Information for the

Class of 2025

Grade 12 Google Classroom Code - krgiixa

Commencement Guest List Sign Up

As you know, our Class of 2025 Commencement will happen on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Tickets are paperless. Students can now tell us who their guests are by using this form. There is no cost for the guest tickets (they were included with the grad package that was already purchased). Students will provide us with the names of the guests who will be attending and when guests arrive at the venue on June 25, they will check in with our registration tables.

Important

Please note that students must be the ones to complete this form from their HDSB account. Parents/Guardians will not be able to access the google form.

Extra Guests

Due to the size of our graduating class of over 425 students, we only have enough seats to allow for up to 3 guests per student. However, there will be a limited number of extra seats so students can also request to enter the ticket lottery (using the google form linked below) to potentially receive 1 extra guest ticket. We will hold the lottery sometime in late May/early June and then will let those who were successful know that they can bring a 4th guest to the event.

Students, please complete this form ASAP and let us know if you would like to enter the lottery for a potential 4th guest. The deadline for completing this form is Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

ORDER YOUR TICKETS NOW!

Pre Order Gifts for Commencement

Once again this year, The Commencement Group will be offering flowers and graduation teddy bears for sale for anyone who would like to purchase them for commencement. The Commencement Company has an online store where you can order your items ahead and pick them up at the commencement ceremony on June 25. They will also have a kiosk set up at commencement on June 25 where families can purchase items on the day of if they choose. LINK FOR PRE ORDERS

Important Information for the Class of 2025

Recently, we sent some important information out to our Grade 12 families about:

Students over 18 consent to sharing information with parents/guardians
40 Community Service hours
2 mandatory online learning credits (including the opt-out process)
Courses taken outside of the Halton District School Board

Please click here to read the message in full.

Grad Photo Bookings at Edge Imaging Studio

If your grade 12 student missed getting a graduation photo taken at the school, you can now book a photo session at the Edge Imaging Studio in Burlington. Photos taken now will not be included in the grad composite or yearbook.

Please follow the steps below to book your session:

Go to bookmygrad.ca (Edge Imaging)
Book an appointment at the Burlington Studio (not out of town please)
Enter school name or school code is GWE and submit
Available appointment times will appear and just follow the prompts to book. If there are no appointments available there will be more dates added usually within the following day.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Edge Imaging directly at 1-888-416-3343.

Awards

Click here for a list of Award Opportunities

Scholarship Resources

If you are interested in investigating scholarship and bursary opportunities, please bookmark this page as it contains valuable information. It will be updated throughout the year as the various organizations provide us with their deadlines for this year. Scholarship reminders are also posted in the Grade 12 Google Classroom so be sure to join.

Post Secondary Application Process

Post Secondary Applications

The deadline to apply to University for the 2024/2025 school year is January 13, 2025. Students are to apply through https://www.ouac.on.ca/ as a 101 applicant.

The deadline to apply to Colleges for the 2024/2025 school year is February 1, 2025.

Students are to apply through https://www.ontariocolleges.ca/en.

If you have any questions about the application process, please reach out to your guidance counsellor as they will be happy to support.

Post Secondary Upload of Marks

We often get lots of questions with regards to the admission process, timelines and mark uploads. We wanted to take this moment to answer some of the commonly asked questions we get in Student Services.

HDSB Transition to Post Secondary Resources

HDSB Guide to Post Secondary

The transition from secondary school to post-secondary is a significant journey and one that is both exciting and potentially overwhelming at the same time. The HDSB has put together this guide to help students and families navigate. Click here to check it out.