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Planning for what comes next, one step at a time
At RLC, planning for life after graduation is gradual and structured. It begins with course selection in Grade 9, and dedicated post-secondary advising starts in Grade 11, so students leave with a clear plan and a choice of offers.
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Post-secondary planning
Our academic and post-secondary advisors help students discover their interests and strengths, make an academic plan, and explore possible careers.
In Grades 9 and 10, students meet with our academic advisors to choose their courses, which gives them an early look at where their interests could lead. Whole-grade information sessions fill in the bigger picture.
In Grade 11, dedicated post-secondary advising begins: students name their strengths, interests, and goals, and their advisor helps them find programs that fit. In Grade 12, the process becomes more focused, and advisors stay in close contact with students, parents, and teachers so nothing in the application process is missed.
Along the way, students have:
- One-on-one meetings with their advisor
- Post-secondary planning classes in Grades 11 and 12
- Post-secondary resources in Google Classroom
- Visits from university and college representatives
- Post-secondary fairs, open houses, and campus tours
- Help finding summer enrichment programs and special opportunities
- Application workshops
Mrs. Audet and Ms. Sheppard also share a weekly post-secondary update in the Beacon, our newsletter to families, covering university visits, open houses, deadlines, and programs worth knowing about. Recent updates have included a visit from Trent University, OCAD University's National Portfolio Day for students heading into art and design, early applications for SHAD Canada's summer STEAM program, and the House of Commons Page Program for bilingual Grade 12 students.
Where our graduates go
100% of RLC graduates are accepted to college or university, and some take a gap year first.
What they study (past five years):
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Universities: University of Toronto · University of Waterloo · Western · Toronto Metropolitan · Queen's · McMaster · York · Ottawa · Carleton · Wilfrid Laurier
Colleges: George Brown · Conestoga · Algonquin · Fanshawe · Georgian
Around the world: USA · UK · Netherlands · Australia · Hong Kong
Canada: Algonquin College, Bishop's University, University of British Columbia, Carleton University, Centennial College, Conestoga College, Dalhousie University, Durham College, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Fanshawe College, George Brown College, Georgian College, University of Guelph, University of Guelph-Humber, Humber College, Huron University College, King's University College, Lakehead University, Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa, University of Manitoba, McGill University, McMaster University, Mohawk College, University of New Brunswick, Nipissing University, Northern College, OCAD University, Okanagan College, Ontario Tech University, University of Ottawa, University of Prince Edward Island, Queen's University, St. Francis Xavier University, St. Lawrence College, Sheridan College, Simon Fraser University, Toronto Metropolitan University, Trent University, University of Toronto, Vancouver Island University, University of Waterloo, Western University, Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Windsor, York University
United States: Bentley University, University of California, Riverside, Case Western Reserve University, Culinary Institute of America, Eckerd College, Florida SouthWestern State College, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hofstra University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Lehigh University, Lynn University, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Middlebury College, New York University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Rochester, St. Lawrence University, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Madison
United Kingdom: Brunel University London, Durham University, University of Edinburgh, University of Manchester, University of Southampton, University of St Andrews, University of Warwick
Around the world: University of Amsterdam, University of Hong Kong, University of Sydney
Support for every kind of learner
Every student learns differently, and support at RLC starts long before post-secondary planning. Every student has a Teacher Advisor whose small group meets each week, teachers adapt their lessons so every student can show what they know, and students with documented learning needs work with our Student Success Coordinator on an individual plan.
