2025-2026 Elementary Focus Program Application

Click here for the 2025-26 Elementary Focus Programs online application.

HWDSB elementary schools offer a wide range of learning opportunities to prepare students for success in high school and beyond.

In fall 2024, the Elementary Focus Programs listed below will be accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year. Students currently learning in these programs do not need to reapply.

For more information about the application process, please click here. Here are some important dates for 2025-26 applications:

• October 22, 2024: Focus Programs Virtual Information Night
• October 28, 2024: Application form opens 
• December 1, 2024: Application form closes 
• December 16, 2024: Families notified of application outcome
• January 12, 2025: Deadline for families to accept or decline application outcome

Families interested in learning more about the Elementary Focus Programs were invited to the virtual information session on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Click here to watch a recording. 

Click on the program names below for more information about these opportunities. For a full list of elementary programs, click here.

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

Questions? Please email [email protected]