Robert Bateman H.S./Burlington Central H.S.

Ideally, students will remain at or relocate to new schools based on the decisions/timelines approved in the Burlington Program and Accommodation Review. There will be, however, continued flexibility for special circumstances for exceptional student and family needs moving forward. These situations will be decided on a case-by-case basis and should be discussed with your current school principal as per HDSB’s Optional Attendance Administrative Procedure​​.

•  There is a specific application form required for Grade 8 to Grade 9 optional attendance. Applicants are expected to discuss the programs offered at the home high school with the principal of that school. Please refer to the Administrative Procedure for application and decision timelines. 
  
• The process for application for transfer of students already in high school (i.e., grades 9 – 12) to another school occurs through the home school Principal and the Principal of the requested school. This does not require a formal application process.
  

Students enrolled in SHSM and OYAP commit to a two-year program. Any SHSM, OYAP or Dual Credit program offered for September 2019 will be continued for September 2020. The location of the program would be communicated in the 2019-2020 school year, as per our current timelines around regional program offerings. Proposals to move SHSM programs to a new location are submitted in the winter and confirmed by the Ministry of Education in the spring.

In the rare case that a program does not continue, students who are enrolled in the program will be given an opportunity to complete the program components either back at their home school with support from the school board, or through enrolment in a similar program if a suitable one exists.

Students in their second year of a program continuing their SHSM, OYAP or Dual Credit program at a new location will not be required to apply for optional attendance. As with any Pathways Program, students may choose to transfer to a school that offers that program based on the Pathways Program Application Process supported by the Student Services departments of their home and program school. Regional transportation [within Burlington, within Oakville and within the North (Milton, Acton and Georgetown)] is available for all SHSM and OYAP students who transfer schools, based on the transportation eligibility guidelines.