Admission

Admission Form

The Application period for 2024-2025 is now closed. 

What is a specialized private school declared in the public interest?

Specialized: the services are targeted for a specific clientele (see the admission criteria in FAQ)

Private: is a private, non-profit school with adapted services, recognized in the public interest and accredited for purposes of subsidies by the ministère de l'Éducation. The school is a non-profit corporation and has its own Board of Directors.

Public interest: at the request of the ministère de l'Éducation, we are a complementary service to school boards. A school board may call on our services in two circumstances: to offer a service that cannot be offered within the board; to address a specific (or severe) disability of a child who corresponds with the profile of Giant Steps' students.

It is the responsibility of the School Board to evaluate the need for an extra-territorial agreement with Giant Steps School for a child.

What are the fees?

Giant Steps is a private school that is subsidized by the ministère de l'Éducation. This funding allows us to provide services at a cost that is comparable to the public sector.

  • Registration fee: $200 (annually). This amount is non-refundable in accordance with the provisions of Articles 72 and 73 of the Law on Private Education.
  • Other fees: lunchtime supervision ($720), school materials ($220) and Parents’ Committee fees ($60).

School transportation

Giant Steps does not have its own transportation service. Transportation is provided by:

  • the student's school board of origin, if there is a school board agreement for the child's enrollment at Giant Steps.  Please note that the school board has no obligation to provide transportation, even if there is an agreement for the student's enrollment at our school;
  • the parent;
  • private transportation (paid by parents);
  • public transportation. 

Calendar: applications for admission

  New Application Waiting List

Until    March 1st

We accept applications for admission

and you receive:

  1. a) an acknowledgement of receipt indicating whether the file is complete or not.
  2. b) If the file is incomplete, the acknowledgement of receipt will be accompanied by a list of missing documents and a deadline for submitting them.
 If you submitted an application for your child in previous years, please contact the school to indicate your interest in keeping their application file open for each subsequent year.  If you do not contact us to keep your child’S file open, it will be archived (removed from waiting list) and destroyed after 2 years.
March to May

Analysis of the files in order of priority

 

Evaluations are scheduled for students being considered for admission.

Analysis of the files in order of priority

 

Evaluations are scheduled for students being considered for admission
May to June

Letters regarding status of files are sent out:

  • Acceptance
  • Refusal
  • Waiting list

Letters regarding status of files are sent out:

  • Acceptance
  • Refusal
  • Waiting list

Our suggestions for parents regarding a school board agreement (entente):

The ministère de l'Éducation stipulates that files with school board agreements must be prioritized by Giant Steps School.

To determine if your school board will sign an entente for your child, we suggest that you meet with the professionals at your child's school (teacher, principal, specialized resources...) or at the school board to review your child's profile, strengths and needs.  An agreement between Giant Steps and a school board mus be agree upon by all parties (school board, parents and Giant Steps).