Important Dates to Remember:
Attention Grade 8/9 Applicants:
The
application process for the 2026-2027 school year will open from Monday November 24th until Friday December 12th 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 2025: Wednesday November 5th (6:30pm STEM Clubs Cafeteria and 7:00 pm MaCS Presentation Large Gym)
The MaCS Information Night 2025 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 2024 MaCS Information Night:
Click here to visit the MaCS Program Information Night Page 2025.
Before attending the MaCS Information Night 2024, 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 24, 2025– Online Application opens on
the
TDSB Website
December 12, 2025- Online Application closes
on the
TDSB Website at 12:00pm.
February 11, 2026– Acceptances and waitlist
status will be sent via email to all applicants. Offers expire February 17, 2026
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 February 18th and 25th, 2026.
No offers will be made after February 25th and all Central Waitlists will expire after this date.
Please
continue to check the TDSB website for important dates.
Notification Emails for the 2026-2027 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
noreplyregistration@powerschool.com. 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
CentralPrograms@tdsb.on.ca.
Addressing Vacant Seats after the Central Waitlists expire on February 25, 2026
After the February 25, 2026 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 25, 2026), 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:
- Applicants who live in-area
of the school offering the Specialized Program.
- Applicants who are
pre-registered to attend the school in 2026-27. 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.