Guidance

Guidance appointments take place during school hours and students may choose to meet with any of our Four Guidance Counsellors if their appointment is for personal reasons. Otherwise, they will be scheduled with a Counsellor based on the purpose of their appointment as each Counsellor comes with a specific area of expertise (i.e. scholarships, skilled trades, student exchange programs, etc).

To limit the number of individuals in our Guidance office, students are required to schedule their Guidance appointment using the request form below. At this time, parents are not able to accompany students to their appointment but may join by phone during their student's appointment, if requested.

Request an Appointment

Commencement will take place on Thursday, June 29th, 2022 at 1:00pm at the Scugog Arena.  

The Commencement Awards, Bursaries, and Scholarship Application will be made available through the Grade 12 Guidance Hub under the Graduation tab in Class Work on Friday, April 1st, 2022.  The deadline for applications is Friday, April 29th, 2022.

Students Graduating in the 2021-2022 School Year:

For students graduating in the 2021-22 school year, the community involvement graduation requirement has been reduced to a minimum of 20 hours of community involvement activities. This recognizes that graduating students have had barriers to earning their community involvement hours last school year and there may be continued barriers this school year. Deadline date to submit hours to the Guidance Office is June 4th, 2022.

Please drop hours off to the Guidance Office or email a scanned copy (as an attachment) to april.winter@ddsb.ca.

Acceptable Hours for the 2021-2022 School Year - Exceptions For All Students:

Students may wish to consider virtual volunteering, such as connecting with seniors, organizing virtual fundraising events and facilitating discussions with newcomer youth. Outdoor volunteer opportunities could include, for example, picking up litter.

Students aged 14 years and older can count up to a maximum of 10 hours from paid employment towards their earned hours at the discretion of the principal. Students counting paid employment towards their graduation requirement will be required to complete a reflection exercise indicating how their work contributed to the service for others. (This option is available to any Grades 9-12 students who are over 14 years old.)

All Other Students Who Are Not Eligible to Graduate in the 2021-2022 School Year:

Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of community involvement activities as part of the diploma requirements. The purpose of this requirement is to encourage students to develop an awareness and understanding of civic responsibility and of the role they can play and the contributions they can make in supporting and strengthening their communities. Students will plan and select their community involvement activities in consultation with their parents and as part of the IPP (Individual Pathways Plan).

Although this diploma requirement applies to students in Grade 9 to 12, students in Grade 8 are able to start accumulating community involvement hours in the summer before they enter Grade 9. Students are encouraged to complete a minimum of 10 hours per year.

If students are unsure of whether the activity meets the requirements for eligiblity, please see a Guidance Counsellor for clarification.

Students may check the bulletin board titled "Community Involvement Hours" outside of the Guidance Office or view the binder in the Guidance Office for further details.

Submitting Your Community Involvement Hours:

Please drop your hours off or email (as an attachment) to april.winter@ddsb.ca. Students are encouraged to take a copy of their hours before submitting.  

Forms:

Community Involvement Hours Form

Employment Based Community Involvement Hours Form

Guidance Office Hours:   8:30 am - 4:30 pm  

Phone:   905-985-7337 ext. 260020

Office Staff: 

**All students wishing to make a course change to their timetable MUST fill out a 'Course Change Request Form'. A Guidance Counsellor will call you down to review the timetable change, please DO NOT book a Guidance Appointment.**

Timetable changes are CLOSED for Semester 2.   

Course change requests will only be processed using the course change request form. After submitting the form, the legal parent/guardian on file with the school will receive an email confirming their consent and requesting acknowledgment. No requests will be processed until this final acknowledgment is received. Students must review the Course Schedule to confirm that a course is offered at a time that would work with their existing timetable. 

Course Schedule 2021-22 (student must reference this schedule when completing their course change request form)

Course Change Request Form (use this form to submit a course change request)

Diplomas are given to students at their graduation ceremony. Students who do not attend the graduation ceremony may pick up their diploma from the school; diplomas are not mailed to students. The Ministry of Education only issues one diploma per student so it is important to keep your diploma safe as it cannot be replaced if lost or damaged. If you lose your diploma and require proof of graduation, you may order a Transcript (see Transcript Requests below).

With the exception of new grade 8 students coming from our family of schools (Cartwright Central, Prince Albert, RH Cornish, SA Cawker, MCCaskill's Mills) all new student registrations must be initiated online at https://www.ddsb.ca/en/our-schools/register-for-school.aspx. 

Online Learning Graduation Requirement Opt-Out Form

Beginning with the cohort of students who entered Grade 9 in the 2020-2021 school year, all students must earn a minimum of two online learning credits as part of the graduation requirements for an Ontario Secondary School Diploma unless they have been opted-out or exempted. 

Families wishing to opt-out of the mandatory online courses required for graduation must complete the “Opt-Out Form.”

To view our school policies, procedures and school structure, click the PPHS crest.       

Port Perry High School is currently using several Learning to 18 strategies to meet individual student’s needs.

1. Expanded Co-op: Port Perry High School has been working diligently to broaden opportunities for experiential learning and give more students a chance to start working and "test-drive" career options. Port Perry H.S. offers two-credit, and four-credit co-op options.
2. Grade 8 to 9 Transition Program: Interventions have been established to help students make a smooth transition from elementary to secondary school. A team meeting takes place in the spring of each year to identify students in need of extra support. Activities are planned such as the Grade 8 Information Night, the Grade 8 Road Show to our community schools, and the Grade 9 Orientation at the start of the school year. 
3. Student Success Team: Port Perry High School has a Student Success Team that is comprised of the administration, guidance and special education heads, and student success teachers. Together they will identify and support struggling students, provide more options for learning, monitor student progress, and develop procedures for all student success initiatives. As well, each Student Success Team will work with school staff, students, parents, and the community to ensure more students earn the credits necessary to graduate. 
4. Dual Credit Program: With the dual credit program, students can earn a number of credits by participating in apprenticeship training and/or post secondary courses that count towards both or either their high school diploma and their post secondary diploma, degree, or apprenticeship certification. 
5. Specialist High Skills Major: The SHSM allows students to focus on a career path that matches their individual skills and interests. Each major has a bundle of 6 to 12 courses in a selected field. Students who choose a major learn on the job with employers and at skills training centers, as well as in school. They can earn valuable industry certifications; including First Aid/CPR, WHMIS, and Basic Health and Safety qualifications. Students who complete a major can be confident that they leave high school prepared with the knowledge, skills, and industry-recognized qualifications desired by employers, and post-secondary education and training institutions.

For more information, please contact the Guidance office.

Registration for Summer School is NOW open!

CONTINUING EDUCATION SUMMER SCHOOL COURSE SELECTION GUIDE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Please check Durham Continuing Education website www.dce.ca for further information regarding summer school. 

Students are provided with one free transcript at graduation that is included inside their graduation envelope along with their diploma and other certificates. These are legal documents and should be safely stored.

If you have lost your transcript, or need an additional transcript, you may purchase additional copies through School Cash Online (purchase as a guest, do not set up an account) at a cost of $10.75 per transcript.

After purchasing your transcript(s), please forward your payment receipt by email to april.winter@ddsb.ca and the following information:

• Full Name
• Mailing Address (transcript will be mailed to this address) 
• Last year you attended Port Perry HS
• Date of Birth
• Phone Number

You will be asked additional security questions prior to obtaining the transcript. Only the student (or legal guardian if student is under the age of 18 years) may request and receive his/her transcript. Port Perry High School will only have your transcript if this is the final high school you attended in Ontario. If you would like your transcript sent to a specific organization or institution, please provide the complete mailing address in your email.

Transcripts will mailed through Canada Post and requests will not be fulfilled until proof of payment is received. We do not provide a courier service for transcripts, however, the requester may arrange and pay for their own courier pick-up and provide details to the Guidance department. 

Are you a former student applying to a college or university in Ontario?

If you have already graduated and are requesting your transcript to apply to a public post-secondary institution in Ontario, your transcript request is made through the Ontario Colleges or OUAC websites. After creating an account, you will authorize Port Perry HS to send your transcript and complete the required information. Your transcript will then be transferred electronically by the application centre to your requested colleges or universities. Other major universities such as Acadia, Dalhousie, McGill, Simon Fraser, and UBC also process transcripts from Ontario applicants through OUAC.