GRADE 12

PATHWAYS

PRESENTATION

John F. Ross CVI

*Presentation will be posted to the website next week*

Class of 2026!!!!!

HELLO

I am Mrs. Gitter (she/her)

Student Services Lead

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Ms Davis (she/her)

Student Success Lead

GRADE 12

John F. Ross CVI

PARENT/CAREGIVER PRESENTATION

*Presentation will be posted to the website next week*

Planning Grade 12 and Beyond

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Upper Grand District School Board is situated on the ancestral, treaty and title lands of two Anishinaabek Ojibwe Nations: the Michi Saagig of the Credit and the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. This land also includes a specified tract of land granted to the Six Nations of the Grand River. These Nations hold legal and specific rights in their respective territories. This area has been and continues to be home for Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous peoples.

EQUITY AND INCLUSION

As an educational community we have a responsibility to identify and describe racism and oppression and then work to dismantle it. The Upper Grand District School Board is committed to disrupting systemic racism and oppression in all of its forms. We will implement ongoing mandatory anti-racism and anti-oppression training for all staff, review our protocols and policies, including our hiring practices, and be fully transparent and accountable to all Upper Grand students, staff, families, and stakeholders in an ongoing manner.

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GRADE 12 YEAR

What do all students need to know?

Requesting a Fifth Year

• available during course selection

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• first time grade 12 students will be given priority seating over second time students

Earning Credits After Graduation:

Continuing Education

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• independent study courses, with flexible options and completion windows

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• access to elearning and night school

$ OSAP can Help

Use the OSAP Aid Estimator

Bursary

portion you do NOT have to pay back

Loan

No interest loan (untill you are out of school for 2 years)

OUAC & OCAS

Applying to Ontario Uni and Colleges

OUAC & OCAS

How to apply......

UNIVERSITY

College

Click Here

Click Here

OUAC and OCAS

How to apply......

Do NOT Use your school email address

Then what....

DATES

TO BE AWARE OF:

Application

Dates:

UNIVERSITY

• October - Application Opens
• Jan 15 - Deadline for applications
• May 28 - Last day to get a response
• June 1 - Students required to confirm + make down payment

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Application

Dates:

• October - Application Opens
• Nov. 1 - Offers may start
• Feb. 1 - ApplicationDeadline
• May 1 - Deadline to confirm
• June 1 - Tuition Deposits due

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College

Click here for tuition & fee information for Ontario University programs

Budgeting:

Create a budget that includes ALL anticipated post - secondary costs and sources of income

Average cost of tuition for one academic year in an Ontario College program

Help fund your Education:

Scholarship - Financial award based on academic merit. Some scholarhips will use community and school involvement

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Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) - offers financial assistance to eligible applicants (OSAP Calculator)

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Ontario Learn & Stay Grant - funding for students studying in priority post-secondary programs in underserved and growing communities in Northern, Southwestern and Eastern Ontario (Learn and Stay)

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Ontario Work Study Program (OWSP) - available to students who qualify for OSAP and allows them to work on campus to supplement their tuition

Some Useful Links:

• Scholarship Report
• Scholarships - OUInfo
• Scholarships - ontariocolleges.ca
• BFCN - Scholarships
• Scholarships Canada
• Yconic
• Scholar Tree
• UniversityStudy.ca
• Student aid - Canada.ca
• Disability Awards

over 150 designated trades in Ontario

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Click HERE to find your trade

Skilled Trades Programs & Careers

The TRADES Report:

• one-stop digital resource for Ontario students interested in the trades
• advice from experts in the field
• opportunities
• funding career information

Password required to access this report - information will be posted on Grade 12 Classroom

What if I change my mind?

Transfer Credits:

All publicly funded colleges and universities in Ontario have agreements for transferring credits between programs visit www.ontransfer.ca for more information

• a formal partnership between a college and university that allows diploma graduates to transfer credits toward a degree.

Diploma to Degree Programs

Articulation Agreements

i.e W. Laurier

Social Worker Diploma

..........to BSW 4years

Diploma to Degree Programs

Practical Nursing to Registered Nursing

RPN to RN

Lampton and St. Clair College - Practical Nursing DIPLOMA to BScN Degree at U. Windsor (start into year 3)

Diploma to Degree Programs

Great for lots of reasons!

• For students who meet diploma requirements but not degree.
• For students who want a softer more supported start to their post-sec path.
• Get TWO credentials
• Often cheaper

Start Planning and get Organized!

For Identified Students Applying to College or University

This is up to date information about the process of identification for every college/university

– the requirements are NOT the same from school to school.

This answers any questions identified students have related to post-secondary.

Transition Resource Guide for Students with Disabilities

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Got an IEP?

Support services at post secondary

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Additional information forms

Book an appointment anytime!

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Google John F. Ross Guidance or use the QR Code located in your classroom or around the school to get to our booking page.

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Follow us on Instagram

@JFRGuidance

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CONNECT WITH GUIDANCE

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