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Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School welcomes all inquiries.
If you would like to learn more about our school or discuss enrollment, please contact admissions@djds.ca.
Since space is limited, we recommend that prospective parents apply for your child as much in advance as possible. Thank you for your interest in joining our community. We look forward to hearing from you!
A detailed overview of the Admissions Process follows:
We require prospective parents to provide the following documents, which should be submitted to the school office, along with a non-refundable application fee of $500.00: Application for Admission; past school records (if applicable); copies of past assessments (if applicable)
Upon receiving an Application for Admission, we will contact prospective families to schedule a meeting with the parent(s) or guardian(s) and one of our education specialists. Prior to acceptance, we will also conduct an informal observation of the prospective student. As well, we request permission to contact the child’s current or past schools.
One of the goals of the admissions process is to ensure that Paul Penna DJDS is the right match for a prospective child’s needs. Throughout the process, we communicate closely with parents and students, taking into account the best interests of the child, as well as the school’s philosophy and resources. Once we have determined whether a child has been accepted for the upcoming school year, we will notify the family in writing.
Should we reach capacity in a particular class, we will continue to interview and assess additional applicants and create a wait pool. In order to ensure placement in the wait pool, all potential applicants must submit an application form and deposit fee. We will notify applicants as soon as possible with respect to the final status of their application.
Upon acceptance, an applicant’s non-refundable deposit will be applied toward the tuition fee for the year of entry. The application fee is $500. This fee must be received along with the other requested application documents for an application to be complete.
Please note that the school extends priority consideration to applicants who are either siblings of current students, or students of the MNjcc Thomas & Marjorie Schwartz Preschool. Applicants will be accepted at the discretion of Paul Penna DJDS. Applicants who do not receive an initial offer of acceptance will be placed in a wait pool for consideration as soon as a grade level spot becomes available.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Address
Paul Penna Downtown
Jewish Day School
750 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2J2
(Located in the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre)
Email
info@djds.ca
Phone
(416) 928-3537
