Applying to Year 8 or 9 (Day)

List of 4 items.

• Step 1 — Submit an application

  To start your application for 2025 entry, you must first login to or create your UCC application account. Please ensure that when you create the account, you use the candidate’s legal name as it appears on his birth certificate or passport.

  
  

  Only the candidate's parents are legally authorized to create an account and submit an application. Agents wishing to submit an application on behalf of a parent should contact the Office of Admission at admission@ucc.on.ca before creating an account.

  
  

  Once you’ve logged in or created an account, click on the application form button to start filling out the form. You can save your work and return to complete and submit it at any time – please allow 30 minutes to an hour in total to complete the form. Please ensure that all form fields are complete before submitting as the application information cannot be edited once submitted. Please allow two days for processing the application form and payment.

  
  

  We highly encourage applications to be submitted by November 1, 2024 and will continue to accept applications until December 1, 2024. We encourage you to submit your application early as interview and assessment spaces are limited.

  
  

  The application fee schedule is as follows:

  $200 until Nov. 1, 2024

  $300 Nov. 2–Dec. 1, 2024

• Step 2 — Complete all steps in your application checklist

  Once your form has been processed, you can log back in to complete the following steps:

   

  • Upload final (June 2022–23 and 2023–24) school reports 

  Images of multiple pages should be merged into a single file before uploading using an app such as Adobe Scan. Please upload your documents in PDF form. Applicants are required to submit these documents within 24 hours of application submission. 

   

  • Complete teacher reference request

  This teacher reference helps us learn more about the applicant as a member of a learning community. Complete the form by inputting the teacher’s email. The form is sent directly to the teacher. The preference is that this is completed by the classroom teacher (previous year or current year). If not possible, the form can be sent to a teacher or coach who observes your child in a group setting. One-to-one teachers and tutors or family friends should not be used.

   

  The teacher reference form is available through the admission checklist after you have created your account. This should be returned by the teacher by January 6, 2025. 

   

  • Sign up for group activity & academic assessment

  All applicants are required to complete an entrance assessment and group activity. We encourage parents to register as soon as possible as space is limited on each date. Reading, writing, numeracy and group skills will be assessed during this time. We do not encourage any additional preparation. Further details will be shared upon registration.
  
  

  WHEN:

   

  Year 8: only selected candidates will complete the academic assessment and group activity. 

   

  Year 9: 

  Academic assessments take place in person on November 7, 19, and 26, 2024 and December 6 and 10, 2024. Each applicant will need to participate in one of these dates.

  
  

  Small group activities take place in person on November 16 and 30, 2024 and December 14, 2024. Each applicant will only need to participate in one of these dates. We encourage parents to register as soon as possible as space is limited on each date.

   

  We strongly encourage families who reside outside of Ontario to contact the Office of Admission before booking travel arrangements.

• Step 3 — Await an interview invitation

  Upon receipt and review of all required documents, selected candidates will be contacted by email to arrange an interview. The interview is designed to assess a prospective student’s areas of strength, needs, potential for success and alignment with UCC's values. It is also an opportunity for parents to gain deeper insight into who we are and what we offer UCC. Please note in some cases interviews will not be scheduled until entrance assessment results have been received. 

  
  

  We require at least one parent/legal guardian to participate in the interview process. If the parent(s) require language/translation support, please advise the Office of Admission during interview scheduling.

  
  

  WHEN:

  In-person interviews will be held from late September through the end of January. 

  
  

  Virtual interviews will be offered for students residing outside of Ontario.

• Step 4 — Receive your decision

  Admission decisions for Year 8 and Year 9 day applicants will be sent on February 21, 2025. Candidates who are not selected for an interview will be notified as soon as possible.