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Academics

Advanced Placement Program

The Advanced Placement (AP) program is a university-readiness program designed for academically-inclined students and regulated by the College Board, a U.S. educational association focusing on post-secondary school readiness.

It allows students to pursue subject-specific interests at the university level of study. The program also leads to an opportunity to earn first-year university credits for each AP exam successfully written AP credits are recognized by all Canadian universities and by post-secondary institutions in over 60 countries around the world​.

Goal and Vision

The AP program goal is to deliver Congregated Advanced Placement content to eligible students and to provide opportunities for students to achieve Advanced Placement credits toward their university degree, while still in secondary school.​

Benefits

The benefits of enrolling in the AP program include:

  • Students get a head start on the work they will encounter in university.

  • Successful completion of exams earns students advanced placement and/or credit in university.

  • Exams are recognized by universities throughout Canada, United States and Europe.

  • All universities in Ontario accept Advanced Placement exams. Visit College Board AP website​ for details.

  • AP marks are entered on a separate transcript by the Collegeboard and are only sent to universities at the student’s discretion. Students can choose to forward AP marks for credit, delete AP marks from their transcript or even re-do AP exams if they are still in high school.

Research show that:

  • ​AP students are more likely to take additional university courses within the discipline of their AP coursework.

  • AP students are more likely to maintain a high grade point average and graduate from university with honours than their university classmates of similar ability.

  • AP students who receive university credit or advanced placement into higher level university courses perform better than the non-AP students who have taken the introductory university courses.

Congregated ​Advanced Placement Track (Grades 9-11)

Students will deepen their learning by focusing on enrichment activities connected to the Ontario Curriculum in the following subject areas:

Congregated Advanced Placement Pathway

Beginning in Grades 9 to 11, students will begin to accelerate their acquisition of the Ontario Curriculum expectations, in order to prepare for Advanced Placement Content and Examinations in their Grade 12 year.

Grade 9 and 10 students must choose at least FOUR - CAP Track courses per academic year.

Applying for Congregated Advanced Placement

The Congregated Advanced Placement (CAP) Track is academically rigorous.

The program is designed for student who would like to enrich their learning and developing strong critical thinking and communication skills.

The Admission Team will review each candidates:

  • Grade 7 Report Card

  • Grade 8 Progress Report Card

Grade 9 and 10 students are expected to take at least 4 Congregated AP courses per year.

Applications are completed through the TCDSB's Secondary Online Application Platform.

Application Platform