Grade 8 to 9 Transition to Bethune

 

2025 Bethune Grade 8 Parents Night Flyer Header

Thanks for joining us for our Grade 8 Parent Information Night. It was an amazing opportunity to meet all of you. We are excited to welcome many of you to Bethune in September!!

Remember to check the TDSB website to see if you live in the Bethune Area. You can check the TDSB's "Find Your School" Tool. https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Find-your/School

For interested families, here are the slides from our General presentation and our Out-of-Area admissions presentation. 

Note:

Living outside of the Bethune Area: If you do not live in the Bethune Area, even if you attend, David Lewis PS, Kennedy PS, Sir Ernest MacMillan SPS, or Terry Fox PS you will need to apply to Bethune through Out-of-Area Admissions and only from Regular Program at your current Grade 8 school. You will not automatically be attending Bethune in Grade 9 and must apply to be considered through the Out-of-Area Admissions process.

First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students: In keeping with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students will be supported outside of the Out-of-Area Admissions Policy, and given priority access. Admission will be supported at any regular intake time, in regular programs, even in schools “Closed” to Out-of-Area Admissions, where possible.

 

Who can apply to Out-of-Area Admissions at Bethune?

You can apply for Bethune’s Out-of-Area Admissions ONLY if you are in either:

Sibling Priority, (Priority 1, only if the older sibling attended Bethune Sept 2022) 

Students who have a sibling currently attending Bethune and that sibling will still be attending the requested school the next school year. This priority will only apply when the older sibling is attending the requested secondary school as of September 2022. 

or

Feeder School (Priority 2)

Students currently attending a feeder school in the same program as the application to the requested school (i.e. in Regular program if applying to Regular program). 

 

Here are the Steps to Apply for Out-of-Area Admissions:

Apply for Out-of-Area Admissions if you do not live in the Bethune Area and you are in either of the priorities listed above, Sibling Priority or Feeder School Priority.

  1. The Secondary Out-of-Area Admissions application for September 2026 will open on January 5, 2026 and close at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026.
  2. Offers of placement will be made on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. These offers will expire on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.
  3. Where seats are available, offers will be made on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. These offers will expire on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
  4. Final offers will be made on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. These last offers expire Friday, February 27, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.
    • Waitlists expire Wednesday, February 25, 2026
  5. TDSB Students must finalize their acceptance by completing and submitting the corresponding course selection for the accepted school on www.myblueprint.ca/tdsb according to the timelines set out by the grade 8 school.

More information about the Out-of-Area Admissions process can be found on the TDSB Secondary Out-of-Area Admissions https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Find-your/School/Out-of-Area-Admissions/Secondary 

 

Links for Out-of-Area Admissions...

TDSB Out-of-Area Admissions

TDSB Secondary Out-of-Area Admissions Website

2026-2027 Out-of-Area Admissions status for Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute