Course Planning
COURSE PLANNING 2025-2026
Course Planning is the process where students choose courses for the upcoming school year. Students must take the REQUIRED courses to graduate while choosing ELECTIVE courses that expand their interests. Students in Grades 11 and 12 may also think about electives that meet post-secondary entrance requirements or career pathways.
The courses students choose during course planning determines the staffing and timetable for the following school year. Choosing elective courses is REALLY IMPORTANT and should be done with consideration and parent/caregiver input.
COURSE SELECTION INFORMATION EVENINGS
There will be a course planning evening on January 27, 2025 at 4:30pm in the Tupper Auditorium for students going into Grade 11 and 12.
There will be an online event on January 28, 2025 at 3:00pm for students going into Grade 9 and 10. Click here for the link to the online event on January 28th, 2025.
Current Grade 8 students going into Grade 9
Grade 8 Students only FIT time course planning presentation will be on Thursday, Feb 13, 2025 at FIT time in the auditorium (1:15pm).
Course selections will be done via MS Forms. All submissions must be completed by Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 11:59pm. See the link below for the MS Form.
https://forms.office.com/r/TLDBUG2HK4
GRADE 8-9 COURSE PLANNING POWER POINT 2025 JLEE.pptx
Current Grade 9s students going into Grades 10
Grade 9 to 10 Course Planning Powerpoint -2025 Ms. Wall.ppt
Current Grade 10s and 11s students going into Grades 11 and 12
Grade 11 and 12 Course Planning 2025.pptx
Indigenous-Focused Graduation Requirement
Please watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMrFJE5_2uk&t=373s
Effective the 2023/24 school year, all students working toward a B.C. Certificate of Graduation (“Dogwood Diploma”), in English or French, must successfully complete at least 4 credits in Indigenous-focused coursework. This requirement applies to students in B.C. public, independent, First Nations, and offshore schools. There is no change to the total number of credits required to graduate, which remains at 80.
Students who have not otherwise satisfied graduation requirements before the start of the 2023/24 school year must meet this requirement.
This requirement does not apply to students in the Adult Graduation Diploma Program.
Students can meet this graduation requirement through a variety of course options, including provincial Indigenous-focused courses; provincially-authorized First Nations language courses; and Indigenous-focused, locally developed (Board/Authority Authorized or First Nation Authorized) courses. Some of these courses also satisfy Language Arts or Social Studies graduation requirements. See the Recognized Course List drop-down below for a complete list of courses that meet the Indigenous-focused graduation requirement.
For the 2023-2024 school year, Tupper will be offering the following courses to allow students to meet the Indigenous-focused graduation requirements:
- English First Peoples 10 (English 10 credit- compulsory for all grade 10 students)
- English First Peoples 12 (English 12 credit- choose between EFP12 and English Studies 12)
- BC First Peoples 12 (Social Studies 12 Elective credit- choose this if taking English Studies 12 or as an additional Indigenous focused elective)
For more information on the Indigenous focused graduation requirements please see: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/support/indigenous-focused-graduation-requirements
Course Planning Resources:
COURSE PLANNING BOOK 2025-2026 Final.pdf
Tupper Tech Program TT ppt 3 min no voice over.pptx
Dogwood Diploma Credits Verification Form
BC Grad requirements
Tupper Counselling Website, direct links to BC PSIs admissions pages
Education Planner BC
VSB Career Programs
Summer School Website (Opens late April each year)
Math Flow Chart (for post secondary institution admission)
BCeID Instructions
Click here for information about Verifying Course Requests from Student Family Portal
