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COUNTDOWN TO GRADUATION CLASS OF 2017 2

Information on the go. .

Graduation Requirements 54 credits; 20 must come from Secondary 5 courses. Compulsory credits in secondary 4 math, science, history, and arts education, and secondary 5, English, French, physical education or ethics. 4

Examinations • Supplemental exams: Supplemental exams will be held in early January 2017. Group tutorials will be organized for students who are registered to write the supplemental for History. More information to come later this fall. • Pre-admission testing: Police Technology and Pre-Hospital Emergency Care programs require students to complete physical testing BEFORE applying to the college in March. The November testing dates will be posted on the college and the Guidance website once they have been set by the departments. Police Technology December 3 (Sign-up starts Oct. 1 st) 5

Tutoring We are now recruiting peer tutors for the 2016 -17 after school peer tutoring program. Pay is $10/hr. Tutoring request forms will soon be available on the Mac & Mac Guidance websites if you need a tutor. • Special tutorial groups for the January supplemental exams will be organized and advertised in November. 6

Open Houses • John Abbott October 22, 12: 00 -4: 00 pm • Dawson October 30, 1: 00 -5: 00 pm • Vanier (Career & Tech Showcase) November 1, 5: 30 -8: 30 pm • Marionapolis November 6, 12: 004: 00 pm • Valleyfield October 27, 6: 00 -8: 30 • Macdonald College November 25, 10 am-3: 00 pm 7

LBPSB Vocational Centres PACC PEC WICC GORDON ROBERTSON SAAC Fall 2016 open houses dates will be announced on the school board and Mac Guidance websites when they be become available SFAD Student-for-a-day opportunities are available in most college and vocational programs 8

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Application deadlines • February 1, 2017 Ontario Colleges March 1, 2017 All Quebec CEGEPs • Ongoing for vocational programs. *Apply as soon as you meet the entrance requirements* 11

Some help along the way. . . • Individual meetings with Guidance Counsellor • Comprehensive Mac Guidance Services website • Lunch hour "micro-tours" at John Abbott • LBPSB Career & Education Fair in November • Post-Secondary planning workshop in January • Access to Career Cruising www. careercruising. com Post-Secondary information Meeting for parents November 30, 2016 12