Grade 9 Information

Welcome to Grade 9 at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School! Explore the information and resources below to support your transition to high school. Grade 9 Orientation will occur on the first day of school.

Are you in Grade 8?

Check back for information about our next Grade 8 Information Night. Grade 8 school visits will occur at our feeder schools in December 2026.

Course Calendar and Course Selection

Visit the Course Selection page for course information and descriptions for Grade 9. Course selection is completed through myBlueprint. 

Grade 9 De-Streamed Courses

Since September 2022, all students working at grade level are in the same pathway in all Grade 9 courses. Students not yet currently working at grade level with modifications or gaps in their education may still enrol in Locally Developed Courses with recommendation from a Multi-Focus Special Education Team. 

Have questions about the new math curriculum? Resource for parents: https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/grade-9-math-guide

Online Learning Requirements

Students are required to earn two online learning credits to graduate from secondary school. Parents/guardians may choose to opt their student out of the mandatory online courses required for graduation. Students aged 18 years of age or older or students who are 16 or 17 years of age and have withdrawn from parental control can also opt out of the graduation requirement. Students and parents/guardians may choose to opt back into the eLearning graduation requirement should their decision change. If you wish to opt out of the eLearning requirement, fill in the form and hand it in to your school’s guidance department.

Integrated Arts

For information about the program and to begin your application, please visit the Peterborough Integrated Arts program page.

Venture Program

The Venture program is a two-credit integrated-curriculum package that grade 9 students who are not already a part of the Integrated Arts program at TAS, may be enrolled in.