Wait for the application to be processed (1–2 business days). Once processed, a checklist will be assigned to your account where you will then have the ability to upload required documents including:
Birth certificate and/or passport
Relevant report cards
Book an interview*
*Parents of JK and SK applicants will be contacted directly by the Admissions team to schedule an interview in January 2025. For applications to non-entry grades, it may be several months before we know if we can move forward. Please be patient and we will contact you to set up your interview as space becomes available.
Available Spaces: Junior Kindergarten (JK): up to 16 openings Senior Kindergarten (SK): up to four openings
Assessment Details: JK & SK applicants will be invited to participate in a playdate assessment. During this assessment, applicants will join their peers in a classroom setting to engage in activities designed to evaluate:
Language development (both oral and written)
Mathematical learning
Creativity, motor skills
Social strengths
Personal attributes
The environment is relaxed and aims to simulate a real school day experience as closely as possible.
Assessment Time: JK Playdate Assessment - Friday, January 24, 2025 in the morning, details will be communicated in January.
SK Playdate Assessment - Thursday, January 16, 2025 in the morning, details will be communicated in January.
Interviews: Parent interviews will be held virtually in February 2025. The invitation to schedule an interview will be sent to the parents/guardians of Junior and Senior Kindergarten applicants by our Admissions team in January 2025. The interview is exclusively for parents, and students will not be questioned directly during the interview.
Available Spaces: Grade 1: up to 12 openings Grade 2: up to four openings Grade 3: up to four openings
Assessment Details: Grades 1–3 applicants will be invited to participate in an in-person, structured group assessment through a playdate. This assessment will evaluate:
Reading readiness and skills
Mathematical abilities
Fine motor
Verbal skills
Behavioral and social skills
Assessment Time:
Graded 1–3 Playdate Assessment - Saturday, February 8, 2025, details will be communicated in January.
Interviews: Interviews can be scheduled directly by parents/guardians through the Portal once the application checklist is assigned. The family interview will include questions for the applicant first, followed by the parents/guardians. No preparation is necessary, as it is an opportunity for us to connect and get to know prospective students and their families.
Grade 4 applicants will be invited to write an entrance assessment that will provide the Admissions Team with more details about each applicant’s skills in language and math.
Assessment Time:
Grade 4 Assessment - Friday, January 24, 2025 in the afternoon, details will be communicated in January.
Interviews:
Interviews can be scheduled directly by parents/guardians through the once the application checklist is assigned. The family interview will include questions for the applicant first, followed by the parents/guardians. No preparation is necessary, as it is an opportunity for us to connect and get to know prospective students and their families.
As Grades 5 and 6 are not entry years, we do not conduct a full Admissions process until we have confirmed openings. Applications are encouraged should spaces become available. If we move forward with the application, an Admissions member will be in contact to schedule your interview.
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We wish to acknowledge this land on which Branksome operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work and go to school on this land.