École Handsworth Secondary
North Vancouver School District
Course Programming & Program Info
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2025-2026






​​Parent/Guardian Programming
Information for 2025-2026

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Key Dates
Initial registration for the 2025/26 school year for Grades 1-12 begins January 6, 2025 , and ends March 7, 2025. Registrations received after March 7, 2025 will be placed in schools based on catchment where space is available.

Initial 2025/26 transfer requests for Grades 1-12 begins January 6, 2025 , and ends March 7, 2025 . Transfer requests received after March 7, 2025 will be placed in schools based on catchment where space is available.




District ​Enhanced Programs Night

​More information is available at: Enhanced Programs

​Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 6:00 pm
Carson Graham Secondary School
2145 Jones Ave, North Vancouver

​Grade 7 into 8 Parent Night

Tuesday, January 28, 2025  6:00pm Theatre
*Optional Student-led tour 5:15pm Grand Commons.
For those unable to attend, the slideshow is available here: 
20250128 HSS Grade 7 Parent Presentation.pdf
HSS 2025-2026 Grade 8 Course Request English Program.pdf
HSS 2025-2026 Grade 8 Course Request French Immersion.pdf
​2025-2026 Course Programming Presentations
                    for Parents/Guardians of Students entering Grades 9 through 12
​Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Grade 8 into 9   5:30 – 6:30 pm Grand Commons
Grade 9 into 10   5:30 – 6:30 Theatre

Grade 10 into 11   7:00 – 8:00 pm Grand Commons
Grade 11 into 12   7:00 – 8:00 pm Theatre

​Counsellors - Grade Programming Assemblies to Students

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​Week of February 10, 2025

February 10   8:30 am Grade 8->9
February 11   8:30 am Grade 9->10
February 12   8:30 - 10:20 am Grade 10->11
February 13   8:30 am Grade 11->12

Course Request Sheets Distributed Following Each Programming Presentation (Individually labelled for Grades 8-11)

S​tudents enter course requests at home via MyEd Portal

​February 14 to March 3, 2025
Students enter course requests at home via MyEd Portal - Window closes Monday, March 3, 2025
HSS Student Course Request Entry - MyEd Password Reset Instructions.pdf

​Grade 7 Visits to Family of Schools

​February 18 to 21, 2025
Handsworth Counsellor and Administrator visit Family of Schools

​All Course Request Sheets due to Main Office 
DUE Monday March 3, 2025

​​NVSD Enhanced Programs and Academy registrations due
School District Transfer Request deadline

​DUE Friday March 7, 2025
​Student Course Request Online Entry
(support for those who need it)

​Wednesday March 5, 2025 to Friday March 7, 2025
​Course Request Verifications to students

New!  Monday, April 14, 2025
​Course Request Change Deadline
​Thursday April 17, 2025

​Grade 7 Second Student Visit and Orientation
​May or June TBD, 2025


​Welcome to Handsworth
Information for students and families
​A 'Welcome to Handsworth Guide' is available for new and returning Handsworth families:  Welcome to Handsworth Guide​

Parent ​Programming Presentations for 2025-2026

These presentations are for PARENTS/GUARDIANS only.

Students should NOT attend and will receive the same information at student presentations during the week of February 10, 2025
​Grade 8 into Grade 9

2025-2026 Course Request Forms
please return them to the school office no later than Friday March 3, 2025

​Wednesday, February 5, 2025
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Grand Commons
Grade 8 into 9 Course Programming 2025-2026.pdf

​Grade 9 into Grade 10

2025-2026 Course Request Forms
please return them to the school office no later than Friday March 3, 20245

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Theatre
Grade 9 into 10 Course Programming 2025-2026.pdf


​​Grade 10 into Grade 11

2025-2026 Course Request Forms
please return them to the school office no later than Friday March 3, 2025

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Grand Commons
Grade 10 into 11 Course Programming 2025-2026.pdf

​Grade 11 into Grade 12


2025-2026 Course Request Forms
please return them to the school office no later than Friday March 3, 20245

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Theatre
Grade 11 into 12 Course Programming 2025-2026.pdf






French Immersion Program Planning Tool​​


FI Programming Checklist 2024-2025.pdf
District ​Enhanced Programs Night

​More information is available here:  Enhanced Programs
​Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 6:00 pm
Carson Graham Secondary School
2145 Jones Ave, North Vancouver




​​​​​Current Grade 8 to 11 Students
2025-2026 Course Request sheets DUE 

​​Students must hand in their completed course request forms signed by both the student and a parent/guardian by Monday, March 3rd, 2025

Students will complete course request entry into MyEd at home PRIOR to returning completed request sheet

DUE Friday, March 3, 2025

​​Graduation Requirements BC Ministry of Education:

Find out what is required to graduate (for Grades 10 to 12)  HERE



​2025-2026 Course Guide
Course Request Guide 20250124.pdf
​Student Presentations
Mandatory Grade Programming Assemblies



​​Course Request Forms
distributed following each
Programming Presentation​


2025-2026 Course Request Forms
please return them to the school office
DUE Friday March 3, 2025​


​​Mandatory Grade Programming Assemblies
Week of February 10, 2025
Please be seated for 8:30am sharp start
Handsworth Theatre​​

Grade 8 into 9   February 10 - 8:30 am
Grade 9 into 10   February 11 - 8:30 am
Grade 10 into 11   February 12 - 8:30 am
Grade 11 into 12   February 13 - 8:30 am

HSS Student Course Request Entry 2025-2026​

MyEd Student Login Instructions

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​​​​​​Grade 8 to 11 Students
2025-2026 Course Request Forms are DUE Friday, March 3, 2025 please return them to​ the school office

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​​Counsellor Visits
Course Programming
2025-202​6



Counsellor visits to classes for student course programming.  During these sessions, students will learn about curricular requirements at each grade level and courses offered to meet those requirements.​​Starting the Week of February 18, 20245
Current Grade 8 to 11 students
Student Course Request Entry
is done at HOME via MyEd Student Portal​ 
(February 14 - March 3)​

MyEd Course Request Entry Instructions

HSS Student Course Request Entry - Feb 2025.pdf
MyEd Student Login Instructions
ALL Completed Course Request Entry Forms are DUE back to the Main Office by March 3, 2025
AFTER entry process is completed at home
​MyEd Course Entry OPENS at Home
(February 14 to March 3, 2025​)





HSS 2025-2026 MyEd Course Request Entry Grade 8 Families.pdf
HSS 2025-2026 MyEd Course Request Entry Grade 9-11 Families.pdf




​Students who need Course Request entry support/were not able to do at home



​Wednesday March 5, 2025 - Friday March 7th, 2025












NVSD Program Links
​North Vancouver School District Enhanced Programs
Academies
Academies​
​Secondary French Immersion
French Immersion
Online Learning
NVSD Online Learning​
​​Peak Performance
PEAK PERFORMANCE​



​2024-2025 Grade Counsellors​​​
​Grade 8
Ms. C. Higgins
chiggins@sd44.ca​
​Grade 9
​Ms. J. Clay
jclay@sd44.ca
​Grade 10 and Internationals A-L
​Mr. D. Craik
dcraik@sd44.ca
​Grade 11
Ms. R. Renwick​
​rrenwick@sd44.ca​
​Grade 12 and Internationals M-Z
Ms. M. Macario



 

 
 

 


 

 

 



 

 
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École Handsworth Secondary

1033 Handsworth Road, North Vancouver, BC, V7R 2A7 | 604.903.3600 604.903.3601 | handsworth@sd44.ca