Application Process
Phoenix Private Academy offers Grades K - 8 programs to students with autism, learning disabilities, anxiety, depression, down syndrome, ADD/ADHD and students who experience other academic and/or social difficulties in main stream education.
In order for the admission to be completed, each student is assessed and recommendations are offered to parents/guardians about a suitable grade level and programming.
Please note that Phoenix Private Academy may obtain an academic and behavioural history from your child's previous school to help determine placement and programming. This permission is requested during the intake process from our intake coordinator.
Parents/guardians are encouraged to provide all assessments and documentation that could help our staff become better acquainted with the student.
Phoenix enrolment is limited to ensure small teacher to student ratios. Students are placed according to skill and grade level, while also considering how to best facilitate social growth and development among peers. Once the client intake form is completed, our executive assistant will contact you to arrange a meeting with our principal.
Eligibility
All students must undergo an intake baseline assessment. This assessment is designed to identify whether the student can participate in a classroom environment in the absence of aggressive, destructive or self-injurious behaviour, whether they require additional support, which classroom and program would best suit them and which Direct Instruction level the student is able to participate in. All students must meet the minimum requirement to attend Phoenix prior to booking an assessment ie) students cannot demonstrate extensive aggressive, destructive or self-injurious behaviour.
Please note that Phoenix is not a behavioural intervention school therefore, we do not provide interventions for extensive aggressive, destructive or self-injurious behaviours in the school environment.
Students who have a history of engaging in high-risk incidents, self-injurious behavior or aggression towards others or the environment must address these behaviours prior to entering the classroom environment.
Once the student is referred to a clinician, the clinician will prescribe what is recommended for the student which may include a behavioural support plan, additional support or additional services that may or may not be provided by Phoenix PA.
If behaviours are observed during the baseline assessment by the intake coordinator, they will provide details pertaining to any existing concerns and additional support that may be needed in the final report. Once these behaviors have been addressed the hope is to have the student integrated into the classroom. Upon written recommendation from the clinicians in charge, new students may re-apply to Phoenix upon successful completion of the behavior modification program with their chosen clinical treatment center.
Students who already attend Phoenix and begin to engage in aggressive, destructive or self-injurious behaviours will be removed from class and referred for clinical services. However, if the family does not agree to the recommendations or is refusing to provide the support as prescribed by the clinician, then the student will not be able to attend Phoenix Private Academy.
Client Intake Form
Please complete the client intake form to initiate your student's enrollment process with Phoenix Private Academy. Our executive assistant will contact you upon receipt of your form.
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Please be aware that we have a few remaining spots left for 2025-2026 enrollment. We are currently booking assessments for new applicants in late November 2025.
*Please note that submitting the client intake form, it does not guarantee enrolment.*
