Applying

Important Dates to Remember:

Attention Grade 8/9 Applicants:

The application process for the 2027-2028 school year will open from TBD until TBD at 12pm.

 

Please check the TDSB Website for updates, the application and admission process, deadlines, and how to apply (program entry points, eligibility requirements, minimum report card benchmark, and the required demonstrations of knowledge and skill).

MaCS Information Night 2026: Thursday November 12th (6:30pm STEM Clubs Cafeteria and 7:00 pm MaCS Presentation Large Gym) 

The MaCS Information Night 2026 will be an in-person Information Night at W.L. Mackenzie C.I.. If you were unable to attend the Information Night please click on the page below to view student/parent perspective videos/letters and other important information about the school and the MaCS Program including the power point presentation at the 2025 MaCS Information Night:

Click here to visit the MaCS Program Information Night Page 2025. 

Before attending the MaCS Information Night 2025, please watch this video created by Sarah Goldfarb (MaCS Alumni 2018) about her experience in the MaCS program and at Mackenzie as well as her transition to Harvard University.

November TBD– Online Application opens on the  TDSB Website

December TBD- Online Application closes on the  TDSB Website at 12:00pm.

February TBDAcceptances and waitlist status will be sent via email to all applicants. Offers expire TBD at 4:00 p.m. If you do not accept your placement by the deadline, the placement will be automatically declined.

Secondary offers will continue to be made TBD.

No offers will be made after TBD and all Central Waitlists will expire after this date.  


Please continue to check the TDSB website for important dates.   

Notification Emails for the 2027-2028 school year

The TDSB central office will send notification emails to all applicants. Please check the TDSB website for important updates. The selection process for Specialized Programs such as MaCS will occur centrally at the school board level and all communication will come from  [email protected]. Please do not contact schools directly for selection results.

If you have any questions about applying to a Specialized Program, please contact the Central Program Admissions Office at  [email protected]

 

Addressing Vacant Seats after the Central Waitlists expire on TBD

 After the February TBD deadline date, schools may only fill vacant seats with local applicants who are registered to attend the school, also following their ranked order if students change their mind after the deadline.

 

Ranked Order Local Waitlists

Following the placement deadline (February TBD), seats may become vacant in a Specialized Program. To address these unfilled seats, schools with local catchment areas will receive ranked order local lists. These lists will include, in ranked order:

 

  1. Applicants who live in-area of the school offering the Specialized Program.
  2. Applicants who are pre-registered to attend the school in 2027-28. This may include current TDSB and students new to the TDSB registered to attend the school in September.

Should space become available in the Specialized Program, applicants will be considered for seats in ranked order. These moves will be made in late June or early September. This process is being established to help ensure that as many students as possible are given the opportunity to participate in focused programming across the TDSB.