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.

Will students qualify for bussing?

Only students who are within the boundaries of Acton District School and who meet the board requirements for bussing will be given the board-sponsored transportation.  If students are accepted into the AP program, and live outside of the ADS boundary, students will be expected to arrange transportation to and from school each day.