CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2025!
GRADUATION vs. CONVOCATION
GRADUATION = completing all the requirements to earn your Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
– click HERE for GRADUATION requirements and look under “What do I need to graduate?”
CONVOCATION = ceremony to celebrate the Class of 2025
(the Class of 2025 is the group of students who started grade 9 in 2021 and are at the end of their 4th year of high school)
– you do NOT have to complete ALL GRAD REQUIREMENTS to participate in convocation
– you can ONLY attend convocation ONCE, at the end of your 4th year, unless advised differently by your guidance counselor.
Convocation 2025
Save the date!
- Convocation will be held on the evening of Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium (NOT the Centre in the Square)
Graduation Photographs
- Sittings may be booked to take place at St. Mary’s December 9th-20th, or March 3rd-7th, or March 17th-21st
to book a graduation photo sitting at St Mary’s HS – click HERE - Students who missed sittings at St. Mary’s may book directly through Edge Imaging in Guelph
Convocation Fees – Payments to be made February 10 – April 4, 2025 (on School Cash Online)
- $75 – Convocation ceremony, including souvenir keepsake gown, cap and sash
- $20 – Souvenir gown, cap and sash ONLY (no ceremony)
- $10 – Optional Grad Breakfast – Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- NOTE: convocation fees do not include tickets for audience members.
Ticket Purchases – Completed through Kitchener Memorial Auditorium (more details coming soon)
- Each family will be allocated 10 tickets at a cost of $10 per ticket
- Tickets may be purchased:
- online: tbd
- by phone: tbd
- in person: tbd
Community Awards (see below) – Applications available February 5 – April 30, 2025
Grade 12 Meeting – Wednesday, February 12, 2025 during period 2 in Alumni Hall
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Convocation Info – coming soon
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Graduation Info – coming soon
Class of 2025 Spirit Wear – check School Cash Online to order
Grad Retreat
- date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- time: TBD
- location: Mt. Mary Retreat Centre, Ancaster
- Permission Form must be completed and submitted prior to the retreat
- Cost is $35 to cover transportation and site fees, payable through School Cash Online
- Information Letter and Permission Form – TBD (hard copies available outside Deacon Ed’s office)
Valedictorians
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Nominate Candidates for the Valedictorians of 2025 – click TBD – deadline TBD
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Only a St. Mary’s student in grade 12 may nominate a fellow student to be a valedictorian candidate. You may nominate yourself.
- In order to be considered as a candidate for valedictorian, a student must fulfill the following criteria:
– be involved in a positive leadership role in school activities
– maintain a strong academic record
– have exemplary attendance
– participate in making a difference in the community
The list of nominees who meet the requirements and have the most nominations will be reviewed by the graduation committee, administration and guidance to create a short list of candidates who reflect an equitable representation of the graduating class.
All Graduates will have the opportunity to vote for 2 Valedictorian Candidates from the list of qualified nominees
Photos from the convocation ceremony held on Thursday, June 13, 2024 (last year)
This is a password protected page, to honour students’ privacy.
The password is printed in the Convocation Programme, or use this google form to receive the password.
You must be logged in to your WCDSB account to access the form and receive the password.
Graduation Awards & Scholarships
To apply for the following awards, complete the Community Sponsored Awards Application, found HERE, – submitting the ONE application will make you eligible for consideration for ALL Community & Faculty Awards listed below.
Students should also consult the Post-Secondary and Career Planning page on the St. Mary’s website for additional awards and scholarships that require a specific application process with the organization.