Ontario will end Grade 9 academic and applied streaming in September 2022
CTV
Ontario students entering Grade 9 in September 2022 will no longer be offered the option of taking applied or academic courses.
In previous years, high school students were asked to choose between more practical, hands-on applied courses and more theoretical academic courses in core subjects like math, science and English.
However, advocates have long argued that streaming ends up dividing students rather than providing them more options and disproportionately impacts racialized and low-income students.
“Our government has continuously taken action to remove barriers for all students, including racialized children in Ontario," a spokesperson for Education Minister Stephen Lecce said Thursday.
"We will continue to take action to lift up all students, with an ambitious plan to support better pathways to the skilled trades, post-secondary, and good-paying jobs.”