Our High Performance Athlete Program is a specialized, cooperative education program for students who are competing at the provincial, national and international level. The focus is on long term career objectives while accommodating competitive needs individually tailored Co-op courses Gr. 9-12.
HPA Student Acceptance Criteria
- Student-athletes must be involved in a qualifying sport and be competing at the provincial level or higher.
Guidelines for consideration:
- supervised training or competition for:
- 15 hours per week over a 4 month period: or
- 10 hours per week over a 10 month period; and
- the training season aligns with the school year
2. Student-athletes applying into the program in either Grade 9-10-11 or 12 must submit the following forms prior to acceptance:
- YRDSB High Performance Athlete Application form;
- YRDSB Coach’s Reference form (Note: coach must be certified within sports governing body and willing to fulfill the role of placement supervisor for the student athlete);
- Student Credit Counselling Summary and/or most recent Report Card; and
- Teacher’s Reference form (optional).
3. Student-athletes must complete the Cooperative Education interview process, meeting the requirements of YRDSB Cooperative Education Program Readiness Criteria.
4. The parent/guardian or adult student must recommend the appropriate training supervisor.
5. The proposed training supervisor must meet the expectations of the pre-placement assessment as conducted by the teacher and be willing to sign the HPA Protocol Agreement.
6. Student-athletes must reapply for the program on a yearly basis.
7. All student-athletes enrolled in the HPA program are eligible to earn equivalent Cooperative Education credits related to their in-school courses. These credits count towards the requirements for an Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
Note: considerations for *qualifying sports is a determination made at the individual school level based upon school specific program offerings.