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Ms. Stephanie Sammartino

Overview Overview of Graduation Requirements Grade 9 courses What about Math? Second Language requirements Grade 9 Electives District Academies External Credits How to Choose Courses Resources

Graduation RequirementsENGLISH Language Arts 10 4

Language Arts 11 4Language Arts 12 4

FRANCAIS LANGUE Francais Langue 10 4Francais Langue 11 4Francais Langue 12 4

SOCIAL STUDIES Social Studies 10/ Sciences Humaines 10 4a Social Studies 11/12/ Sciences Humaines 11 4

SCIENCE Science 10/Sciences Naturelles 10 4a Science 11 4

MATH a Math 10 4a Math 11 4

PE Physical Education 10 4ART/SKILL Fine Arts or Applied Skills 10, 11 or 12 4OTHER Career Life Education 10 4

Career Life Connections 12 4ELECTIVES Elective Courses (12 credits must be Grade 12) 28

TOTAL 80 credits

**French Immersion requirements

Provincial Graduation Assessments3 Assessments required for graduation:

Gr 10:1. Numeracy Assessment2. Literacy Assessment

Gr 12:3. Literacy Assessment

**French Immersion – Provincial Assessment (Grade 12)

*Not included in class mark*Scored on a proficiency scale (1-4)*Re-writes available to improve score*Best score will show of final transcript

Grade 9 Courses

That’s Graduation.. Now what do I take in Grade 9?

Grade 9 CoursesEnglish Program1. English 9 2. Socials 93. Mathematics 9 – one of:

1. Math 92. Math 9: Fundamentals

4. Science 9 5. Physical Education 9 Elective Courses: 6. ____________7. ____________8. ____________

Grade 9 CoursesFrench Immersion1. English 9 2. Sciences Humaines 9 3. Mathematics 9 – one of:

1. Math 9 2. Math 9: Fundamentals

4. Sciences Naturelles 95. Physical Education 96. Francais Langue 9Elective Courses: 7. _____________8. _____________

The Math Question

Grades 8 & 9 Math 8 & 9 Math 9: Fundamentals*

Grade 10 Foundations/Pre Calculus Math 10 Workplace Math 10

*Requires referral by present math teacher and parent/guardian permission.

Implications of Math Any Math 11 course will graduate a student from high

school with a Dogwood certificate.

Post-secondary Math options will vary. Please be informed, and keep viable options open.

This time next year, students will need to pick a stream of math to continue on in. Students in Math 9: Fundamentals will automatically be placed in Workplace Math 10.

What About a Language?*You DO NOT need a Language to graduate from high school

UBC Vancouver – Language 11 for entrance to all programs SFU – Language 11 (including Intro 11) to all programsUBC Okanagan, UVIC – No language requirement for entrance to all programs

*Note: If you are applying to an Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences degree at any university/college across Canada, you may be required to complete a 2nd

language course to complete your degree. In these cases, it can be helpful to have a Language 11 or 12 to potentially bypass this requirement.

Language Options French 8-12 French Immersion 8-12 Spanish 9-12 Intro Spanish 11

*All courses will be available based on enrollment*

Language Challenge ExamsFor those students with a background in:

Mandarin FrenchJapanese PunjabiKorean GermanSpanish

You may apply to write a Challenge exam to earn Language 11 or 12 credits.

Some post-secondary institutions (ex. UBC) are no longer accepting Challenge exam scores for GPA, but will accept the course as the language requirement for admission.

Elective Options Animation & 3D Modeling Art Studio: Graphics &

Photography Business (Entrepreneurship &

Marketing) Choral Music: Concert Choir Choral Music: Vocal Jazz (after

school) Computer Studies Drafting & Design Drama Fashion Food Studies French Instrumental Music: Band Instrumental Music: Guitar Instrumental Music: Jazz Band

(before school) Instrumental Music: Pit

Orchestra (after school) Mechanics Multimedia Musical Theatre (after school) Studio Arts 3D: Ceramics &

Sculpture Spanish Theatre Production(Stagecraft)

(after or during school options) Technology Woodwork

https://sd.deltasd.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/02/Course-Planning-Book-2022-1.pdf

District AcademiesThe Delta School District offers Academies in the following areas:

- Film Acting (DMEC Ladner)- Film Production (DMEC Ladner)- Film Visual Effects (DMEC Ladner)- Lacrosse (Dugald Morrison Field & DMEC)

Information available at: www.deltaacademies.ca

Delta Career EducationRequired: Career Education Gr. 8 & 9

-lessons to be integrated into regular classes

Career Life Education (Gr. 10)

Career Life Connections & Capstone (Gr. 12)

Optional Career Programs:-Work Experience (Gr. 11/12): 90 Hours = 4 credits-Youth Apprenticeship and Trades Training Programs

4 -24 elective credits (Gr .11/12)

External CreditsStudents may earn credits towards graduation through training programs outside of school:

Dance (ie. Royal Academy of Dance) Music (ie. Royal Conservatory of Music) Sports (Provincial or National team level) Lifesaving (Bronze Cross, NLS, Instructor) Cadets (National Defense Cadet Certification) Driver Ed (ICBC accredited program)

*Credits vary and must meet Gr 10-12 criteria*Students are asked to bring documentation as proof of credit* *To research options, search Ministry of Education website under ‘external credits’

When can we sign up for courses?

My Ed will are open:

February 8– March 1

Important! - locker Before signing up for courses, you must click ‘YES’ if

you want a locker! If you will not use a locker, then do not click yes.

How to Pick Courses:

If unsure how to log-in - Please refer to e-mail that was sent out to parents/students with My Ed BC login information

This is the landing page for MyED BC. Your name should appear in the top left hand corner, and it should appear in the top right hand corner.

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My Ed BC

Read through the instructions at the top of the page.

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Scroll down to the portion of the page where you can select your requests.

Select the courses by checking the box beside the course name. Select OK.

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These courses will show up on the main request page.

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If you have specific information for your secondary school counsellor, you can type a message in the Notes for counsellor box.

Once you are finished your course selections, you can press the POST button. If you forget to select the POST button, your requests will still be in the system.

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Resources Counsellor

Ms. Stephanie Sammartino (ssammartino@deltasd.bc.ca)

Vice Principal Mr. Tom Inkster (tinkster@deltasd.bc.ca)

Career Advisor Ms. Kathleen Fernandes (kfernandes@deltasd.bc.ca)

Ministry of Education Links:https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/

www.bced.gov.bc.ca/grad_req_revwww.bced.gov.bc.ca/graduation/