FAQs

We offer Open Houses up to 4 times a year. Please call to ask the date of the next Open House.

Choice School offers a rolling admissions process, allowing applications throughout the year. Admissions are based on academic ability, previous school reports, and a successful experience day visit. For more details, visit the school’s admissions page. However, we do recommend that you apply as early as possible so that we may help change your child’s life.

Choice School is designated by the Ministry of Education as a Special Education School for the Gifted—the only such designation in British Columbia. Vancouver Is Awesome

A child is considered gifted if they exhibit a number of different traits. While a psychological assessment would certainly help in this regard, many students who come to Choice School do not have this. When a prospective student comes to Choice School, we look at a number of traits including:

– academic achievement

– report cards

– creativity

– performance on benchmarks

– nominations by parents

Identifying whether your child is gifted often involves observing their behaviors, interests, and abilities, and sometimes seeking professional assessments. Here are some signs and steps to help you determine if your child might be gifted:

Common Signs of Giftedness

1. • Reaches developmental milestones (walking, talking) earlier than peers.
   • Displays an advanced vocabulary or uses complex sentence structures early.
   • Quickly grasps new concepts and retains information easily.
   • Displays intense curiosity and asks thought-provoking questions.
   • Exhibits excellent problem-solving skills.
   • Recognizes patterns, connections, or abstract ideas beyond what is typical for their age
   • Shows deep interest in specific topics and spends significant time exploring them.
   • May show a strong preference for learning independently.
   • Approaches problems in unique or innovative ways.
   • Creates complex stories, drawings, or other creative outputs.
   • Exhibits heightened empathy or concern for fairness and justice.
   • May be highly self-critical or perfectionistic.
   • Has a high level of energy and focus on tasks of interest but might struggle with mundane or repetitive tasks.

During the experience day, your child will be part of the normal school day. During the day, he/she will attend every class along with other students. During the course of the three days, the teacher will ask your child to complete certain tasks. These might include some benchmark tests, some writing, reading and so on. Your child will experience three days at Choice School after which the Principal will discuss whether we are able to offer enrolment. This will depend on his performances at some of the given tasks but also on his general attributes observed over the three days.

Once enrolment has been confirmed, families can apply for financial assistance. During the application for such assistance, you will need to furnish financial information such as income, assets, liabilities and so on. Financial assistance up to 50% for tuition may be awarded if eligible.

We offer extra curricular activities until 5:30pm. However there is a small additional cost, should you wish to avail yourself of this service.

Yes, we offer school bus service to Richmond and parts of Vancouver for an additional fee.