University Placement

Collectively, our 84 members of the Class of 2018 received more than 388 admission offers and $1M in scholarships and awards to top universities across Canada, the U.S. and the world. Eighty-three percent graduated as Ontario Scholars.

In yet another example of the balance that we strive for here at CDS, members of our Class of 2018 are pursuing a broad range of academic and professional disciplines. The Humanities and Social Sciences lead the way having been selected by 42% of our grads, with the Life and Physical Sciences, including Engineering degrees, following close behind with 30%. Business programs account for 25% of the selected areas, which is a significant increase from 19% last year. Finally, 4% have chosen to pursue either the Performing or Visual Arts.

At the beginning of each school year, the Office of Admission and University Placement takes Graduating Year (GY) students to the Ontario and Quebec universities for campus visits.

The eastern tour stops at Queen’s, McGill, Concordia, Ottawa and Carleton University, while the westbound trip toured Western, Laurier, Waterloo, Guelph and McMaster. This annual excursion is a great kickoff to a hectic year of research, applications and decisions for our Grade 12 students. Both trips expose students to campuses old and new, big and small, urban and suburban. Our students sit in lecture halls, eat in school cafeterias and generally soak in the environment of the universities and towns we visit. An added feature of the trip is the opportunity to connect with our alumni currently studying at these destination universities.