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Crofton House School
Timetable in Pre-Graduation Years : Grades 8 & 9
Grade 8 and 9 student timetables include six required courses and two elective blocks . The table below allows students to understand the eight blocks of the timetable .
• Required = Required by Ministry for BC Ministry of Education .
• Elective = Student choice to complete timetable maximum of 8 full year courses .
Summary of CHS Grade 8 and 9 Requirements : Pre-Graduation Program
Category
Grade 8 Level Course
Full Year
Grade 9 Level Course
Full Year
Career Ed .
Required course
Required course
□ Career Education 8 ( Full Year ) Taught as a “ drop-in ” during regularly scheduled classes throughout the year
□ Career Education 9 ( Full Year ) Taught in Extended Advisory Wednesdays
English Language Arts
Required course
□ English 8 ( Full Year )
□ English 8 + ( Full Year )
1 Required course
□ English 9 ( Full Year )
1
Mathematics
Required course
1 Required course
1
□ Mathematics 8 ( Full Year )
□ Mathematics 9 ( Full Year )
□ Mathematics 9 * ( Full Year )
□ Mathematics 10 * ( Full Year )
* Students may successfully challenge Mathematics 8 and be accelerated to Mathematics 9 . Assessment completed in Spring prior to school year .
* Students who have completed Mathematics 9 in Grade 8 accelerate to Mathematics 10 .
Science
Required course
1 Required course
1
□ Science 8 ( Full Year )
□ Science 9 ( Full Year )
Social Studies
Required course
1 Required course
1
□ Social Studies 8 ( Full Year )
□ Social Studies 9 ( Full Year )
Applied Design , Skills , and Technologies
Elective - Choose 2 courses from ADST
□ ICT 8 ( Semester )
□ Food Studies 8 ( Semester )
□ Textiles 8 ( Semester )
1 Elective - Choose at least 1 course from ADST
□ ICT 9 ( Semester )
□ Food Studies 9 ( Semester )
□ Textiles 9 ( Semester )