Graduation and Post-Secondary Updates from Ms. Walsh
- Grade 12 students and parents, the final semester of high school has started, and you are one step closer to graduation. It’s an exciting time with lots of news coming your way from the post-secondary institutions to which you have applied. As they do not send your news to the school, please remember to keep me updated. You can email twalsh@hrce.ca, call 902-885-2777 ext.4, or drop by my office.
- If you have been accepted or have news about your application, please let me know your status, the school and the program.
- If you have made a decision about where you will be attending, please let me know the school and the program.
- Don’t forget that some schools have separate applications for scholarships, bursaries and awards. Check the websites of the schools to which you have applied.
- If you receive an award, scholarship or bursary and would like to have it included in the graduation program, please let me know:
- the name of the award
- the school or organization giving you the award
- the amount of the award.
- Award, scholarship, and bursary applications are updated on my website as I receive them. Please check https://sites.google.com/a/gnspes.ca/tracy-walsh/ regularly and check the MDA Grads Google Classroom to stay up to date.
HRCE Finance Dept will issue a T4 for any bursaries students receive at graduation totaling over $500. This is a requirement from Canada Revenue Agency, therefore, graduating students who receive bursaries totaling over $500 at graduation are asked to contact Mrs. Levy with their Social Insurance Number.
Even though you can’t apply for student loans until May, there are things you can do now to make sure there are no delays processing your applications:
- get a bank account in your name
- get your Social Insurance Number (SIN)
- complete income tax returns on time (student, parent/guardian, stepparent)
- gather custody/separation/divorce agreements (if applicable)
- gather disability documentation from doctor or psychologist (if applicable)
- visit https://novascotia.ca/studentassistance/Apply/New/GettingReady.asp for more information