Point Grey Secondary

The latest Point Grey-specific academic materials found are for 2026–2027: the official Course Planning Guide, Grade 8 enrolment form, grade-specific course-planning forms and presentations, weekly schedule, alternate schedules and student agenda. They are the current planning baseline, not a guarantee of unchanged delivery in 2027–2028. [S05, S06, S07, S08, S15, H01]

This file covers the regular Point Grey program. Point Grey Mini is a separate approved research subject. Its cohorted and enriched structure must not be attributed to the regular program merely because both use the same campus and guide. [S06]

All factual sources used here are . No secondary or anecdotal sources were needed for Phase 3B.

Published 2026–2027 school pattern

Grade	Published Point Grey structure	Important qualifications
8	Minimum 8 courses. Core: English 8, French 8, Mathematics 8, Physical and Health Education 8, Science 8, Social Studies 8 and Applied Design, Skills and Technologies 8. Students also select a Fine Arts option. ADST 8 is described as a full-year introduction comprising approximately 35 hours each of Business Education, Computer Science and Home Economics.	The Grade 8 form lists Fine Arts choices and alternates because placement is subject to change. French is part of Point Grey's published Grade 8 core for this year, even though later language study is presented as optional. [S06, S15]
9	8 courses. Core: English 9, Mathematics 9, Physical and Health Education 9, Science 9 and Social Studies 9, plus 3 electives. A language may be one elective but is not identified as compulsory on the current form.	The current form asks for four ranked elective requests, with the third and fourth serving as backups. Support or ELL programming can alter the mix. [H01]
10	9 course requests: 8 on-timetable courses plus Career Life Education 10 taught off timetable/online. Required Grade 10 subjects are an English 10 combination, Mathematics 10, Physical and Health Education 10, Science 10 and Social Studies 10; the remaining on-timetable spaces are electives.	The planning presentation describes a typical mix of the five on-timetable core subjects, CLE 10 and three electives. Students must also ensure that, somewhere in Grades 10–12, they complete an Arts Education or ADST course. [S06, H01]
11	Students request 8 courses. The published typical pattern is English 11, Mathematics 11 or 12, Science 11 or 12, a Social Studies 11 or 12 course, and 3–4 electives; a language, ELL course or Learning Hub block may affect the mix.	This is a planning pattern, not a rule that every student must take the same four subjects in Grade 11. Individual sequencing depends on credits already earned, prerequisites, graduation needs and post-secondary plans. [S06, H01]
12	English Studies 12 and Career Life Connections 12 are the locally identified required courses. Students must finish at least 16 Grade 12-level credits in total and all remaining Dogwood requirements. Point Grey's form says Grade 12 students will have 7 courses; CLC 12 is presented as off timetable and not counted in the presentation's seven-course total.	Current school materials conflict on exactly how many of the seven must be on Point Grey's timetable; see “Current official conflicts.” A student's remaining courses depend heavily on graduation and post-secondary prerequisites. [S06, H01, S22]

What is compulsory provincially in Grades 10–12

For the current B.C. Dogwood Diploma, students must earn at least 80 credits: 52 required credits and at least 28 elective credits. Required areas are Language Arts 10, 11 and 12; Social Studies 10 and a Social Studies 11 or 12; Mathematics 10 and a Mathematics 11 or 12; Science 10 and a Science 11 or 12; Physical and Health Education 10; one Arts Education and/or ADST course at Grade 10, 11 or 12; Career Life Education; Career Life Connections; and 4 credits of Indigenous-focused coursework. At least 16 credits must be at Grade 12 level, including Language Arts 12 and Career Life Connections. Students must write the Grade 10 Numeracy Assessment and the Grade 10 and Grade 12 Literacy Assessments. [S22, S23]

Point Grey's current checklist expresses these requirements through its local course names and normal sequence. Most school courses in the guide are worth 4 credits, but credit value alone should not be used to infer whether a course runs for one semester or the full year. [S06]

Prerequisites, ELL or inclusive-education placement, prior or external credits, summer/online study, timetable conflicts and post-secondary goals can all change the normal pattern. [S06, S13, H01]

The regular program is presented primarily through subject departments rather than as a school-wide interdisciplinary cohort. The following integration is explicitly documented:

• Grade 8 ADST rotation: a full-year survey integrates Business Education, introductory computer science and Home Economics/design work. [S06]
• English 10 combinations: students pair Literary Studies 10 with Composition 10, Creative Writing 10 or New Media 10, integrating the required English credit through two curricular components. [S06, H01]
• Indigenous-focused learning: Point Grey identifies two English First Peoples 11 combinations and Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12 as local routes to the 4-credit Indigenous-focused graduation requirement. Indigenous texts, knowledge, perspectives and reconciliation are also described within English and Social Studies course content. [S06, H01, S22]
• Flexible Instructional Time (FIT): four 40-minute periods each week allow students to seek course-specific teacher help, collaborate, work on assignments and projects, study, visit counselling/support staff, or participate in scheduled assemblies and some club activity. Teachers may require attendance to complete work. [S08]
• Core-competency reflection: Grades 8–12 complete three self-reflections during the year, guided by homeroom teachers during FIT and recorded in SpacesEDU. The 2024–2025 school plan connected this work to school-wide self-regulation and goal setting. [S04, S08]
• Library/learning commons: teacher-librarians support research and information literacy across students' five years at the school, with print and digital resources and class access. [S06, S08]
• Inclusive integration: the current Learning Hub is designed to complement classroom instruction, while LALS students may join regular electives such as Art, Drama and Foods where appropriate. [S06]

Based on the published information, these features provide multiple points of connection across subjects and support services, but the reviewed materials do not establish a regular-program interdisciplinary model comparable to Point Grey Mini's cohorted Humanities/Science structure.

2026–2027 weekly structure

Point Grey publishes a two-semester schedule with four numbered periods per semester:

• Semester 1: September 8, 2026–February 2, 2027;
• Semester 2: February 3–June 29, 2027;
• turnaround days: February 1–2 and June 28–29;
• morning and afternoon classes switch order within each semester on November 16, 2026 and April 26, 2027; and
• the standard day begins at 8:40 a.m.; most blocks are either 60 or 80 minutes, with lunch from 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. and dismissal normally at 3:05 p.m. [S08]

The four weekly FIT blocks are Monday 2:25–3:05, Tuesday 9:45–10:25, Thursday 1:20–2:00 and Friday 8:40–9:20. Monday/Friday and Tuesday/Thursday distribute longer and shorter instructional blocks differently, while Wednesday normally has four 80-minute classes. [S08]

Point Grey also publishes designated collaborative-planning days with either a 10:10 a.m. student start or a 1:35 p.m. dismissal, plus parent-teacher conference days with 2:05 p.m. dismissal. [S08]

Semester and full-year courses

The student agenda explicitly distinguishes Semester 1, Semester 2 and full-year courses, so Point Grey operates a hybrid of semesterized and year-long delivery. The guide explicitly calls ADST 8 full year, while some performing-arts and other offerings are marked on- or off-timetable. [S06, S08]

The reviewed official documents do not publish a single definitive course-duration matrix.

Published information differs — Grade 8 Art/Drama duration: the 2026–2027 Grade 8 enrolment form says the combined Drama and Art 8 choice provides half a semester of each, while the current guide says students take a semester of each. The intended duration is unresolved; families should confirm with the school rather than rely on either phrasing alone. [S06, S15]

Assessment and reporting

For 2026–2027, Grades 8–9 are reported on the four-level provincial proficiency scale (Emerging, Developing, Proficient, Extending). Grades 10–12 use percentages and letter grades. Point Grey describes continuous assessment that can include quizzes, tests, oral and written reports, discussion, projects, essays and laboratory work. Each semester has an informal learning update, a written learning update and a summary of learning; full-year courses also receive the February written update identified in the agenda. [S08]

Advanced Placement published for 2026–2027

The operative guide lists four senior AP options:

AP option	Published entry guidance
AP Calculus 12	Entering Grade 12; recommended Pre-Calculus 11 average of 86% or better; priority to students who have completed Pre-Calculus 12.
AP Computer Science 12	Computer Science 11 recommended.
AP Psychology 12	English 11 recommended; graduating students receive priority.
AP Studio Art	Studio Art 11 and teacher permission; students are enrolled in Studio Art Cohort 12 and may complete the AP portfolio. The guide says there is no AP exam for this option; the portfolio is assessed by the College Board.

Point Grey describes AP as university-level and College Board regulated. Enrolment requires teacher recommendation, seats may be limited, and graduating students receive priority. The general AP application requires a student application plus teacher nomination for Calculus, Computer Science and Psychology; AP Studio Art appears to use its stated Studio Art/teacher-permission route instead. Students may opt to write the May AP examination. University credit is institution- and score-dependent; it is not guaranteed by course enrolment alone. The official documents disagree on how the student-paid exam charge is characterized; see “Current official conflicts.” [S06, H01]

Other published advanced/enriched structures

• The Art Studio Cohort 10–12 offers a multi-grade, more in-depth visual-art sequence for students with strong art/design interest and can lead to AP Studio Art. [S06]
• Point Grey awards a Social Studies Honours Certificate to students who complete three of its listed Grade 12 Social Studies courses. This is a school certificate, not represented as an AP, IB or separate provincial graduation credential. [S06]
• Calculus 12 is available separately from AP Calculus 12, and the guide publishes senior depth in mathematics, sciences, English, social studies, computer science and languages. Course-specific availability and prerequisites belong in courses-and-electives.md. [S06]

No International Baccalaureate programme or IB course is identified in the reviewed official Point Grey materials.

The regular program has no generally labelled honours stream in the reviewed guide. Point Grey Mini is explicitly enriched but is a separate district alternative program with its own dossier and admission process. [S06]

Learning Hub

For 2026–2027, the school describes a team-based Learning Hub for Grades 8–12. It is open every block and can provide flexible, short-term, occasional or structured drop-in support aligned with a student's course load, learning needs and goals. Teachers, students and the Learning Hub team are expected to coordinate purposeful support that complements classroom instruction. [S06]

The current planning presentations add that:

• “Skills Room” is now “Learning Hub,” “Special Education” is now “Inclusive Education,” and “Resource Teacher” is now “Inclusion Support Teacher”;
• a Learning Hub block is a support block and is not for credit;
• placement/referral is handled through Inclusion Support Teachers; and
• students needing a dedicated block should speak with their Inclusion Support Teacher, while structured drop-in support is also available. [H01]

Peer Tutoring 12 can support students in scheduled classes, the Learning Hub or FIT. A scheduled class or Learning Hub placement can carry 4 credits for the peer tutor; the supported student's Learning Hub block itself is described as non-credit. [S06, H01]

ELL and district inclusive-education programs

The current guide publishes ELL Level 1/2 and Level 3 packages “as needed,” plus a one-year Transitional package for older students. Placement is based on English proficiency, assessment of reading/writing/speaking/listening and teacher professional judgment. Students move into more regular academic and elective courses as proficiency increases; students ready for regular English may receive one or two English Tutorial blocks. The Grade 9 presentation says there is no Transitional package in Grades 8–9 and regular courses are used instead. [S06, H01]

LALS and Life Skills remain district programs serving Grades 8–12. The guide emphasizes functional academics, independent living, community integration, job preparation or work experience according to program purpose, with integration into regular electives where appropriate. These are specialized placements, not the default regular-program structure. [S06]

The public materials do not permit an eligibility or service-level determination for an individual student.

The current counselling page says Grade 8 is shared by the counselling team; from Grade 9, counsellors follow assigned students through Grade 12. Counsellors provide:

• course selection and graduation planning;
• help identifying strengths, needs and educational goals;
• post-secondary program, admission and scholarship information;
• career exploration and links between subjects, interests and occupations;
• personal, social and mental-health support, community-service referrals and collaboration with families, teachers and outside professionals. [S13]

Course requests are submitted through MyEducation BC and reviewed by counsellors. The school warns that facilities, staffing, time allocation, graduation requirements and student demand constrain scheduling; conflicts can occur when two requested courses run in the same period or when a course fills. Course offerings and late changes are therefore not guaranteed. [S05, S06, H01]

Dogwood Diploma

The standard pathway is the 80-credit B.C. Certificate of Graduation described above. Point Grey's current local routes to the Indigenous-focused requirement are:

• English First Peoples: Literary Studies and Writing 11;
• English First Peoples: Literary Studies and New Media 11; or
• Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12. [S06, H01]

A student choosing both a non-Indigenous-focused English 11 and a non-Indigenous-focused Social Studies 12 would still need an approved Indigenous-focused 4-credit course elsewhere. This is a direct consequence of the provincial requirement, not an optional enrichment. [S22]

Career Life Education 10 is delivered off timetable/online in the published school plan. Career Life Connections 12 is also identified as off timetable. The 2024–2025 guide described CLC as including personal career-life development, community connections, career-life planning and a Capstone presentation. [H05, S06, H01]

Alternate and additional credit routes

Current official materials identify these routes:

• Language Challenge for certain Grade 11/12 languages, with an application in early October and examination in January; a successful challenge result is recorded on the transcript. [S06]
• Ministry-recognized external credits for eligible learning outside the B.C. school system, subject to counselling/Ministry rules. [S06, S22]
• Vancouver Learning Network (VLN) online courses and VSB summer-school remedial or completion courses. Point Grey requires students to discuss these plans with their counsellor and submit the appropriate intention/request form. [S06, H01]
• VSB dual-credit and career programs, including non-trade post-secondary programs, Youth WORK in Trades, Youth EXPLORE and Youth TRAIN in Trades. Accepted students can earn secondary and, for applicable programs, post-secondary or industry-training credit; Point Grey students register initially with a full home-school course load while the district team coordinates timetable changes after acceptance. [S06]
• Service-based senior electives such as Community Service 11, Library Services 11 and Peer Tutoring 12, which can provide credit but have placement and eligibility constraints. [S06]

The B.C. policy also permits qualifying Grade 12-level credits through Independent Directed Study, external credentials, post-secondary courses and dual credit. [S22]

Evergreen / School Completion Certificate

The provincial policy says some students whose individualized education program is not designed to meet Dogwood requirements may receive a School Completion Certificate (Evergreen). An earlier 2024–2025 Point Grey school-plan revision explicitly associated LALS with an Evergreen pathway. The current 2026–2027 guide describes LALS and Life Skills but does not publish a current credential assignment for every participant. [H11, S06, S22]

Documented changes

• Indigenous-focused graduation requirement: the 2024–2025 guide recorded the provincial requirement effective July 1, 2023 and identified Point Grey's three local course routes. The 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 checklists retain the 4-credit requirement. [H05, H03, S06]
• Learning-support model: the 2024–2025 school plan said Point Grey was reviewing its skills-block model and working toward a Learning Support Hub. The 2025–2026 guide still described Skills/Learning Strategies, the Skills Development Centre and the two-year Grade 8–9 LSP. The 2026–2027 guide replaces that public description with Inclusive Education and the school-wide Learning Hub model. [S04, H03, S06]
• Credit status changed in public descriptions: the older guides described Learning Strategies for Grades 10–12 as a credited course, while current planning presentations describe Learning Hub blocks as non-credit. This supports a substantive model change, not just a rename. [H03, H05, H01]
• AP Studio Art and Art Studio Cohort: AP Studio Art and its cohort pathway appear in the 2026–2027 guide and Grade 12 planning materials but not in the AP sections of the archived 2024–2025 or 2025–2026 guides. The Grade 12 presentation labels AP Studio Art as a new course. [H05, H03, S06, H01]
• Creative Writing 12: the 2026–2027 Grade 12 presentation labels it a new course, and it appears in the current guide/form. [S06, H01]
• Timetable continuity: the archived 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 weekly schedules use the same four-period daily timing and four weekly FIT blocks. The current edition adds explicit semester, turnaround and within-semester class-flip dates. This is continuity of the published weekly framework, not proof that every course retained the same placement. [H04, S08]

Current official conflicts

AP Chemistry: the Grade 10-to-11 course-planning presentation includes “Calculus, Chemistry, Computer Science, Psychology” on an AP enrichment slide. However, the operative 2026–2027 guide lists only AP Calculus, AP Computer Science, AP Psychology and AP Studio Art; the general AP application lists only Calculus, Computer Science and Psychology; and the Grade 12 course form does not list AP Chemistry. [S06, H01] 2. Grade 12 timetable load: the current guide says Grade 12 students must take seven courses on timetable, with the eighth space available as a study block or online course. The Grade 12 planning presentation instead says seven courses are selected with a minimum of six on timetable at Point Grey plus one off-timetable and/or online. The course form simply says Grade 12 students will have seven courses. Published information differs: the controlling 2026–2027 minimum is unresolved in public documents. [S06, H01] 3. Grade 8 Art/Drama duration: the enrolment form says half a semester of each; the guide says a semester of each. Published information differs: exact duration is unresolved. [S06, S15] 4. AP Studio Art application route: the course is listed in the guide and Grade 12 form but omitted from the general three-course AP application. The guide instead requires Studio Art 11 and teacher permission. [S06, H01] 5. [S06, H01]

[S01, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S10, S13, S14, S15; C08]

The Board-approved VSB 2027–2028 district calendar confirms district instructional dates only. It does not confirm Point Grey's block model, course duration, staffing, support model or offerings. [S26; C13]

See sources.md for full provenance, publication/check dates, archived paths and source status. Principal evidence used here:

• S05, S06, S07, S08 and S15 — current Point Grey planning guide, schedules, agenda and Grade 8 form;
• S13 — current counselling roles and scope;
• S22, S23 — current provincial curriculum and graduation requirements;
• H01 — archived official course-planning page linking the 2026–2027 grade forms, presentations and AP application;
• H03 and H05 — historical 2025–2026 and 2024–2025 course guides; and
• S04 and H11 — the two distinct official 2024–2025 School Learning Plan revisions.

The latest Point Grey-specific catalogue found is the 2026–2027 Course Planning Guide, supplemented by the official 2026–2027 Grade 8 enrolment form and Grade 9–12 course forms and planning presentations linked from the school's course-planning page. It is the best current planning baseline, but inclusion in a guide or form does not guarantee that a section will run or that the offering will remain unchanged for 2027–2028. [S05, S06, S07, S15, H01]

This file covers the regular Point Grey program. Point Grey Mini is a separate research subject. Mini students are mentioned only where the regular-school guide says they share main-school Fine Arts, Applied Skills or senior elective courses. [S06]

All factual sources used in this phase are Point Grey/VSB sources. Course titles below generally follow the plain-language labels in the guide; where a form's operational title or code differs, the discrepancy is preserved under “Guide, form and code conflicts.”

[S01, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S10, S15; C08]

Grade 8

The published 2026–2027 pattern is a minimum of eight courses:

• English 8;
• French 8;
• Mathematics 8;
• Physical and Health Education 8;
• Science 8;
• Social Studies 8;
• Applied Design, Skills and Technologies 8; and
• one Fine Arts choice. [S06, S15]

ADST 8 is a full-year rotation of approximately 35 hours each in Business Education, Computer Science and Home Economics. The Grade 8 Fine Arts form asks families to rank three choices, with placement “subject to change”: [S06, S15]

• Band 8, for students with prior band-instrument experience;
• Beginner Band 8, for students without prior experience;
• Strings 8, for students with prior experience;
• Beginner Strings 8, for students without prior experience;
• Choir 8, with no previous experience required; or
• combined Drama and Art 8. [S15]

The form does not offer standalone Art 8 or standalone Drama 8. It also does not list off-timetable Chamber Choir 8, although the guide describes Chamber Choir as open across Grades 8–12; see the conflict section. [S06, S15]

Grade 9

Grade 9 students take eight courses: English 9, Mathematics 9, PHE 9, Science 9, Social Studies 9 and three electives. The operational form asks students to rank four elective requests; the third and fourth choices are backups. [H01]

The Grade 9 form lists:

• ADST: Foods 9, Information Technology 9 / Junior Computer Science, Textiles 9 and Woodwork 9;
• Fine Arts: Art 9, Ceramics and Sculpture 9 and Graphic Arts 9;
• Languages: French 8–12 and Beginners' Japanese 11;
• Drama: Drama 9 and Theatre Production 10; and
• Music: Beginner Band 9, Concert Band 9, Junior Strings 9, Junior Concert Choir 9 and off-timetable Jazz Band 9. [H01]

Language level is therefore not tied rigidly to the student's homeroom grade: the form permits selection by prior learning/placement. The guide explicitly opens Beginners' Japanese 11 to Grades 9–12. [S06, H01]

Jazz Band 9 requires concurrent Concert Band or Strings. The Grade 8-to-9 presentation says it is a ninth, off-timetable course, meeting once in the morning and once after school per week; it does not replace one of the eight daytime courses. [S06, H01]

Grade 10

The published pattern is nine course requests: eight on-timetable courses plus Career Life Education 10 taught off timetable/online. The five on-timetable core areas are an English 10 combination, Mathematics 10, PHE 10, Science 10 and Social Studies 10, normally leaving three on-timetable elective spaces. A language or ELL/support placement can change the mix. [S06, H01]

Published English 10 combinations are:

• Literary Studies 10 + Composition 10;
• Literary Studies 10 + Creative Writing 10; or
• Literary Studies 10 + New Media 10. [S06, H01]

The Grade 10 form offers the following elective or accelerated choices in addition to the core:

• ADST: Foods 10, Information Technology 10, Textiles 10 and Woodwork 10;
• Fine Arts: Art 10, Art Studio Cohort 10, Ceramics and Sculpture 10 and Graphic Design 10;
• Languages: French 8–12, Beginners' Japanese 11 and Japanese 11;
• Music: Beginner Band 10, Symphonic Band 10, Senior Strings 10 and Senior Concert Choir 10 on timetable; Jazz Band 10 and Chamber Choir 10 off timetable;
• Drama/theatre: Drama 10 and Theatre Production 10 on timetable; Junior Breezeway Theatre Company off timetable;
• Mathematics: Workplace Mathematics 10, Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-Calculus 10, or Pre-Calculus 11; and
• Science: Science 10 plus form-listed Chemistry 11, Life Sciences 11 or Physics 11. [H01]

The form demonstrates that some qualified Grade 10 students may request Grade 11 mathematics, science or language courses. [H01]

Grade 11

Grade 11 students request eight courses. A common planning pattern is English 11, Mathematics 11 or 12, Science 11 or 12, a Social Studies 11/12 course and three or four electives, but the exact mix depends on completed credits, graduation requirements, ELL/support placement and post-secondary prerequisites. [S06, H01]

The form permits substantial cross-grade sharing:

• Accounting 11, Computer Science 11, Foods 11, Psychology 11, Textiles 11 and Woodwork 11, plus Economics 12;
• Workplace Mathematics 11, Foundations of Mathematics 11, Pre-Calculus 11 or Pre-Calculus 12;
• French 10–12, Beginners' Japanese 11, Japanese 11 or Japanese 12;
• Chemistry 11/12, Life Sciences 11, Physics 11/12 or Anatomy and Physiology 12;
• the five Grade 12 Social Studies electives;
• senior PHE, visual arts, music, drama and theatre options; and
• Library Services 11 and Peer Tutoring 12. [H01]

English choices are the two Indigenous-focused combinations—English First Peoples: Literary Studies + New Media 11 and English First Peoples: Literary Studies + Writing 11—or Literary Studies 11 or New Media 11. The form also allows Grade 11 students to take the additional English electives Literary Studies 12 and Creative Writing 12; these do not replace the eventual English Studies 12 graduation requirement. [S06, H01]

Grade 12

English Studies 12 and Career Life Connections 12 are the locally identified required courses. CLC 12 is off timetable. Students then choose the mathematics, science, social studies, language and elective courses needed to complete graduation and post-secondary prerequisites. [S06, H01]

The Grade 12 form says students will have seven courses and provides three alternates. The guide says seven must be on timetable and an eighth space may be a study block or online course; the presentation permits six at Point Grey plus one off-timetable/online course. This remains an Published information differs rather than a resolved load rule. [S06, H01]

Grade 12 students share many Grade 11 and 12 offerings. Their form includes senior ADST and AP options, Grade 11/12 English, mathematics, languages, sciences, Social Studies 12 electives, senior arts/PHE and Community Service 11, Library Services 11 and Peer Tutoring 12. [H01]

Applied Design, Skills and Technologies, Business and Psychology

• Business: Accounting 11 has no recommended prerequisite and introduces business, personal finance and accounting fundamentals. Economics 12 has no recommended prerequisite and is listed for Grade 11 and 12 selection. [S06, H01]
• Foods: Foods 9/10 is a combined, cross-grade course that alternates annually between Course A (global celebrations, culture and cuisine) and Course B (food preparation, self/family/culture and entertaining). Foods 11/12 is also shared across the two senior grades and has no recommended prerequisite. [S06]
• Textiles: Textiles 9/10 introduces sewing, fabric study, First Peoples design principles, ethical/environmental choices and craft techniques. Textiles 11/12 builds toward more complex design work and possible portfolio/Capstone use. No prerequisite is published. [S06]
• Computer studies: Information Technology 9 → Information Technology 10 → Computer Science 11 → Computer Science 12 is the described progression. Computer Science 12 remains open without Computer Science 11, though the earlier course is the intended foundation; Computer Science 11 is recommended for AP Computer Science 12. [S06]
• Woodwork: Woodwork 9–12 forms a nominal sequence, but each description allows beginners; even Woodwork 12 says it is flexible to beginner needs. The guide publishes no mandatory prerequisite. [S06]
• Psychology: Psychology 11 recommends proficiency in English. AP Psychology 12 recommends English 11 and gives priority to graduating students. [S06]

English and Writing

The typical sequence is English 8 → English 9 → one English 10 combination → one English 11 option → English Studies 12. [S06]

Both English First Peoples 11 combinations satisfy the English 11 credit and the Indigenous-focused graduation requirement. Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12 is the local Social Studies route to the same Indigenous-focused requirement. [S06, H01]

Literary Studies 12 and Creative Writing 12 are senior electives, not substitutes for English Studies 12. Literary Studies 12 is open to Grades 11–12 and recommends one English 10; the Grade 11-to-12 presentation warns that Literary Studies 12 and Creative Writing 12 may be combined depending on enrolment. [S06, H01]

Mathematics

Published pathways are:

• Mathematics 8 → Mathematics 9 → Workplace Mathematics 10 → Workplace Mathematics 11; or
• Mathematics 8 → Mathematics 9 → Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-Calculus 10 → Foundations of Mathematics 11 → Foundations of Mathematics 12; or
• Mathematics 8 → Mathematics 9 → Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-Calculus 10 → Pre-Calculus 11 → Pre-Calculus 12 → Calculus 12 or AP Calculus 12. [S06]

Workplace Mathematics 12 is shown in the pathway diagram but expressly marked not offered at Point Grey. [S06]

Calculus 12 requires the student to be in Grade 12 and either take Pre-Calculus 12 concurrently or have completed it. AP Calculus 12 is for students entering Grade 12; the guide recommends at least 86% in Pre-Calculus 11 and gives priority to students who have completed Pre-Calculus 12. [S06]

Sciences

Science 8, 9 and 10 form the junior sequence. The senior catalogue is Chemistry 11 → Chemistry 12; Physics 11 → Physics 12; Life Sciences 11; and Anatomy and Physiology 12. [S06]

• Chemistry 11, Life Sciences 11 and Physics 11 recommend Science 10.
• Chemistry 12 recommends Chemistry 11.
• Physics 12 recommends Physics 11 and Pre-Calculus 11.
• Anatomy and Physiology 12 recommends Science 10; the guide does not require Life Sciences 11.
• The Grade 10 form permits requests for the three Grade 11 sciences, and the Grade 11/12 forms share Grade 11 and Grade 12 science choices. [S06, H01]

No AP Chemistry course is confirmed by the operative guide or course forms; see the conflict section.

Social Studies

The junior sequence is Social Studies 8 → Social Studies 9 → Social Studies 10. Point Grey then lists five Grade 12 electives, with no course-specific prerequisite printed in the guide:

• Comparative Cultures 12;
• Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12;
• Law Studies 12;
• Physical Geography 12; and
• 20th Century World History 12. [S06]

The Grade 11 and Grade 12 forms both list all five. A student who completes any three at Point Grey receives the school's Social Studies Honours Certificate. This is a local certificate, not a separate provincial diploma or AP credential. [S06, H01]

Modern Languages

French follows the intended sequence French 8 → 9 → 10 → 11 → 12. The course forms nevertheless allow students in Grades 9–12 to request the level appropriate to prior learning. [S06, H01]

Beginners' Japanese 11 requires no previous Japanese and is open to Grades 9–12. Japanese 11 recommends Beginners' Japanese 11; Japanese 12 recommends Japanese 11. [S06]

The guide also describes VSB's Language Challenge route for certain Grade 11/12 languages: application in early October, exam in January and a successful result recorded on the transcript. It is an external-credit process, not a Point Grey classroom elective or a guarantee of credit. [S06]

Visual Arts and Design

• Grade 8: combined Art/Drama introductory option.
• Grade 9: Art 9, Ceramics and Sculpture 9 and Graphic Arts 9.
• Grade 10: Art 10, Ceramics and Sculpture 10, Graphic Design 10 and Art Studio Cohort 10.
• Grades 11–12: Ceramics and Sculpture, Graphic Design, Painting and Drawing, Photography, Art Studio Cohort and off-timetable Graphic Production: Yearbook.
• Grade 12: AP Studio Art through the Studio Art Cohort route. [S06, H01]

Most studio courses publish no prerequisite. Photography 12 recommends Photography 11 or instructor permission. Graphic Design 10 is described as preparation for Yearbook 11/12, but Yearbook itself has no formal prerequisite; it expects self-motivated, independent work. [S06]

The multi-grade Art Studio Cohort is for students with strong interest in art/design and portfolio development. Cohort students are expected to enrol in another graphics, photography, ceramics or painting/drawing course. Studio Art Cohort 11 is the guide's stated prerequisite for AP Studio Art; the AP course also requires teacher permission. [S06]

Music

The guide organizes music by experience rather than only by grade:

• Beginner Band 8–12: no prerequisite, on timetable;
• Intermediate Band 8: elementary band or equivalent;
• Concert Band 9: at least one year of experience;
• Symphonic Band 10–12: Concert Band 9/10 or equivalent;
• Grade 8/Beginner Strings: no prior strings experience;
• Intermediate Strings: not Grade 8 and approximately one to two years of experience;
• Senior Strings: at least Grade 10 and two or more years of experience;
• Junior Concert Choir 8–9 and Senior Concert Choir 10–12: no prerequisite, on timetable;
• Chamber Choir 8–12: no audition, but a strong musical background/singing ability and commitment to outside-class rehearsals are recommended; and
• Jazz Band 9–12: off timetable and requires concurrent Concert Band or Strings. Students are placed into Jazz Band A–D in September according to playing ability. [S06]

Concerts, festivals, retreats, workshops and possible tours are part of several ensembles. [S06]

Drama, Theatre and Film

• Drama 9 and Drama 10 publish no prerequisite.
• Acting 11 recommends Drama 8, 9 or 10.
• Acting 12 recommends Acting 11.
• Directing 12 recommends Acting 11 and requires concurrent Acting 12.
• Film Studies 12 publishes no prerequisite.
• Junior Breezeway Theatre Company gives preference to students concurrently in Drama 10, requires a full daytime timetable to apply and expects two productions.
• Senior Breezeway Theatre Company recommends Drama 8, 9 or 10 and expects two major productions.
• Theatre Production serves production/design work for school drama productions and is described as accessible to Grades 9–12, including repeat participation. [S06]

The two Breezeway companies are off timetable, normally Tuesday 3:30–5:30 p.m., with additional rehearsals based on production needs and student availability. Theatre Production's timetable status and level labels conflict across the guide and forms; see below. [S06, H01]

Physical and Health Education

PHE 8–10 is required. Senior electives shared by Grades 11–12 are Active Living, Fitness and Conditioning, and Games and Sports. All recommend PHE 10. [S06, H01]

Active Living includes neighbourhood/community activities and field trips; Games and Sports is expressly on campus. The exact activities, travel, costs and section availability can vary. [S06]

Service and School-Based Senior Electives

• Community Service 11: four credits; usually limited to Grade 12 students. A teacher must request and supervise the placement. It cannot also be counted for service points.
• Library Services 11: open to Grades 11–12 and supervised by the teacher-librarian. It cannot also be counted for service points.
• Peer Tutoring 12: placements may be in a scheduled class or Learning Hub for four credits, or during FIT twice weekly. Training and teacher supervision are provided.
• Study block: not a credited elective; its availability is entangled with the unresolved Grade 12 load rule. [S06]

The current Grade 11 form lists Library Services and Peer Tutoring but not Community Service; the Grade 12 form lists all three. This is consistent with Community Service being “usually” limited to Grade 12 rather than proof that Grade 11 participation is impossible. [S06, H01]

Specifically identified outside the regular timetable

• Career Life Education 10: off timetable/online;
• Career Life Connections 12: off timetable;
• Jazz Band 9–12: typically one morning and one after-school meeting per week;
• Chamber Choir 8–12: off timetable with outside-class rehearsal commitment;
• Junior and Senior Breezeway Theatre Company: Tuesday after school plus additional rehearsals;
• Graphic Production: Yearbook 11/12: off timetable; and
• Theatre Production 11/12 is marked off timetable on the senior forms, although other official labels conflict. [S06, H01]

Off-timetable courses may sit in addition to a full daytime load. They still create time and workload constraints and should not be assumed to fit automatically. [S06, H01]

Applications, permission, auditions and placement

• AP Calculus, AP Computer Science and AP Psychology require a student application and a nominating teacher's assessment. The form says seats may be limited; outcomes may be approved or waitlisted. [H01]
• The guide additionally requires teacher recommendation for AP courses and gives priority to graduating students. [S06]
• AP Studio Art requires the cohort/prior art condition and teacher permission, but it is absent from the general three-course AP application. [S06, H01]
• Chamber Choir explicitly says no audition required. No school-course audition is published for the other Point Grey music choices reviewed; experience-based placement/recommendations still apply. [S06]
• Jazz Band placement into A–D occurs in September according to playing ability. The method is not stated; an audition must not be inferred. [S06]
• Photography 12 permits instructor permission as an alternative to Photography 11. [S06]
• Junior Breezeway requires an application/full daytime timetable and gives co-enrolled Drama 10 students preference. [S06]
• Learning Hub, ELL and inclusive-education placements can replace elective space, but those supports are not electives and their individual placement process is outside this catalogue. [S06, H01]

Timetabling and course delivery

Course requests are entered through MyEducation BC. The school builds individual timetables within facilities, staffing, time, graduation requirements and student demand. Two courses offered in the same period can conflict, a course can fill, and late changes may not be possible. Grade forms therefore require alternate choices. [S05, S06, H01]

Point Grey uses a two-semester, four-period daily timetable but also publishes full-year and off-timetable courses. Explicit examples include full-year ADST 8 and Drama 9. The guide calls French 12 a semester course; it does not publish a complete duration matrix for every offering. [S06, S08]

Credit value or a slash title such as “Foods 11/12” is insufficient to infer duration.

Comparison of the official 2024–2025, 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 guides and current forms shows:

• Creative Writing 12 added: absent from the archived 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 guides, then identified as a new senior elective in the 2026–2027 Grade 11-to-12 presentation and listed in the current guide/forms. [H05, H03, S06, H01]
• AP Studio Art added: absent from the AP sections of the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 guides, then identified as new in the 2026–2027 Grade 11-to-12 presentation and linked to Studio Art Cohort 12/AP portfolio completion. [H05, H03, S06, H01]
• Yearbook label expanded: the 2024–2025 guide calls the course “Yearbook 11/12”; the 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 guides call it “Graphic Production: Yearbook 11/12,” with the current guide expressly marking it off timetable. This is treated as a rename/clarification, not proof of a wholly new course. [H05, H03, S06] [H05, H03, S06]
• Learning-support courses removed from the elective catalogue: the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 guides describe credited Learning Strategies/Skills blocks; the 2026–2027 planning materials say Learning Hub blocks are non-credit. This affects available timetable space but is an academic-support model change, not an elective rename. [H05, H03, S06, H01]
• Workplace Mathematics 12 remains absent locally: it appears only as a pathway endpoint marked “not offered at Point Grey” in the current guide. [S06]

No other removal should be inferred merely because a course is absent from one grade's selection form: many options are grade-restricted, shared under another level code or offered off timetable.

Grade 8 Art/Drama duration: the guide says a semester of Art and a semester of Drama; the Grade 8 form says half a semester of each. [S06, S15] 2. Grade 8 Chamber Choir: the guide describes off-timetable Chamber Choir for Grades 8–12, but the Grade 8 enrolment form lists only Choir 8 among Grade 8 choices. [S06, S15] 3. Grade 9 Theatre title/code: the Grade 9 form lists “Theatre” with Grade 10 code MDRD-10; its presentation calls this Theatre Production 10 on timetable. The guide separately prints “Theatre Production on timetable” and “Theatre Producton 11/12 off timetable,” while saying the latter is open to Grades 9–12. Published information differs: exact course level/title and timetable route for a Grade 9 student require school confirmation. [S06, H01] 4. Senior Theatre Production: Grade 11/12 forms code Theatre Production as MDRTP11OFF / MDRTP12 and label it off timetable, but the guide also carries an unexplained “Theatre Production on timetable” heading. Published information differs: the forms are operational evidence for 2026–2027 requests, but the guide does not provide a clean reconciliation. [S06, H01] 5. AP Studio Art prerequisite wording: the guide says Studio Art Cohort 11 plus teacher permission; the Grade 11-to-12 presentation says “Art 11” plus teacher permission. The Grade 12 form uses code ASAD-12, while the cohort uses MVAST12. [S06, H01] 6. AP Chemistry: the Grade 10-to-11 presentation mentions Chemistry in an AP overview, but the operative guide, AP application and Grade 12 form list only AP Calculus, AP Computer Science, AP Psychology and AP Studio Art. [S06, H01] 7. AP application scope: the application permits only Calculus, Computer Science and Psychology; AP Studio Art follows its own guide-stated permission route. [S06, H01] 8. Grade 12 course load: seven on-timetable courses in the guide versus six at Point Grey plus one off-timetable/online in the presentation; the form only says seven courses. [S06, H01] 9. Course names versus operational codes: examples include Information Technology 10 (MCSTU10), Psychology 11 (YPSYC1A), AP Computer Science (ACSC-2A) and AP Psychology (APSY-12). These are label/code differences, not evidence of different courses. Families should use the current MyEd/form code while reading the corresponding guide description. [S06, H01] 10. AP examination charge: the guide calls it an administrative fee; the application says the student pays the examination's entire cost. [S06, H01]

The Board-approved district calendar does not confirm any course offering. [S26; C08, C13]

Based on the published information, the 2026–2027 guide/forms are useful for long-range planning because they document the current sequence a 2027 Grade 8 entrant would be expected to begin. They are not a promise of delivery in 2027–2028 or later senior years.

Full provenance, publication/check dates and status are in sources.md. Principal evidence:

• 2026–2027 Course Planning Guide — S06;
• 2026–2027 Grade 8 enrolment form — S15;
• archived official course-planning resource page, which links the Grade 9–12 forms, presentations and AP application — H01;
• 2025–2026 Course Planning Guide — H03;
• 2024–2025 Course Planning Guide — H05; and
• S05, S07 and S08 for current planning-page status, department context and timetable structure.

The latest Point Grey-specific arts catalogue found is the 2026–2027 Course Planning Guide, supplemented by the official Grade 8 enrolment form, grade-specific course-planning forms, student agenda, fee schedule, school calendar and earlier annual guides. It is the best current planning baseline, not a guarantee that every course, ensemble, production, trip or facility arrangement will continue unchanged in 2027–2028. [S05, S06, S07, S08, S15, H01, AR01]

This file covers the regular Point Grey program. Point Grey Mini is a separate approved research subject. Mini students are mentioned only where the regular-school guide says they take Fine Arts and Applied Skills in the main school and share school facilities, clubs and teams. [S06]

Most factual claims below use Point Grey/VSB sources. Two school-linked department sites add examples and historical context and are labelled SECONDARY because they are not hosted on a VSB domain. Where the music site conflicts with the current official guide, the conflict is explicit and the current official guide is the stronger planning source. [AR03, AR04]

[S01, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S10, S15; C08]

• Visual arts: introductory general art; ceramics and sculpture; a named senior Painting and Drawing sequence; graphics and design; film and digital photography; off-timetable yearbook; a multi-grade Art Studio Cohort; and AP Studio Art. [S06, H01]
• Music: beginner through advanced concert band, strings, junior and senior concert choir, Chamber Choir and Jazz Band. Large ensembles are generally on timetable; Chamber Choir and Jazz Band are published as off timetable in the official guide. [S06]
• Theatre/performance: Drama 8–10, Acting 11–12, Directing 12, Theatre Production, Film Studies 12 and junior/senior Breezeway Theatre companies. The companies rehearse off timetable and mount two productions each in the published description. [S06]
• Media arts: graphics, photography, yearbook and theatre-production technology are the clearest production pathways. Film Studies 12 is primarily critical viewing, discussion and programming rather than a published filmmaking course. [S06]
• Specialty pathway: Art Studio Cohort 10–12 is an in-school multi-grade visual-art pathway leading toward AP Studio Art and post-secondary portfolio development. It is not described as a separate district admissions program or arts academy. [S06]

Point Grey's school plan describes a strong tradition in fine and performing arts, notes that many learners are artists, musicians and performers, and recognizes student achievement through drama and music performances. This is the school's own characterization, not a comparative ranking. [S04]

For 2026–2027, Grade 8 students select one Fine Arts option and rank three choices on the enrolment form. Published choices are:

• Band 8 for students who have played a band instrument;
• Beginner Band 8 for students without prior band-instrument experience;
• Strings 8 for students with prior strings experience;
• Beginner Strings 8 for students without prior strings experience;
• Choir 8, with no previous experience necessary; or
• combined Drama and Art 8. [S15]

The Grade 8 form does not offer standalone Art 8 or standalone Drama 8. The combined course introduces drawing and painting plus ceramics, printmaking and sculpture; its drama component emphasizes confidence, onstage performance and group work. [S06, S15]

The public documents do not resolve the discrepancy. [S06, S15]

A first choice is therefore not a guaranteed placement. [S15]

The current pattern is useful planning evidence only.

Published 2026–2027 sequence

Grade	Published choices and drawing content
8	Combined Art/Drama introduces drawing and painting alongside ceramics, printmaking and sculpture. Projects emphasize experimentation, expression and discovery across experience levels.
9	Art 9 includes drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking and ceramics. Ceramics and Sculpture 9 focuses on modelling, casting, carving and construction. Graphic Arts 9 adds illustration, typography, animation, colour theory, Adobe Photoshop, and digital and pinhole photography.
10	Art 10 continues drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, ceramics and sculpture. Students can also choose Ceramics and Sculpture 10, Graphic Design 10 or Art Studio Cohort 10.
11	The first explicitly titled drawing course is Painting and Drawing 11, covering life drawing, abstract painting, printmaking and mixed media. Other options include Ceramics and Sculpture 11, Graphic Design 11, Photography 11 and Art Studio Cohort 11.
12	The senior continuation of Painting and Drawing remains open to all skill levels and includes painting, printmaking and life drawing. Other options include Ceramics and Sculpture 12, Graphic Design 12, Photography 12, Art Studio Cohort 12 and AP Studio Art.

Source: 2026–2027 official guide and current Grade 9–12 forms. [S06, H01]

Drawing is therefore available as a component from Grade 8 onward, but a dedicated course title appears only in Grades 11–12. The general Art 9 and Art 10 descriptions explicitly welcome different experience levels and publish no prerequisite. Painting and Drawing 11/12 also welcomes all skill levels and publishes no prerequisite. [S06]

Three-dimensional art

Ceramics and Sculpture 9–12 use clay, plaster, soapstone, wood and other materials. Senior descriptions add fabric, glass, natural found materials, tool use and the pottery wheel; past projects include ceramics, puppets, glass fusing, wood carving and plaster sculpture. Projects can change by year. [S06]

Graphics, photography and publication design

• Graphic Arts 9: Photoshop, digital and pinhole photography, typography, animation, illustration and colour theory. [S06]
• Graphic Design 10: InDesign and Photoshop, poster design, darkroom photography, illustration and publication design; described as preparation for senior yearbook work. [S06]
• Graphic Design 11: Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop, publication and product design, visual problem-solving and portfolio development. [S06]
• Graphic Design 12: personal style and professional standards through logo, book-cover, poster, label, mural, publication and product design; portfolio, post-secondary and career research are included. [S06]
• Photography 11: 35 mm SLR operation, digital photography, black-and-white film processing and enlarging, darkroom work, composition and effects; the guide says cameras and field trips are included. [S06]
• Photography 12: portrait, documentary, landscape, architectural and abstract photography; film and digital processes, studio and location shoots, digital processing, manipulation and darkroom developing. Photography 11 or instructor permission is recommended. [S06]
• Graphic Production: Yearbook 11/12: off timetable; combines photography, layout, Adobe InDesign, publication production and project management. No formal prerequisite is published, but the guide says students should be self-motivated and independent. [S06]

The school-linked Art department blog was still posting class photography and graphics work in May–June 2026 and linked individual Spring 2026 photography portfolios. This is SECONDARY evidence of active student production, not a guarantee of the same assignments or platform in 2027–2028. [AR03]

Art Studio Cohort 10–12

The cohort is intended for students with a strong interest in art and design, including students developing portfolios for post-secondary art, design or architecture. It combines Grades 10–12 into a supportive arts community and emphasizes conceptual and technical growth in two- and three-dimensional work. Guest speakers and field trips may be included. Cohort students are expected to take another course in graphics, photography, ceramics or painting and drawing. [S06]

This is a substantial pathway, but it is still presented as a Point Grey course sequence rather than a separately admitted district specialty program. [S06, H01]

AP Studio Art

The current guide describes AP Studio Art as a rigorous senior studio option for serious art students developing a college-level portfolio. Students study design principles, composition and judgement; there is no written AP exam, and portfolios are assessed by the College Board in May. The course requires independence, responsibility and considerable time. Students enrol in Studio Art Cohort 12 and may complete the AP portfolio. [S06]

Published entry information is inconsistent:

• the guide's cohort section says Studio Art Cohort 11 is the prerequisite;
• the AP section says Studio Art 11 plus teacher permission; and
• the Grade 11-to-12 presentation says Art 11 plus teacher permission. [S06, H01]

The general AP application form covers Calculus, Computer Science and Psychology but not Studio Art. [S06, H01]

No reviewed source says that an applicant must submit an admissions portfolio to enter the cohort or AP course. The portfolio is a course outcome/assessment route, not a published entrance requirement. That distinction should be confirmed directly with the school when 2027–2028 materials appear.

Bands

• Beginner Band 8–12: on timetable, no prerequisite. The published instrument list includes flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto and baritone saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, baritone, tuba and percussion. [S06]
• Intermediate Band 8: on timetable; elementary band or equivalent is recommended. [S06]
• Concert Band 9: on timetable; at least one year of experience is recommended. [S06]
• Symphonic Band 10–12: on timetable; Concert Band 9/10 or equivalent is recommended. It is described as Point Grey's most advanced concert band and may tour. [S06]
• Jazz Band 9–12: off timetable and requires concurrent Concert Band or Strings. Students are placed in Jazz A–D in September according to playing ability; the guide says classes typically meet one morning and one after-school session per week. [S06]

An audition must not be inferred. [S06]

Strings

• Grade 8 / Beginner Strings: on timetable, for Grade 8 students with no prior strings experience; published instruments are violin, viola, cello and double bass. [S06]
• Intermediate Strings: on timetable, for students not in Grade 8 with approximately one to two years of strings experience. [S06]
• Senior Strings: on timetable, for students at least in Grade 10 with two or more years of experience. [S06]

The operational Grade 9 form labels its strings option Junior Strings 9, while the current guide uses Intermediate Strings; the Grade 10 form lists Senior Strings 10. [S06, H01]

Choirs

• Junior Concert Choir 8–9: on timetable, no prerequisite; repertoire ranges from early classical to pop and gospel, with vocal production, music reading and musicianship. [S06]
• Senior Concert Choir 10–12: on timetable, no prerequisite and open to new singers; it continues the junior skill sequence. [S06]
• Chamber Choir 8–12: the current official guide says it is off timetable and no audition is required, while recommending strong musical background, singing ability and commitment to regular rehearsals outside class. It performs at school events and may take part in concerts, district festivals, retreats, workshops and tours. [S06]

PUBLISHED CONFLICT — Chamber Choir: the school-linked Point Grey Music site says Chamber Choir is for Grades 9–12, requires a February/March audition and concurrent membership in a large ensemble. Those statements conflict with the current official 2026–2027 guide and may reflect an older operating model. Treat the official guide as the stronger current source, but confirm the actual audition and co-enrolment rules before selecting the course. [S06, AR04]

OFFICIAL FORM GAP — Grade 8 Chamber Choir: the guide says Chamber Choir spans Grades 8–12, but the Grade 8 form lists only Choir 8 among choir choices. [S06, S15]

Music experience and commitments

The ensemble descriptions repeatedly identify concerts and, depending on ensemble, district festivals, retreats, workshops and tours as course components. Jazz Band and Chamber Choir add outside-timetable rehearsals. The current fee schedule says music charges may be collected for sheet music, rentals and uniforms but publishes no single amount. Its hardship statement says inability to pay should not deny participation in a course, class or program. [S06, AR01]

An official November 2025 newsletter reported more than 90 students attending the Loon Lake Junior Music Retreat and close to 100 Point Grey students performing at a VSB District Band Festival. Those numbers are a historical 2025–2026 snapshot, not current enrolment or guaranteed annual participation. [AR02]

The school plan and calendar also document a Music Supporters Society. [S04, S08]

Curricular sequence

• Drama 8 within the Art/Drama course: onstage confidence and group work. [S06]
• Drama 9: a published full-year course in spontaneous/prepared improvisation, scripted scenes, plays, public speaking and performance confidence; no prerequisite. [S06]
• Drama 10: improvisation, vocal projection, stage presence, character work and public speaking; no prerequisite. [S06]
• Acting 11: recommends Drama 8, 9 or 10; develops improvisation, script work and performance across acting styles. [S06]
• Acting 12: recommends Acting 11; focuses on script analysis, character development and performance. [S06]
• Directing 12: recommends Acting 11 and requires concurrent Acting 12; students select and direct longer scenes and short one-act plays while participating in Acting. [S06]
• Film Studies 12: no prerequisite; students watch, discuss and analyze more than 30 films, write responses, compile film lists, attend an all-day Pacific Cinematheque screening and program the final films. This is a film-literacy/criticism course in the published description, not a stated film-production pathway. [S06]

Breezeway Theatre companies

• Junior Breezeway Theatre Company: off timetable, normally Tuesdays 3:30–5:30 p.m. plus other rehearsals as needed. Students are expected to perform in two productions and experience performance, production, directing, writing, crew and acting roles. No prior course is required, but Drama 10 co-enrolment receives preference and applicants must have a full daytime timetable. [S06]
• Senior Breezeway Theatre Company: off timetable on the same published Tuesday pattern plus additional rehearsals. Drama 8, 9 or 10 is recommended, and students are expected to perform in two major productions. [S06]

The 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 guides expressly said students interested in musical theatre would have access to that genre within both companies. That sentence is absent from the 2026–2027 guide. [H05, H03, S06]

Theatre Production

Theatre Production supports school drama shows in the Breezeway Theatre through set design, computer drafting/3-D design, lighting, projection, sound, scenic painting, invention and innovation. The guide says it is open across Grades 9–12 and may be repeated. [S06]

Published information differs — timetable and level: the current guide prints an unexplained “Theatre Production on timetable” heading and separately labels Theatre Production 11/12 off timetable. The Grade 9 presentation treats Theatre Production 10 as on timetable, while senior forms use off-timetable codes. [S06, H01]

No reviewed official source publishes a theatre audition requirement. [S06]

Official or school-published sources identify:

• the historic auditorium, an original/longstanding feature of the Collegiate Gothic Main Building and the venue for school concerts and other events; [S03, S08, AR02]
• the Breezeway Theatre, where Theatre Production supports school drama productions and where the 2025–2026 calendar placed Theatre Company shows; [S06, H02]
• the large gym, used for the May 2024 Night of Jazz and Pops; [AR04]
• visual-art studio access to the pottery wheel and varied ceramics/sculpture tools and materials; [S06]
• photography access to 35 mm SLR cameras, film processing/enlarging and darkroom procedures, plus studio and location shooting in Photography 12; [S06]
• graphics instruction using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign; [S06]
• Point Art Gallery, named in the 2026–2027 official agenda as an extracurricular fine-arts-points activity; and [S08]
• the Art department's school-linked blog, which says the Point Gallery was created in 2013 as a student-run exhibition space for students' independent work. Its historical criteria excluded class or tutor assignments and required students to show their own ideas. [AR03]

The agenda's continued mention of Point Art Gallery supports its recognition within the 2026–2027 fine-arts-points system, but no current official exhibition calendar or room description was found. [S08, AR03]

Published examples, not promises of an annual pattern

• 2025–2026: the official November newsletter scheduled Breezeway Theatre Company shows for December 3 and 5, 2025 and a Winter Concert in the auditorium for December 10. It also printed a Drawing and Painting 11/12 class art display. [AR02]
• 2025–2026: the official March–June calendar listed a District Jazz Festival on March 5; a tentative Night of Jazz on May 8; six Breezeway Theatre show dates across May 27–29 and June 3–5; and senior and junior Spring Concerts on June 10 and 11. [H02]
• 2026–2027: the current student agenda tentatively lists Winter Concerts on December 9–10, 2026 and Spring Concerts on June 9–10, 2027. It also lists a pending Grade 9 music trip April 15–18 and a senior music trip April 21–26, 2027. [S08]
• Visual work: the school-linked Art blog posted photography and graphic-design work through June 2026 and maintains historical student-exhibition and Point Gallery sections. This is SECONDARY evidence and not an official 2026–2027 exhibition schedule. [AR03]

No 2026–2027 Breezeway production titles or public show dates were found in the reviewed official sources.

The student agenda allows extracurricular fine-arts points for activities such as the PG Improv Team, Point Art Gallery, Dance Team and Pit Orchestra, allocated by sponsoring staff according to involvement. Graduation awards can recognize fine arts and exceptional performance. [S08]

Arts-related clubs

The official 2025–2026 club list documented Art, Chamber Choir, Creative Fusion, Crocheting, Dance, Handicraft, Heal Your Art, Improv, Karaoke, Light Music, Music Outreach Society, Music Production & Sound Design, Rock Music and other creative groups. It described, for example, Creative Fusion as a place to showcase creative work, Music Outreach as a place to perform and improve musicianship, and Music Production & Sound Design as a place to explore digital sounds. [S11]

These are historical 2025–2026 extracurriculars, not proof of 2026–2027 or 2027–2028 availability.

Opportunity	Published expectation	Uncertainty
Grade 8 Band/Strings	Choose the prior-experience or beginner option; Choir says no previous experience necessary.	Placement details beyond the form are Not currently available; first choice is not guaranteed.
Large on-timetable ensembles	Experience recommendations vary by level; the current official guide publishes no general audition.	Section/level placement method is Not currently available.
Jazz Band	Concurrent Concert Band or Strings; September A–D placement by playing ability.	An audition is not published; method Not currently available.
Chamber Choir	Current official guide: no audition; strong background, singing skills and outside-class commitment recommended.	School-linked music site conflicts by requiring an audition and large-ensemble co-enrolment. Confirm directly.
Junior Breezeway	Apply with a full daytime timetable; Drama 10 co-enrolment gets preference.	Selection criteria and any audition are Not currently available.
Senior Breezeway	Drama 8, 9 or 10 recommended.	Application/audition mechanics are Not currently available.
Art Studio Cohort	Strong art/design interest; another studio/design course expected concurrently.	No public portfolio screen, interview or application was found.
AP Studio Art	Prior-art/cohort condition plus teacher permission; substantial independence and time; AP portfolio assessed in May.	Exact prerequisite wording and application route conflict; entrance portfolio not published.
Photography 12	Photography 11 or instructor permission.	What work must be shown for permission is Not currently available.
Point Gallery	Historical department-blog rule required independent, self-directed work and an application.	Current application process and criteria are Not currently available.

The official 2026–2027 schedule permits maximum optional supplemental charges for enhanced art supplies: $10 for an Art 8 sketchbook, $25 for enhanced Art 9/10 or Visual Arts 3D 9/10 supplies, and $30 for enhanced Painting and Drawing 11/12, Visual Arts 3D 11/12 and Graphic Design 11/12 supplies. Photography 11/12 may charge up to $30 for photo paper beyond basic requirements. Music may collect fees for sheet music, rentals and uniforms, but no amount is listed. [AR01]

These are time-bound 2026–2027 figures, not 2027–2028 costs. The schedule says supplemental charges apply only to materials beyond what is necessary to meet course outcomes and includes a financial-hardship policy. [AR01]

Comparison of official annual guides and calendars shows:

1. AP Studio Art added for 2026–2027. It is absent from the AP sections of the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 guides, then appears in the 2026–2027 guide/forms and is labelled new in the Grade 11-to-12 planning presentation. Art Studio Cohort predates the AP option. [H05, H03, S06, H01]
2. Yearbook title expanded. The 2024–2025 guide says “Yearbook 11/12”; the 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 guides use “Graphic Production: Yearbook 11/12,” with the current guide expressly marking it off timetable. This appears to be a rename/clarification, not proof of an entirely new course. [H05, H03, S06]
3. Strings levels were reorganized in the guide. The 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 guides used Junior Strings 8–10 and Senior Strings 10–12. The 2026–2027 guide separates Grade 8/Beginner Strings, Intermediate Strings for non-Grade-8 players with one to two years' experience, and Senior Strings for Grade 10+ players with two or more years. Operational forms still use “Junior Strings 9,” so this is a documented description/label change with unresolved code mapping. [H05, H03, S06, H01]

Musical-theatre wording disappeared. Both earlier guides said junior and senior Breezeway students interested in musical theatre would have access to that genre; the current guide omits the sentence while retaining both companies. [H05, H03, S06] 5. Photography 12 description narrowed. The 2024–2025 guide explicitly promised field trips and guest lectures; the 2026–2027 description retains film/digital, studio/location and darkroom work but not that final promise. [H05, S06] 6. Point Gallery began in 2013 according to the school-linked Art blog. It was introduced as a student-run space for independent work. The official 2026–2027 agenda still names Point Art Gallery as a fine-arts-points activity, but current operating details are not published. [AR03, S08] 7. Performance calendars vary by year. The 2025–2026 calendar published named jazz, theatre and junior/senior spring events; the initial 2026–2027 agenda publishes tentative winter/spring concerts and trips but not a complete theatre season. This is a publication difference, not evidence that unlisted events were cancelled. [H02, S08]

Across all three annual guides, the broad visual-art, music and theatre families remain substantial and recognizable. Continuity of headings does not establish that every section ran, retained the same teacher, used the same room or will continue in 2027–2028.

The Board-approved district calendar confirms instructional dates only. [S26; C08, C13]

Based on the published information, the 2026–2027 guide is a useful pathway map for a student who may enter Grade 8 in 2027 because it shows how junior choices can lead to senior drawing, graphics, photography, ensemble, acting, directing, technical theatre and AP portfolio work. It is not a commitment to future delivery.

Full provenance for the project's established sources is in sources.md. Principal established evidence:

• 2026–2027 Course Planning Guide — S06, OFFICIAL;
• 2026–2027 Grade 8 enrolment form — S15, OFFICIAL;
• 2026–2027 student agenda — S08, OFFICIAL;
• archived official 2026–2027 course-planning resource page — H01, OFFICIAL;
• 2025–2026 Course Planning Guide and March–June 2026 calendar — H03/H02, OFFICIAL;
• 2024–2025 Course Planning Guide — H05, OFFICIAL; and
• S03, S04, S05, S07, S11 and S26 for facilities, school characterization, current publication status, clubs and future-year limits.

Phase 4A supplemental sources

AR01 — Point Grey School Fee Schedule 2026–2027

• URL: https://media.vsb.bc.ca/media/Default/fgg/2026-27-point-grey-school-fees.0564f590610.pdf
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — Point Grey/VSB
• Publication date: 2026–2027; linked from the school Fees page dated 2026-07-08; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: time-bound arts/material charges, music fee categories and hardship policy.
• Evidence notes: three-page schedule; does not establish 2027–2028 costs.

AR02 — November 2025 Community Newsletter

• URL: https://media.vsb.bc.ca/media/Default/fgg/november-2025-newsletter.eec27c85192.pdf
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — Point Grey/VSB
• Publication date: November 2025; checked: 2026-09-11; school year: 2025–2026
• Supports: historical Winter Concert, Breezeway show dates, Drawing and Painting display, Loon Lake retreat, district band-festival participation and Music Supporters Society context.
• Evidence notes: time-bound historical evidence, not a current or future schedule.

AR03 — Point Grey Artwork! department blog

• URLs:
  • https://pointgreyart.blogspot.com/
  • https://pointgreyart.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-point-gallery-is-coming.html
• Source type / publisher: SECONDARY — school-linked Art department blog on Blogger
• Publication dates: posts dated 2013–2026; latest post found 2026-06-03; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: examples of student photography/graphics work, portfolio links, and the historical launch and criteria of the Point Gallery.
• Evidence notes: linked as “Art” in the current VSB school navigation, but not VSB-hosted; use as supplementary evidence only.

AR04 — Point Grey Music department/community site

• URLs:
  • https://pointgreymusic.com/
  • https://pointgreymusic.com/courses/
  • https://pointgreymusic.com/courses/general-information/
• Source type / publisher: SECONDARY — school-linked music department/community site
• Supports: historical performances, use of the large gym, department philosophy and alternate ensemble/audition descriptions.
• Evidence notes: linked as “Music” in current VSB navigation but not VSB-hosted. Its Chamber Choir, Jazz Band and some level descriptions conflict with the official 2026–2027 guide and must not override S06.

The latest detailed official student-life source found is Point Grey's 2026–2027 Student Agenda, supplemented by the official 2025–2026 club list, current course guide, school plan, athletics and counselling pages, fee schedule, and 2025–2026 calendar. The 2026–2027 agenda directly publishes athletics by season, Student Council structure, student services, recognition systems and many dated activities. [S04, S06, S08, S11, S12, S13, H02, L01, L02, L03]

This file covers the regular Point Grey program. Point Grey Mini is a separate approved research subject. Mini activities are not treated as regular-program activities merely because both programs share the campus; Mini is mentioned only where an official source establishes access to school-wide clubs, teams, facilities or events. [S06]

All factual sources used in this phase are Point Grey/VSB sources. No secondary or anecdotal sources were needed.

The approved district calendar confirms instructional dates only. [S26; C08, C13]

• The 2024–2025 school plan described more than 70 school clubs, an active Student Council and many school-wide activities. The archived official 2025–2026 club table contains 71 named clubs. These are time-bound descriptions, not a guarantee of 71 clubs in a later year. [S04, S11]
• The 2026–2027 agenda publishes a three-season school athletics program spanning running, field/court sports, aquatics, snow sports, wrestling, gymnastics, golf and ultimate. [S08]
• Student leadership includes a formal Student Council with executive, advocacy, district and grade-representative roles, plus club leadership and service-based senior electives. [S06, S08, S11]
• Student participation can be recognized through cumulative athletics, fine arts, scholarship and service points, Greyhound pins, the athletic Big Block Club, HOUNDS awards and graduation awards. [S08]
• Published supports include FIT, counselling, the Learning Hub, ELL, multicultural liaison, district inclusive-education programs, peer tutoring, the library learning commons, first aid/health connections and community mental-health resources. [S06, S08, S13, L02]
• Major shared spaces include the auditorium, large gym, cafeteria, library learning commons, Learning Hub, Breezeway Theatre, arts/technology spaces, track and field, tennis courts and the stəywəte:ń room. Adjacent Kerrisdale Ice Arena and Kerrisdale Park are community facilities, not represented as school-owned. [S03, S04, S06, S08]

Latest complete official list: 2025–2026

Point Grey's official club page says clubs help students connect around shared interests and develop communication, collaboration, initiative and persistence. Its 2025–2026 table lists a staff sponsor, student president/vice-president and purpose for each club. [S11]

The 71 named clubs can be grouped for navigation as follows. Categories are an Based on the published information, based on the published purposes; the club names and purposes are official.

• Academic, STEM and competition: Astronomy, Biology, Collab, Computer Science, Creative Logic, DECA, Engineering, Financial Literacy, Game Development, History Bee Study, Math, Research.
• Writing, speaking, civics and world affairs: BC Youth Council, Creative Writing, Debate, Magazine, Model UN, Newspaper, Philosophy.
• Arts, music and making: AMP'D Up, Art, Card Club, Chamber Choir, Creative Fusion, Crocheting, Dance Club, Flowers by B & A, Handicraft, Heal Your Art, Improv Club, Karaoke, Light Music, Music Outreach Society, Music Production & Sound Design, Rock Music.
• Culture, language, identity and belonging: Asian Culture, English Corner, Fluent, Korean Club, Pride, REDI (Reconcile, Equality, Diversity, Inclusitivity), Spanish.
• Games, recreation and sport: ACG, Badminton, Board Game, Chinese Board Game, Chess, Dungeons & Dragons, Fencing, Retro Game, Tennis, Track Club, Ultimate Frisbee.
• Service, health, environment and advocacy: Amnesty & MSF, Blood Service, First Responders, Food Bank, Helping Hearts, Library, Makers Making Change, Poverty Response, Quilchena Reading, Scorekeeping, Volunteer & Charity, Wellness, Wildlife Conservation.
• Community/social interests: Fashion, Hounds Bake Club, Leadership, Lunch, Out & About.

The categories overlap. For example, Makers Making Change combined engineering with assistive-device service; Heal Your Art combined creativity, mental-health awareness and student leadership; Scorekeeping supported school games; and Quilchena Reading paired leadership with elementary reading support. [S11]

Historical/current distinction: the school plan's “over 70” description and the table's 71 entries align in scale, but the table is explicitly labelled 2025–2026. The current 2026–2027 agenda schedules club applications, a mandatory club meeting and Clubs Day, yet its narrative club section gives examples from the preceding year rather than a finalized 2026–2027 list. [S04, S08, S11]

When club activity can occur

The 2026–2027 agenda allows a school club to meet during Monday or Friday FIT when its sponsor is available. This is one published access point, not proof that every club meets during FIT; clubs may also use lunch or after-school time according to their arrangements. The Library club's published purpose specifically mentions lunch and after-school service. [S08, S11]

The current agenda scheduled:

• club applications opening September 14 and closing September 22, 2026;
• a mandatory lunchtime clubs meeting in the auditorium on September 28; and
• Clubs Day in the cafeteria on October 2, organized by grade time slots. [S08]

These are 2026–2027 dated activities, not confirmed dates for the target year.

Other extracurricular pathways

Point Grey also publishes substantial extracurricular or off-timetable participation outside the club table:

• Jazz Band and Chamber Choir rehearse outside the regular timetable; Jazz Band typically meets one morning and one after-school session weekly. [S06]
• Junior and Senior Breezeway Theatre companies normally rehearse Tuesdays after school, add rehearsals as productions require and each mount two productions under the guide's published model. [S06]
• Graphic Production: Yearbook is off timetable, while the agenda recognizes PG Improv Team, Point Art Gallery, Dance Team and Pit Orchestra as examples that can earn extracurricular fine-arts points. [S06, S08]
• The agenda and course guide describe concerts, festivals, workshops, retreats and possible tours connected to music ensembles. Dates and participation vary by group and year. [S06, S08]

See arts.md for the full visual-art, music, theatre and media-arts evidence.

Published 2026–2027 seasonal program

The Student Agenda lists the following extracurricular activities by season: [S08]

Season	Published activities
Fall (September–November)	Cross country; field hockey; boys' bantam and juvenile rugby; boys' soccer; swimming; girls' volleyball; boys' junior and senior volleyball.
Winter (December–March)	Bantam, junior and senior basketball; gymnastics; girls' ice hockey; ski and snowboard; wrestling.
Spring (April–June)	Badminton; co-ed golf; boys' junior and senior rugby; girls' soccer; softball; track and field; boys' bantam and juvenile volleyball; ultimate.

The agenda defines age categories as bantam/Grade 8, juvenile/Grade 9, junior/Grade 10 and senior/Grades 11–12, subject to stated January 1 age limits. Team names above preserve gender or co-ed labels only where the agenda prints them. [S08]

The current official athletics page, dated July 7, 2026, links the Vancouver Secondary Schools' Athletic Association schedule and requires athlete/parent, medical and consent forms. It does not itself enumerate every team or guarantee that every agenda-listed team fielded a roster. [S12, L01]

Athletic participation and recognition

Point Grey awards athletics points only for participation on Point Grey school teams. Coaches/sponsors may allocate up to six points per team using attendance at practices/games, sportsmanship/citizenship, leadership and athletic talent. The Greyhound Big Block Club celebrates cumulative school-team participation, with a sweatshirt presented at the Athletics Banquet. [S08]

The 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 detailed calendars both schedule an Athletics Banquet in the large gym in early June. [H02, S08]

The 2025–2026 club list also documents recreational or preparatory Badminton, Fencing, Tennis, Track and Ultimate Frisbee clubs, plus Scorekeeping. Club participation is distinct from making a school team and does not establish team eligibility or roster membership. [S11]

Student Council

The agenda defines Student Council's role as representing student voice, organizing student activities, liaising with administration, and promoting inclusion and school spirit. Its published structure includes: [S08]

• president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary and public-relations roles;
• arts and athletics advocates;
• Vancouver District Students' Council representatives; and
• two representatives for each grade, with Grade 8 representatives to be determined in September 2026.

This is stronger evidence of a formal representative structure than the separate 2025–2026 Leadership club, whose published purpose was collaborative problem-solving. The two should not be treated as the same body. [S08, S11]

Service routes

Service appears in three distinct forms:

1. Clubs and activities: published examples include blood-donation awareness/drives, food-bank collections, first-aid support, fundraising/advocacy, elementary reading support, library help, campus cleanups, event support, conservation and assistive-device projects. [S11]
2. School service points: students may earn points for school-based service clubs or events tracked by a sponsoring teacher. The agenda says external community service does not count toward Point Grey's school service-point system. [S08]
3. Credit-bearing senior electives: Community Service 11, Library Services 11 and Peer Tutoring 12 provide supervised service or work-like experience. Time used for Community Service or Library Services credit cannot also receive service points. Peer tutors may support a class, the Learning Hub or FIT. [S06]

The 2024–2025 school plan characterized students as active in service and social justice and committed to giving back. This is the school's own official description, not an independently measured participation rate. [S04]

Recognition across school life

The HOUNDS awards and points system recognize academics, athletics, fine arts and school service, subject to good-citizenship expectations. Athletics, fine arts, scholarship and service points accumulate across years toward Silver, Gold, Gold Plus Service and Platinum Greyhound pins. Graduation awards may recognize athletics, citizenship, fine arts, leadership, scholarship, service and exceptional performance. [S08]

Published 2026–2027 activities

The current agenda schedules or tentatively identifies the following activities relevant to regular-school student life: [S08]

• Opening and Grade 8 transition: Grade 8 auditorium start, school tour and homeroom; Grade 8 family welcome/camp information night; mandatory camp assembly; and Grade 8 Camp at Stillwood.
• Clubs and belonging: club applications, mandatory club meeting, Clubs Day, HOUNDS grade assemblies and Student Council Carnival.
• Commemoration and reflection: grade-based Remembrance Day assemblies; three school-wide core-competency self-reflections guided through homeroom/FIT; and student land acknowledgements in daily announcements under the school plan. [S04, S08]
• Music/performance: tentative Winter and Spring Concerts, junior/senior music retreats or trips pending approval, and ensemble activities described in the course guide. [S06, S08]
• Athletics and recognition: Athletics Banquet and a Senior Awards Assembly for Grades 10–12.
• Career/community exposure: mandatory Career Programs assembly for Grades 10–11, optional Grade 9 Take Our Kids to Work Day and post-secondary visits.
• Graduation: valedictorian/song voting, prom, rehearsal, picnic, gown/yearbook pickup, ceremony at the Chan Centre and graduation awards.
• Transition outward/inward: Grade 7 student walkabout and end-of-year locker/team-uniform return and cleanout.

Some dates in the agenda are explicitly marked tentative or pending approval. Publication in the agenda does not prove an activity occurred.

Evidence of a recurring recent pattern

The detailed 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 calendars both include an Athletics Banquet, spring concerts, Grade 7 walkabout, senior awards activity, grad prom/picnic/ceremony and a Student Council Carnival. [H02, S08]

Based on the published information, repetition across two official annual calendars suggests these are recurring parts of recent Point Grey life. It does not guarantee that each will run every year, keep the same venue or occur on the same date.

The school plan separately identifies Grade 8 Camp as a setting for introducing self-regulation, and the 2024–2025 and 2026–2027 fee schedules each include a Grade 8 camp charge. [S04, H13, L03]

FIT and Learning Hub

The 2026–2027 agenda publishes four 40-minute Flexible Instructional Time periods each week. Students can seek course help, collaborate, complete work, visit a counsellor or student support worker, attend a scheduled grade assembly, and meet with a sponsored school club on Monday or Friday. Teachers can require a student to attend FIT to complete work. [S08]

The 2026–2027 course guide describes the Learning Hub as open every block for Grades 8–12. Its team can provide short-term, occasional or structured drop-in support aligned with student needs and goals. A Learning Hub block is non-credit; placement/referral can involve Inclusion Support Teachers. [S06, H01]

Counselling, health and community referral

The current counselling page says Grade 8 is shared by the counselling team and that counsellors follow assigned students from Grade 9 through Grade 12. Counselling covers academic planning, career exploration, personal/social issues, mental-health access, conflict resolution, goal setting and community referrals. [S13]

The student agenda adds that:

• students may seek help from a counsellor other than their assigned counsellor;
• counsellors liaise with families, teachers, social agencies and specialized resources;
• multicultural liaison workers support home-school communication through linguistic and cultural interpretation;
• a first-aid attendant is on call during the school day, but there is no school nurse on duty;
• a drug and alcohol counsellor is available; and
• community health-nurse consultation is available through the nearby Boulevard Youth Clinic/Pacific Spirit Health Unit. [S08]

Point Grey's official community-support page also links youth health, mental-health, substance-use, crisis, online-safety and anonymous-reporting resources. These are referral resources, not evidence of on-campus clinical treatment. [L02]

ELL, inclusive education and peer connection

The guide publishes ELL packages and English Tutorial support based on assessed proficiency and professional judgment. The school plan and club list also document peer/belonging routes such as English Corner and Fluent for language practice. [S04, S06, S11]

LALS and Life Skills are district inclusive-education programs on the campus. The guide says LALS students may join regular electives where appropriate and that peer tutors support inclusive settings. The school plan called for students in district programs to access classes, clubs and school-wide events and cited 3-on-3 basketball, Best Buddies and collaborative field studies as connection activities. [S04, S06]

The reviewed official 2025–2026 club table does not list Best Buddies by that name.

Culture, conduct and well-being

The operative HOUNDS Code of Conduct frames the school around Honour, Ownership, Unity, Niceness, Determination and Safety and applies to school and school-sponsored activities. The school plan set goals around self-regulation, belonging, equity and reconciliation, including grade assemblies, FIT practice, core-competency reflection, an accessible stəywəte:ń room and student land acknowledgements. [S04, S25]

These published commitments describe the intended support culture. They do not measure an individual student's lived experience or prove that every student experiences equal belonging or access.

Space/resource	Published student use or relevance	Limits
Auditorium	Opening activities, grade/HOUNDS assemblies, Remembrance Day assemblies, course-planning/grad meetings, concerts and Grade 7 walkabout; longstanding feature of the original building. [S03, S08]	Capacity, accessibility details and 2027–2028 bookings are Not currently available.
Large gym	School athletics/physical education and the published Athletics Banquet; used for major performance events in historical arts evidence. [S06, S08]	Complete team-practice allocation is Not currently available.
Track and field / oval and tennis courts	Campus athletics and recreation; the school plan identifies the school as surrounded by these facilities. [S03, S04]	Ownership, exclusive access, booking priority and future condition are Not currently available.
Cafeteria	Daily hot/cold lunch service, student microwaves, selected FIT access, Clubs Day, school photography, immunization clinics and grad material pickup. [S08]	Menu, prices, dietary coverage and future service arrangements are Not currently available.
Library learning commons	Individual/group work, research databases, printing, 30 desktop computers, limited loaner laptops, before-school/lunch/after-school access, classes and supervised library service. [S06, S08]	The agenda notes crowding/priority rules; future device inventory and printing fees are Not currently available.
Learning Hub	Every-block flexible learning support for Grades 8–12 and a placement site for peer tutors. [S06]	Individual eligibility, staffing, capacity and 2027–2028 model are Not currently available.
Breezeway Theatre and arts spaces	Theatre productions/technical work, visual-art production, photography/darkroom work, music rehearsal and performances. [S06, S08]	See arts.md; complete inventory and future assignments are Not currently available.
stəywəte:ń room	The school plan says it should remain accessible to students as part of reconciliation work. [S04]	Location, hours, programming and access procedure are Not currently available.
Health room	Students may attend with teacher permission except in emergencies; first-aid support is available. [S08]	No nurse is on duty; this is not represented as a clinic.
Kerrisdale Ice Arena and Kerrisdale Park	Adjacent community resources identified in the school plan. [S04]	They are not represented as school-owned, and school access arrangements are Not currently available.

Students in Point Grey Mini retain access to Point Grey facilities, clubs and teams according to the current guide. This establishes shared eligibility at a high level, not guaranteed admission to a particular club, roster, room or event. [S06]

The official 2026–2027 fee schedule lists a $21 Student Activities/Student Leadership fee for each grade, described as supporting intramurals, clubs, student welcome events, social-responsibility activities and Student Council. It lists a $400 Grade 8 Camp fee and a $130 Grade 12 graduation fee covering items including the gown, tickets, facility, picnic, decorations, photographer and diploma. Optional yearbook and other activity/course costs are separate. [L03]

These figures are time-bound and are not 2027–2028 prices. The same schedule states that inability to pay should not deny a school-age student participation in a course, class or program and directs families to the teacher, counsellor or principal regarding hardship. [L03]

VSB's approved district calendar establishes the target year's first day, holidays, breaks and district/provincial non-instructional days. It does not establish Point Grey's club, team or event program. [S26]

Based on the published information, current evidence points to a broad participation culture spanning clubs, school teams, arts, service, leadership and recurring whole-school activities, with structured recognition and several support entry points. This is a synthesis of official sources, not a ranking or guarantee of any individual student's experience.

Full provenance for established sources is in sources.md. Principal established evidence used here:

• 2026–2027 Student Agenda — S08, OFFICIAL;
• archived 2025–2026 club list — S11, OFFICIAL;
• 2026–2027 Course Planning Guide — S06, OFFICIAL;
• the two archived official current-URL and alternate 2024–2025 School Learning Plan revisions — S04/H11, OFFICIAL;
• 2025–2026 March–June calendar — H02, OFFICIAL; and
• S03, S12, S13, S25, S26 and H01/H13 for facilities, athletics access, counselling, conduct, district-calendar limits, Learning Hub details and historical fees.

Phase 4B supplemental official sources

L01 — Point Grey Athletics page

• URL: https://www.vsb.bc.ca/point-grey/athletics
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — Point Grey/VSB
• Publication date: 2026-07-07; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: VSSAA schedule gateway and required participation/medical/consent forms.
• Evidence notes: does not enumerate or guarantee teams; the 2026–2027 agenda is the team-menu evidence.

L02 — Community Counselling and Support Resources

• URL: https://www.vsb.bc.ca/point-grey/community-counselling-and-support-resources
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — Point Grey/VSB
• Publication date: 2024-07-26; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: official referral links for youth health, mental health, substance use, crisis support, online safety and anonymous reporting.
• Evidence notes: external services and details can change; the page does not establish on-campus clinical provision.

L03 — Point Grey School Fee Schedule 2026–2027

• URLs:
  • https://www.vsb.bc.ca/point-grey/fees
  • https://media.vsb.bc.ca/media/Default/fgg/2026-27-point-grey-school-fees.0564f590610.pdf
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — Point Grey/VSB
• Publication date: fee page 2026-07-08; schedule labelled 2026–2027; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: student activities/leadership fee, Grade 8 camp fee, Grade 12 graduation fee and financial-hardship policy.
• Evidence notes: time-bound figures; not evidence of 2027–2028 costs. This is the same official fee source registered as AR01 in arts.md for arts-specific charges.

The latest Point Grey-specific timing evidence found is the official 2026–2027 Weekly Schedule, alternate/collaborative schedule, Student Agenda and Course Planning Guide. The current official landing pages still linked that schedule set when rechecked on 2026-09-11. It is the best available baseline, not a published 2027–2028 Point Grey schedule. [S05, S06, S07, S08]

This file covers the regular Point Grey program. Point Grey Mini is a separate approved research subject. Mini cohort classes, retreats and events are excluded even when they appear in the shared campus agenda. The regular school's Art Studio Cohort is included because it is a regular Point Grey course pathway. [S06]

All factual evidence used here is . No secondary or anecdotal sources are used.

Labels in this file are strict:

• PUBLISHED FACT means the school or VSB directly publishes the timing or structure for the identified year.
• PUBLISHED EXAMPLE means a dated event or activity appears in an official annual document; it is not a weekly recurrence or a promise for another year.
• Based on the published information, means the item reconstructs or generalizes what an individual student's week could look like. Every synthetic schedule, course-to-period assignment and example use of discretionary time is labelled this way.

The Board-approved 2027–2028 VSB calendar establishes district instructional dates but not Point Grey's weekly timetable. [S26; C08, C13]

Semester and period order

PUBLISHED FACT: Point Grey identifies two semesters:

• Semester 1: September 8, 2026–February 2, 2027;
• Semester 2: February 3–June 29, 2027;
• turnaround days: February 1–2 and June 28–29;
• morning and afternoon classes flip on November 16, 2026 and April 26, 2027. [S08]

The detailed annual calendar prints the daily order as P1, P2, P3, P4 before each flip and P2, P1, P4, P3 afterward. This changes which numbered course meets in each morning or afternoon slot; it does not create additional courses. [S08]

Regular bell/FIT grid

The following is a transcription of the official 2026–2027 grid, not a reconstructed example. Lunch is fixed at 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. each day. [S08]

Day	Morning	Afternoon	FIT	Normal end
Monday	P1 8:40–10:00; break 10:00–10:10; P2 10:10–11:30	P3 12:15–1:15; P4 1:20–2:20	2:25–3:05	3:05
Tuesday	P1 8:40–9:40; FIT 9:45–10:25; P2 10:30–11:30	P3 12:15–1:35; break 1:35–1:45; P4 1:45–3:05	9:45–10:25	3:05
Wednesday	P1 8:40–10:00; break 10:00–10:10; P2 10:10–11:30	P3 12:15–1:35; break 1:35–1:45; P4 1:45–3:05	None in the regular grid	3:05
Thursday	P1 8:40–10:00; break 10:00–10:10; P2 10:10–11:30	12:15–1:15 class; FIT 1:20–2:00; 2:05–3:05 class	1:20–2:00	3:05
Friday	FIT 8:40–9:20; P1 9:25–10:25; P2 10:30–11:30	P3 12:15–1:35; break 1:35–1:45; P4 1:45–3:05	8:40–9:20	3:05

The annual calendar nevertheless labels ordinary days P1, P2, P3, P4 or, after a flip, P2, P1, P4, P3. Based on the published information, the 2:05–3:05 Thursday label is probably a typographical error for Period 4, but the school has not published a correction in the reviewed sources. The table above therefore says “class” rather than silently changing the label. The same duplicated Thursday label also appears in the 2025–2026 grid. [S08, H04]

PUBLISHED FACT: the regular grid contains four 40-minute FIT periods each week—160 scheduled minutes in total—and four class slots each weekday. Most class slots are 60 or 80 minutes; Wednesday has four 80-minute classes. This arithmetic describes scheduled time, not homework or extracurricular workload. [S08]

What FIT can contain

PUBLISHED FACT: the agenda permits FIT for course help, collaboration, assignments/projects, homework, test or quiz preparation, silent reading, a counsellor or student-support visit, a scheduled grade assembly, or school-club activity when permitted. A teacher can require attendance to make up work. Students are expected to arrive with a plan, remain on school grounds and work in a selected learning space. [S08]

Operational details published for 2026–2027 are:

• Monday FIT follows the fourth class slot; students stay after that class.
• Friday FIT precedes the first class slot; students arrive before it.
• A sponsored school club may use Monday or Friday FIT only, when its sponsor is available. This is permission, not evidence that every club uses FIT.
• Grades 8–9 should remain in one space for the entire FIT period. Grades 10–12 may need to move between spaces, with movement minimized.
• The library and cafeteria have limited Tuesday/Thursday FIT capacity for Grades 11–12 working in quiet collaboration.
• A scheduled assembly or school-directed “FIT freeze” can replace a student's discretionary FIT use. [S08]

PUBLISHED FACT: the library is open before school, at lunch and after school. The cafeteria offers hot and cold lunch daily and provides student microwaves. These access windows make those spaces possible parts of a school day, but they do not show where a particular student spends lunch or FIT. [S08]

Grade 8 baseline

PUBLISHED FACT: the 2026–2027 Grade 8 program requires a minimum of eight courses: English 8, French 8, Mathematics 8, PHE 8, Science 8, Social Studies 8, ADST 8 and one Fine Arts choice. Published Fine Arts choices are experienced or beginner band, experienced or beginner strings, Choir 8, or combined Drama/Art 8. Choice placement is subject to change and the form requires alternates. [S06, S15]

PUBLISHED FACT: ADST 8 is a full-year rotation with approximately 35 hours each of Business Education, Computer Science and Home Economics. The agenda distinguishes semester, full-year and off-timetable courses, so the school uses a hybrid rather than a purely one-semester-per-course model. [S06, S08]

The exact duration and resulting weekly pattern are unresolved. [S06, S15]

A period-to-subject grid for an individual student therefore cannot be stated as fact.

Later-grade and specialist patterns

• PUBLISHED FACT: the normal planning pattern is eight courses in Grade 9; eight on-timetable courses plus off-timetable/online Career Life Education 10 in Grade 10; eight requests in Grade 11; and a seven-course Grade 12 plan plus off-timetable Career Life Connections 12. The current official documents conflict on the exact Grade 12 on-timetable minimum. [S06, H01]
• PUBLISHED FACT: Beginner/Intermediate/Concert/Symphonic Band, strings and junior/senior concert choir are described as on-timetable. Their concerts and, depending on ensemble, festivals, retreats, workshops or tours can add dated commitments beyond ordinary classes. [S06]
• PUBLISHED FACT: Art Studio Cohort 10–12 is a multi-grade visual-arts pathway. Cohort students are expected to take another course in graphics, photography, ceramics, or painting and drawing. [S06]
• PUBLISHED FACT: Drama 9 is explicitly full year. Acting 11/12 and Directing 12 are on-timetable; Directing 12 requires concurrent Acting 12. [S06] A four-credit value, course title or cross-grade code is not enough to infer semester versus full-year delivery. [S06, H01]

These are not common to every student. “Off timetable” establishes that the activity/course sits outside the ordinary four-period day; where no time is published, none is invented.

Commitment	Directly published timing/structure	What remains Not currently available
Jazz Band 9–12	Off timetable; typically one morning and one after-school session per week; concurrent Concert Band or Strings required. [S06]	Exact weekdays, start/end times, September placement method and 2027–2028 continuation.
Chamber Choir 8–12	Off timetable; regular rehearsals outside class are required; performances may include school events, concerts, festivals, retreats, workshops and tours. [S06]	Rehearsal days/times. The current official guide says no audition, while a school-linked site gives conflicting older-looking rules; see arts.md.
Junior/Senior Breezeway Theatre Company	Off timetable; normally Tuesday 3:30–5:30 p.m., with additional rehearsals across the week as availability and production need require; each company is described as mounting two productions. [S06]	Which other weekdays, production-week call times, show dates and selection mechanics.
Graphic Production: Yearbook 11/12	Off timetable; independent production work in photography, layout, InDesign and project management. [S06]	Meeting days, deadlines and expected weekly hours.
Theatre Production	The guide has conflicting on-/off-timetable labels; senior forms label it off timetable. [S06, H01]	Controlling schedule by grade, exact meeting times and production-week calls.
Career Life Education 10 / Career Life Connections 12	CLE 10 is off timetable/online; CLC 12 is off timetable. [S06, H01]	Live meeting cadence, asynchronous workload, deadlines and current Capstone meeting pattern.
School clubs	A sponsored club may meet during Monday or Friday FIT. The 2025–2026 list contains 71 named clubs; the Library club specifically described lunch and after-school service. [S08, S11]	Which clubs continued in 2026–2027, each club's actual frequency/day/room, and any 2027–2028 list.
School teams	The 2026–2027 agenda publishes fall, winter and spring sports menus. [S08]	Tryout, practice, game, travel and tournament times for every team; the athletics page points to the VSSAA schedule rather than publishing a stable Point Grey weekly grid. [S12]

Everything in this section is Based on the published information, . It is a realistic reading of the published framework, not a Point Grey-issued sample timetable and not a prediction for a particular student.

INFERENCE: regular Grade 8 student, no fixed after-school activity

Day	Reconstructed experience
Monday — INFERENCE	Attend the two morning and two afternoon assigned sections, eat during the 45-minute lunch, then use 2:25–3:05 FIT for help from one of the four current teachers or assignment work. Dismiss at 3:05.
Tuesday — INFERENCE	Attend a 60-minute first section, use 9:45–10:25 FIT in one chosen space for schoolwork, then attend the remaining three sections. Dismiss at 3:05.
Wednesday — INFERENCE	Attend four 80-minute sections around lunch, with no FIT in the regular grid. This is the longest regular day by published class minutes, though not necessarily the hardest day for an individual.
Thursday — INFERENCE	Attend two morning sections, one hour-long section after lunch, use 1:20–2:00 FIT for collaboration or teacher help, then attend the final hour-long class slot. Dismiss at 3:05.
Friday — INFERENCE	Arrive for 8:40–9:20 FIT—possibly a scheduled assembly, a sponsored club, or independent schoolwork—then attend four assigned sections and dismiss at 3:05.

Based on the published information, across the year, the student's published Grade 8 subjects would supply the content for those numbered sections, and an on-timetable Band, Strings, Choir or Drama/Art choice would occupy some portion of the timetable. It is not possible to assign subject names to P1–P4 or to semesters from the public evidence. A student's FIT choices would also vary with assignments, teacher requests, assemblies and support needs.

INFERENCE: optional overlays for more involved students

These overlays should be read separately; they are not a claim that one student combines all of them.

• Based on the published information — club participant: use one Monday or Friday FIT for a club if that year's club exists and the sponsor schedules it there; use another FIT for coursework. A lunchtime or after-school meeting is plausible for some clubs, but only the historical Library club explicitly publishes those windows.
• Based on the published information — school athlete: attend the same daytime grid, then add practices or games on team-set days during the relevant fall, winter or spring season. Because Point Grey does not publish a stable practice grid, no weekday, finish time or weekly frequency can be reconstructed responsibly.
• Based on the published information — Jazz Band student in Grade 9–12: place one rehearsal before school and one after school somewhere in the week, in addition to an on-timetable Concert Band or Strings class. The guide publishes this frequency but not the days or clock times.
• Based on the published information — Breezeway student: attend a full daytime schedule, remain for the published Tuesday 3:30–5:30 rehearsal, and expect some additional production-dependent rehearsals.
• Based on the published information — Art Studio Cohort student: use one timetable section for the multi-grade cohort and another for the expected complementary visual-art course. Optional off-timetable Yearbook would add work at unpublished times.
• Based on the published information — Grade 10 or 12 student: complete the normal daytime pattern while also managing off-timetable CLE 10 or CLC 12. Public evidence does not support assigning a particular evening, FIT block or number of weekly hours to either course.

The following are PUBLISHED EXAMPLES, retained to show how special weeks can depart from the ordinary grid. They are not weekly recurrences and do not establish 2027–2028 dates.

• Grade 8 Camp at Stillwood was scheduled for September 23–24, 2026. [S08]
• A junior music retreat for Grades 8–10 was listed for November 4–6, 2026 pending approval. A senior music retreat was listed for February 19–21, 2027 pending approval. [S08]
• Two Winter Concerts were listed for December 9–10, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., both tentative. [S08]
• A Grade 9 music trip was listed for April 15–18, 2027 pending approval, and a senior music trip for April 21–26, 2027. [S08]
• The Athletics Banquet was scheduled for June 1, 2027 from 3:15–5:00 p.m. in the large gym. [S08]
• Two Spring Concerts were listed for June 9–10, 2027 at 7:00 p.m., both tentative. [S08]
• As a historical production-week example, the official 2025–2026 calendar placed Theatre Company shows at 7:00 p.m. on May 28–29 and June 3–5, 2026 in the Breezeway Theatre. This illustrates clustered evening performances, not a confirmed annual date pattern. [H02]
• Clubs Day on October 2, 2026 used grade-specific daytime slots in the cafeteria, and some HOUNDS/grade assemblies were placed inside FIT. These are examples of normal classes or discretionary FIT being displaced by school-wide activity. [S08]

Based on the published information, music, theatre, athletics, camp and major school-event weeks can be materially busier than the reconstructed ordinary week because they add evening, after-school, travel or multi-day commitments. The sources do not quantify preparation time, homework displaced, transport time or individual fatigue, so none is estimated here.

PUBLISHED FACT: 2026–2027 collaborative-planning days use either a 10:10 a.m. student start or a 1:35 p.m. dismissal. Parent-teacher conference days dismiss at 2:05 p.m. The alternate schedule compresses some classes to 35 or 50 minutes and does not reproduce the ordinary FIT grid. [S08]

PUBLISHED FACT: the annual agenda also schedules professional-development days, holidays, quiet weeks, FIT freezes, assemblies, reporting activity, camp, trips and end-of-year special schedules. These exceptions mean the regular grid describes an ordinary instructional week, not every week of the school year. [S08, S26]

• PUBLISHED FACT (current baseline): ordinary 2026–2027 days begin at 8:40 a.m. and normally end at 3:05 p.m., with a 45-minute lunch, four numbered class slots and FIT on four weekdays. [S08]
• Based on the published information, if the structure continues, a 2027 Grade 8 student should expect the same four current timetable sections to recur through the week, while the broader eight-course program is distributed through semester/full-year structures that are not publicly mapped.
• Based on the published information, a student choosing only an on-timetable Fine Arts course could have no fixed arts rehearsal beyond the daytime grid, while a student adding Chamber Choir or, in later grades, Jazz Band, Breezeway Theatre or Yearbook could have meaningful before-/after-school commitments.

Full source provenance, URLs, publication/check dates and archive status are in sources.md. Principal evidence:

• 2026–2027 Weekly Schedule — S08, OFFICIAL;
• 2026–2027 Collaborative/Alternate Schedule — S08, OFFICIAL;
• 2026–2027 Student Agenda and detailed calendar — S08, OFFICIAL;
• 2026–2027 Course Planning Guide — S06, OFFICIAL;
• 2026–2027 Grade 8 enrolment form — S15, OFFICIAL;
• archived official 2025–2026 March–June detailed calendar — H02, OFFICIAL;
• archived official 2025–2026 Weekly Schedule — H04, OFFICIAL;
• archived official 2025–2026 club list — S11, OFFICIAL; and
• 2027–2028 Board-approved VSB calendar — S26, OFFICIAL, district-level only.

Related detail: academics.md, courses-and-electives.md, arts.md and student-life.md.

The latest Point Grey-specific planning baseline is the 2026–2027 Course Planning Guide, supplemented by the current grade forms/planning presentations, counselling page and Student Agenda. It shows what the regular program presently makes available; it does not guarantee that every course, AP section, club, district partnership or support will run in 2027–2028 or in the target student's eventual Grade 11–12 years. [S05, S06, S07, S08, S11, S13, H01]

This file covers the regular Point Grey program. Point Grey Mini is a separate approved research subject and its enriched cohort must not be attributed to the regular program. [S06]

University requirements below are a time-stamped September 2026 reference, not a forecast for a student likely to apply around 2031–2032. Requirements, approved-course lists, supplemental applications, competitive averages and deadlines can all change. A student must use each institution's live requirement checker and confirm the resulting Grade 11/12 plan with a counsellor in the actual application cycle. [U01, U02, U03, U04, U05, U06, U07, U08, U09]

No course, club, award or AP option is described here as creating an admissions advantage. The document distinguishes:

• formal requirement or credential — a published school/university rule, credit or structured program;
• useful preparation — course content or experience relevant to later study, without a claim that admissions will reward it; and
• Based on the published information, — a plausible pathway connection that is not itself a published requirement.

Current Grade 11–12 breadth

Area	Published 2026–2027 senior depth	Important limits
English and writing	English First Peoples: Literary Studies + New Media 11; English First Peoples: Literary Studies + Writing 11; Literary Studies 11; New Media 11; required English Studies 12; elective Literary Studies 12 and Creative Writing 12.	Literary Studies 12 and Creative Writing 12 do not replace English Studies 12. The two electives may be combined depending on enrolment. [S06, H01]
Mathematics	Workplace Mathematics 11; Foundations of Mathematics 11/12; Pre-Calculus 11/12; Calculus 12; AP Calculus 12.	Workplace Mathematics 12 is shown but marked not offered. Calculus 12/AP Calculus require the Pre-Calculus sequence; AP selection and capacity rules apply. [S06]
Sciences	Chemistry 11/12; Physics 11/12; Life Sciences 11; Anatomy and Physiology 12.	No current AP Chemistry, AP Biology or AP Physics offering is confirmed. Course sections remain subject to scheduling and demand. [S06, H01]
Computer science	Computer Science 11/12 and AP Computer Science 12, following junior Information Technology/Computer Science options.	Computer Science 12 permits entry without Computer Science 11, but the earlier course is the intended foundation; Computer Science 11 is recommended for AP. [S06]
Social sciences/humanities	Comparative Cultures 12; Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12; Law Studies 12; Physical Geography 12; 20th Century World History 12; Psychology 11 and AP Psychology 12; Economics 12.	The Social Studies Honours Certificate is a Point Grey certificate for completing three listed Grade 12 Social Studies courses, not an AP/IB credential or university guarantee. [S06]
Languages	French through Grade 12; Beginners' Japanese 11, Japanese 11 and Japanese 12; VSB Language Challenge access for certain Grade 11/12 languages.	Beginners' Japanese 11 is introductory. Institutions may distinguish introductory and non-introductory language courses; verify the approved-course list in the application year. [S06, U08]
Fine and performing arts	Art Studio Cohort 10–12/AP Studio Art; Painting and Drawing, Ceramics and Sculpture, Graphic Design and Photography through Grade 12; senior band, strings and choir; Acting 11/12, Directing 12, Theatre Production, Breezeway Theatre and Film Studies 12.	Several activities are off timetable or carry prerequisite/permission rules. Course participation is distinct from an external university portfolio, audition or supplemental application. [S06, H01]
Business and applied learning	Accounting 11, Economics 12, Foods 11/12, Textiles 11/12, Woodwork 11/12, service-based senior electives and district Career Programs.	A useful subject is not automatically an approved academic admission course. UBC, SFU and UVic classify Grade 12 courses differently; check the current institution list. [S06, U01, U04, U08]

Students request eight courses in Grade 11. The current Grade 12 materials describe a seven-course plan plus off-timetable Career Life Connections 12, but the guide, form and presentation conflict on the exact number that must be taken at Point Grey/on timetable. This matters because many programs require a set number of approved Grade 12 academic courses. The load rule should be confirmed before finalizing Grade 12 choices. [S06, H01]

Inclusion in the guide is not a promise that a section will run. Point Grey says staffing, facilities, time allocation, graduation requirements, student demand and timetable conflicts constrain placement. [S05, S06, H01]

Science and health-related study

Formal Point Grey coverage: Pre-Calculus 11/12; Calculus 12 or AP Calculus 12; Chemistry 11/12; Physics 11/12; Life Sciences 11; Anatomy and Physiology 12; and English Studies 12. [S06]

This is enough course breadth to construct many present-day science prerequisite combinations. It does not mean that every science or health program has the same requirements. For example, as of September 2026 SFU Computing Science requires English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12, at least one of Anatomy and Physiology 12/Chemistry 12/Physics 12, and at least one of Pre-Calculus 12/Calculus 12 within a minimum five approved Grade 12 courses. UVic Computer Science presently requires approved English 11, Pre-Calculus 11, an approved Science 11 and approved Social Studies 11/12, followed by English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12, Pre-Calculus 12, an approved Science 12 and another approved Academic 12. [U05, U07]

Useful preparation, not an admissions claim: taking more than the minimum science combination can preserve options across biology-, chemistry-, physics- and computing-heavy degrees and reduce the risk of discovering a missing prerequisite late. Calculus 12/AP Calculus can provide exposure to first-year concepts, but whether calculus is required, recommended, ignored or eligible for credit is institution/program-specific. [S06, U01, U02, U03, U04, U05, U06, U07, U08, U09]

Engineering

Formal Point Grey coverage: the current catalogue includes the full Pre-Calculus 11/12, Chemistry 11/12 and Physics 11/12 sequences plus Calculus 12/AP Calculus 12 and English Studies 12. [S06]

Those offerings map directly to several current engineering requirement patterns:

• SFU Engineering Science, Fall 2026 onward: English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12 and at least one of Pre-Calculus 12/Calculus 12, within at least five approved Grade 12 academic courses. [U06]
• UVic Engineering, BC/Yukon applicants checked 2026-09-11: approved English 11, Pre-Calculus 11, Chemistry 11, Physics 11 and approved Social Studies 11/12; then English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 (minimum 73%), Pre-Calculus 12 (minimum 77%), an approved Science 12 or Calculus 12, and another approved Academic 12. UVic explicitly says meeting minimums does not guarantee admission. [U09]
• UBC: requirements depend on campus and degree and are delivered through UBC's province/campus/degree selector. The student should select British Columbia and the exact Applied Science degree in the live checker rather than rely on a static summary here. UBC says applicants must meet both general and degree-specific requirements. [U01, U02]

Point Grey does not publish a regular senior engineering-design course in the current guide. The historical 2025–2026 club list included Engineering and Makers Making Change, but this is extracurricular, time-bound evidence and not a substitute for Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics prerequisites. [S11]

Business and commerce

Formal Point Grey coverage: English Studies 12, Pre-Calculus 12, Calculus 12/AP Calculus 12, Economics 12 and Accounting 11 are available. Several senior Social Studies and writing courses can also form part of a broad academic schedule where an institution approves them. [S06]

As of Fall 2026 onward, SFU Beedie requires at least five approved Grade 12 academic courses including English Studies 12 or equivalent and Pre-Calculus 12, plus a supplemental application. [U04]

UBC Commerce also has general and degree-specific requirements and a video interview within its personal profile in the current application system. The precise British Columbia course combination must be retrieved from UBC's live campus/province/degree selector. [U01, U02, U03]

Useful preparation, not a formal prerequisite claim: Accounting 11 introduces accounting, personal finance and business fundamentals; Economics 12 introduces markets and economic reasoning; senior English, Social Studies, Computer Science and mathematics can develop quantitative, analytical and communication skills. Point Grey's guide describes Economics 12 as preparation for later business/economics study, but its promotional wording is not evidence that a university will prefer or credit the course. [S06]

Arts, humanities and social sciences

Point Grey offers a comparatively broad current set of senior humanities choices: five Social Studies 12 courses, Psychology 11/AP Psychology 12, Economics 12, English First Peoples 11 combinations, Literary Studies 11/12, New Media 11, Creative Writing 12 and English Studies 12. French 12 and Japanese 12 can add senior language study. [S06, H01]

The school awards its Social Studies Honours Certificate after three listed Grade 12 Social Studies courses. This documents local course depth only; no reviewed university source assigns an admissions benefit to the certificate. [S06]

Current examples show why approved-course classification matters:

• SFU Arts and Social Sciences presently requires at least five approved Grade 12 academic courses, including English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12; the remaining courses must come from SFU's approved list. [U05]
• UVic's general Social Sciences pattern presently requires approved English 11, Foundations of Mathematics 11 or Pre-Calculus 11, an approved Science 11 and approved Social Studies 11/12, followed by English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 and three approved Academic 12 courses. [U07]
• UBC evaluates general and degree-specific requirements and considers Grade 11/12 academic courses, with attention to subject categories and courses related to the selected degree. Its current guidance tells applicants to use the exact degree requirement page. [U01, U02]

Computer science

The published school sequence is Information Technology 9, Information Technology 10, Computer Science 11, Computer Science 12 and AP Computer Science 12. Computer Science 11 uses Java and covers decomposition, algorithms, computational thinking, problem solving, program flow, data structures and object-oriented programming. Computer Science 12 extends those skills; AP Computer Science 12 is the formal advanced option. [S06]

Prerequisite planning: university computing degrees commonly depend more explicitly on senior mathematics and, in some cases, Science 12 than on a high-school Computer Science course. Point Grey students should therefore protect Pre-Calculus 11/12 and the relevant Science 11/12 slots even if they take all available computer-science courses. Current SFU and UVic examples are set out above. [U05, U07]

Useful experience: the historical 2025–2026 official club list included Computer Science, Math Competition, Biology Olympiads, DECA, Game Development, Engineering and Research. These could provide practice or a community around an interest, but none is confirmed for 2026–2027 or 2027–2028 and none is represented as an admissions credential. [S11]

Fine arts, design, architecture and portfolio programs

Point Grey has a defined curricular portfolio route:

• Art Studio Cohort 10–12 is intended for students with a strong art/design interest, including portfolio development for post-secondary art, design or architecture;
• cohort students are expected to add another graphics, photography, ceramics or painting/drawing course;
• Graphic Design 11/12 includes portfolio development, personal style, professional standards, and post-secondary/career research;
• Textiles 11/12 projects can contribute to a portfolio or CLC Capstone;
• AP Studio Art is completed through Studio Art Cohort 12 and culminates in College Board portfolio assessment rather than a written AP exam; and
• senior photography, yearbook, theatre, music and visual-art sequences create sustained bodies of work or performance experience. [S06]

The AP Studio Art entry wording conflicts among current official materials: Studio Art Cohort 11, Studio Art 11 or Art 11 is variously named, alongside teacher permission. [S06, H01]

VSB also publishes Headstart-in-Art, a dual-credit partnership taught at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. The current VSB page says applicants must be in Grade 10 or 11 and concurrently enrolled in a school Visual Arts course; the program runs Saturdays from September to December and includes research, critiques and studio work. The 2026–2027 Point Grey guide says students earning at least 80% may receive an Emily Carr undergraduate portfolio waiver. That is a narrow, formally published waiver route—not a general admissions advantage or an admission guarantee. Eligibility, threshold and waiver terms must be rechecked in the application year. [S06, U10]

External fine-arts requirements vary substantially. Current UVic examples illustrate the distinction: Visual Arts and Visual Arts/Computer Science require a digital portfolio in addition to academic requirements, while Music uses a supplemental/audition process. UBC's application page likewise identifies supplemental materials for several BFA specializations, a portfolio for the Bachelor of Media Studies and supplemental requirements for its design degree. Point Grey course completion does not replace those external submissions unless the university explicitly grants a waiver. [U03, U11, U12]

Advanced Placement

Point Grey currently publishes four AP choices:

AP course	Point Grey's published route	Formal outcome and limits
AP Calculus 12	Entering Grade 12; recommended 86% or better in Pre-Calculus 11; priority to students who completed Pre-Calculus 12.	AP course; optional May exam under the school's general AP process. University credit depends on institution, exam and score. [S06, H01]
AP Computer Science 12	Computer Science 11 recommended; student application and teacher nomination under the current form.	AP course; optional May exam. [S06, H01]
AP Psychology 12	English 11 recommended; graduating students receive priority; current application/nomination process.	AP course; optional May exam. [S06, H01]
AP Studio Art	Studio Art Cohort 12 route with prior-art/teacher-permission wording that conflicts across official documents.	College Board portfolio assessment; the guide says there is no written AP exam for this option. [S06, H01]

Teacher recommendation, available seats and graduating-student priority constrain AP placement. A submitted application can be approved or waitlisted. [S06, H01]

UBC presently states that all AP courses are eligible for admission consideration, generally uses the school percentage for admission averages, and grants first-year credit for a score of 4 or better on approved AP exams. This is an authoritative UBC policy, but it is still course/score/institution-specific and may change. It does not establish that merely enrolling in a Point Grey AP course confers credit or admission. [U13]

No International Baccalaureate program or IB course is identified in current Point Grey materials. The regular program also has no general honours stream. The Art Studio Cohort and Social Studies Honours Certificate are school structures, not substitutes for an IB Diploma. [S06]

Writing-intensive course options

• English First Peoples: Literary Studies + Writing 11 integrates Indigenous-focused literature with sustained writing.
• Literary Studies 11/12 emphasizes close reading, analysis and response to literature.
• New Media 11 develops analysis and communication across digital media.
• Creative Writing 12 provides a dedicated senior creative-writing option.
• English Studies 12 remains the required senior English course.
• Film Studies 12 includes written responses and critical discussion.
• Senior Social Studies courses use disciplinary inquiry, evidence and argument in fields including history, law, culture, geography and Indigenous studies. [S06]

Point Grey's library/learning commons provides print and digital resources and remote databases. Teacher-librarians describe supporting information literacy and helping students articulate research needs. This is a school research-support resource, not a published independent research credential. [S06, S08]

Portfolios, profiles and supplemental writing

Visual-art routes are detailed above. Beyond fine arts, CLC, senior writing/humanities courses, yearbook, theatre, service and extracurricular involvement can generate experiences a student may later reflect on in an application. Whether any institution asks for or evaluates those experiences is program-specific.

For example, UBC currently requires a personal profile for most high-school applicants and has extra program-specific submissions; SFU Beedie requires a supplemental application; UVic allows a Personal Information Profile for Engineering/Computer Science expanded-qualification consideration. These external requirements can change and are not automatically completed through a Point Grey course. [U02, U03, U04, U14]

No reviewed Point Grey source publishes a dedicated university-essay workshop, portfolio-review clinic, mock interview series or formal research mentorship program.

Counselling and course planning

Point Grey says its counsellors provide academic, career and personal counselling. Published academic/career functions include:

• selecting relevant courses and checking graduation planning;
• identifying strengths, needs, interests and educational goals;
• accessing information about post-secondary programs, admission and scholarships;
• connecting school subjects and interests to careers;
• short- and long-term planning; and
• working with students, families and teachers as a resource. [S06, S13]

Grade 8 is shared by the counselling team; from Grade 9, assigned counsellors follow students through Grade 12 under the current model. Course requests are entered through MyEducation BC and reviewed through school course-planning processes. [S13, H01]

Scholarships and school awards

The 2026–2027 Student Agenda documents:

• scholarship points based on report-card averages in Grades 10–12;
• Point Grey Academic Medals and Scholarships based on Grade 11–12 report-card marks, with eligibility tied to taking a senior English 12 course at Point Grey;
• nomination of recipients for the Art Nordman Scholarship and Peter St. Louis Academic Scholarship and Trophy; and
• graduation awards recognizing academics, athletics, citizenship, fine arts, leadership, scholarship, service and exceptional performance, including awards donated by community groups/businesses. [S08]

These are Point Grey recognition/award processes. The public agenda does not publish award amounts, a complete application calendar, the number of recipients or every selection rubric. It also does not establish that receiving a school award changes a university admission decision.

Counselling expressly includes scholarship information, but no reviewed current source publishes a Point Grey scholarship database, recurring workshop schedule, nomination deadlines or application-writing service.

Career education and post-secondary transition

• Career Life Education 10 is off timetable/online and covers personal development, graduation requirements, financial planning, workplace etiquette, career research and an initial career/education plan. [S06]
• Career Life Connections 12 is a required off-timetable course. Earlier Point Grey material described career-life development, community connections, planning and a Capstone presentation; the current guide/checklist does not restate the operational Capstone details. [S06, H05, H01]
• The 2026–2027 agenda schedules a mandatory Career Programs assembly for Grades 10–11 and lunchtime visits by Western University and the University of Alberta. These are dated examples of transition exposure, not a comprehensive or guaranteed annual university-fair program. [S08]
• Point Grey publishes access to Vancouver Learning Network, summer school, Ministry-recognized external credits and Language Challenge. These routes can help a student complete or extend a plan, but school and university deadlines/recognition must be checked before relying on them. [S06]

The current guide presents VSB Career Programs as district pathways available through a student's home school, not as ordinary Point Grey classroom offerings. Students apply, keep a full home-school course load while the application is pending, and work with Career Programs/the school on timetable changes if accepted. [S06]

Published 2026–2027 examples include:

• Architectural and Structural CADD/Graphics Technician at BCIT;
• Early Childhood Educator at Langara College;
• Emergency Medical Responder at the Justice Institute of British Columbia;
• Headstart-in-Art at Emily Carr University of Art + Design;
• Healthcare Assistant, Medical Laboratory Assistant and Pharmacy Technician at Vancouver Community College;
• Youth TRAIN in Trades with post-secondary/training partners;
• Youth WORK in Trades apprenticeship credits;
• Youth EXPLORE Trades Sampler; and
• the school-based IT & CISCO Networking program at Killarney Secondary. [S06]

These programs differ in grade eligibility, prerequisites, timing, location, credits, fees and selection. They can substantially alter a student's Point Grey timetable. The list is time-bound and offerings may change annually.

No Point Grey-specific university research partnership, guaranteed university transfer agreement or general dual-enrolment program was found beyond the district Career Programs described above.

The latest complete official club list is for 2025–2026. University-pathway-relevant examples included Biology Olympiads, Math Competition, Math, Computer Science, Game Development, Engineering, DECA, Debate, Model UN, Creative Writing, Newspaper, Research, Financial Literacy, Astronomy, History Bee Study, Art and several music/design groups. [S11]

These are evidence of recent opportunities, not confirmed 2026–2027 or 2027–2028 offerings. Club names do not prove participation in a particular external competition, the level of coaching, selection, meeting frequency, research output or awards. No admissions benefit is inferred.

Point Grey also publishes Community Service 11, Library Services 11 and Peer Tutoring 12. These are credit-bearing school/service experiences that can build responsibility and communication skills; they are not academic prerequisites or guaranteed application advantages. [S06]

How Point Grey's current catalogue intersects with selected requirements

Institution/reference	Current official requirement pattern	Point Grey planning implication
UBC Vancouver/Okanagan	General requirements plus campus- and degree-specific requirements selected by province and program. UBC evaluates Grade 11/12 academic courses, with attention to degree-related subject categories, and currently uses a personal profile for most high-school applicants. [U01, U02, U03]	Use the live checker for the exact degree. English Studies 12, Pre-Calculus 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12, Anatomy and Physiology 12 and the broad humanities catalogue create multiple possible combinations, but no single Point Grey schedule fits every UBC degree.
SFU — general/FASS	Fall 2026 onward: high-school graduation, at least five approved Grade 12 academic courses including English Studies 12 or equivalent, and at least 70% in Language Arts 11/English 12 or equivalent; faculty requirements add courses. FASS currently adds no named Grade 12 course beyond English and the approved-course total. [U05]	Point Grey offers English Studies 12 and multiple courses appearing on SFU's approved lists. Confirm that the chosen five are approved and that program-specific additions are met.
SFU — Computing Science	English Studies 12/EFP 12; one of Anatomy and Physiology 12, Chemistry 12 or Physics 12; one of Pre-Calculus 12 or Calculus 12; and enough additional approved courses for five. [U05]	Point Grey offers English Studies 12 and all named math/science routes, as well as Computer Science 11/12/AP. The computing courses do not replace the math/science requirements.
SFU — Engineering Science	English Studies 12/EFP 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12, one of Pre-Calculus 12/Calculus 12, and additional approved course(s) to reach five. [U06]	The current Point Grey catalogue covers the named courses. Preserve space for both Chemistry 12 and Physics 12.
SFU — Beedie	English Studies 12/EFP 12, Pre-Calculus 12, additional approved courses to reach five, and a supplemental application. [U04]	Point Grey covers the formal named courses. Accounting 11 and Economics 12 can be relevant preparation, but only current SFU classification/requirements determine how courses count.
UVic — Computer Science	Approved English 11, Pre-Calculus 11, Science 11, Social Studies 11/12; then English Studies 12/EFP 12 (73% minimum), Pre-Calculus 12 (77% minimum), Science 12 and another Academic 12. [U07]	Point Grey covers each category under its current catalogue. Confirm approved-course status/codes and current minimums when applying.
UVic — Engineering	Approved English 11, Pre-Calculus 11, Chemistry 11, Physics 11, Social Studies 11/12; then English Studies 12/EFP 12 (73% minimum), Pre-Calculus 12 (77% minimum), Science 12 or Calculus 12, and another Academic 12. [U09]	Point Grey covers the named sequences. Note that UVic's present requirement differs from SFU Engineering Science's present explicit Chemistry 12 plus Physics 12 pattern.
UVic — arts/fine arts examples	Arts/social-science patterns require English and a defined set of approved academic categories; Visual Arts and certain interdisciplinary arts programs add a digital portfolio, while Music adds supplemental/audition requirements. [U07, U08, U11, U12]	Point Grey provides English/humanities/language/fine-arts depth and portfolio-building courses, but the student must separately satisfy each external portfolio, audition or supplemental process.

This comparison intentionally does not list predicted competitive cut-offs. Published minimums do not guarantee admission, recent estimated averages can change, and the target applicant is several cycles away. [U01, U02, U03, U04, U05, U06, U07, U08, U09]

Prudent planning implication: use the present catalogue to understand pathway breadth, then re-check requirements at least at Grade 10 course selection, Grade 11 course selection and before Grade 12 requests. This is planning advice, not a published Point Grey requirement.

Full provenance for established school sources appears in sources.md. Principal Point Grey evidence used here:

• 2026–2027 Course Planning Guide — S06, OFFICIAL;
• 2026–2027 Student Agenda — S08, OFFICIAL;
• archived 2025–2026 club list — S11, OFFICIAL, time-bound;
• current Point Grey counselling page — S13, OFFICIAL; and
• current/historical grade-planning resources — H01/H05, OFFICIAL.

Phase 6 supplemental official university and district sources

U01 — UBC Canadian high-school requirements

• URL: https://you.ubc.ca/applying-ubc/requirements/canadian-high-schools/
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — University of British Columbia
• Publication date: dynamic; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: requirement selection by campus, province/territory and degree; general plus degree-specific requirement model; completion timing.
• Evidence notes: dynamic selector; use the live tool for an applicant's exact degree and cycle.

U02 — UBC application evaluation and course planning

• URLs:
  • https://you.ubc.ca/applying-ubc/application-evaluation/
  • https://you.ubc.ca/applying-ubc/how-to-apply/course-planning/
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — University of British Columbia
• Publication date: dynamic; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: evaluation of Grade 11/12 academic courses, key subject categories, degree-related courses, course planning and personal-profile context.
• Evidence notes: UBC's stated evaluation policy, not evidence that any particular Point Grey course guarantees admission.

U03 — UBC application and supplemental requirements

• URL: https://you.ubc.ca/applying-ubc/how-to-apply/application/
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — University of British Columbia
• Publication date: dynamic; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: current personal profile and named program-specific interview, portfolio and supplemental-material requirements.
• Evidence notes: requirements vary by program and cycle.

U04 — SFU Beedie, BC/Yukon high-school requirements

• URL: https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission/admission-requirements/canadian-highschool/bc-yukon/business.html
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — Simon Fraser University
• Publication date/applicability: Fall 2026 onward; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: five approved Grade 12 academic courses, English, Pre-Calculus 12 and supplemental application.

U05 — SFU BC/Yukon general, Arts and Computing Science requirements

• URLs:
  • https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission/admission-requirements/canadian-highschool/bc-yukon.html
  • https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission/admission-requirements/canadian-highschool/bc-yukon/arts-and-social-sciences.html
  • https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission/admission-requirements/canadian-highschool/bc-yukon/computing-science.html
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — Simon Fraser University
• Publication date/applicability: Fall 2026 onward pages; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: general approved-course total and current FASS/Computing Science combinations.
• Evidence notes: requirements differ by program; approved-course list must also be checked.

U06 — SFU Engineering Science, BC/Yukon high-school requirements

• URL: https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission/admission-requirements/canadian-highschool/bc-yukon/engineering-science.html
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — Simon Fraser University
• Publication date/applicability: Fall 2026 onward; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: English Studies 12/EFP 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12, Pre-Calculus 12/Calculus 12 and approved-course total.

U07 — UVic Computer Science and Social Sciences, BC/Yukon requirements

• URLs:
  • https://www.uvic.ca/undergraduate/programs/undergraduate-programs/pages/computer-science.php
  • https://www.uvic.ca/undergraduate/programs/undergraduate-programs/pages/undecided-social-sciences.php
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — University of Victoria
• Publication date: dynamic; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: current Grade 11/12 category requirements and published minimum course grades for Computer Science; current Social Sciences pattern.
• Evidence notes: UVic explicitly warns that meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

U08 — UVic approved BC/Yukon high-school courses

• URL: https://www.uvic.ca/undergraduate/admissions/how-to-apply/approved-high-school-courses/bc-yukon/
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — University of Victoria
• Publication date: dynamic; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: approved Academic 12, English 11, Fine Arts 11/12, Language 11, Science 11/12 and Social Studies 11/12 classifications.
• Evidence notes: course titles/codes must be matched against the live list when applying.

U09 — UVic Engineering, BC/Yukon requirements

• URL: https://www.uvic.ca/undergraduate/programs/undergraduate-programs/pages/engineering.php
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — University of Victoria
• Publication date: dynamic; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: current Grade 11/12 Engineering prerequisites and minimum English/Pre-Calculus grades.
• Evidence notes: UVic explicitly warns that meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

U10 — VSB Headstart-in-Art

• URL: https://www.vsb.bc.ca/career-programs/headstart-in-art
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — Vancouver School Board
• Publication date: 2026-06-05; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: VSB–Emily Carr partnership, grade eligibility, Saturday delivery, school-art co-requisite and program learning activities.
• Evidence notes: the separate 2026–2027 Point Grey guide [S06] supplies its time-bound 80% portfolio-waiver wording; recheck both sources before application.

U11 — UVic Visual Arts and Visual Arts/Computer Science

• URLs:
  • https://www.uvic.ca/undergraduate/programs/undergraduate-programs/pages/visual-arts.php
  • https://www.uvic.ca/undergraduate/programs/undergraduate-programs/pages/visual-arts-and-computer-science.php
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — University of Victoria
• Publication date: dynamic; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: current academic requirements and required digital portfolio.

U12 — UVic Music

• URL: https://www.uvic.ca/undergraduate/programs/undergraduate-programs/pages/music-bmus.php
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — University of Victoria
• Publication date: dynamic; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: current academic and supplemental/audition pathway.

U13 — UBC Advanced Placement policy

• URL: https://you.ubc.ca/applying-ubc/requirements/advanced-placement/
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — University of British Columbia
• Publication date: dynamic; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: admission consideration of AP courses and current first-year-credit threshold for approved AP exams.
• Evidence notes: credit is subject-, score- and policy-specific; this is not a general admissions-advantage claim.

U14 — UVic expanded qualifications for Engineering and Computer Science

• URL: https://www.uvic.ca/undergraduate/admissions/categories/expanded-qualifications/engineering-and-computer-science.php
• Source type / publisher: OFFICIAL — University of Victoria
• Publication date: dynamic; checked: 2026-09-11
• Supports: current optional Personal Information Profile route for these applicants.

This guidance is for the regular Point Grey Secondary program. Point Grey Mini has a separate competitive application process and is outside this file.

The first section below is a factual baseline from official VSB and Point Grey sources. Everything under Practical Guidance — Advice is planning advice, not a published admission requirement. Source IDs are fully documented in application.md; exact and rule-derived dates are separated in dates.md.

No admission-probability estimate is provided. VSB has not published Point Grey's 2027–2028 Grade 8 capacity or number of cross-boundary spaces. [A03, A04]

Entry route

• Most current VSB Grade 7 students transition according to their home address. They do not use the general Grades 1–12 online form; their elementary school facilitates Grade 7-to-8 registration and articulation. [A02, A09]
• Point Grey's latest school-specific instructions say its form is distributed through Kerrisdale, Quilchena and Southlands. A student already accepted for enrolment who does not attend one of those schools receives the form from the Point Grey office. [A01, A05]
• A student who is new to VSB generally completes an online application and document verification. Some students are routed through the Newcomer Welcome Centre (NWC) according to birthplace, home language and parent/guardian status circumstances. [A02, A10]
• A Vancouver resident seeking regular English admission outside their catchment must first register at the English catchment school and then submit a cross-boundary application. A B.C. resident outside Vancouver may apply directly through the cross-boundary site. [A03, A04]

Target-cycle dates

• VSB/NWC accepts applications for the September 2027–June 2028 school year from 2026-11-01. This is most directly relevant to new-to-VSB/NWC registration; current VSB Grade 7 students articulate through their elementary school. [A02, A03, A10]
• Point Grey's Grade 7 Student/Parent Information Night is 2027-01-20 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium. [A12]
• The current cross-boundary rule opens the application on the first school day of February at 9:00 a.m. and closes it on the last school day of February. Based on the published information, if the rule remains unchanged, the 2027 dates are 2027-02-01 at 9:00 a.m. through 2027-02-26. This is not yet a cycle-specific announcement. [A03, A04, A11] [A01, A05]

Documents and course choices

• The latest Point Grey Grade 8 form, for 2026–2027, requested one primary address document plus two additional proofs, proof of student birthdate, proof of parent identity, the latest report card and guardianship/custody documents when applicable. This is historical preparation evidence, not the confirmed 2027–2028 checklist. [A05]
• NWC's current checklist is route-specific and includes original residence, birthdate/parental, status-in-Canada and other applicable records. It also asks for the most recent elementary report card and available IEP, psycho-educational or medical reports for a student with diverse learning needs. [A10]
• The 2026–2027 Point Grey form asked students to rank three Fine Arts choices among experienced or beginner Band, experienced or beginner Strings, Choir, and combined Drama/Art. The form warned that placement was subject to change. [A05]
• No entrance test, interview, audition, portfolio, reference or grade threshold is published for regular Point Grey Grade 8 admission or those Grade 8 Fine Arts choices. NWC language/mathematics assessment, when needed, is for placement/support rather than competitive Point Grey selection. [A03, A04, A05, A06, A10]

Cross-boundary selection

• Cross-boundary applications are considered only after in-catchment students. VSB applies published priority categories and uses an electronic draw within a category to determine offer and waitlist order when needed. [A03, A04]
• Grades, an essay, interview, audition and portfolio are not published cross-boundary selection factors. [A03, A04, A05] [A03, A04]

1. Identify the correct route before preparing a submission

Use this decision sequence:

1. Check the student's current address in the VSB School Locator; do not rely only on the static boundary map.
2. Confirm whether the student will be a current VSB Grade 7 student, new to VSB, or a cross-boundary applicant for September 2027.
3. If new to VSB, confirm whether the ordinary VSB registration route or the NWC route applies before uploading or presenting documents.
4. If seeking Point Grey from outside its catchment, complete any required catchment-school registration before the cross-boundary application.

Why this matters: these routes use different hand-offs, forms and document-verification steps. Route uncertainty should be resolved with the current elementary-school administrator, Point Grey office, VSB registration staff or NWC as appropriate.

2. Build a document folder, but wait for the target-cycle checklist

Prepare clear, current copies of likely records based on the district checklist and the 2026–2027 Point Grey form:

• student legal-name and birthdate record;
• parent/guardian identity record;
• current proof of residence in the parent/guardian's legal name;
• most recent report card;
• guardianship, custody or parental-responsibility records, if applicable;
• immigration/status documents, if the assigned registration route requires them; and
• current IEP, psycho-educational, medical or support records, if relevant to transition planning.

Before submitting, compare the folder line-by-line with the 2027–2028 Point Grey/VSB checklist when it appears. Do not assume the historical “one plus two” address-proof rule will be unchanged. Keep sensitive records in a private location and submit them only through the official channel requested for the student's route.

3. Use a submission quality check

For any school or district form:

• match legal names, address and contact details across the form and supporting documents;
• use legible, complete copies and include every page when a full agreement or order is requested;
• make sure the family email address is correct and monitored, including spam/junk folders;
• retain a copy of the completed form and note the submission date and method; and
• preserve any automated receipt or staff confirmation.

These steps do not improve selection priority. They reduce avoidable delays and make follow-up easier.

4. Prepare for the January 20 information night

Attend if practical and use it to confirm items that are still unpublished. Bring a short written question list:

• What is the exact 2027–2028 Grade 8 form-distribution and return process for each feeder school?
• What is the school deadline, and is there a separate classroom/elementary-school deadline?
• What documents and copy/original formats are required for each entry route?
• How will already-accepted non-feeder students obtain and return the Point Grey form?
• Are the Grade 8 Fine Arts choices and experience categories unchanged?
• How are oversubscribed Fine Arts choices allocated, and when are placements confirmed?
• When and how will catchment families receive enrolment confirmation?
• If cross-boundary places are available, when must an offered place be accepted?
• Whom should a family contact about IEP, accessibility, ELL or medical transition planning?

Record answers with the speaker/date and verify consequential changes against a written school or district notice when possible.

5. Choose Grade 8 Fine Arts preferences honestly

Review the student's genuine interests and prior experience before ranking choices. On the historical form, “experienced” Band excluded guitar and piano as band-instrument experience, while beginner options and Choir required no prior experience. [A05]

Because no audition or portfolio is published, do not spend time producing an application portfolio, recording or admissions résumé unless the 2027–2028 instructions introduce one. A useful preparation conversation is instead:

• Which activity would the student most want to attend regularly?
• Does their prior instrument experience match the school's stated category?
• Are they comfortable with a beginner course if starting a new instrument?
• Is the family comfortable with the possibility that placement differs from the first choice?

6. If applying cross-boundary, protect the catchment option

• Complete catchment registration first when required for a Vancouver resident.
• Recheck the live VSB cross-boundary page shortly before February 2027 for a cycle-specific notice and any change to the standing rule.
• Have the student's PEN and accurate sibling/concurrent-attendance details ready if relevant.
• Submit within the official window and keep the receipt. Submitting early in the window is sensible for technical-risk management, but the published process is a priority-category/electronic-draw process—not first-come, first-served within a category.
• Maintain a workable catchment-school plan while awaiting the cross-boundary result. If waitlisted, ask how later offers are communicated and what response time applies.

There is no evidence-based essay, test, interview or portfolio strategy for regular cross-boundary selection. Do not represent a report card as a merit-selection tool; it is requested as a registration/placement record.

7. If using the NWC route, prepare for verification and possible assessment

• Follow the current NWC checklist rather than the older Point Grey form when the NWC is handling verification.
• Arrange certified English translation for documents when the NWC requires it.
• Bring the student and required parent/legal guardian participants to the appointment, along with originals requested by NWC.
• Share relevant learning-support records so the receiving school can plan supports.
• Explain the possible English/mathematics assessment to the student as a placement/support step, not a competitive Point Grey entrance examination.

8. After submission

• Confirm that the application or articulation package is complete if no receipt or acknowledgement arrives through the expected channel.
• Monitor official VSB, Point Grey and current-school communications for missing-document requests, status notices and response deadlines.
• Reply by the deadline stated in the actual offer or confirmation; no target-cycle response deadline is published yet.
• Keep address and contact information current with the responsible school or district office.
• Treat the May 28, 2027 Grade 7 Walkabout as transition/orientation, not an admissions assessment. [A12]

Item	Current status	Decision or confirmation needed
Point Grey catchment for the student's address	Not currently available until address-level lookup	Check the live VSB School Locator and confirm any ambiguous result with VSB.
Registration route	Depends on current VSB enrolment, residence, birthplace/home language and parent/guardian status	Confirm articulation, ordinary VSB registration or NWC routing before submitting documents.
2027–2028 Point Grey form and checklist	Not currently available	Use the target-year form when released; do not submit the 2026–2027 form.
Feeder-school and Point Grey return deadlines	Not currently available	Ask the current elementary school and Point Grey; distinguish classroom hand-in from school receipt deadlines.
Cross-boundary February dates	Based on the published information, 2027-02-01 to 2027-02-26 if the standing rule continues	Confirm against a 2027 cycle notice before relying on the calculated dates.
Point Grey cross-boundary spaces	Not currently available	Check VSB's current capacity/full-school information and any Point Grey notice; retain the catchment plan.
Cross-boundary offer response time	Not currently available	Read the actual status/offer communication and ask immediately if the deadline is unclear.
Grade 8 Fine Arts list and rankings	Not currently available for 2027–2028	Confirm choices, category definitions, ranking instructions and placement timing.
Oversubscribed Fine Arts allocation	Not currently available	Ask Point Grey how requests are resolved; do not assume the cross-boundary draw rules apply to course placement.
Learning-support hand-off	Student-specific	Ask the Grade 7 teacher/case manager/principal who will transfer current records and when the family should meet Point Grey staff.
Non-feeder, already-accepted student workflow	Student-specific / partly Not currently available	Confirm who supplies the Point Grey form, where it is returned and whether district verification is already complete.

Based on the published regular Grade 8 process, do not prepare any of the following as an admission component unless a new official 2027–2028 instruction explicitly requests it:

• entrance-test tutoring;
• an admissions essay;
• teacher reference letters;
• an interview script;
• an audition recording; or
• an art portfolio.

This does not limit ordinary readiness for Grade 8 or participation in arts activities. It keeps application effort aligned with published requirements.

• Detailed application facts and source provenance: application.md
• Exact, inferred and unpublished dates: dates.md
• Official source registry and archived-document paths: sources.md
• Historical Point Grey Grade 8 form: documents/2026-27/grade-8-enrolment-form-2026-27.pdf
• Target-cycle event evidence: documents/2026-27/student-agenda-2026-27.pdf