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Join us at one of our virtual Connect over Coffee sessions, at one of our virtual Open Houses, or contact us to learn more about our programs and application process.

Our online application for the 2022-2023 school year is now open. The application fee is $250 per applicant and is non-refundable.

2022-2023 Application Deadline for all grades is December 1, 2021. Applications received past the deadline will be considered only as space becomes available. 

Financial Assistance is available for applicants to Grade 6-12 whose families complete an online application and demonstrate financial need.

All required documents must be uploaded to your child's application by the deadline.

Junior Kindergarten & Kindergarten:

• • applicant's birth certificate
  • applicant's CDN immigration document (if not born in Canada)
  • parents' CDN citizenship documents (ie: CDN birth certificate, CDN passport, PR Card, CDN Work Permit, etc.)
  • applicant's photo (passport type or school photo taken within the last 6 months)
  • family photo

Grades 1 & 2:

• • 2021-2022 Fall report card
  • final Kindergarten report card (for Grade 2 applicants)
  • applicant's birth certificate
  • applicant's CDN immigration document (if not born in Canada)
  • parents' CDN citizenship documents (ie: CDN birth certificate, CDN passport, PR Card, CDN Work Permit, etc.)
  • applicant's photo (passport type or school photo taken within the last 6 months)
  • family photo

Grades 3-7:

• • final report cards from the past two years
  • 2021-2022 Fall report card
  • applicant's birth certificate
  • applicant's CDN immigration document (if not born in Canada)
  • parents' CDN citizenship documents (ie: CDN birth certificate, CDN passport, PR Card, CDN Work Permit, etc.)
  • applicant's photo (passport type or school photo taken within the last 6 months)
  • family photo

Grades 8-12

• • final report cards from the past two years
  • 2021-2022 Fall report card
  • applicant's birth certificate
  • applicant's CDN immigration document (if not born in Canada)
  • parents' CDN citizenship documents (ie: CDN birth certificate, CDN passport, PR Card, CDN Work Permit, etc.)
  • applicant's photo (passport type or school photo taken within the last 6 months)
  • family photo
  • SSAT (for mainstream applicants)

Please note: in order to be fair and equitable to all applicants, only the required documents will be reviewed. Please do not provide any items such as reference letters, certificates, or additional photos/videos. These items will not be considered.

Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten:
All families who submit a completed JK or K application by December 1, 2021 will receive an invitation for their child to attend a Readiness Assessment Session in January.

Grades 1-2:
Please note that for these non-intake grades, Entry Assessments are only held on an as-needed basis where space may become available following our annual Re-Registration which takes place in mid-February.

Grades 3-7:
Applicants with a completed application who fully meet our preliminary admissions requirements will be invited to an Assessment Session in December or January. 

Grades 8-12:
All mainstream applicants are required to write the SSAT. We advise taking the SSAT prior to mid-November to ensure we receive the results before our December 1, 2021 application deadline. 

Only applicants who fully meet the preliminary admissions requirements for Grades 3-12 will be contacted to schedule a Student and Parent Interview.

Admissions decisions for our main intake grades (JK, K, Grade 3 & Grade 8) will be communicated via email on January 31, 2022. All other admissions decisions will be communicated via email on February 10, 2022.

Please note: families applying for Financial Assistance for Grades 6-12 will be informed of the outcome at the same time.

 We are always keen to meet bright and capable students at any time of the year. However, please note we will only review late applications for second round consideration when we have confirmed attrition and after reviewing our pre-qualified candidates in the wait pool. 

We typically do not accept students after the start of the school year in September. If a space were to become available, we are obligated to offer it to one of our pre-qualified candidates in the wait pool. Please contact our Admissions Office for further information.

We enrol 1256 students from Jr. Kindergarten through Grade 12. Our Wentworth Junior School Campus (JK - Gr 7) is home to 656 students; our Morven Senior School Campus (Gr 8-12) is home to 600 students.

Please refer to the 'Year Over Year Intake' tab to find this information.

Space in these programs is limited and attrition dependant. Please note that priority is given to currently enrolled students.

Collingwood School welcomes applications from all families regardless of where they currently reside; however, preference is given to Canadian residents. Collingwood is a day school only; unfortunately, we do not offer boarding or homestay and all of our students live in the local area with one or both of their parents. Please note, we do not offer ESL or ELL programs.

At Collingwood School we work directly with applicant families. We are happy to work with educational consultants or agents, but we do not pay finders fees. All applicant families are encouraged to contact the Admissions Office directly; we are here to support you through the admissions process.

Visit the SSAT site to register your child for this assessment. Please ensure you designate Collingwood School as a recipient of your official report. 

Students are strongly encouraged to take a look at the ‘What’s on the Test?’ section on the SSAT website and to spend time reviewing the structure and content of the test to assist in their preparations.

For instructions on how to share your official SSAT score report with us use this link.

The SSAT  provides us with a glimpse of a student’s academic areas on one day, in one sitting – in math, writing, reading, vocabulary, etc. This information is then reviewed in conjunction with their report cards and their historical academic performance. There is no minimum score expected as it is an admissions test and not an academic assessment.