Selection Criteria

Each year, 28 students out of hundreds of applicants are admitted to prince of wales mini school at the grade 8 level.

Prince of Wales Mini School seeks students who have demonstrated a high level of academic achievement and community involvement. Acceptance is based on the merit of the application as well as an interview process. The following criteria are used to select candidates for each phase of our application process:

• Academically capabilities
  … as demonstrated by a record of academic excellence based on report cards and teacher comments; minimum of “Proficient/Extending” or equivalent proficiency in the subjects of Math, English, Social Studies, and Science;

• Self-motivated and hard-working
  ... as demonstrated by report card grades, teacher comments, and personal statement on Application Form;

• School and community involvement
  ... as demonstrated by an itemized record of school and community service in the candidate’s Application Form; and

• Positive attitude and social skills
  ... as demonstrated by report card comments and group interview, these are attributes that enable the student to establish and maintain positive relationships with students from a variety of backgrounds and viewpoints.

Note: While many applicants may meet the above minimum criteria, we regret that we only have the time and resources to offer interviews to approximately the top 100 applicants that do so (approximately 50 students of each gender). We are not able to discuss the applications or reasons for selection of any student.