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