1. Return the application form to the Admission Office at Ridley College. A cheque or money order for $100.00 Cdn (domestic applications), $150 Cdn (international applications) must accompany the application.
2. Take the confidential report form to the principal or head of guidance at the applicant's current school, and ask that the completed form and academic reports be mailed directly to Ridley in the enclosed envelope. Sign the parent authorization section of the form in advance, directing your child's school to release the necessary information.
3. Telephone the Admission Office, at (905) 684-1889, ext. 2207 to arrange for an interview. An entrance test may be written on the day of the interview. If the candidate plans to write the SSAT examination, please arrange for Ridley to receive a copy of the report sheet. Ridley's SSAT site number is 6036. Foreign students whose primary language is not English should submit a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or SLEP (Secondary Level English Proficiency) score. Candidates will be contacted should additional information be necessary.
Entrance Exams
Ridley has a 1.5 hour entrance examination called the Differential Aptitude Test (DAT) which tests verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning aptitudes. All candidates should come to the school for their personal interview prepared to write this exam. (The SSAT is an acceptable substitute for the DAT).
Although it is not mandatory for general admission, Ridley encourages all candidates to write the SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test), which is taken by over 40,000 students worldwide each year. Ridley's SSAT number is 6036.
Candidates whose primary language is not English should submit a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or SLEP (Secondary Level English Proficiency) score.
Those students applying for merit-based scholarships must write the SSAT and provide a score to Ridley.
Please e-mail us if you have any questions or concerns regarding exams or standardized test scores.
Documentation
The application process includes the following components:
- application form (including a photo of the candidate) and application fee ($100 domestic, $150 international) confidential report form from the candidate's current school.
- academic transcript covering courses for the past three years, and a copy of the most recent academic report standardized test results (eg. SSAT). Candidates may be required to write a 1.5 hour entrance examination at the school during the campus visit.
- a personal interview (preferably conducted on campus).
- if the candidate has had a psycho-educational evaluation conducted in the past three years, a copy should be forwarded to the Admission Office.
- International students whose primary language is not English should submit TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or SLEP (Secondary Level English Proficiency) scores, along with a letter of reference from their English teacher.
Interviews
The Admission Office attempts to arrange interviews for all candidates, either on campus or in their home city. For further information, please contact us.
