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SCIENCE 8  uses the skills and processes of science to introduce students to cells and organ systems, optics, fluids and dynamics, and water systems on earth.  Students will focus on the scientific method and ways to interpret and represent scientific information.  Organization, safety and study skills will be emphasized.

SCIENCE 9    topics include cellular processes, human reproduction and fetal development, atomic and compound structure, chemical reactions, static and current electricity, and stellar astronomy.  safety and scientific critcal thinking continue to be emphasized.

SCIENCE 10    topics include chemistry, radioactivity, ecosystems, motion, weather and plate tectonics.  The course material serves as a basis for further study in the senior science disciplines.  this course has a Provincial Government exam worth 20% of the findal grade.

BIOLOGY 11   uses lab activities to study the increasing complexity of life forms - from the lowly virus and bacterium, to higher plants and animals. Students investigate how different organisms fulfil their life functions, for example, exchanging materials, responding to the environment, and reproduction. 

CHEMISTRY 11 uses theory and extensive lab work to help students obtain a general background in chemistry. Topics include mole concept and applications; atomic structure and the periodic table; chemical reactions; gases and gas laws; an introduction to organic chemistry; and stoichiometric equations. 

EARTH SCIENCE 11 provides students with a concept of the earth’s structure, the materials it is made from, and its position in the known universe. This is a senior science course for students interested in geology and who are willing to put in a serious effort and prepare for Geology 12 or Geography 12. Topics covered include plate tectonics, erosion, weather, and astronomy.

PHYSICS 11    is designed to give the student a general background to physical concepts.  Lab work, graphing and error analysis are stressed.  Topics include kinematics, dynamics, momentum and energy, gravity, waves, light, nuclear physics and special relativity.

BIOLOGY 12   is a senior course in biology covers biochemistry, cell mechanics and human physiology.  An understanding of himan systems and the intergrated nature of the human body will be emphasized.

CHEMISTRY 12 is an introductory course in physical chemistry which builds extensively on material covered in Chemistry 11.  Through theory and lab work, the following topics are investigated: thermochemistry, reaction rates, equilibrium, solubility, acids and bases, oxidation-reduction and electrochemistry.

GEOLOGY 12    expands on the material taught in Earth Science 11.  It prepares students for university courses in geophysics, geology, volcanology, and the oil and mining industry.  The following topics are covered: Earth Materials, Time and the Fossil Record, Internal Processes and Structures and Surface Processes.

PHYSICS 12  covers in greater conceptual and mathematical detail the material taught in Physics 11.  Detailed experimental techniques will be covered.  Topics include vectors, 2-D kinematics, dynamics, equilibrium, gravity, electric charges and circuits, electromagnetism, Newton's Laws and quantum theory.

AP PHYSICS B  is designed for students that excel in the sciences and want to go into sciences, particularly physics or engineering at university.  Credits for this course will be given for Physics 12 and AP Physics B.  This course is similar to Physics 12 but includes topics such as angular momentum, elastic potential energy, thermal physics, gas laws, fluids and modern physics.  Students will write the AP Physics B exam in early May and can write the Physics 13 provincial exam in June.  A successful result on the AP exam may be used as credit and/or advanced placement at most universities.