ADMISSIONS    THE PROCESS     Grade 3 - Grade 4 - Grade 5, 6, & 8 - Grade 7 & 9, 10, 11

Thank you for your interest in Crescent School. Crescent School strives for a diverse student population and hopes to attract applicants who have good academic skills and a variety of personal interests and accomplishments. To determine an applicant’s readiness to meet the challenges and demands of the school, the Admissions Committee considers a student’s previous reports, entrance test results, co-curricular interests, and its impressions of the student from a personal interview. Entrance to Crescent School is competitive; early application is recommended.

As a supplement to the Admissions process, students and their parents are invited to attend our Open House on Tuesday, November 7, 2006, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. If this date is inconvenient, there will be another on Thursday, November 23, 2006, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. There is one Mini-Open House in the winter; January 30, 2007, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., and two Mini-Open Houses in the spring; Thursday, April 19, 2007, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and Tuesday, May 15, 2007, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

• Application Form

Download the Grade 3 Admission Package.pdf. Complete the application form and submit it to the school. Please mark the envelope “Admissions” and address it to the school. The application deadline is:

Friday , December 15, 2006 .

There is an application fee of $125 for applications from within Canada and $200 for applications submitted from outside of Canada. We also require a copy of your son’s birth certificate.

• Acknowledgement Card

Note: the acknowledgement card is not available in our website application package. One will be completed for you when your application is received in the Admission office.

Please complete your name and address on the front of the Acknowledgement Card. Indicate on the back of the card, whether you require a tour of the school and return it with your completed application. Once your application is received in the Admissions Office we will return your Acknowledgement Card and contact you to arrange your tour and interview date .

• School Reports

Please submit copies of your son’s report cardsfor June and December 2006 as soon as possible. If recent reports are not available, please ask your son’s teacher to write a confidential reference on his behalf. The June 2006 report should accompany your application package submission.

• Interview

Each boy applying to grade 3 is to be interviewed by the Director of Admissions, Mr. David Budden. Once an application has been received, the Admissions Assistant, Ms. Alanna McIver, will call to arrange a mutually convenient time for you and your son to come in for his personal interview and a tour of the school. The interview process will begin in mid October 2006 and carry through to the middle of February 2007. We endeavour to arrange interviews as quickly as possible; however, the volume of applications increases as the deadline approaches resulting in a longer processing time.

• Parent Information Evening

A Parent Information Evening will be held Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. Our grade 3 curriculum and co-curricular activities will be discussed and parents will have an opportunity to meet and pose questions to the grade 3 teachers, the Assistant Head of Lower School, Dr. Sandra Boyes and the Head of Lower School, Mr. Ross MacDonald.

• Entrance Test

The grade 3 applicants write a standardized test that has Mathematics and Language components. The test takes place at Crescent School on Saturday, January 13, 2007 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The test is age-appropriate and is designed so that students can be successful without any tutoring prior to the test date. The process is user-friendly and each component is clearly explained and clarified. Some sample questions are provided for your consideration.

• Student Assessment Activities

On Saturday, January 20, 2007 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. all grade 3 applicants attend assessment activities that will include Art, Physical Education, Reading and Mathematics/Science. The morning is organized and directed by our Lower School faculty who work with younger boys on a regular basis, and understand their needs and development stages.

Once all applicants have completed the Admission process, Crescent School will be able to determine which students are best-suited and best-prepared to join our school. Admission decision letters will be mailed on Monday, February 26, 2007 and the deadline for responses is Wednesday, March 7, 2007. Do not hesitate to contact us should you have any additional questions.

Sincerely,

David Budden Director of Admissions and Assistant Head of Upper School dbudden@crescentschool.org 416-449-2556 ext. 228

Alanna McIver Admissions Assistant amciver@crescentschool.org 416-449-2556 ext. 227

Important Admission Dates for Grade 3:

November 7, 2006 ............................................. Open House 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
November 23, 2006 ........................................... Open House 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
December 15, 2006 ....................................... Application Deadline for all Grades
January 13, 2007 ............................................................... Entrance Test 8:00 a.m.
January 15, 2007 ......................................................... Make-up Test day 8:00 a.m.
January 16, 2007 ........................................................... Parent Information Evening
January 20, 2007 ..................................................... Student Assessment 8:00 a.m.
January 30, 2007 ............................................ Open House 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
February 26, 2007 ............................................................... Decision letters mailed
March 7, 2007 ............................................................................ Response deadline