You may be eligible for free tuition or financial assistance. Child care and transportation may be provided. Please contact the campus of your choice for detailed information.
Academic Upgrading is available to individuals:
- who don't have a secondary school diploma
- whose high school grades are too low for college or apprenticeship programs
- who completed secondary school some time ago and need to refresh their skills
- who need to prepare to write the GED test
Program highlights:
- Learn in an adult atmosphere
- Flexible schedule lets you learn at your own pace and around your busy life
- Study during the day, evening or online through Distance Learning
- Free
- Subsidies may be available to eligible students for transportation and childcare
Admission requirements
- 19 years of age or older
- Resident of Ontario
- Provide documentation of completed Canadian Benchmark level (CLB) 7 or higher if English is not your first language
Academic Upgrading course availability
- Self-directed study: flexible schedule, receive in-class instructor support and start at any time.
- Teacher-led study: start and end at set dates, taught by an instructor and attend all classes.
- Available in
Brantford,
Cambridge - Downtown,
Guelph,
Stratford, and
Waterloo

This Employment Ontario program is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.
For more information
Math
Campus | Delivery Method | Time |
---|---|---|
Brantford | self-directed | day/evening |
Cambridge - Downtown | self-directed | day |
Guelph | self-directed | day/evening |
Kitchener - Doon | self-directed | evening |
Stratford | self-directed | day/evening |
Waterloo | self-directed | day/evening |
English/Communications
Campus | Delivery Method | Time |
---|---|---|
Brantford | self-directed | day/evening |
Cambridge - Downtown | self-directed | day |
Guelph | self-directed | day/evening |
Kitchener - Doon | self-directed | evening |
Stratford | self-directed | day/evening |
Waterloo | self-directed | day/evening |
Biology
Campus | Delivery Method | Time |
---|---|---|
Brantford | self-directed | day/evening |
Cambridge - Downtown | self-directed | day |
Guelph | teacher-led | day |
Kitchener - Doon | self-directed | evening |
Stratford | self-directed | day/evening |
Waterloo | teacher-led | day/evening |
Chemistry
Campus | Delivery Method | Time |
---|---|---|
Brantford | self-directed | day/evening |
Cambridge - Downtown | self-directed | day |
Guelph | teacher-led | day |
Kitchener - Doon | self-directed | evening |
Stratford | self-directed | day/evening |
Waterloo | teacher-led | day/evening |
Computers
Campus | Delivery Method | Time |
---|---|---|
Brantford | teacher-led | day/evening |
Cambridge - Downtown | teacher-led | day |
Guelph | teacher-led | day/evening |
Stratford | teacher-led | day/evening |
Waterloo | teacher-led | day/evening |
Strategies for Success (Self-Management and Self-Direction)
Campus | Delivery Method | Time |
---|---|---|
Brantford | teacher-led | day |
Cambridge - Downtown | teacher-led | day |
Stratford | teacher-led | day |
Waterloo | teacher-led | day |
Get started
For more information, please complete the online form above or email
upgrading@conestogac.on.ca.