École Handsworth Secondary
North Vancouver School District
Course Programming & Program Info
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1033 Handsworth Road
North Vancouver, BC V7R 2A7

Handsworth Secondary School​ re-opened on February 7, 2022.
Click on this image and join us for a virtual tour of the new building!​
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2024-2025 Co​u​r​se Programming
​Grade 8 to 11 Course Request Verification Forms​
  • ​Course request verification forms will be distributed on Friday, April 5th, 2024 - Homeroom at 9:00 am.
  • Families are asked to review and sign the verification. Signed forms are DUE back to the school office by Wednesday, April 12, 2024














​​2023-20​24 Course Guide 


Handsworth 2023-24 Course Guide 2023Jan09.pdf


​​Parent/Guardian Programming
Information for 2024-2025

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Save the dates!
(This page is under construction, please check back.)
​Grade 7 into Grade 8 Transition to Handsworth Secondary in September 2024
​Letter to Parent/Guardian of Grade 7 Students

​Please mark your calendars - important dates and events begin January 17, 2024
Grade 7 into Grade 8
Parent/Guardian
of Incoming Grade 8s


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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Handsworth Theatre

​Enhanced Programs Parent Information Night

​More information is available at: Enhanced Programs

Thursday, January 18, 2024  6:00 - 8:00 PM
Carson Graham Secondary School
​2145 Jones Ave, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2W7​
​Current Grade 7 Students
2024-2025 Course Request sheets are DUE ​Friday, March 1st, 2024

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​Please hand in your Course Request sheet to your current grade 7 teacher
Grade 7 into 8 Student Introduction to Secondary School - Handsworth Orientation

​Handsworth Family of Schools,  Grade 7 Students and current grade 7 staff are invited for a welcome, a tour, and orientation activities.


Date TBD
Grand Commons

New 2024-2025 Grade 8 Parent Information Meeting​
Current Grade 7 entering Grade 8 in September 2024
(Confirmed transfers and registrations)


3:30PM - 4:30PM
Learning Commons/Library
New 2024-2025 Grade 9 Parent Information Meeting
Current Grade 8 students entering Grade 9
(Confirmed transfers and registrations)
​Date and time TBD (Late August 2023)
Questions? Marianne Macario, Counsellor
​New 2024-2025 Grade 10 and 11​ Parent Information Meeting
Current Grade 9 students entering Grade 10
Current Grade 10 students entering Grade 11
(Confirmed transfers and registrations)


3:30PM - 4:30PM



​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 2024-2025


​Grade 8 into Grade 9

2024-2025 Course Request Forms
please return them to the school office no later than Friday March 1st, 2024
​Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 - Grand Commons
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Presentation notes:

​Grade 9 into Grade 10

2024-2025 Course Request Forms
please return them to the school office no later than Friday March 1st, 2024

Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 - Theatre
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Presentation notes:
​​Grade 10 into Grade 11
2024-2025 Course Request Forms
please return them to the school office no later than Friday March 1st, 2024


​Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 - Grand Commons
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Presentation notes:
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​Grade 11 into Grade 12


2024-2025 Course Request Forms
please return them to the school office no later than Friday March 1st, 2024


Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 - Theatre
7:00pm - 8:00pm 

Presentation notes:




French Immersion Program Planning Tool​​


French Immersion Programming Planning Checklist 2022-2023.pdf
​Enhanced Programs and Academies Evening

​More information is available here:  Enhanced Programs
Enhanced Programs and Academies Evenings

Sutherland Secondary School




​​​​​Current Grade 8 to 11 Students
2024-2025 Course Request sheets are DUE Friday March 1st, 2024

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​School Office

​​Graduation Requirements BC Ministry of Education:

Find out what is required to graduate (for Grades 10 to 12)  HERE

     



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​​​2024-20​25 Course Guide 



French Immersion Programming Planning Checklist 2022-2023.pdf​​
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​Student Presentations
Mandatory Grade Programming Assemblies


​​Course Request Forms
distributed following each
Programming Presentation​


2024-2025 Course Request Forms
please return them to the school office no later than Friday March 1st, 2024

​Mandatory Grade Programming Assemblies
Please be seated for 8:30am sharp start
Handsworth Theatre​​
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Grade 8 into 9

Monday, February 5th at 8:30am (last names A-L)
​Tuesday, February 6th at 8:30am (last names M-Z)

​Grade 9 into 10

​Wednesday, February 7th at 8:30am

​Grade 10 into 11

​Thursday, February 8th at 8:30am

​Grade 11 into 12
​Friday, February 9th at 8:30am

​​​​​Grade 8 to 11 Students
2024-2025 Course Request Forms are DUE Friday, March 1st, 2024, please return them to​ the school office

​Counsellor Visits
Course Programming
2024-2024​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 12, 2024



​Student Course Request Entry
Student Course Request Online Entry
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Current Grade 8 to 11 students
Student Course Request Entry
is done at HOME via MyEd Student Portal​ (February 14 - February 29)

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MyEd Course Request Entry Instructions

HSS Student Course In MyEd 2023.pdf


​ALL Completed Course Request Entry Forms are DUE back to the Main Office by March 1st, 2024
AFTER entry process is completed at home

Grade 8 and 9 students who need Course Request entry support/were not able to do at home
Will be called down by Alpha

Tuesday, March 12th
Digital Design Studio Room 1115
​Grade 10 and 11 students
who need Course Request entry support/were not able to do home entry 
Will be called down by Alpha 
Wednesday, March 13th
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
Contact Ms. Jagruti Desai, Vice Principal jdesai@sd44.ca​



​2023-2024 Grade Counsellors​​​
​Grade 8
​Ms. R. Renwick
​rrenwick@sd44.ca
​Grade 9

​Ms. M. Macario 
​mmcario@sd44.ca
​Grade 10
​Mr. D. Craik
dcraik@sd44.ca
​Grade 11
Ms. T. Infanta
tinfanta@sd44.ca
​Grade 12
​Ms. J. Wong
jawong@sd44.ca