Guidance

DMCI Student Services Department

StudentsTo book an appointment please call the guidance office at (416) 395-3192 ext 20040 or visit the guidance office before school, lunchtime, or after school.   The guidance Office assistant can help you arrange a personal appointment with your alph guidance counselor 

For important timely announcements from student services, please join our Student Services Google classroom at; 

class code for 2025-2026:  fdimpedc

  

2026/27 DMCI Open House and Information Night: 

Wednesday November 4th, 2026

Hello DMCI parents, guardians, and students.  On Wednesday November 4th, 2026 Don Mills Collegiate Institute will open is doors and host our annual DMCI open house and grade 8 information night.  A special presentation about our Cyber Arts program and Gifted program will be available.


Post Secondary Fair.  

DMCI will host a University & College Post-Secondary Fair in our DMCI cafeteria on MONDAY OCTOBER 5, 2026 from 2 - 4 pm.  Students will have the opportunity to visit University and College representatives and get valuable information. 

Individual university and college information sessions will also be scheduled for DMCI students in October and November.  Individual College and University visit date/time will be posted in the Student Services google classroom and announcements will be made in the school.   

We’re hoping that our DMCI students do research and ask the representatives relevant questions that will ease their stress levels and help them make informed and confident post-secondary decisions. Families are also always encouraged to participate in open houses offered by each university/College and visit post secondary campuses in person.


COURSE SELECTIONS: In semester 2 (February) we start the course selection process.   Students will be provided with all the information needed to select courses for the upcoming year.  All students will have the opportunity to select their courses through myBlueprint.  The deadline to select courses is TBA.


Timetable Requirements:

All grade 9, 10 and 11 students must take 4 courses each semester until they have accumulated a total of 22 credits. Student are not permitted to have fewer than 3 credits per semester on their timetable. Course changes will only be considered if a student has:

  • failed a course
  • does not have the pre-requisite
  • attended summer school
  • has an incomplete timetable
  • changed post-secondary destination

Grade 12 students may drop a course with approval.  Authorized changes will be completed by a guidance counselor.  Any course dropped after the Marks Maintain date, which is five days after the mid-term report has been issued will continue to be documented on a students official transcript. 


Out of Area Admissions (Formally: Optional Attendance), details can be found in Out of Area Admissions    

For more information about Optional Attendance visit https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Find-your/School/Out-of-Area-Admissions

Secondary Out of Area Admissions – Key Dates:

Application opens: January 4, 2027 and closes on January 22, 2027

Out of Area Admission forms due- electronic submission on the TDSB website

Round 1: Families to be informed of the status of the application on TBA

Families must confirm acceptance of the offer by TBA.

Round 2: Families to be informed of the status of the application TBA Families must confirm acceptance of the offer by TBA

Final Round: Families to be informed of the final status of the application request TBA.  Families must confirm acceptance of the offer by TBA


Your Don Mills C.I. Student Services Contacts:

K. McDowell  – Alpha A - G - ACL of Student Success

P. Stoitsiadis: – Alpha H – O  - ACL of Student Services 

M. Carey:  - Alpha P - Z  - Guidance counselor

R. Stretch: -  International Students counselor

C. Pande - Guidance OA


Telephone  416-395-3192 ext. 20040 
Fax  416-395-3748