Grade 8 to Grade 9
Georgetown District High School
Key Transition Dates 2023-2024
Gr 8 to 9 Transition Information Nights
Thursday, October 19th - 6:30 pm - ALP/IB Information Night
Main Theatre - Library entrance at Georgetown District High School
Friday October 27th, 2023 - Round 1 applications open
Monday December 4th, 2023 - Applications are due on https://gdhsib.weebly.com/
October 26th 6:30pm - I-STEM Regional Program Open House at Elsie MacGill SS (Milton)
Information about the I-STEM is on the HDSB website
HDSB Regional I-STEM Program at Elsie MacGill
Wednesday November 8th at 6:30 pm - Georgetown District High School Open House
Gr 8-9 Transition information can be found on the GDHS website under Guidance. GDHS Gr 8-9 Transition
(NEW!!) Wednesday, November 15th between 6-9pm STEM and Skilled Trades Open House.
Register for the event - 3 time slots availableThursday, November 30, 2023: Guidance Counsellors visit Gr 8 classes to deliver Course Selection information
(upcoming deadline) Monday, December 4, 2023: ALP Applications due via HDSB website
December 2023: Course selection worksheets due to homeroom grade 8 teachers
Friday, January 12, 2024: Out of Area Transfer Request Forms for non-GDHS bound students due to home high school (ie: not GDHS) for students who wish to attend GDHS
January 2024: New Gr 8 registration packages (for students not in Gr 8 classes that are in school boundaries for GDHS) due to GDHS Guidance Office to secure course choices
Early January 2024: Grade 8s in classes bound for GDHS input course choices into www.myblueprint.ca/halton
May 2, 2024: GDHS student leaders host Transitioning to High School Orientation at GDHS
Summer Orientation program - watch for more information
Heads Up program - get ready for high school with this orientation process at the end of August. Your paperwork MUST BE HANDED BACK BY MAY 27th. Visit the high school, pick your locker, get your schedule early!