Class of 2024 Information
Grad Photos
The last chance to have grad photos taken will be April 4th and April 5th in the staff room. Please visit BookMyGrad.com to make your sitting appointment and have your grad photo in the Class of 2024 photo composite and the yearbook. If you wish to purchase photo packages as well you can do that online but there is no charge for the initial sitting.
Prom 2024
This year Prom will be happening on May 17th, 2024 at 6:30pm at the Burlington Convention Centre. Please continue to check here and on all TAB social media accounts for more details.
Commencement 2024
This year our Commencement ceremony is taking place on May 29th, 2024 at 7:00pm at the Burlington Convention Centre. All graduating students who will be participating in the ceremony and walking the stage will need to register and pay the grad fee through School Cash Online before April 30th. This year the grad fee is $38 and covers all the ceremony expenses, including gown rental, venue rental, chairs, decorations, the keepsake cap and tassel etc.
Each student will be allocated 2 guest tickets with an option for families to sign up for additional tickets using a google form that we will send out.
More details regarding the event will be coming soon. If you have any questions please contact Nicole Saldia in the main office at 905-827-1158 ext.252 or saldian@hdsb.ca
Graduation Requirements
The Ministry of Education requires the following items to be completed to successfully obtain a high school diploma.
18 compulsory credits
12 optional credits
40 hours of community involvement activities
Ontario Secondary School Literacy test (OSSLT) written in Grade 10 or the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course.
2 eLearning courses successfully completed (opt out form available)
The secondary school program is designed so that the diploma requirements can be met within 4 years following Grade 8.
Community Involvement Hours
To document volunteer hours students should request a letter from the organization where they volunteer. The letter should list the type of work, the number of hours and the contact name. See community involvement hours for more information
Full Disclosure
Full Disclosure for Semester 2 is May 3, 2024.
What is Full Disclosure? Any Grade 11 or 12 course completed, dropped or failed after the full disclosure date will appear on a student transcript along with the marks earned in the course. If a student drops a senior course prior to the full disclosure date, the course will not show up on their final transcript. Full disclosure does not apply to Grade 9 or 10 courses.
Returning to TAB in the Fall?
Attention Grade 12 TAB Students! Are you thinking about returning to TAB in September 2024?
Do you…
-want to upgrade your courses?
-not feel ready to make a decision about post-secondary education?
- still need another credit to get into the post-secondary program of your choice
If you are looking to return next year, please let your Guidance Counsellor know as soon as possible to help you make a plan for September 2024.
Students Graduating or Not Returning
Students not actively registered will lose access to the HDSB Network & Halton Cloud / G Suite for Education applications, data, and email.
IMPORTANT: If you have used your HDSB email when applying for post secondary, resume, job applications, you will need to update your information and change it to a personal email address before access to your HDSB account is lost at the end of the school year.
To retain your G Suite data, please see one of the options below:
Transfer email and Drive files to a personal Google Account using Google Takeout Transfer Your Content - see Transfer their content *HDSB accounts have unlimited drive space. Personal G Mail accounts only have 15 GB free drive space. All G Suite files do not count toward your quota. All other file formats will (PDF’s, Pictures, Videos, Microsoft Office files)
Archive data using Google Takeout - The traditional Takeout is also available to create an archive of All their data in G suite.
This will enable you to easily retain your email, essays, resumes, science projects and any other files stored on Google Drive before access has been removed to your HDSB account.
Additionally, myBlueprint can continue to be a great planning resource for you during your post-secondary journey. To ensure that you can still access your account please check out this myBlueprint After Graduation document for instructions.