Hello Class of 2025!
We know how excited you are to be entering into what might be your last semester of high school! We wanted to share some important information below!! Please be sure to read all of the information!
In order to officially graduate all students must earn:
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30 credits (please see your next report card to ensure that your are meeting the compulsory and elective sections required),
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complete 40 community service hours
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have successfully obtained the literacy requirement either by passing the OSSLT or by completing the OLC4O course.
***You may have taken 2 eLearning courses and met the optional requirement. If you have not please see below.
COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS-
If you have not handed in your Community Service hours, please submit them as soon as possible. Forms can be found at the front of Ms Abbott’s desk in the Guidance office or via this LINK. A follow up email will be coming out to those that have not yet handed in their hours.
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What You Need to Know! A minimum of 40 Community Involvement Hours are required for Graduation in Ontario. CHECKLIST FOR COMPLETING YOUR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT HOURS
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ELEARNING REQUIREMENT:
If you have not taken 2 eLearning courses, you may wish to opt out of this requirement, that can be done on Parent Portal or if you are over the age of 18, you may consent to this. Please have this done at the earliest convenience.
GRADUATION PHOTOS:
Graduation photos are done by an outside company, EDGE IMAGING. EDGE IMAGING will be at Westmount from NOVEMBER 10-20 and again FEBRUARY 23-MARCH 5taking photos. A link to book a Graduation Photo Session will be made available closer to the date.
GRADUATION AND AWARDS LINK:
If you are graduating, please take a moment to fill out this link. We will use this information for our Awards discussions and to reach out to after you leave school (only in the event that we need to). We will start our Awards discussions in April. So please have this link filled out by April 1, 2025. If you are leaving at the end of Sem 1, please fill this link before you leave, as you will not have access to your HWDSB accounts starting in Semester 2.
VALEDICTORIAN:
Please look for the more information regarding the nomination and voting process for Valedictorian mid Semester 2.
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY DATE & TIME:
Commencement is a ceremony that all students in their 4th year of high school or higher may attend, even if they are not meeting graduation requirements. Attending this ceremony does not mean that you are a graduate. You must meet the above requirements in over to officially graduate.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
TIME: 4:30 PM
LOCATION: FIRST ONTARIO CONCERT HALL
COMMENCEMENT FEES, GOWNS AND TICKETS:
Please look for an email in the near future with the link to order gowns. Each student will be given 6 tickets as part of their fee. All students MUST use the link that will be sent out and order a gown (the cost is included in the Commencement fee)
COMMENCEMENT BREAKFAST:
More information to come.
GRAD WEAR:
Reminder that Grad Wear is available online for any students still wishing to purchase an item. Westmount Secondary School
PROM INFORMATION-
More information to come.
Updated on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.