Welcome To All Things Grade 8 Guidance!

 

Important links:

 Going to High School Link 

 FAQs 

 Find Your School

 Find Your Designated French School

Open Houses

 

Upcoming Important Dates

• High School Open Houses - most occur by the end of January 2026
• Out-Of-Area Admissions Application is open from January 5 - 23, 2026 at 4pm sharp

 

Secondary Programs at TDSB

Students will have the opportunity to explore several options for their Secondary Programs:

• Home Secondary School by address
• French Immersion
• Afrocentric Schools
• Alternative Schools
• Indigenous Focus Schools
• Specialized Programs
• Secondary Schools Without A Boundary (SSWAB)
• Out-Of-Area-Admissions

 

Out of Area Admission

• What is Out of Area Admissions?

Each TDSB student is designated a secondary school to attend based on home address. In some cases, provided the school is permitted to receive applications, you may decide to apply to attend a school other than your designated school by address. This is called Out-Of-Area Admission.

• The Secondary Out-of-Area Admissions application for September 2026 will open on January 5, 2026 and close on Friday, January 23, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. sharp

Learn more HERE

 

Secondary Schools Without a Boundary (SSWAB)

• What are Secondary Schools Without a Boundary?

In the former Toronto Board of Education, specific schools were established to provide technical and commercial programming. Currently, these former Technical and Commercial schools provide a full complement of courses and programs to support students on their journeys to University, College, Apprenticeship or the workplace.
Starting in September 2025, these schools became be available to all TDSB students via the Out-Of-Area Admissions application.

Learn more HERE 

 

Specialized Programs

• What are Specialized Programs?

TDSB students have access to programs that offer unique opportunities and focus on a variety of interests. The TDSB offers Specialized Programs that are focused on the Arts, Math, Science & Technology, Leadership and more.

***New Process for September 2026 Entry***

• Applications and Admissions
• Academic Achievement and Demonstrations of Knowledge and Skills for Arts Programs
• Academic Achievement and Demonstrations of Knowledge and Skills for IB
• Academic Achievement and Demonstrations of Knowledge and Skills for Leadership Programs
• Academic Achievement and Demonstrations of Knowledge and Skills for Math, Science and Technology Programs

• The Secondary Specialized Program application for September 2026 will open the week of Monday, November 24 to Friday, December 12, 2025 at noon. 

• Acceptances and waitlist status will be sent via email to all applicants - January 7, 2026

• Offers expire January 13, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. If you do not accept your placement by the deadline, the placement will be automatically declined

• Secondary offers will continue to be made each Wednesday in 2026 until February 25, 2026

Please visit the Central Program Admission Office website https://www.tdsb.on.ca/cpao/

 

Course Selection

Course selection for September 2026 will take place throughout February 2026 at the school level.

• Grade 9 Academic Pathway

• Choices - Planning For Grade 9

 myBlueprint

• What is myBlueprint?

myBlueprint is a comprehensive education and career planning process that meets the learning needs, interests, and aspirations of all students. It is used in TDSB for students to create and maintain an Individual Pathways Plan (IPP) during Grades 7 to 12. The IPP becomes the planning tool for course selection, goal setting and postsecondary destination planning.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Michelle Lipp, Vice-Principal and Guidance Liaison at 416-396-6060 or by email at michelle.lipp@tdsb.on.ca