GRADE 9 PRE-IB ADMISSION INFORMATION
Eligibility
Students from catholic, public and private schools who reside within the city of Mississauga, north and west of Highway 403andHighway 410and north to Highway 407 (please see the attached map) are eligible to apply to St. Francis Xavier SS Pre-International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
If you reside south of the 403, east of the 410 and south of the 401, please contact St. Paul S. S. at (905) 278-3994(http://www.dpcdsb.org/PAULS)
If you reside north of Highway 407 including Holy Cross and St. Raphael, please contact Notre Dame S. S. at (905) 840-2802 (http://www.dpcdsb.org/NDAME)
Admission process to Grade 9 Pre-IB for the 2017-2018 school year:
Dates to Remember:
November 19 Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT - Upper Level)
(Sessions start at 1: 8:30-11:00; Session 2: 11:30-2:00)
December 16 Deadline for the Admission Acceptance/Decline Form to be faxed
December 22 Full applications are due to the Main Office (full applications will be posted
on December 12)
Secondary School Admission Test - Upper Level
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme boundaries for St. Francis Xavier Secondary School
PRESENTATION: IB Continuum and University Recognition
PRESENTATION: IB DP at STFXSS
November 19 (Saturday)
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Selection Process
The selection process involves rating of applicants based on:
- their performance in Grade 7 core subjects - end-of the-year Report Card (English, French, Mathematics, and Science) – 33% of the final evaluation;
- their performance in the remaining subjects – 22%;
- the homeroom teacher’s evaluation of the student’s Learning Skillsand Work Habits (Responsibility, Independent Work, Initiative, Organization, Collaboration, Self-Regulation) -- 5%;
- the Secondary School Admission Test-Upper Level administered by the PrepSkills, Inc. at our school (the essay portion of the test is not administered; more information about the SSAT can be found at http://prepskills.com/ssat/what-tested-ssat or at www.ssat.org) – 40%