You must complete a minimum of 40 hours of community involvement activities during your years in the secondary school program. This requirement is to be completed outside your normal instructional hours and in a variety of settings. You may not complete this requirement through activities that are counted towards a credit, through paid work or by assuming duties normally performed by a paid employee.

Parents and students play a major role in this initiative. Organizations or persons supervising the activities must confirm completion of the 40 hours. Documentation attesting to the completion of each activity must be submitted to Student Services to be recorded. This documentation must include, for each activity, the name of the person or organization receiving the service, the activity performed, the dates and hours, signatures of the student and his or her parents and a signed acknowledgement by the person (or representative of the organization) involved.

The list of eligible activities for community involvement is available in the Community Involvement Information Manual which may be accessed by visiting the 40 Hour Volunteer Requirement page on the HDSB website.