Welcome to the Home of the Wildcats
About Dr. G.W. Williams S.S.:
- named after Dr. David Garnet Wolseley Williams, a local medical doctor and former trustee of the school board for forty-eight years, thirty-five of them as chairman
- our school motto is "A sound mind in a sound body" (Mens sana in corpore sano)
- Population: 1550
- Grades 9 - 12
- Five period day
- Semester program for all grades
- Exam/Culminating weeks January and June
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
A teaching and learning environment in which each participating student and teacher has access to a primary device on a direct and continuous basis for educational purposes. Students do not share their technology with other students but take ownership over their own device.
- Laptop - This does not have to be a fancy or powerful laptop
- Chromebook - Access to google apps only which is all they need
- Tablet - A keyboard attachment is required
Cellphones are not a primary device.
Visit the Guidance Department
Learn more about graduation requirements, course selection, wellness resources and much more.
Williams Cares
Student Services
We support:
- Students already identified through formal IPRC i.e. students with existing IEPs (all students identified through the IPRC process are automatically assigned a SERT)
- Students in the process of being formally identified (e.g., through psychoeducational assessment/testing)
- Students placed in one of our 4 Partially Integrated Community Classes
Learn more about Student Services supports.
Next steps:
- Incoming Students from YRDSB schools: Grade 8 SERTs/Gifted/Community Class teachers will coordinate an IPRC in February
- Incoming Students from non-YRDSB schools: Bring a copy of your IEP and any psychoeducational assessments/medical diagnoses that were used to develop your IEP to your registration appointment
Student Success
- 1-on-1 academic support for in risk students before school, at lunch and after school
- Weekly after-school study hall for students who have overdue assignments
- Small group support
- In class support
- Social-emotional and mental health support through our Child and Youth Workers (CYWs)
- Peer tutoring (language specific if possible)
Get involved!
Learn more about the clubs, councils and athletics opportunities at Williams and get involved.
Welcome to Grade 9
You can expect transition activities, e.g.
- first day of school
- peer assisted leadership students (PALS)
- transitions activities
- school tours