Families who have accepted placements at Quest Alternative Senior for September 2026 will be contacted by admin to complete registration. Orientation will take place in June 2026. More information to come. Welcome to Quest Alternative!
The Elementary Alternative Schools application for September 2026 admissions is now closed. Key dates to know are highlighted below. Good luck to all applicants!
Key Dates
Monday, January 5, 2026 - Online applications open.
Friday, January 30, 2026 - Online applications close at 4:00 pm.
Applications will not be accepted after the deadline.
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - Placement Offers 1, will be sent at the end of the school day.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - Offers must be accepted or declined by 4:00 pm. If you do not accept or decline the offer of placement on or before the February 24 deadline, the offer will be automatically declined. The student will attend their designated school by home address.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - Placement Offers 2, will be made where seats are available and will be sent at the end of the school day.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - Offers must be accepted or declined by 4:00 pm. If you do not accept or decline the offer of placement on or before the March 3 deadline, the offer will be automatically declined. The student will attend their designated school by home address.
Mid-June 2026 – final offers will be made where seats are available.
Waitlists expire after the final offers are made in mid-June 2026.
Questions?
Visit the Frequently Asked Questions page
Contact
EAS.Application@tdsb.on.ca
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For more information about the Elementary Alternative Application and Admissions Process, please visit the official TDSB website here
We do not offer private tours of Quest Alternative Senior.
Quest Alternative Senior School is a unique educational institution within the Toronto District School Board that serves one class of Grade 7s and one class of Grade 8s. Quest was founded in 1983 by two teachers with a dream of creating authentic learning opportunities based on outdoor education and experiential learning. While Quest has changed substantially over the past four decades, it has fastidiously maintained its commitment to providing students with hands-on learning, educational opportunities beyond the classroom, and unrivaled community support. Today, students engage in large, collaborative, multidisciplinary projects that utilize innovative pedagogy to hone global competencies and the cultivate 21st-century skills. Long-standing Quest traditions like overnight trips, live performances, family studies, and industrial arts mingle with technological skills like website creation, 3D printing, and digital video editing. Quest educators maintain high academic, social, and behavioral expectations for all students and ask them to be punctual, engaged, and enthusiastic members of our educational community. We task them with taking ownership of their education and Quest itself in a two-year program in which they are our most valuable stakeholders.
Quest Alternative Senior School is located at 25 Bain Avenue,
on the 3rd floor of Withrow Avenue Jr. Public School