Grade 9 Academic: The class consists of a lot of fill in the blank notes with lecture-style learning. There are a few labs in each unit that you will do (mainly for you to gain your lab testing skills for future years). Each unit has a bigger project that goes towards your ISP mark. I recommend starting to develop your study habits so that you can be successful in future years. The exam was long, but he told us ahead of time what every section was going to be on. Grade 11 and 12 Biology: Similar to the grade 9 class, the lessons are more lecture-style and fill in the blank notes. However, it is expected that you will add more information that is said alongside the fill in the blanks if you want to achieve a high mark. Prepare for quite a bit of memorization of terms for these two courses. There aren't as many labs as grade 9, though there is the infamous pig dissection. The (grade 11) exam was very long, you will most likely spend more than an hour just to finish it. A bonus assignment was offered early on in the semester and I highly recommend doing it. Study early and often, and make sure to ask questions if you have them!

Most class days begin with half an hour of textbook reading followed by a lesson. There's a lot of self-studying in this class because the lessons aren't well-explained. Some of the diagrams on the notes are incorrect. There will often be things on the tests and quizzes that were only mentioned tangentially in class. There's an extra credit assignment students can do, but it usually has a fairly early due date.