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We are now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year.
Apply by November 1, 2023 for Kindergarten and
December 1, 2023 for Grades 1-12.

Our admissions process is set up to consider your child as a whole person, not just a potential student. To ensure that your child will thrive at Southridge, we look at a variety of criteria including participation in extracurricular activities, academic record, citizenship, motivation, determination, and resiliency.

All applicants must be fluent in both oral and written English; we do not offer ESL programs at Southridge.

Application Steps:

1. Experience Southridge

2. Submit an Inquiry

3. Apply

4. Submit Required Documents

Within two business days of submitting an application form, applicants will be assigned an Application checklist requesting the required documents below to enable us to get an accurate picture of your child:

Please note: our preference is PDF's. Please ensure that all information is fully visible in the documents that you upload.

The following documents are required to complete your application:

Recent Photo - a recent photo of your child
Age Verification - student birth certificate or passport
Report Cards - final June report cards for two previous years
Teacher Evaluation (Grades K-8 applicants)
Reference Letter (Grades 9-12 applicants)
Video (Grades 8-12 applicants) - a 3 - 5 minute video

Please upload all documents to your Application checklist through your online account.

Applications are not considered complete and will not be reviewed until all supporting documents are received.

5. Assessments and Testing

Applicants will be invited to participate in our admissions assessments and testing. Assessments are designed to determine the applicant’s readiness for our program as well as identify their abilities and interests.

Kindergarten - Dates: January 19, 2024 OR January 20, 2024

All applicants must attend and complete an in -person assessment conducted by our teaching staff in January 2024. The Admissions team will schedule the assessments and send all details to applicants at a later date.

Grade 1 - Date: February 2, 2024

All applicants must attend and complete our online assessment, via Zoom. Applicants will be assessed by our teaching staff. The admissions team will schedule the assessments and send out the details to the applicants at a later date.

Grade 2 - Date: February 5, 2024

All applicants must attend and complete an in-person assessment conducted by our teaching staff. The Admissions team will schedule the assessments and send all details to applicants at a later date.

Grades 3-5 - Date: February 6, 2024

All applicants must complete an online test called the CAT5 offered through the Canadian Test Centre. The CAT5 assesses language comprehension and mathematics. Please note there is a fee associated with the Cat5 test.

If you are applying internationally, you will need to consider the time zone differences. Unfortunately, due to internet laws, applicants from China will not be able to take this test. A VPN is not permitted.

Grades 6-12

All applicants will complete the Secondary School Admissions Test (SSAT). The test can be taken online from home or at a Prometric Test Centre. We recommend you complete the test as soon as possible and no later than December 1, 2023. The cost of the SSAT varies according to type. Please find pricing, test dates and registration instructions at the link below.

Register for the SSAt

Please add Southridge School - 7431 as the score recipient.

*Please Note: For students applying to Southridge from mainland China, a new law recently enacted is limiting the availability of seats available. If you have any questions regarding the SSAT availability please contact:

Email: info@ssatchina.cn
Phone: 8610-53657051
Web: ssatchina.cn

6. Interview

Please note: we do not re-interview parents re-applying for a subsequent grade.

Kindergarten Parent Interview: All applicants will be contacted for an interview.

Grades 1-7 Parent Interview: Select applicants applying to Grades 1, 2, 3 and 4 (intake years) will be contacted for an interview.

- Select applicants to Grades 5, 6 & 7 (non-intake grades) will be contacted for an interview should a space become available.

Grades 8-12 Parent and Student Interview: Select applicants applying to Grades 8-12 will be contacted for interviews.

7. Decisions

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact admissions@southridge.bc.ca.

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