Welcome to Guidance at Notre Dame!
We look forward to helping you navigate your years at ND.
Office Hours
Monday to Friday
7:30 am to 3:00 pm
Please Contact Us
| Name | Title | Alpha | Extension @ 905-686-4300 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ann Di Cesare |
ann.dicesare@dcdsb.ca | Administrative Assistant | 52024 | |
| Darren Hodkinson | darren.hodkinson@dcdsb.ca | Counsellor | N - Z | 52020 |
| Wendy Manuel | wendy.manuel@dcdsb.ca | Counsellor | H - M | 52023 |
| Lori Nájera | lori.najera@dcdsb.ca | Curriculum Chair | A - G | 52021 |
| Brian Condon | brian.condon@dcdsb.ca | Co-op Teacher | 52017 | |
| Catherine Wilson | catherine.wilson@dcdsb.ca | Co-op Teacher | 52019 | |
| Felicia Marshall | felicia.marshall@dcdsb.ca | Intermediate Guidance Counsellor | ND Elementary Associate Schools |
We will respond to calls and messages as quickly as possible throughout the school day.
Due to the increased volume of calls and messages, response time may be impacted.
We appreciate your patience.
Appointments
Students are asked to send their Counsellor an Edsby message with their questions. Questions will be answered or an appointment can be arranged at the Counsellor's earliest convenience.
How Can We Help You?
The Guidance Department provides a friendly, non-judgmental and confidential environment to support students in a variety of ways:
- Academic Counselling
- course selection
- extra help
- problems with courses and other academic issues
- Career Counselling
- career awareness
- prerequisite checks and post-secondary pathways planning
- scholarship support
- Personal Counselling
- decision making, problem solving, conflict resolution, coping with stress, and time management
- personal and crisis counselling
- referral to student services (child/youth counselling or social work) and community resources
Grade 8 Parent Information
Grade 8 Parent Information Presentation - January 19, 2022
Additional resources for course selection are available on the Secondary Pathway Planning page accessible through the navigation menu to the right.
Register for School
We welcome students of all faiths at Notre Dame CSS.
Students who have never been registered with the Durham Catholic District School Board must create an account and complete an online student application. Note that Applications for September 2022 admission will be available through the online student application system commencing February 2022.
Once the online application is complete, students must
- download and print the pre-admission package,
- complete and submit the pre-admission package to our Guidance Office, with all required documentation.
Students returning to the Durham Catholic District School Board and students who do not fall within the school's boundary are asked to contact our Guidance Office at 905-686-4300 ext 52024.
Student enrolling in the French Immersion Program are asked to contact our Guidance Office to obtain an enrollment package.
Students enrolled at one of Notre Dame's associate Schools are not required to complete this process as they will automatically be transferred in February of their grade 8 year. These schools include St. Andre Bessette CS, St. Catherine of Siena CS, St. James CS, St. Josephine Bakhita CS, St. Jude CS, St. Patrick CS, and St. Teresa of Calcutta CS.
Ontario Student Transcript
The Ontario Student Transcript (OST) is the official record of a student's achievement of all diploma requirements at the Secondary School level in the Province of Ontario. This record includes all successfully completed courses in Grades 9 and 10 and Full Disclosure (all attempts and completions) in Grades 11 and 12 courses. Please note that if a student withdraws from a course after five days following the issue of the first report card, the withdrawal will be recorded.
Transcripts are required for post-secondary institutions and may be required for many other reasons. To request a transcript, please contact our Guidance Office at 905-686-4300 extension 52024 and leave your first and last name, date of birth, phone number and email address. Over the summer, please contact the main office at extension 52005 to request transcripts. The OST fee is $10.00 payable through cash on line. A link will be provided via the personal email address you provide to our Guidance Office. Once the cash on line payment is received, the transcript will be ready for pick up within 3 to 5 business days. Please note that we do not mail or fax transcripts to 3rd parties.
