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Go to child profileDewey Institute is a boarding and day school with two campuses, featuring a diverse, multicultural learning environment, that aims to strike a balance between independent and team work. At Dewey, the success of each individual student is the primary focus of the school. We offer specialized programs such as AP, "Special Education", "Youth Scientists" and Arts programs to help best accommodate each students needs. As a result, over 95% of our graduates head off to post-secondary education every year.
What learning looks like now: At Dewey, we have very large classrooms which allowed us to meet physical distancing demands while maintaining class sizes of less than 15 students. Also, this criteria applies to our residence, where every boarding student has a large single room for their private space. In classrooms, residence, common areas and cafeteria the wearing of masks and physical distancing will be strictly enforced. Our custodial staff have undergone specific training to ensure proper cleaning and sanitizing will be carried out daily. School access is restricted to staff and students for their personal safety as we will follow our lock down procedures. In addition, Dewey is an approved online provider of over 60 courses toward the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). This alternative system of delivery allows us to ensure that we will be able to deliver all programs required by students regardless of the circumstances. After school tutoring and school clubs with restricted grouping numbers will continue to be available to our students. This year there will be an even greater emphasis on outdoor activities for the physical and mental health of our students.
Curriculum delivery:
Living Arrangement | Grades | Delivery Model | Frequency |
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Boarding | Gr. 7 - Gr. 12 | In-person | Full-time |
Can boarders live on-campus? Yes
Dewey Institute / College offers bus transferring. Service options offered are airport pick-up.
The regions Dewey Institute / College offers busing from are:
Additional notes: Pick-up and drop off to and from the airport is available to all students. Furthermore, Dewey is happy to help graduating students move into their new accommodations and their life after secondary school
The Dewey Institute is very much an international school in the modern sense, in that it attracts students from across Canada and around the world seeking to move on to university in North America. The student body is defined largely by its diversity—learning with students from around the world can be a galvanizing experience. Interiors are crisp, clean, and with a university feel, which of course is absolutely intentional. The school has designed the spaces so that when students arrive at university, the environment feels familiar. The school is close to larger urban centres—Toronto and Ottawa are within a few hours’ drive—and benefits from the proximity to the internatioal transportation hubs found there. That said, it’s also close to some of the natural environments that the country is famous for, and Algonquin Park is nearby as well. The ideal student is one able to thrive in a dedicated academic environment with peers who share a drive and desire to arrive at the university of their choice, and to thrive while there.
Focus | Special needs |
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Academic | Gifted |
DIBELS Testing: This school does not use DIBELS testing to assess reading progress.
Subject | offered |
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Evolution as consensus theory | |
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories | |
Evolution is not taught |
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Biology | |
Chemistry | |
Ecology | |
Geology | |
Meteorology | |
Physics | |
Physiology | |
Zoology |
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Acting | |
Dance | |
Drama/Theatre | |
Graphic Design | |
Music | |
Visual Arts |
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Computer science | |
Robotics | |
Web design |
Flexible pacing style | offered |
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Subject-streaming (tracking) | |
Multi-age classrooms as standard | |
Ability-grouping (in-class) as common | |
Frequent use of cyber-learning (at-their-own-pace) | |
Regular guided independent study opportunities | |
Differentiated assessment |
Students are placed in a separate special education class.
Subject Type | offered |
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Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
Subject Type | offered |
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Accommodations | |
Modifications | |
Extra support |
Read our guide to special needs schools and special education
Curriculum delivery: Acceleration and enrichment (There is an equal emphasis on acceleration and enrichment.)
Program | offered |
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Custom subject enrichment (special arrangement) | |
Custom curriculum compacting (special arrangement) | |
Guided independent study (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Cyber-learning opportunities (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Formalized peer coaching opportunities (specifically for gifted learners to coach others) | |
Custom subject acceleration (special arrangement) | |
Career exploration (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Project-based learning (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Mentorships (custom gifted arrangement) |
In grade Gr. 12, Dewey Institute / College students perform an average of 1 hour of homework per night.
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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Dewey Institute / College | 30 mins | 30 mins | 45 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins |
Site Average | 51 mins | 56 mins | 69 mins | 80 mins | 98 mins | 107 mins |
Lettered or numbered grades | Gr. 7 to Gr. 12 |
Habits and behaviour reporting | Gr. 7 to Gr. 12 |
Competitive sports: 4
Recreational sports: 15
Dewey Institute offers 4 clubs and extracurricular programs.
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Day (Domestic) | $18,000 | |||||
Day (International) | $27,900 | $36,950 | ||||
Boarding (Domestic) | $23,100 | |||||
Boarding (International) | $24,600 |
Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | Gr. 7 to Gr. 12 | Coed | Boarding | 150 |
Group 2 | Gr. 7 to Gr. 12 | Coed | Day | 60 |
Group 3 | Gr. 1 to Gr. 12 | Coed | eSchool | 580 |
Total enrolment | 790 |
Average class size | Varies |
% of international students (total enrolment) | 90% |
Number of different nationalities within student population | 4 |
Five-day boarding program offered | Yes |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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Day Enrollment | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Boarding Enrollment | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | ||
SSAT | ||
SSAT (out of province) | ||
Entrance Exam(s) | 9 - 12 | |
Entrance Essay |
Day students: Rolling
Boarding students: Rolling
Offer mid-year entry:
Yes
Application fee: $380
Registration fee: $0
Deposit:
$2,000
For ALL Students:
For International Students:
Upon an evaluation, the school will issue a letter of acceptance to students who are qualified to study at Dewey for the upcoming school year.
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This is the percentage of applicants typically accepted into the school. So if 50 students are admitted out of 100 applicants, the school has an overall acceptance rate of 50%.
Student Entry Points
This shows approximately how many openings there are likely to be in each grade in a typical year, as well as the estimated acceptance rate for each grade level.
Student Type | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 8 - 15 (90%) | 8 - 15 (90%) | 8 - 15 (90%) | 8 - 20 (90%) | ||||||||
ESchool Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 10 - 15 (95%) | 10 - 15 (95%) | 10 - 15 (95%) | 10 - 15 (95%) | 15 - 20 (95%) | 15 - 20 (95%) | 20 (95%) | 20 (95%) | 20 - 30 (90%) | 20 - 30 (90%) | 20 - 30 (90%) | 20 - 30 (90%) |
Boarding Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 - 12 (90%) | 10 - 12 (90%) | 8 - 25 (90%) | 8 - 25 (90%) | 8 - 25 (90%) | 8 - 40 (90%) |
Average graduating class size | 20 |
Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation | 100% |
Percentage of students who attend post-secondary institutions outside of Canada | 1% |
Students who attended a Ivy+ school Number of students in the past 5 years that that attended one of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Stanford, University of Chicago, Oxford or Cambridge (UK) | 1 |
University of Toronto | 25% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carleton University | 15% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University of Winnipeg | 12% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wilfrid Laurier University | 12% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University of Ottawa | 10% |
Dewey Institute Graduates’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Aggregate of All Schools’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Career planning | |
Internships | N/A |
Mentorship Program | N/A |
University counseling |
At Dewey, we understand the challenges that are in store for students. Our mission is to support students with the challenges they face and to help them reach their goals. As a former Director of Education in the province of Ontario and private school inspector, I know how important it is to choose the right school for your child. Parents who select this college can have confidence that we will strive to guide their children in making wise decisions so that, after their studies here, they will gain admission to and become successful graduates of a university or college.
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