Academic courses cover the essential concepts of the discipline plus additional related concepts, and develop students' knowledge and skills by emphasizing theoretical, abstract applications of the core concepts. Applied courses cover the essential concepts of the discipline, and develop students' knowledge and skills by emphasizing practical, concrete applications of the core concepts.
Open courses have one set of expectations, appropriate for all students.
Academic and applied courses must be offered in English, French, Math, Science, History, and Geography. Successful students may move from one stream to the other between grades 9 and 10. Courses in grade 11 may require a specific type of course in grade 10 as a prerequisite. Transfer courses in some form will be developed to facilitate students wishing to change from one stream to another following grade 10. These will likely be for partial credit.