2024-25 Elementary Focus Programs Application Process
HWDSB elementary schools offer a wide range of learning opportunities to prepare students for success in high school and beyond.
The Elementary Focus Programs listed below will be accepting applications for the 2024-25 school year starting Monday, October 30, 2023. The deadline to apply is December 1 at 11:59 p.m. Students currently learning in these programs do not need to reapply.
Click here for the Elementary Focus Programs application form.
Families interested in learning more about the Elementary Focus Programs were invited to a virtual information session on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. The event consisted of a short presentation followed by a moderated Q&A session. Families unable to attend can click here to watch a recording of the session, or find it at the bottom of the page.
2024-25 applications will open on Monday, October 30, 2023. The deadline to apply is December 1 at 11:59 p.m. Click here to read full descriptions for each of the following Elementary Focus Programs to see which grades are able to apply:
- Hockey Program at Tapleytown
- Mandarin Transitional Language Program/中英文过渡项目 at Cootes Paradise
- Scholastic Arts and Global Education (SAGE) Program at Strathcona
- Scholastic Arts and Global Education Quest (SAGE Quest) at Kanétskare
- Sports Academy (Basketball and High Potential) Programs at R.A. Riddell
See below for more information about focus programs available to elementary students. For a full list of elementary programs, click here.
Questions? Please email [email protected].
PDF flyer: Focus Programs Application Process 2024-25
2024-25 Application Process Details
Click here for the Elementary Focus Programs application form.
Application timeline:
- October 30, 2023 – Applications open
- December 1, 2023 – Applications close
- December 15, 2023 – Notification of decision
- January 12, 2024 – Deadline for acceptance
Applicants will be placed into programs by:
- Review of all applications
- Random selection process creating a list for each school
- Siblings placed if space is available prior to random selection
- Current HWDSB students are offered places first, followed by out-of-board students
- Schools will manage any waitlists by schools
One system application point where families will be asked to:
- Provide basic personal information and their child’s OEN
- Select the program
- Indicate if there is a sibling already in the program
- Answer two open response questions
- Why are you interested in having your child in the program?
- How can the school best support your child?
- Site-specific questions
- Acknowledge that families provide transportation
- Provide information related to the program
Updated on Wednesday, November 29, 2023.