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Go to child profileHoly Name of Mary College School (HNMCS) is an independent Catholic school for girls in grades 5-12. Set on a picturesque 25 acre setting in Mississauga, HNMCS empowers young women to transform the world through intellectual curiosity and personal growth as grounded in the Catholic traditions of the Felician Sisters and Basilian Fathers. Holy Name of Mary College School provides a high achieving, university preparatory programme to guide bright, curious and dedicated students by shaping their minds and touching their hearts. With a distinctive balance of support, encouragement, and nurturing relationships HNMCS prepares students to meet the challenges and uncertainties of a changing world with resiliency and a strong moral compass. A unique tapestry of academic excellence, focused on 21st Century competencies, combined with athletics, arts, outdoor education, co-curricular activities and leadership experiences, provides countless engaging opportunities for girls to be inspired & leverage their voices. HNMCS is A Connected Community: Building Curious, Courageous and Compassionate Young Women through respect, justice, compassion and transformation.
HNMCS offers bus transferring. Service options offered are regular rider, regular rider AM only, regular rider PM only.
The regions HNMCS offers busing from are:
HNMCS began in 1964 as Holy Name of Mary School, and it has grown and changed in the decades since. For a time the school was publicly funded, and while it operated continually through the years, it was re-established in 2008 with a new name—the current one—and as a fully independent school for girls. Today, as in 1964, HNMCS is supported by the Felician Sisters, and is also supported by the Basilian Fathers of St. Michael’s College School, who co-founded the independent school. The vision of the school has also remained through the years, though was rededicated in 2009. Families who turn to HNMCS are looking for strong academics and values, and indeed they find both. The values that the school promotes those of the Catholic tradition, with an emphasis on empathy, justice, and excellence. The ideal student is one who shares those core values, will thrive within a challenging academic atmosphere, and is preparing for post-secondary education.
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Focus | Religious-based |
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Academic | Christian (Roman Catholic) |
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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 |
Expressive | |
Disciplined |
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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 |
HNMCS offers no/limited support for students with learning difficulties or special needs.
Subject Type | offered |
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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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Accommodations | |
Modifications | |
Extra support |
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Program | offered |
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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: 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, HNMCS students perform an average of 1 hour of homework per night.
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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HNMCS | 45 mins | 45 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins |
Site Average | 35 mins | 41 mins | 53 mins | 57 mins | 69 mins | 81 mins | 97 mins | 106 mins |
This school frequently "flips the classroom": asks students to learn material at home and do the "homework" in-class (with teacher support).
Lettered or numbered grades | Gr. 5 to Gr. 12 |
Prose (narrative)-based feedback | Gr. 5 to Gr. 12 |
Academic achievement reporting | Gr. 5 to Gr. 12 |
Habits and behaviour reporting | Gr. 5 to Gr. 12 |
Parent-teacher meetings | Gr. 5 to Gr. 12 |
Competitive sports: 10
Recreational sports: 10
Holy Name of Mary College School offers 18 clubs and extracurricular programs.
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Day | $18,750 |
Discounts
Discount Type | Enrolment Type | Amount |
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2nd child (sibling) | Day | $1,200 |
Grade range that need-based aid is offered: | 5 to 12 |
Percentage of grade-eligible students receiving financial aid | 10% |
Average aid package size | $1 |
Percentage of total enrolment on financial aid | 10% |
Total aid available | $0 |
This school works with FAST. for processing financial applications
Holy Name of Mary College School is committed to enrolling exceptional and talented girls regardless of their family’s financial circumstances. To this end, financial assistance is available in the form of bursaries based on demonstrated financial need. The school awards bursaries and financial assistance (BFA) based on the recommendations of a third party organization which confidentially assesses the applicants’ financial need and the volunteer contributions of both the parents and student to the school.
We have partnered with Financial Aid for School Tuition (FAST) and in order to apply for a bursary a FAST application form must be completed annually and submitted directly to them. FAST will review the application and provide a report on eligibility to the School’s Bursary Committee. The cost to the family for this assessment is US$43.00 and should be paid directly to FAST.
Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | Gr. 5 to Gr. 12 | All girls | Day | 230 |
Total enrolment | 230 |
Average class size | Varies |
% of international students (total enrolment) | 10% |
Number of different nationalities within student population | 0 |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | 5 - 12 | |
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SSAT (out of province) | ||
Entrance Exam(s) | 5 - 12 | |
Entrance Essay |
Day students: November 30, 2020
Offer mid-year entry:
Yes
Application fee: $125
Registration fee: N/A
Deposit:
N/A
The admissions process to Holy Name of Mary Catholic School is a straightforward once you've decided that this is the school for your daughter:
1. Complete application online: apply.hnmcs.ca
2. Attach a recent student photograph.
3. Provide Academic Documents Online Scan and upload copies of the applicant’s final report cards from the previous two years and the most recent report card for the current year and, if applicable, a current Ontario Student Transcript copy.
4. Complete the Confidential Student Profile and ensure that it is sent directly from the applicant’s current principal, guidance counsellor or teacher to HNMCS.
5. Submit Application Fee Payment of a non-refundable $125 application fee. Application fee for international students is $250.
6. Please submit all the above application information by November 30th. Applications received after this date will be reviewed and applicants will be notified following the March break.
7. Register for the Admissions Test, which will be written on Saturday, December 12, 2020. To register for the test, go to: https://www.holynameofmarycollegeschool.com/admission/.
8. Once all requirements have been completed, the Office of Admissions will contact the family to schedule a one-on-one meeting with the candidate.
9. Offers of Admission will be sent out on February 19, 2021.
While Holy Name of Mary College School is an independent school, the tuition is not intended to exclude students on a financial basis. An income-based bursary programme is available for those in need and we encourage families to seek financial assistance when it is required. Families apply for bursaries during the application process to Holy Name of Mary College School. Apply for Financial Aid by November 30th. For more information, contact [email protected]
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 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 15 (90%) | 6 (90%) | 15 (90%) | 2 (90%) | 15 (90%) | 5 (90%) | 5 (90%) | 2 (90%) |
Average graduating class size | 21 |
Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation | 100% |
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) | N/A |
Holy Name of Mary College School Graduates’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Aggregate of All Schools’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Career planning | |
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University counseling |
The true spirit of the HNMCS experience is the relationship between caring, inspiring educators and the brilliant, curious minds of our engaged and talented students. We hold high expectations for our girls and their learning achievements, and our community accomplishments continue to make us proud.
We strive to shape the Catholic women leaders of tomorrow to “Be the Change” - knowledgeable, hopeful, confident and resilient for their future.
It is through a rich learning landscape focused on girl’s learning that we not only foster quality standards for teaching and learning, but empower leadership, cooperation and teamwork with every girl. We are a school committed to preparing young women to meet the challenges and uncertainties of a constantly changing global future with a good moral compass.
Catholicity, being the cornerstone of our work, promotes core values focused on the spirit and teachings of Jesus Christ that nurture faith development and cultivate global awareness, community outreach and service leadership. We are supported by the Felician Sisters, and the Basilian Fathers of St. Michael’s College School who bring a rich history of faithful service. Our school culture not only shapes the minds of our girls, but touches their hearts while preparing them to become compassionate women leaders of integrity.
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