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Go to child profileTDChristian is in its 58th year as a dynamic and vibrant learning community. In addition to strong math, science, and English courses, we offer multifaceted theatre, music, art, tech, and athletic programs. We believe in project-based learning that integrates Christian faith & service, and fantastic parent-student-teacher communication. We offer family friendly tuition, transportation included. Our new expansion opened this year at our bright, high tech facility, providing even more opportunities. You belong here!
What learning looks like now: Our small, connected community and caring teachers served us well as we learned from home. We start each day with an online assembly where we share devotions and share contributions like fun videos and presentations from our students and staff. We use Edsby, our class management platform, to post assignments, lessons, and teacher videos. Students and parents also use Edsby to directly connect with teachers. Many classes also use video conferencing for real-time instruction and connecting. In terms of hours spent per class, we exceeded the amount found in publicly funded schools. All of our students have Office 365 and the full Adobe suite included in tuition for use at home; we also loaned many school PCs and Macs to students who needed a computer for home. Our Resource department also mobilized to help students with learning needs, including running an online homework club twice per week. For more information, check out our "How We Respond to a Crisis" section in our virtual open house video on YouTube.
Curriculum delivery for 2020/21:
Grades | Living Arrangement | Delivery Model | Frequency |
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Day | Gr. 9 - Gr. 12 | In-person | Full-time |
Homestay | Gr. 9 - Gr. 12 | In-person | Full-time |
eSchool | Gr. 9 - Gr. 12 | Online | Full-time |
TDChristian offers bus transferring. Service options offered are regular rider, regular rider AM only, regular rider PM only, occasional rider.
The regions TDChristian offers busing from are:
Additional notes: Bus transportation is included in tuition (there is no extra charge). We have 13 bus routes across the GTA. If you are new to our school, we try to adjust a route to make it work better for you.
When you register early for September 2021, it helps us with our planning. Save on the registration fee if you register by February 15, 2021. Thank you.
Our sports teams are very competitive.
Wonderful art classes.
Our school from up high.
Our new library is open concept and filled with books, magazines, computers and more. It's one of the most beautiful areas of the school.
Welcome to our school.
Teachers go out of their way to engage students in stimulating learning.
Helpful teachers.
Students learn about electricity by wiring a mini house.
Students often solve problems in groups.
Our school is filled with the latest technology from computers to cameras, software to 3D printing!
TDChristian was founded in 1960, and the school has grown considerably over the years. Throughout has been an abiding attention to stewardship within the school community and beyond. Service trips are a cornerstone of the curriculum, and that tone is set from the first week in Grade 9, with all students spending two days working with organizations supporting the city’s homeless population—TDChristian has partnerships with the Yonge Street Mission, Scott Mission, Habitat for Humanity, Church of the Redeemer, Good Shepherd Centre, St. Francis’ Table, and the Salvation Army. Of course that’s just one aspect of the program, though it’s telling of the approach taken within the school. The families that turn to the school often do so in an awareness of the character learning that is woven throughout the curricular and extracurricular programs. Despite the age of the school, all the facilities have been recently updated, including the integration of technology in the classroom. That process is continuing with a capital and development campaign that is currently underway. The ideal student is one who will thrive in an active, diverse, values-based learning environment.
Focus | Religious-based |
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Academic | Christian (Non-denominational) |
If you want to learn more about faith-based education, check out our comprehensive guide.
If you want to learn more about Christian education, check out our comprehensive guide.
Subject | offered |
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Evolution as consensus theory | |
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories | |
Evolution is not taught |
Subject | offered |
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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 |
Subject | offered |
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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 remain in a regular classroom for most of the day, but are pulled out for extra support from a qualified special education teacher.
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
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: Enrichment (The main focus is on enrichment. This means that while students may work at a marginally quicker pace than public school peers, the primary aim is to study subject in broader and deeper ways.)
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, TDChristian students perform an average of 1.5 hours of homework per night.
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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TDChristian | 45 mins | 60 mins | 90 mins | 90 mins |
Site Average | 69 mins | 80 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. 9 to Gr. 12 |
Prose (narrative)-based feedback | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 |
Academic achievement reporting | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 |
Habits and behaviour reporting | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 |
Parent-teacher meetings | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 |
Competitive sports: 7
Recreational sports: 3
Toronto District Christian High School offers 11 clubs and extracurricular programs.
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Day (Domestic) | $15,810 |
Grade range that need-based aid is offered: | 9 to 12 |
Percentage of grade-eligible students receiving financial aid | 0% |
Average aid package size | $0 |
Percentage of total enrolment on financial aid | 0% |
Total aid available | $0 |
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Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 | Coed | Day | 351 |
Group 2 | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 | Coed | Homestay | 50 |
Total enrolment | 401 |
Average class size | 18 to 24 |
% of international students (total enrolment) | 15% |
Number of different nationalities within student population | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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Day Enrollment | 90 | 95 | 100 | 110 |
Homestay Enrollment | 5 | 15 | 20 | 15 |
Class Size | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | 9 - 12 | |
SSAT | ||
SSAT (out of province) | ||
Entrance Exam(s) | ||
Entrance Essay |
Day students: Rolling
Homestay students: Rolling
Offer mid-year entry:
Yes
Application fee: N/A
Registration fee: N/A
Deposit:
N/A
For more admissions information, simply contact the school.
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 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 80 - 110 (90%) | 10 - 20 (90%) | 10 - 20 (90%) | 10 - 20 (90%) |
Homestay Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Average graduating class size | 100 |
Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation | 95% |
Percentage of students who attend post-secondary institutions outside of Canada | 5% |
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 |
McMaster University | 5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ryerson University | 5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University of Toronto | 5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University of Waterloo | 5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redeemer University College | 4% |
Toronto District Christian High School Graduates’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Aggregate of All Schools’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Career planning | |
Internships |
Mentorship Program | |
University counseling |
What TDChristian says:
At TDChristian you'll hear the words enfold, engage, and empower a lot! But what do they mean? First, we enfold students, getting to know them for their unique personalities, talents, and ambitions, and helping them fit into our friendly community of learners. You're never just a number at our school. Next, we engage students with stimulating learning opportunities, academic rigour, and real world projects. Finally, we empower students to take control of their own learning and connect it with the larger world.
On top of that, every single subject is taught from a Christian perspective and we don't shy away from the big, important questions of life.
We invite you to discover our passionate, committed teachers, our one-of-a-kind programs, and our beautiful facilities today.
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