Advanced Placement Opportunities at CDS
The Country Day School is proud to offer an increasing variety of Advanced Placement (AP) programs and exams to our students as a form of enrichment and opportunity to prepare for the challenges of post-secondary courses.
AP exams are standardized tests that evaluate your mastery of the course material in a particular subject. The majority of AP courses culminate in an exam, but some are evaluated by a portfolio or final project. Although recommended, you do not have to take the AP course in order to sit an AP exam; however, many students are highly successful when they do pursue AP exams independently.
AP exams are standardized tests that evaluate your mastery of the course material in a particular subject. The majority of AP courses culminate in an exam, but some are evaluated by a portfolio or final project. Although recommended, you do not have to take the AP course in order to sit an AP exam; however, many students are highly successful when they do pursue AP exams independently.
This year, CDS is offering eight courses, however, students are able to pursue AP courses/exam study independently and still sign up to write the exams at CDS. In 2025, 26 different independent exams (for a total of 207 administered) were taken by CDS students, ranging from Biology to French Language and Culture to Psychology, and 75% scored a 3 or higher.
AP courses offered at CDS this year include:
- Biology (Grade 12)
- Calculus AB (Grade 12)
- Computer Science A (Grade 10/11)
- English Language (Grade 11)
- English Literature (Grade 12)
- Macroeconomics (Grade 12)
- Microeconomics (Grade 11)
- Comparative Government and Politics (Grade 9-12)
The College Board requires students to sign up for all AP exams in the first two weeks of the school year and then make a final decision as to whether they would like to proceed with the exam by early November 2025. Students who join courses later in the term are also required to sign up by this date. After this point, the exams are ordered.
We ask that interested students complete the online registration and pay the payment online by October 9th. The deadline to withdraw without penalty is November 14th. All Senior School parents would have received a letter with more details today from Ms. Williams, Assistant Director of Academics & AP Coordinator. If you have any other questions about this process, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Sarah Williams directly at sarah.williams@cds.on.ca
More information about the AP program can be found here.
Land Acknowledgment
The Country Day School wishes to recognize and acknowledge the land on which the school operates. Our nearest Indigenous Nations are now the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island. The Dish with One Spoon Wampum covenant is often cited as an example of the shared responsibility for caring for these lands among the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples who would call these their traditional territories. CDS respects the relationship with these lands and recognizes that our connection to this land can be strengthened by our continued relationship with all First Nations, by acknowledging our shared responsibility to respect and care for the land and waters for future generations.
School Information
Junior, Middle and Senior Schools
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
