What CCAT-7 score does York Catholic need?

All three subtests — verbal, quantitative and non-verbal — at or above the 92nd percentile, or a composite at or above the 98th percentile, to go on to the individual screening.

Can I see my child’s CCAT-7 results?

Yes. Any parent can get their child’s results by contacting the school principal; the parents of students who go on are told by the principal.

The Program for Academic and Creative Extension, York Catholic’s full-time gifted class, with an IEP for extension in English and mathematics.

We have a private assessment. When is the deadline?

April 1 for placement the following September. It must be by a psychologist registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario, done at a Grade 3 age or at least 8, and show the 98th percentile on an individual IQ test.

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YCDSB gifted screening

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

York Catholic (YCDSB) screens every Grade 4 student with the CCAT-7 in the fall. A student goes on if all three subtests are at or above the 92nd percentile, or the composite is at or above the 98th; then a WISC-V General Ability Index at or above the 98th percentile is considered for PACE, YCDSB’s full-time gifted program, with an IPRC in May and June.

At a glance

Grade: Grade 4, every student
Test: CCAT-7, scored by the publisher
When: Fall; individual screening late fall and winter; IPRC May to June
To go on: Verbal, quantitative and non-verbal all at or above the 92nd percentile, or a composite at or above the 98th
To be considered for PACE: WISC-V General Ability Index at or above the 98th percentile
Program: PACE (Program for Academic and Creative Extension), a full-time class

Step by step

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Stage one: the CCAT-7 · Fall
Every Grade 4 student takes the CCAT-7. Students go on if their verbal, quantitative and non-verbal scores are all at or above the 92nd percentile, or their composite is at or above the 98th. The principal tells the parents of students who do, and any parent can ask the principal for their child’s results.
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Stage two: an individual screening · Late fall and winter
The teacher completes a questionnaire, and with parents’ permission a psychologist or psychological associate gives the WISC-V. A General Ability Index at or above the 98th percentile is considered for PACE; families are invited to an information night before accepting a place.
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Stage three: the IPRC · May to June
An IPRC decides identification and placement.

Where it leads

PACE, a fully self-contained class, with an IEP for extension in English and mathematics. The PACE school depends on your home address.
A regular class, with an IEP with accommodations.
Students living more than 1.6 km from the nearest PACE school can get transportation.

Can you practise for it?

YCDSB’s document doesn’t mention preparing. Like every board here, it uses the CCAT-7 as a first screen and an individual assessment to decide.

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 YCDSB parents ask

What CCAT-7 score does York Catholic need?
All three subtests — verbal, quantitative and non-verbal — at or above the 92nd percentile, or a composite at or above the 98th percentile, to go on to the individual screening.
Can I see my child’s CCAT-7 results?
Yes. Any parent can get their child’s results by contacting the school principal; the parents of students who go on are told by the principal.
What is PACE?
The Program for Academic and Creative Extension, York Catholic’s full-time gifted class, with an IEP for extension in English and mathematics.
We have a private assessment. When is the deadline?
April 1 for placement the following September. It must be by a psychologist registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario, done at a Grade 3 age or at least 8, and show the 98th percentile on an individual IQ test.

Build the reasoning, not the test

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

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Or print free reasoning worksheets, kindergarten to grade 5.

Sources

YCDSB, Gifted Screening Process for Entry into the PACE Program (PDF) — ycdsb.ca

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 York Catholic District School Board. Boards change their process from year to year; check what your own school sends home for this year’s dates.