Understanding the School

To new arrivals, CDNIS can seem a complex institution. Here we’ll try to explain how things work.

Note: The information provided is a brief introduction to the CDNIS educational programmes, including information about the two degrees that form the basis of the academic programmes, as well as the Chinese Studies and French Department, Visual and Performing Arts and Creativity, Action, Service. If you would like to know more about the syllabus of a specific subject area, please contact your child’s teacher or the relevant department head.

Educational Programmes

See full introduction here.

• The International Baccalaureate
• IB Mission Statement
• The IB Programme
• Primary Years Programme (Pre Reception to Grade 6)
• Middle Years Programme (Grades 7-10)
• Diploma Programme (Grades 11-12)
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma
• One School, Two Diplomas – Information for Parents
• Evaluation: IB and OSSD
• Examinations
• Converting IB Grades to OSSD Grades
• End-of-Year Transcripts and OSSD Diplomas for Grade 11 and 12 Students
• Chinese Studies
• French Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts
• Creativity, Action, Service (CAS)

School Policies

Read more about these policies here.

Upper School Policies

• Academic Assessment and Promotion Policies
• Code of Academic Honesty
• Code of Student Behaviour