FAQ

Secondary 1 Application Process

Thank you for your interest in Loyola High school. The online application for Secondary 1 for the 2025-26 school year is now closed. If you have any questions, please contact admissions@loyola.ca.

• Secondary 1 classes at Loyola are co-educational and open to all applicants
• Applicants must have an English Eligibility Certificate to attend Loyola
• Check our Key Admission Dates for application deadlines and other important steps in the application process

Step 1: Preparation

The following documents are required in order to complete the application process:

• Grade 4 June Report Card
• Grade 5 June Report Card
• Birth Certificate with names of Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
• English Eligibility certificate
• IEP and/or learning assessment (if applicable)
• Reference letters (if available)

The application process can be started without all of the above documentation. If your child is eligible, but does not yet have their certificate, the Admissions Office will help you with the paperwork should your child enroll at Loyola.

Step 2: Complete Application

Follow the steps in the Application Form (below) to begin and complete your application:

• Required information about the applicant and applicant family
• Creation of an Admissions portal account
• Submission of required documents in the Admissions portal
• Payment of a $50 application fee within the Admissions portal

Step 3: Next Steps

After the application deadline, applicants take part in an Admissions Interview & Assessment Day.

There is no formal entrance exam.

Application decisions are made after a careful review of each applicant’s file.

All application decisions will be posted in the Admissions portal. Applicants are either accepted, not accepted or placed on a waiting list.

Check the Key Admissions Dates for all next step deadlines.

Incoming Secondary 2-5 Students

General Information

Loyola High School will only know of openings in the spring and/or summer before the start of the new school year. Please keep this in mind when choosing to apply for these levels. The applicant must be Eligible for English School. 

Applications should only be submitted upon receipt of your child’s second term report card from this school year. The following documents are required and should be submitted to admissions@loyola.ca:

• A letter from the parents outlining why they would like their child to come to Loyola High School;
• A letter from the applicant outlining why they would like to come to Loyola High School;
• All June report cards from Grade 6 onward;
• All progress and term report cards from the current year; each individual report card from the current year should be included, not the cumulative one.
• Any letters of recommendation, particularly from the applicant’s parish or place of worship.

If places do become available, the Admissions Committee will review the applications that have been received and contact certain students for an interview to take place in the spring/summer.

Once a decision is reached, the Admissions Office will contact you immediately by phone or by email. 

Submit documents by email