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Go to child profileDon Valley Academy is a private high school whose primary aim is to prepare our students for post-secondary studies. Our low student-teacher ratio allows us to provide a respectful, safe, and nurturing environment. In this positive atmosphere, our students are able to focus effectively on their studies and acquire the knowledge and skills they need to excel academically. Our carefully selected teachers are committed to motivating and inspiring each student to reach his or her full potential.
Don Valley is one of those little gems within the city that doesn’t get nearly the attention that it deserves. It’s a small school, and the size is one of its strengths. Students choose Don Valley because they are looking for something different, something more personal, where they can exercise their talents and abilities in the ways they choose to exercise them. It requires a certain amount of responsibility, of course, though the program rewards those that arrive with it. This isn’t the school for a student looking for a full complement of intramurals, for example, but instead is looking for a respectful, quiet, challenging academic environment peopled by students and faculty that are true peers. The ideal student is one looking for a challenge, is operating at the top of his or her peer group, and is able to make the most of a flexible learning environment.
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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, but are strategically integrated into a regular classroom for certain periods.
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Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
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Extra support |
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Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school) | |
Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class) |
Curriculum delivery: This information is not currently available.
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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, Don Valley Academy students perform an average of 2 hours of homework per night.
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Don Valley Academy | 60 mins | 60 mins | 90 mins | 120 mins |
Site Average | 69 mins | 81 mins | 97 mins | 106 mins |
Competitive sports: N/A
Recreational sports: N/A
Don Valley Academy offers 3 clubs and extracurricular programs.
Discounts
Discount Type | Enrolment Type | Amount |
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Full payment | all students | 6% |
Early payment | all students | $205 |
2nd child (sibling) | all students | 10% |
3rd child (sibling) | all students | $10 |
4th child (sibling) | all students | $10 |
This information is not currently available.
This information is not currently available.
Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 | Coed | Day | 60 |
Total enrolment | 60 |
Average class size | 8 to 10 |
% of international students (total enrolment) | 20% |
Number of different nationalities within student population | 5 |
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Day Enrollment | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Class Size | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | 9 - 12 | |
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Entrance Essay |
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Application fee: N/A
Registration fee: N/A
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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.
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Average graduating class size | 20 |
Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation | N/A |
Percentage of students who attend post-secondary institutions outside of Canada | N/A |
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) | 2 |
Don Valley Academy Graduates’ Post-Secondary Studies:
This information is not currently available.Aggregate of All Schools’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Career planning | |
Internships | N/A |
Mentorship Program | N/A |
University counseling |
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