valentine
- St. Herbert
- St. David of Wales
- St. Raymond
- St. Dunstan
Completed registration packages and the $60 activity fee must be returned to the elementary school by January 2012.
For students attending Hazel McCallion and Fallingbrook Public School:
- Registration packages will be delivered to these Schools in mid January. Tax Forms and recent report cards will also be required. See the guidance counselor at your school for your registration package.
- Completed registration packages without the $60 activity fee should be returned to St. Joseph Secondary School before the end of February 2012.
Important Notice:
The registration process for new applicants attending schools other than our 7 feeder schools will not be complete until it is verified that all of the required information is provided and there has been a meeting with the St. Joseph Secondary School administration. The $60 activity fee will be collected at that time.
For students living within our boundaries but attending a school other than the ones listed above:
- Parents are asked to call the Guidance and Career Education Office at St. Joseph Secondary School (905) 812-1376 Ext. 74181 in mid January in order to request a registration package for your son/daughter. No registration packages will be given directly to students or parents.
- The complete registration package will be forwarded to the elementary school where the staff will complete the level recommendations and assign the Ontario Education Number (OEN) before the student receives the package. Tax forms and recent report cards will also be required.
- Completed registration packages without the $60 activity fee should be returned to St. Joseph Secondary School before the end of February, 2012.
Important Notice:
The registration process for new applicants attending schools other than our 7 feeder schools will not be complete until it is verified that all of the required information is provided and there has been a meeting with the St. Joseph Secondary School administration. The $60 activity fee will be collected at that time.
Students who live outside of the St. Joseph Secondary School boundaries (including those attending schools listed above):
- Parents must apply for Flexible Boundary permission by sending a letter to Mr. Quennville, the principal of St. Joseph Secondary School, and the principal of their designated secondary school requesting an exemption to school boundaries, in order for the student to register at this school. We advise that the student still registers at his/her designate school just in case a flex letter is not granted.
- Requests for Flexible Boundary should be submitted as soon as possible but a reply may not be provided until later in the spring.
- The boundaries for St. Joseph Secondary School are Burnamthorpe Road to the south, Mavis Road to the east, Brittania Road to the north and the Credit River to the west.