Parent Resources

Free Math Diagnostic Tests — Grades 3 to 8

Wondering where your child really stands in math? Each diagnostic is built by Ontario-certified teachers and matched to the Ontario curriculum. Print it out, have your child work through it without help, then check the parent answer key to spot the gaps — before report cards do.

Grade 3

Math Diagnostic Test

Adding & subtracting 3-digit numbers, multiplication & division facts, fractions, perimeter, patterns and 3D shapes.

20 questions • ~35 minutes • Answer key included

Start the test Answer key (parents)
Grade 4

Math Diagnostic Test

Adding & subtracting 4-digit numbers, multi-digit multiplication & division, equivalent fractions, decimals, area, angles and measurement.

20 questions • ~35 minutes • Answer key included

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Grade 5

Math Diagnostic Test

Place value, adding & subtracting large numbers, multiplication & division facts, equivalent fractions, decimals, perimeter & area, patterns, measurement and 3D shapes.

20 questions • ~35 minutes • Answer key included

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Grade 6

Math Diagnostic Test

Fraction & decimal operations, ratios, integers, BEDMAS, area of triangles & parallelograms, patterns & algebra, mean, angles and exponents.

20 questions • ~35 minutes • Answer key included

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Grade 7

Math Diagnostic Test

Integer operations, BEDMAS with exponents, fraction & decimal operations, percents, ratios & rates, solving equations, circles and parallelograms.

20 questions • ~35 minutes • Answer key included

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Grade 8

Math Diagnostic Test

Exponent laws, square roots, Pythagorean theorem, solving multi-step equations, slope & linear relations, volume & surface area, percent applications.

20 questions • ~35 minutes • Answer key included

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IBT & Regional Programs: A Brampton Parent’s Guide

Peel’s Regional Learning Choices Programs (RLCP) let students spend Grades 6–8 (and 9–12) learning through a specialty they love — business and technology, science, the arts, or IB. Applications for Grade 6 entry open in January–February of Grade 5, which makes Grade 5 the year to prepare. Here’s what’s available in Brampton, how applications work, and how we get students ready.

Grades 6–8

Elementary IBT

International Business and Technology — project-based, cross-curricular, inquiry-driven learning through a global lens, enhanced by technology. Students build critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, collaboration and communication — all on the Ontario curriculum.

In Brampton: Williams Parkway Sr. PS (starts Grade 6; also offered at Allan A. Martin Sr. PS and Lisgar MS).

Apply in Grade 5: applications open mid-January, close early February • $40 application fee • in-person assessment in February

Grades 9–12

Secondary IBT

Continue the IBT path in high school with entrepreneurial, project-based learning. In Brampton: North Park SS (also offered at Meadowvale SS).

Applications open in November of Grade 8 and review the Grade 7 final report card, the Grade 8 progress report, and short written/video responses — one more reason the Grade 5–7 years matter.

$40 application fee • open house each October • annual program fee applies

More choices

Other Peel Programs

SciTech — Centennial Sr. PS, Macville PS, Tomken Rd. MS • Arts — Earnscliffe Sr. PS, Queen Elizabeth Sr. PS • IB Middle Years — Bristol Rd. MS, WG Davis Sr. PS, Glenhaven Sr. PS • Actively in Motion — Royal Orchard MS • Arts & Technology — Morning Star MS.

Open to all eligible Peel students • busing provided for Grades 6–8 • all start Grade 6 (Arts at Queen Elizabeth starts Grade 7)

Application Timeline — September 2027 Entry

  • Sept–Dec (Grade 5): Build the fundamentals — math, reading and writing. Run the free Grade 5 math diagnostic above to find gaps early.
  • January: Attend the IBT information night at the school (mid-January) and confirm this year’s dates on peelschools.org.
  • Mid-January – early February: Applications open and close online (last cycle: Jan 19 – Feb 6, 2026). $40 non-refundable application fee.
  • February: In-person assessment task (IBT: February 18, 2027, per PDSB).
  • Grade 8 families: secondary IBT applications open in November (last cycle: Nov 4–25, 2025), with the Grade 7 final report card and Grade 8 progress report reviewed.

Dates shift slightly each year — always confirm the current cycle on the Peel board website.

How We Get Grade 5 Students IBT-Ready

Grade 5 is the launch year. Our Ontario-certified teachers pinpoint gaps with diagnostics, strengthen the math, reading and writing behind strong report cards, coach written responses and presenting ideas with confidence, and build the study habits a project-based, tech-rich program demands — in person at Springdale Library or online.

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Found some gaps? That’s what we fix.

Bring your child’s diagnostic results to a free trial session and we’ll build a learning plan around exactly what they need.

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