Introduction
This page includes information to those schools which are part of the York Region Catholic School Board. Information here was provided by Avril. If you are from this area and you know of some more information that would benefit parents of this region, please let us know.
Addresses for the YCDSB | Testing Procedures for entrance into Gr.5 Gifted | Public Elementary Schools with Gifted Programs |
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For general inquires, please contact:
York
Catholic District School Board
Website: YCDSB
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Telephone Numbers:
(905)
713-2711, 476-2055, 830-6803 1-800-363-2711 Fax: (905) 713-1272 To bypass switchboard: Phone: (905) 713-1211 or (416) 221-5051 |
Testing Procedures to enter into the Grade 5 Gifted Program (as of May 2003)
The gifted
program offered in the York Region Catholic School Board is a
congregated program from Grades 5 through 8. Admission criteria
includes schores on the EQAO, CTBS, CCAT and an intelletual
assessment. The crieria is avererage scores of 3/4 in EQAO, 95%
average scores on both the CCAT and the STBS. The WISC score
must be over 98%. We will endevor to update this information as
it becomes available to us. It is advisable to contact your
school as early as possible regarding the current assessment
procedures for identification of giftedness as procedures may change.
Public Elementary Schools that offer gifted elementary programming (Grade 5 through 8) in York Region Catholic School Board:
1. St. Gregory in Woodbridge
2. St. Elizabeth Seton in Newmarket
3. St. Anthony in Thornhill
4. St. Justin Martyr in Unionville
Transportation is provided for students who attend these schools for the gifted program. For information on these schools click here and then click on the 'Schools' menu at the top of the page. This will bring you to a listing of all of the schools, their EQAO results as well as the school web sites if available.