Grade 8 to Grade 9- 2025-2026 School Year
Kennedy's Grade 8 Open House is November 27th from 5-7pm.
Welcome to Hon. W. C. Kennedy Collegiate Institute! Moving into Grade 9 can mean a lot of exciting, and sometimes challenging, changes. Our guidance department is here to support you through this transition and ensure you feel at home.
If you are a GECDSB Student, please read carefully below:
If you are a student from one of the below schools you will automatically transfer to Kennedy Collegiate Institute, if your school is not listed below and you wish to come to Kennedy you MUST complete the Out Of District Application. (Read further for details)
If you have additional questions, please contact your Elementary School Administration.
John Campbell Public School
Queen Victoria Public School
J.A. McWilliam Public School
If you are coming from Prince Edward Public school, you will be given the choice to attend Kennedy. You need to choose this by February 2025 (Deadlines will be released at a later date) or we cannot guarantee a seat for you at Kennedy Collegiate Institute.
Out of District Application Information:
the on-line Out of District application process dates are: January 6th-17th, 2025.
Students may access Grade 8 to Grade 9 Out of District information flyer from their Grade 8 teacher, Edsby or from their elementary school office. The parent/guardian will complete the on-line Grade 8 to Grade 9 application
A STUDENT CAN COMPLETE AN OUT OF DISTRICT APPLICATION FOR ONE SECONDARY SCHOOL ONLY.
You will be able to access the below link to the Out of District Application from January 6th- 17th only.
( your access code is your student number).
Out of District online application
If you are coming from a Non-GECDSB school
Please complete an online registration, the deadline is February 28th, 2025. Our enrollment is extremely high and we cannot guarantee space for any students who are not registered by this date. You will be contacted when we have scheduled a registration date to complete documents and choose next year courses.
Course selection for Grade 9
Course selections are done during the months of February and March. It is very important to choose your courses wisely. We highly recommend that your parents are involved in every step of the process. Informed decisions early will lead to less stress in the later years of high school.
We use myBlueprint as a tool to select courses.
For Grade 8 students coming from our Feeder schools, you will choose your courses at your Elementary school.
For all other students you will need an appointment to choose courses at Kennedy. Please contact the guidance office.
If you ever need help with your selections, our Guidance Counsellors are there to help!