Admission Requirements

Admission to TCS is based on:

• The candidate's academic record.
• The candidate's performance on our aptitude tests or the SSAT.
• The School's assessment of the candidate's character.

There are eight essential pieces of information that must be received by the School before a candidate's file will be considered for admissions:

1. Parent Application Form
2. Student Application Form
3. Current Teacher Recommendation Form
4. Personal Recommendation
5. Two School Reports (the most recent school report and the final report for the previous year)
6. Application Fee ($100 for Canadian Residents / $200 for Foreign Applicants)
7. SSAT or CCAT Aptitude Test
8. Personal Interview, preferably in person but can be conducted by phone

All forms may be found in the sidebar and in our School literature.

How to Apply

• Click here to request a viewbook and further information about Trinity College School.
• Please click on the application form links on the right sidebar and print all four forms.
• Complete and mail the application forms to the School.

Send to:

Admissions Office
Trinity College School
55 Deblaquire Street North
Port Hope, ON, L1A 4K7
Canada

The application forms can be sent by mail, courier, fax, e-mail or hand-delivered. The application fee must accompany the application forms in order for the forms to be processed. If you are faxing or e-mailing the forms, please contact the School to arrange for the payment of the application fee electronically or by credit card.

About Our Aptitude Tests

Trinity College School’s admissions office uses Canadian standardized objective tests as one of its tools for evaluating potential TCS students. These tests are neither pass-fail nor competitive. Each applicant’s results are evaluated on the basis of his or her current grade and age.

There are two 30-minute tests. The first part, the verbal battery, deals with knowledge of vocabulary and the ability to use words correctly in sentences. The second part, the quantitative battery, deals with basic mathematical skills; primarily addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. All questions are founded on the basics of mathematics, and no “fancy formulas” are necessary. We also ask the student for a writing sample.

The test results provide a percentile evaluation of the applicant’s verbal and mathematical skills. The applicant should score approximately 300 or more points to be considered for admission. Scholarship applicants should score around 400 points for further consideration. Currently, the test score average of Trinity’s enrolled students is 360. The highest score ever recorded in our tests is 498 points – a perfect score. Ninety percent of all applicants achieve a score of 300 or higher.

The admissions committee also weighs the applicant’s school reports, interview performance, recommendations, and desire to attend Trinity.