At St. John Brebeuf our goal is to assist our students in pursuing post-secondary options and workplace options that are best suited to their interests and aptitudes. To support our students along this path we provide academic counselling and career planning through the Academic Counselling Department. The Department is open on an appointment or drop-in basis throughout the day to assist students with course selections, career planning, university, college or trades program research and general academic support. Together, the Academic Counselling Department and Learning Centre coordinate a highly effective Peer Tutoring program in which senior students provide academic assistance to other students in the school. The Academic Counselling Department also provides information on external and internal scholarships and external testing (TOEFL, SAT, ACT, etc.) and assists students with work experience placements.
Join the Google Classroom Academic Counselling page for the latest updates.
(You will need your son or daughter to join and then add you.)
The code for the Grade 12 Academic Counselling page is 2divkvd.
There is also an Academic Counselling page for Grade 10 and Grade 11 students, to help with course selection. The code for the Grade 10 and 11 page is pxg74g2.
If you have any questions please contact our Academic Counsellor, Mr. Fraser.
Course Selection
Course selection will be completed through your registration package. If you have any questions about which courses to choose and university requirements, please contact our Academic Counsellor.
Each Spring, our Academic Counsellor holds a Course-Selection information night to help parents and students plan their graduation program and assure they have the courses needed to meet their desired post-secondary or trades programs’ entrance requirements.
Scholarships & Bursaries
There are so many scholarships and bursaries available to SJB students to help them financially with their post-secondary pursuits. Make sure to connect with Mr. Fraser if you need help finding scholarships and bursaries available to you.
Every year hundreds of scholarships and bursaries go unawarded because students did not apply for them. It does take work to put together an application, but it can be worth the effort.
What’s the difference between a scholarship and a bursary?
Scholarships are awarded based on various criteria, which usually reflect the values and purposes of the founder of the award.
Bursaries are financial awards that are based on both financial need and criteria set by the donor, founder or individual institution.