Selection Criteria
Students interested in the school undergo an extensive audition process. A Selection Committee begins by reviewing applications. Criteria such as previous arts experience and interest as well as the submitted cover letter, resume, and essay are overlooked. Those who pass the review stage are invited to audition at the school for their area of interest.
Students interested in visual arts are asked to submit three well-chosen pieces of work spanning a variety of media. Literary Arts applicants are requested to submit five pieces of writing including at least one analytical and one creative work.
The Selection Process has three distinctive steps: Application Review, Short List, and Auditions.
Applications are reviewed and checked for:
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- Confirmation page from the VSB online application
- Confirmation page from Byng Arts online application.
- Completed cross boundary application form, if the catchment school is not Lord Byng.
- Completed Byng Arts Mini School Reference Form.
- Two most recent report cards: November and previous June.
- A recent photograph.
- Supporting documents for visual & literary arts applicants only.
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Eligible students will be added to a Short List if successful through the Application Review. The short listed students are notified of appointment times for testing, auditions portfolio assessments, skills assessments, interviews as appropriate. Students selected for Byng Arts are offered positions, and students on wait list are notified of their wait-list status.
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