Into the Future

The secondary school years are a time for young adults to open their minds to the divergent possibilities of the global community and to begin to accept greater ownership for the educational pathways that will lead them into their futures.

Our tight knit faculty and support services staff make sure our students feel welcomed as part of the HSC community while ensuring each student receives the individualized support and guidance required to maximize scholastic success. We offer a challenging and engaging academic program that meets and exceeds the requirements of Ontario ‘s Ministry of Education.

The Senior School offers a full range of university preparatory courses
augmented by extended curricular offerings through programs such as Advanced Placement, co-curricular trips and events, science fairs, math contests and the Grade 9/10 Delta math program.

Operating under the philosophy that balance is essential in education and understanding that students need to be exposed to a variety of different experiences in order to realize their full potential, the extracurricular programs available to our students are varied and involvement is an expectation.
Advanced Placement - Students Who Excel Offered through the CollegeBoard in the USA that also administers PSAT and SAT testing, the Advanced Placement is recognized internationally as an academically enriched program for motivated
students in their final year of secondary school. In fact, this is the only university level credit program and is more widely accepted than the IB program.

Helping to prepare students for the rigours of university, AP courses enhance their confidence and boost academic interest. HSC began offering AP courses in 2002 and since then our students have consistently scored well above both national and international averages.

What Makes Us Exceptional

• With a student population of approximately 400 students, the Senior School offers programmatic opportunities and benefits of a large school while maintaining a “small school feeling”.
  
  
• The academic program is enriching, varied and designed to provide students with a wide range of learning opportunities in a multitude of disciplines. A broad selection of courses allows students to design an academic program that is tailored to their interests and geared towards preparing them for postsecondary study.
  
  
• We offer over 90 credit courses that not only meet, but exceed, the expectations outlined by the Ontario Ministry of Education. Our program offers opportunities for our students to reach beyond base provincial curriculum both within and outside of the classroom.
  
  
• Participation in the Senior School’s many co-curricular and extracurricular programs is an essential part of a student’s development and is an expectation in Senior School. Our students are challenged to extend themselves by developing their skills and leadership talents.
  
  
• The Senior School actively tries to promote and foster a school culture that makes the students, staff and faculty feel though they are a recognized and valued member of a community. Students are treated as
  individuals and respected for their differences and unique talents.
  
  
• A well-planned and purposefully designed Tutorial Leader System ensures that every Senior School student has a teacher that he or she will be working with, outside of the classroom, in an advisory fashion over the course of the academic year.