Grade 1 Admission

Intake Date:

September 2025

# Of Students Accepted:

14-16

Birth Year:

2019

Application Deadline:

Sunday, December 1, 2024

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Admission Portal

Step1

Complete Application

Once you begin an online application, you will receive a unique username and password. The login information will be important to have through the process. When applying online, please make sure you are using Google Chrome as your internet browser. –

For the online admission application process, families will need to complete the following:

  • Family Information Section
  • Application fee
    • $200: Applications completed prior to October 30, 2024
    • $250: Applications completed after October 30, 2024
  • Student Questionnaire (optional)
  • Parent Questionnaire
  • Send Confidential Applicant Profile to current school
  • Upload a recent photo (passport or school portrait)
  • Upload applicant’s birth certificate
  • Upload final June 2022-23 school report (PDF)
  • Upload final June 2023-24 school report (PDF)
  • Submit all report cards received for current 2024-25 school year (PDF)

Already started your application or are a current Havergal family? Log in to the Admission Portal above to complete your application.

Step2

Explore Havergal

Before your interview, we invite you to take our virtual tour of Havergal and join us for one of our Admission events. We look forward to welcoming prospective families to our campus for Open Houses this fall. All families considering Havergal are invited to attend our Junior School Open House on October 22, 2024  and/or our Senior School Open House on October 23, 2024. Prospective families are also welcome to sign up for tours of campus in a personalized group format. Visit our Admission Centre for details and check back often for updates and new opportunities to learn more about Havergal.

Step3

Interview & Assessment

Once we receive your completed application, you will be contacted to select a time for your interview. Interviews begin on October 15, 2024 and will run until February 7, 2025. The interview is designed to allow us to get to know you and your child as well as provide an opportunity for you to ask questions about the Havergal difference.

The interview will include time with you (parents) together with your child, as well as time with your child on her own. We encourage applicants to Grade 1 to bring a small toy or a stuffed animal from home to help make them comfortable. In addition to the interview, Grade 1 applicants will be invited back to Havergal on Friday, January 24, 2025 for an opportunity to work through a series of age-appropriate tasks which are designed to provide Havergal with an understanding of each applicant’s skills which have been developed or are developing in:

  • Early literacy and numeracy
  • Language & communication
  • Awareness of self and environment

Step4

Admission Decision

All admission decisions will be emailed to families on February 21, 2025.

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