Academic Awards

Awards Criteria for the 2024-2025 School Year

For the purpose of the following Awards, the school year is from July 1  to June 30.

Honour Roll (80% and over)

• We will round up from 79.5
• Grade 9 and 10 - must have completed at least 8 courses during the school year
• Grade 11 - best 7 courses from the school year
• Grade 12 - best 6 courses from the school year
• All elearning, summer school and night school courses taken through the OCDSB or our elearning consortium will be calculated

Silver Medal (90% and over, we do not round up)

• In grades 9 - 10 (8 courses are used to calculate) and grade 11 (7 courses are used to calculate) - courses taken in the school year can be from any grade, but a course can only count once towards a silver medal award
• In grade 12 - 6 courses must be taken at the grade 12 level but need not be taken in the grade 12 year (but a grade 12 course taken in the previous year can only be used if not previously counted for a Silver Medal Award).
• All courses, taken at any level, including co-op, dual credit, elearning, night school and summer school taken through the OCDSB or our elearning consortium can be used in the calculation of this award

Ontario Scholar (80% or over in a student’s graduating year, we will not round up)

• Six grade 12 course at any level will be used in the calculation,
• When more than 6 courses have been taken, the highest grades will be used in the calculation
• A student does not need to complete the courses in one school year
• All elearning, summer school and night school courses taken through the OCDSB or our elearning consortium will be calculated

Governor General’s Academic Medal (highest average in grades 11 & 12)

• Upon graduation, the average of all grade 11 and 12 courses, at any level,  is calculated 
• Courses taken after graduation to upgrade are not included