BeaconEd
BeaconEdOntario · Grade 12Intake 2026—27
  1. 01 Where you stand
  2. 02 What deserves attention
  3. 03 What comes next

A clearer path through university decisions.

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A researched plan built around one studentReviewed research · Clear reasoning · Next steps
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Your Beacon

A researched plan built around one student.

Where the student standsWhich directions deserve attentionWhat the family should do next

Reviewed research, clear reasoning, useful next steps.

Your BeaconA researched plan built around one student.

Courses · programs · requirements · next steps

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01 / The problem BeaconEd solves

The information exists.
The useful order does not.

385:1

Roughly one guidance counsellor for every 385 secondary students.

The provincial funding formula leaves limited time for the detailed, student-specific planning that university decisions require.

People for Education
One course planMany possible paths

Five common Grade 12 courses

Different courses keep different programs open.

BeaconEd reviews the complete course plan because program eligibility can depend on more than one prerequisite.

The value is not seeing the codes. It is understanding what they change.
Grade 12 course · 01ENG4UEnglishUniversity preparation
Grade 12 course · 02MHF4UAdvanced FunctionsUniversity preparation
Grade 12 course · 03MCV4UCalculus and VectorsUniversity preparation
Grade 12 course · 04SBI4UBiologyUniversity preparation
Grade 12 course · 05SCH4UChemistryUniversity preparation
Connected
02 / What the family receivesYour Beacon

Guidance should leave something useful behind

A plan you can actually use.

Your Beacon brings the student’s situation, the relevant research, and the next decisions into one clear document.

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Your Beacon

A researched plan built around one student.

Your Beacon brings the student’s situation, the relevant research, and the next decisions into one clear document.

Student context · reviewed research · next steps
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Your Beacon01

Where you stand

Begin with the student, not the search bar.

Courses, grades, interests, priorities, and the questions still creating uncertainty are brought into one starting point.

Courses · priorities · questions
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What deserves attention

Focus the research on relevant directions.

Relevant programs, important requirements, and the reasons each option is worth considering are gathered in one place.

Programs · requirements · reasons
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What comes next

Turn the research into clear action.

The final view separates what matters now, what can wait, and what the family still needs to investigate so the next decision has a reason behind it.

Direction · actions · conversation
Two students discussing work together in a library

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Before the broader launch

A more personal way to begin.

BeaconEd is opening first to a limited group of Ontario families. Receive a researched Your Beacon plan, talk it through directly with the founder, and keep support close as application season moves.

Limited availability · founding price · direct founder support

See the offer, process, and next stepsExplore Founding Families
Founding FamiliesAn invitation
to early access.
Limited places available

03 / The BeaconEd standard

Trust is not a badge.
It is a visible trail.

BeaconEd does not manufacture certainty. Important guidance begins with authoritative sources, keeps dates and limitations attached, and explains what the evidence changes for the student.

From published source to next stepIllustrative program review

Human-reviewed, source-backed

See what the requirement changes.

  1. 01Read the published requirementStart with the official program page and reference year.
  2. 02Compare it with the course planMark what is covered, missing, or still unclear.
  3. 03Turn it into a next stepShow the family what the requirement changes.
official university source / program requirements
2026 TO 2027 ADMISSION CYCLE

Illustrative program requirements

Requirements must be reviewed for the specific program and admission cycle.

EnglishENG4U required
ScienceSBI4U and SCH4U required
Supplemental applicationSee faculty instructions
Illustrative source layout. Exact requirements vary by institution and program.
BeaconEd research layer
COMPARED WITH THE STUDENT’S COURSE PLAN

What is covered, and what needs action

The family can see exactly why this program needs another look.

ENG4U and SBI4UCovered meets requirement
SCH4UNot in current plan action required
Supplemental deadlineConfirm at source open question
Illustrative example. Exact requirements vary by program and year.
REVIEW
WHAT THIS CHANGES IN THE PLANConfirm whether SCH4U can be added before this program stays on the list.

Then verify the supplemental application deadline.

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04 / Through the application year

The plan should move as the year moves.

A useful plan is not a one-time list. It gives the family a consistent way to orient, research, act, and decide as the questions change.

01

Orient

Clarify the student’s courses, priorities, constraints, and the questions that should guide the research.

02

Research

Compare program structure, prerequisites, supplemental work, and the experiences that make similar options different.

03

Act

Keep applications, confirmations, university portals, and program-specific next steps from becoming separate loose ends.

04

Decide

Return to the student’s priorities when offers, conditions, costs, and trade-offs become real.

05 / One process, two perspectivesBuilt around the student. Designed for the family.

For the student

Ownership.

Be heard in the process. Explore options connected to your courses, interests, and priorities without being expected to have everything figured out.

For the parent

Visibility.

See requirements, open questions, and next steps clearly enough to support the process without taking it over.

A shared language for the next conversation

See where you stand.
Know what comes next.

A student planning with a notebook and laptop outdoors

Founding Families / Limited availability

Your future deserves
more than a guess.

Access BeaconEd before the broader launch through the limited Founding Families offer.Limited availabilityExplore Founding Families