Guidance
Guidance is an area where students can receive assistance with educational planning, career goals, personal counselling, or referrals to outside agencies. Guidance counsellors are teachers with additional expertise in the area of Guidance and Career Education and are trained to help students make informed decisions about their future.
Grade 9 Information | ||||||
Welcome to Pine Ridge Secondary SchoolBelow are some brochures to help you navigate grade 9 and your new school.
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Post Secondary Information | ||||||
September 27th, Period 1, Post-Secondary presentation for grade 12s September 29th, 6pm Post-Secondary presentation for grade 12 families
Pine Ridge Post-Secondary Fair (all Ontario Universities and Colleges) October 5th, 12:30-2:30 Cafeteria Garde 11 and 12 students/families' welcome
University 2023 deadline for applications - Jan. 12, 2023
College 2023 deadline for applications - Feb. 1, 2023
University Fair - October 1st & 2nd https://www.ontariouniversitiesfair.ca/
College Fair: October 19th & 20th
College website: https://www.ontariocolleges.ca/en/
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Grade 8 Students | ||||||
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Graduation & Commencement | ||||||
OSSD Requirement
Please ensure that you have your 40 Community Service Hours completed and submitted by May 1st in the year you intend to graduate. Until your hours have been submitted and verified, you will not be eligible to receive your Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). Community involvement - Form Available Here |
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Community Involvement Hours | ||||||
Revised Community Involvement Graduation Requirement. For students who are graduating in the 2021-2022 school year, the Ministry of Education reduced the graduation requirement to a minimum of 20 hours of community involvement activities. The community involvement graduation requirement of 40 hours will be restored in 2022-2023.
Community Involvement Hours - DDSB
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Career Planning | ||||||
View career planning resources | ||||||
Course Selection | ||||||
Course Selection Guide For Secondary School Students
PRSS Course Calendar 2022-2023
Course selection is coming soon. Students will be making their course selections using myBlueprint. myBlueprint
Pine Ridge Course Descriptions on myBlueprint PRSS Course Calendar 2022-2023 Pine Ridge Course Descriptions
Asynchronous eLearning courses: Note: Students selecting courses for grades 11 and 12 may still select up to two eLearning courses, regardless of whether the rest of their courses are Face-To-Face In-Person or Synchronous Virtual Online Courses.
myBlueprint is a comprehensive online education, career/life planning, and digital portfolio tool designed to meet students' learning needs, interests, and aspirations. myBlueprint gives students the opportunity to become an architect of their own future. As students begin this journey, they should be asking themselves:
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Awards, Bursaries & Scholarships | ||||||
View information on awards, bursaries and scholarships | ||||||
Night School/Summer School | ||||||
CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE SELECTION GUIDE FOR STUDENTS This step-by-step guide will help you complete online course selection for Continuing Education (i.e. Night School and Summer School) using the myBlueprint website. LOGIN 1. Visit http://www.myblueprint.ca/ddsb 2. Click School Account Login 3. Sign in with your DDSB credentials Note: you will need to log in with your own student account username and password – courses cannot be submitted using connected Parent/Family accounts.
Night School registration myBlueprint |
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Transcripts | ||||||
Current Students: Students who are currently attending Pine Ridge should request their transcript directly from the Guidance Office. Please do not use this form. Former Students: Former students who are over 18 years of age MUST request their own transcript. Please make sure you pay for both the transcript and shipping fees (if applicable) when placing your order. Shipped Transcripts: Once you have paid for your order, you MUST email the school at pineridgess@ddsb.ca to provide your full name, date of birth, contact phone number and complete shipping address (if applicable). Picking Up Transcripts: Once you have paid for your transcript, please send an email message to pineridgess@ddsb.ca and indicate your intention to pick up your transcript. You will receive an email from the school when your transcript is ready for pick up. Please come in person with photo ID to pick up your transcript (please do not send other people to pick up the transcript on your behalf). Email Transcripts: At this time email transcripts will only be sent directly to post-secondary schools (no personal email addresses). After submitting your transcript payment, please send an email message to pineridgess@ddsb.ca and include the college/university email address where you would like your transcript to be sent. Due to the high volume of requests in February, September and June, your order may take up to one week for processing. Otherwise, your order should be ready in approximately 2 business days. Click the link below to place your order: Please click here to order your transcript
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