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

​New!  ​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

​2025-2026 Course Programming Presentations
                    for Parents/Guardians of Students entering Grades 9 through 12
​Tuesday, February 4, 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 ente​r 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)

​Grade 8 and 9 Wednesday March 5, 2025
Grade 10 and 11 Thursday March 6, 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

​Tuesday, February 4, 2025
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Grand Commons

​Grade 9 into Grade 10

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

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Theatre
​​Grade 10 into Grade 11

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

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Grand Commons

​Grade 11 into Grade 12


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

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Theatre






MyEd Course Request Entry - 2024 2025 - GRADE 8s into 9 
MyEd Course Request Entry - 2024 2025 - Parent Communication GRADE 9 - 11
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 MyEd Student Course Request Entry 2024.pdf

MyEd Student Login Instructions

MyEd Course Request Entry - 2024 2025 - Parent Communication GRADE 9 - 11

MyEd Course Request Entry - 2024 2025 - GRADE 8s into 9 for website
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​​​​​​Grade 8 to 11 Students
2025-2026 Course Request Forms are DUE Friday, March 3, 2026 please return them to​ the school office

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​​Counsellor Visits
Course Programming
2024-202​5



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 10, 2024​
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 MyEd 2024
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​)





MyEd Course Request Entry - 2024 2025 - Parent Communication Entering Grades 10 - 12.pdf



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MyEd Course Request Entry - 2024 2025 - Parent Communication Entering Grade 9.pdf

​Grade 8 and 9 students who need Course Request entry support/were not able to do at home



​Wednesday, March 5, 2025

​Grade 10 and 11 students who need Course Request entry support/where not able to do home 

Thursday, March 6, 2025
Digital Design Studio Room 1115​








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