January 7th, 2025

End of Semester Exam and Evaluation Days – Expectations & Schedule January 2025 

Please reference the handout WCI Sem 1 – Exam & Evaluation Days January 2025 (revised).

Courses with final exams are scheduled for Monday, January 27 through to Thursday, January 30, starting at the posted time each day. During the exam preparation period (study week), January 20 – 24, students are expected to continue to attend their classes, complete homework and review exercises to better prepare them for any formal exams. In addition to final exams, intensive assessment and evaluation will be occurring during the weeks before the exam period for those courses without exams posted in the exam schedule.

Information about Final Evaluations

  • While 70% of a student’s grade is based on work completed during the term, 30% of a student’s grade in every course is based on final evaluations administered at or towards the end of the course (Growing Success, 2010).  
  • Students may be required to complete one task or project, or they may be required to complete multiple components as part of the final evaluation for a course.  Students will be required to complete all components of the final evaluation.  
  • Final evaluations, including examinations, may occur during regular class time or may be scheduled during the four exam days at the end of the semester (or a combination of both).
  • Regular class attendance and attention to school work are especially important during the month of January.  Absences from any final evaluation must be validated by a parent or guardian.  Failure to successfully complete final evaluations will affect a student’s final grade and may result in a failure to earn the credit.

Study Week – Exam Preparation Period

Starting January 20th, classes will remain in session but there will be a pause on field trips, WCSSAA practices and/or games, school events and activities in order to provide students with an opportunity to focus on completing final evaluations.  All school activities will resume at the start of semester two.

Exam and Evaluation Days – January 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th, 2025

  • All students must be available to attend school on exam and evaluation days to complete assessment tasks, as requested by their teacher.  
  • Courses with final evaluations occurring on these days have been outlined on the schedule below.  Teachers will also review this information with their classes.
  • Students who are not required to complete evaluation tasks on these days are able to study at home; however, supervised study spaces will be available at school.
  • ACE students will attend school according to their regular schedule.

Supervised Study Spaces on the Exam and Evaluation Days

When students do not have an exam they may study and work from home. The Library will be available for silent individual study.  The cafeteria will be available during regular school hours for those who wish to talk or study in groups.

School Closure or Bus Cancellation

  • School buses run on their regular schedule during these four days.
  • Inclement weather and school closures can happen anytime, including during exams. We want students and families to know what to expect if the weather or school closure disrupts the January 27-30, 2025 exam schedule.  If ANY WRDSB Secondary School is closed or school transportation is cancelled due to inclement weather, ALL high school exams will move forward by one day. The January 31st PD Day will not change if there are weather or school closure disruptions. No assessments will be rescheduled on the PD Day.

PD Day – Friday, January 31st, 2025 (no school for students).

First Day of Semester 2  is Monday, February 3, 2025 (Week 1 Schedule).   On the first day of semester 2, students will check the posted lists in the foyer for their first period class and timetables will be distributed during their first period class.

First Semester Report Cards will be distributed the week of February 10th.