The YMCA Immigrant Settlement Services of Hamilton is the place to stop in Hamilton for direction on how overseas education will translate to the Canadian job market. Online, settlement.org has an excellent webpage that offers information in three easy steps. Click on logo below for more.

The are two school boards in Hamilton, the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board and the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board. Newcomer elementary students are usually placed in grade according to age, whereas secondary school students arriving from another country may have an initial assessment before they can enter a school. The purpose of this assessment is to find out about the students’ educational background and English skills so that they can be placed in the right grade, and the right school. The assessment will cover mathematics and language.

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board has an assessment centre for newcomers available here:

HWDSB Assessment Centre
Dr. Harry Paikin Room
100 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON     L8P 1H6
t. 905.521.2554

Again, if you’re looking for an initial orientation, please contact the Immigrant Settlement Services of Hamilton team at:

YMCA Immigrant Settlement Services of Hamilton
25 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON
p. 905.526.8452