How to Apply - Crofton House School

Join Crofton House

Thank you for considering Crofton House for your daughter’s education.

Applications for 2021-2022 are now closed. If you have questions about admissions for the 2021-2022 school year, please contact admissions@croftonhouse.ca.

Major intake grades are: Junior Kindergarten (25 spaces), Senior Kindergarten (15 spaces), Grade 6 (20 spaces) and Grade 8 (40 spaces).

While applications are accepted for all grades, availability for non-intake grades varies, and is based on attrition.

Step 1: Submit an application

Application Deadlines

Admissions is closed for the 2021-2022 school year. Admission for the 2022-2023 school year opens in September 2021.

Junior and Senior Kindergarten: Mid November
Grade 6: Early December
Grade 8: Mid November
All other grades: Early December

Apply for Financial Assistance

Financial assistance applications are closed for the 2021-2022 school year. Financial assistance applications for the 2022-2023 school year opens in October 2021.

Financial assistance (FA) is available for new students entering Grade 8.
The FA application is separate from the admission application. This Financial Application is due in early December.
Candidates wishing to apply for FA are required to submit the Financial Aid for Canadian Students (FACS) application through Apple Financial Services (available beginning October 2021).
Candidates applying for FA at CHS are invited to submit a fee waiver request form (opens September 2021) to have the costs associated with the admission application waived. This includes the fees for the SSAT and FACS.
For more information about financial assistance at Crofton House School, visit Financial Assistance FAQs

Step 1a: Reapply

Admissions is closed for the 2021-2022 school year. Applications for the 2022-2023 school year opens in September 2021.

To reapply, please follow the instructions below:

Login to your Applicant Portal using your existing login credentials.
Access your daughter’s previous checklist, and click the green “Apply Another Child” button.
Select your daughter’s name who would like to re-apply.
Enter the year and grade she will be applying for.
Begin the appropriate application.

If you are applying for an intake year (Senior Kindergarten, Grade 6, or Grade 8), the application fee is $350. If you are applying for a Non-Intake Junior Year (Grades 1 - 5, 7) the fee is $200 and for a Non-Intake Senior Year (Grades 9-12) the fee is $50.

Step 2: Submit supporting documentation

Two business days after you have submitted your online application, you will be able to log back into the CHS Admissions portal to view your "checklist". The applicant checklist is where you will upload all required application documents, such as report cards, birth certificates, and residency documents. On your checklist you will also provide contact information for your chosen candidate reference, and schedule your interview (when applicable).

In order to be considered for 2021 admission, all supporting documentation must be received by the following dates:

Junior and Senior Kindergarten: Mid December
Grade 6: Mid December
Grade 8: Late November
All other grades: Late March
The only exception to this is the current year report card, which is to be uploaded once received

Please note: Do not send additional items such as certificates, photos or additional reference letters–they will not be kept. Only the requested documents will be reviewed. If you would like to tell us about specific accomplishments, we encourage you to share these within the application responses, and/or during your interview.

Step 3: Assessments

In-house assessments and observations (for Junior and Senior Kindergarten applicants) help us get to know your daughter within a CHS context, and it helps her get to know us too. In order to be considered for admission, your daughter's participation at the assessment or observation is mandatory. Assessments and observations may take place virtually. More details will be provided closer to the dates.

Junior Kindergarten - Grade 7
In House Observation or Assessment

All Junior Kindergarten to Grade 7 applicants are expected to participate in an in-house observation or assessment.

Dates:

Junior and Senior Kindergarten: January
Grade 6: January
Grades 1-5 and Grade 7: Due to Covid-19, the Junior Non-Intake Assessment has been cancelled.

Grade 8 - 12
In House Assessment and SSAT

Applicants to Grade 8 must participate in an in-house assessment in late November. Applicants for Grade 8 - 12 must also write the Character Skills Snapshot and the SSAT - a standardized test used by admission offices to assess the abilities of students seeking to enrol in an independent school.

Dates:

Candidates for Grade 8 must write and submit their SSAT scores by February
Students apply to Grade 9 - 12 at CHS must write the SSAT by the end of March

Visit SSAT.org for more information.

Please note: there is no in-house assessment for Grade 9 - 12

Step 4: Interviews

Junior and Senior Kindergarten

Parents of all applicants for Junior and Senior Kindergarten will take part in an interview (approximately 30 minutes) with our Admissions team. Interviews will take place virtually from October to December.

Grade 6 and Grade 8

Applicants who meet the preliminary admissions requirements, based on the application, report cards, and in-house assessments (Grade 8), will be shortlisted.

Grade 6: Students and parents together, approximately 45 minutes. In February, shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview.
Grade 8: Students first, followed by parents, approximately 45-60 minutes. In December, shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview.

All other grades

Applicants who meet the preliminary admissions requirements, based on the application, report cards, in-house assessments and SSAT results (Grade 9-11) will be shortlisted. Should an opening come available, these candidates will be invited to schedule a family interview, starting in April.