Guidance Department
Students
Welcome to our Guidance Department page where you will find a lot of resources for all grades.
Need an appointment?
Meet our Guidance Department! By clicking “Google Calendar” next to the staff member below based on your last name or need, you will be brought to a Google appointment calendar where you can pick an available date/time that works best for you!
Ms Lindsay – Google Calendar
Head of Student Services
Guidance Teacher
Supporting students with last names A-L
Email: kristy.lindsay@tldsb.on.ca
Ms McKnight – Google Calendar
Guidance Teacher
Supporting students with last names M-Z
Email: mary.mcknight@tldsb.on.ca
Ms Lodwick – Google Calendar
Head of Specialized Services
Supporting students with exceptionalities and support for IEPs
Email: becky.lodwick@tldsb.on.ca
Important dates
Withdrawal dates for the 2023-2024 school year: If a Grade 11 or Grade 12 student drops a course before the following dates, it will be removed from their transcript:
- Semester 1: November 16, 2023
- Semester 2: April 29, 2024
Ontario Secondary School Diploma requirements
New requirements
eLearning credit: students are required to earn two online learning credits to graduate from secondary school, beginning with every student who entered Grade 9 in the 2020-2021 school year. Adult learners entering the Ontario secondary school system in 2023-2024 or later will be required to meet this graduation requirement and may opt themselves out of the requirement. The graduation requirement is intended to support students in developing familiarity and comfort with working and learning in a fully online environment, as well as developing digital literacy and other important transferable skills that will help prepare them for success after graduation and in all aspects of their lives.
To opt-out of eLearning, complete the FFSS Opt-out of e-learning graduation requirement form.
Grade 9 and 10 technological education credit: beginning with students entering Grade 9 in September 2024, all students will now be required to earn a Grade 9 or 10 technological education credit as part of their OSSD. This new learning graduation requirement will expose Ontario’s students to at least one technological education course.
Honour roll
Honour roll is calculated using the final grades earned for courses during the regular school year.
Grade 9: 80 percent average or higher of eight courses.
Grade 10: 80 percent average or higher of eight courses.
Grade 11: 80 percent average or higher of (top) seven courses.
Grade 12: 80 percent average or higher of (top) six courses, taken in your graduating year.
Ontario Scholar: 80 percent average or higher of six Grade 12 courses. Courses do not need to be taken all in your graduating year.
Experiential Education
Visit the Programs page on our website for FFSS specific opportunities for programs including, Specialist High Skills Majors, cooperative education, Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program, and Dual Credits.
Post-secondary planning
Visit the Pathways page on our website for more information and resources to help you plan for post-secondary education.
You can also view the resources below:
- Fleming Find Your Future Quiz
- Ontario’s Labour Market
- Humber Career Finder
- Georgian College Career Match
- Job Postings Map Kawartha Lakes
- Career Quiz
Social media
Follow us on Instagram at @guidance_fenelonfallsSS
