Special Interest Programs – Arts Focus

ESA Open House

Our in-person open house is scheduled on November 4, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM. At our open house you can tour different spaces and speak to our arts focus teachers, visit our academic teachers in the gymnasium, and stop by our cafeteria to speak to our guidance department or get assistance with the online application. Click here for full details and tickets to the Open House performances!

Key Application Details

• November 4, 2024: The Central Student Interest Programs online application opens on TDSB website.
• November 22, 2024: The TDSB Central Student Interest Programs online application closes at 4:00 pm.

• Eligible applicants will be included in the Centralized random selection process when the number of applicants exceeds the number of available seats.
• Applicants can apply to one Primary program choice.  Applicants may also include an Alternate program choice in their application.
• Alternate choices will only be considered after all primary applications from the city of Toronto have been considered.
• If an applicant is accepted to their primary application, they will not be considered for their alternate application.
• If an applicant is offered a spot in their alternate choice, they will remain on the waitlist for their primary choice.
• As part of the random selection process:

• First Nations, Metis and Inuit applicants will be seated in their Primary application choice (at entry grade level).

• Priority seats will be set for historically and currently underserved communities (Black, Middle Eastern and Latina/o/x), as reflected in the TDSB demographic in the 2023 Student Census.

• Admission priority will be given to students who reside in the City of Toronto.