PRE ADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASSES OFFERED SEPTEMBER 2025 FOR INCOMING GRADE 9 STUDENTS
How do I apply?
Please click here for the link to the application form for the 2025-26 school year. This form will close on Feb 7th, 2025. Offers of acceptance will be sent out by Feb 13th, 2025
PRE ADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASSES
Acton District is pleased to offer a selection of Advanced Placement courses that meet the needs of the students who are looking for a new challenge. With highly engaging and enriching learning opportunities and a world-renowned academic designation, we aim to help our students reach new heights and open doors, both locally and globally. Pre-AP courses in Math (MTH1WP) and Science (SNC1WP) will be offered to incoming Grade 9 students in September 2025.
Advanced Placement courses offer university-level content to students while attending ADS. Students in the AP pathway are encouraged to study topics at greater depth providing the opportunity to learn, and in some cases earn, university credits towards a post-secondary degree.
AP provides students with an opportunity for learning that goes beyond facts and figures. The rich course material, classroom discussion, and demanding assignments typical of AP courses will help your child develop the knowledge, learning skills, and critical thinking skills expected of university-bound students.
IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU?
Students who are high achievers and working above grade level in a subject area can apply to participate in the Advanced Placement pathway while attending Acton District School. Students interested in AP are motivated and dedicated to school work, and are identified as prepared, interested and frustrated.
A prepared student has completed prereading and homework, and is ready to engage in the learning of the day with questions and contributions to the class
An interested student has a passion for the subject
A frustrated student is one who is currently frustrated with the pace of instruction and is ready move at a faster pace of instruction
BUILD SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE
AP students learn essential time management and study skills needed for university and career success.
They dig deeper into subjects that interest them and learn to tap into their creativity and problem-solving skills to address course challenges.
GET INTO UNIVERSITY/Post-SECONDARY
Students who take AP courses send a signal to university that they’re serious about their education and that they’re willing to challenge themselves with rigorous coursework.
85% of selective colleges and universities report that a student’s AP experience favorably impacts admission decisions.
WHAT IS THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) EXAM?
Advanced Placement (AP) exams allow high school students who excel on these exams the opportunity to gain university credits* while still in high school. These exams are written in May and are usually 2-3 hours in length. Any student who pays the examination fee may write an AP exam, and those students who take AP courses are usually better prepared. Students taking AP courses in HDSB will be assessed and evaluated on the Ontario Curriculum; the AP curriculum is built into the course as an enhancement to the Ontario Curriculum.
