Our primary goal in the admission process is twofold. First, can the prospective student’s needs be properly met. Second, will the student be a good fit with the school’s values, rigorous academic programme, and behavioural standards. The determination of this goal is made via the following process:
- Comprehensive tour of the school facility.
- Interview with parent and child by the Principal and/or Vice Principal.
- Student assessment visit whereby the student attends regular classes with Sommerville students for one or two days. This presents many opportunities to assess the child within the environment in which they will be learning if their application is accepted, it also offers an opportunity to the child to discover more about Sommerville. There is a $ 50.00 charge for the assessment ($25.00 for each additional family member) payable on the day of the assessment.
- In the higher grades the student will complete an entrance assessment to determine capability in Language Arts and Mathematics. In order to be considered for admission to Sommerville, the student’s language proficiency must be fluent and age appropriate as we do not offer any ESL programmes.
- Application for admission submitted – all paperwork to be completed.
- Review of relevant materials (report cards, psycho-educational assessments, IEP or other educational issues) will be completed by Sommerville administrators.