When does Halton give the CCAT-7?

In October of Grade 4. Every Grade 4 student is invited, and a copy of the results goes home in late November.

Should my child study for it?

Halton’s page says no extra studying or review is required — a good night’s sleep and breakfast are all it asks for.

Who sees the results?

The classroom teacher, the special education resource teacher and the principal; they go into the Ontario Student Record, and a copy comes home.

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HDSB gifted screening

Halton District School Board · from the board’s own documents · checked 25 October 2026

Halton (HDSB) invites every Grade 4 student to take the CCAT-7, a group reasoning test in three sections, in October. It is scored by the publisher, Nelson; a copy of the results goes home in late November, and selected students continue in the gifted screening process.

At a glance

Grade: Grade 4, every student invited
Test: CCAT-7: verbal, quantitative and non-verbal sections
When: October; results home in late November
Scored by: Nelson Education, the publisher
Cut-off: Not published

Step by step

1
The CCAT-7 · October
All Grade 4 students are invited to take it. It has three sections — verbal, quantitative and non-verbal — given on three separate days in person.
2
Results · Late November
Results go to the classroom teacher, the special education resource teacher (SERT) and the principal, are placed in the Ontario Student Record, and a copy is sent home.
3
Further screening
Selected students continue in the gifted screening process. A student who isn’t in Grade 4 can be referred through the school’s SERT.

Where it leads

Halton’s placements for identified students are decided at an IPRC. Ask your school’s SERT for this year’s options.

Can you practise for it?

Halton’s screening page asks only for a good night’s sleep and breakfast, and says no extra studying or review is needed.

Cub Climb is a set of original reasoning puzzles with words, numbers and pictures, from kindergarten to grade 5: a child finds the answer, then names the rule. It is not a copy of any test and makes no promise about results.

Questions HDSB parents ask

When does Halton give the CCAT-7?
In October of Grade 4. Every Grade 4 student is invited, and a copy of the results goes home in late November.
Should my child study for it?
Halton’s page says no extra studying or review is required — a good night’s sleep and breakfast are all it asks for.
Who sees the results?
The classroom teacher, the special education resource teacher and the principal; they go into the Ontario Student Record, and a copy comes home.

Build the reasoning, not the test

Short, original puzzles with words, numbers and shapes. Your child answers, then names the rule.

Android: coming soon

Or print free reasoning worksheets, kindergarten to grade 5.

Sources

HDSB school special education site, Gifted Screening (2022-23) — sites.google.com

CCAT-7 is a trademark of Nelson Education. Cub Climb is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any test publisher or to the Halton District School Board. Boards change their process from year to year; check what your own school sends home for this year’s dates.