Academics
Middle and Senior School

Course Offerings

We offer more than 100 courses in Grades 9 to 12 across a wide range of subjects. Whether you’re inspired by the arts, curious about business, or fascinated by technology, you can explore and discover more at BSS.
BSS offers 14 Advanced Placement (AP) courses. AP courses provide an enriched curriculum and move faster than regular credit courses. They are an opportunity for students to stretch themselves and explore university-level materials. Recognized around the world, the AP program complements the rich learning that BSS offers. The AP Capstone Diploma takes the challenge a step further. Our students' strong results in AP courses - exceeding international averages - confirm their readiness for university.

Grade 9

List of 8 items.

Grade 10

List of 9 items.

  • Arts

    • Dance
    • Drama
    • Music - Guitar
    • Music - Band
    • Music - Strings
    • Music - Vocal
    • Visual Arts
  • Business

    • Introduction to Business and Financial Literacy
  • Canadian and World Studies

    • Canadian History Since World War I
    • Civics and Citizenship (Half-credit course with Career Studies)
  • Careers & Guidance

    • Career Studies (Half-credit course with Civics and Citizenship)
  • Health & Physical Education

    • Personal Fitness Activities
    • Large Group Activities
    • Healthy Active Living Education
  • Languages

    • English
    • French
    • French Intensive
    • Simplified Chinese (Mandarin) Level 1
    • Simplified Chinese (Mandarin) Level 2
    • Spanish Level 1
    • Spanish Level 2
  • Math

    • Grade 10 Math
  • Science

    • Grade 10 Science
  • Technology

    • Computer Science
    • Communications Technology

Grade 11

List of 10 items.

  • Arts

    • Dance
    • Drama
    • Music - Guitar
    • Music - Band
    • Music - Strings
    • Music - Vocal
    • Visual Arts
    • Media Arts
  • Business

    • Financial Accounting Fundamentals
    • Entrepreneurship: The Venture
    • Co-operative Education
  • Canadian and World Studies

    • World History to the End of the 15th Century
    • American History
  • Careers & Guidance

    • Co-operative Education
  • Health & Physical Education

    • Personal Fitness Activities
    • Large Group Activities
    • Healthy Active Living Education
    • Recreational and Healthy Active Living Leadership
    • Introduction to Kinesiology
  • Humanities

    • Intro to Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology
    • Intro to Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology with AP Seminar
    • Gender Studies
  • Languages

    • English
    • English: Contemporary Indigenous Voices
    • English with AP Language and Composition
    • French
    • French Intensive
    • Simplified Chinese (Mandarin) Level 1
    • Simplified Chinese (Mandarin) Level 2
    • Simplified Mandarin Level 3 (Option for AP Chinese Language and Culture)
    • Spanish Level 2
    • Spanish Level 3
  • Math

    • Functions
  • Science

    • Physics
    • Biology
    • Chemistry
    • Environmental Science
  • Technology

    • Computer Science
    • Communications Technology
    • Technological Design
    • Industrial Design and Architecture

Grade 12

List of 9 items.

  • Arts

    • Dance
    • Dance Composition (extension)
    • Drama
    • Drama Production (extension)
    • Music - Guitar
    • Music - Band
    • Music - Strings
    • Music - Vocal
    • Music for Creating - Guitar (extension)
    • Music for Creating - Band (extension)
    • Music for Creating - Strings (extension)
    • Music for Creating - Vocal (extension)
    • Visual Arts
    • Media Arts
    • Visual Arts - Non-Traditional (extension)
    • Visual Arts - Digital Media (extension)
  • Business

    • Financial Accounting
    • Business Leadership and Management Fundamentals
    • International Business Fundamentals
    • Interdisciplinary Studies - Introduction to Investing and Financial Securities
  • Canadian and World Studies

    • World Issues: A Geographic Analysis
    • Canadian and International Law
    • Economic Issues
    • Economic Issues with AP Macro and Microeconomics
    • World History: The West and the World
  • Health & Physical Education

    • Personal Fitness Activities
    • Large Group Activities
    • Healthy Active Living Education
    • Recreational and Healthy Active Living Leadership
    • Introduction to Kinesiology
  • Humanities

    • Interdisciplinary Studies with AP Research
    • Challenge and Change in Society
    • Human Development Throughout the Lifespan with AP Psychology
    • Equity and Social Justice: From Theory to Practice
    • Philosophy: Questions and Theories
  • Languages

    • English
    • English with AP Literature and Composition
    • Writer’s Craft
    • French
    • French Intensive with AP French Language and Culture
    • Simplified Chinese (Mandarin) Level 1
    • Simplified Chinese (Mandarin) Level 2
    • Simplified Mandarin Level 3 (Option for AP Chinese Language and Culture)
    • Spanish Level 3
  • Math

    • Data Management
    • Data Management with AP Statistics
    • Advanced Functions
    • Calculus and Vectors
    • Calculus and Vectors with AP Calculus
  • Science

    • Physics / AP Physics
    • Biology / AP Biology
    • Chemistry / AP Chemistry
    • Earth and Space Science
  • Technology

    • Interdisciplinary Studies - Innovation and Design

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  • Advanced Placement

    • AP Chinese Language and Culture (online)
    • AP Seminar
    • AP Micro and Macroeconomics
    • AP French Language and Culture
    • AP Psychology (online)
    • AP Research
    • AP Calculus AB
    • AP Statistics
    • AP Biology
    • AP Chemistry
    • AP Physics 1
    • AP English Language and Composition
    • AP English Literature and Composition
    Learn more about the Advanced Placement program at BSS here.