News & Upcoming Events

December 10, 2024

OYAP-FAST Apprenticeship Pathway for Grade 11 and 12 Students

Dear families of Grade 10 and 11 students,

We are excited to share that beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, Grade 11 and 12 students can participate in the Focused Apprenticeship Skills Training (OYAP-FAST) program. This new accelerated stream within the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) provides students with the opportunity to gain expanded apprenticeship experience by earning additional cooperative education credits while completing their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).

To participate in OYAP-FAST, students must meet the OYAP eligibility requirements:

• Be at least 15 years of age or older

• Have completed 14 credits toward the OSSD

• Be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student in a secondary school or continuing education program

• Complete an OYAP Participation Form during a cooperative education in a skilled trade

• Have signed parent/guardian consent

To complete OYAP-FAST, students must:

• Earn eight to 11 co-op credits with their placement component in the skilled trades.

• Register as an apprentice by securing a Registered Training Agreement (RTA) before completing an eighth co-op education credit.

For current Grade 10 and 11 students, co-op credits earned can count toward two of their Group 1, 2 and 3 compulsory credits or be counted as electives.

Recognition of Completion

Students who meet the completion requirements and all other OSSD requirements will receive the OYAP-FAST seal on their OSSD, and OYAP-FAST will be listed in the Specialized Program field of their Ontario Student Transcript (OST). Note that an OSSD already granted cannot be exchanged for one with the OYAP-FAST seal.

Course Selection

Students wishing to pursue the OYAP-FAST pathway will be directed by their Guidance Department to select the ‘OYFAST’ code during course selection in myBlueprint. Parents/guardians must approve the student’s course requests. All students who select the ‘OYFAST’ code will have a follow-up conversation with their Guidance Counsellor and will receive an OYAP-FAST consent form that requires a parent/guardian signature for students under 18 years of age.

Questions

If you have questions about OYAP-FAST, please contact your school's Guidance/Student Services office, or email Wade Richardson, OYAP Recruiter for the HDSB at richardsonw@hdsb.ca.

Sincerely,
Halton District School Board

December 5, 2024

Out of Area Transfer Requests (2025-2026) - Elementary Schools

Students looking to attend a school other than their home school can do so by completing an Out of Area Transfer Request Application. Applications are being accepted from January 6 - February 28, 2025 and can be submitted to your home school.

Please note that not all schools are open for transfer requests. For a list of open schools and to obtain a copy of the application, visit the HDSB website.

November 20, 2024

Halton Region Public Health - Reminder to update student immunization records

Dear HDSB families of Grade 9-12 students, 

The HDSB is sharing a message on behalf of Halton Region Public Health as a reminder for families who received a mailed notice from Public Health earlier this fall regarding incomplete immunization records. Please view the Public Health message here. If you did not receive a mailed letter, no further action is required at this time. 

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