Burnaby South Secondary School
April 2023 Grade 8 Honours Entrance Assessment Information
Burnaby South’s Grade 8 Honours entrance assessments for students who chose an Honours course for September 2023 will take place IN PERSON at Burnaby South Secondary on the following dates and times.
Assessment Dates and Times:
Subject |
Date and Start Time |
Time Limit |
| English 8 Honours | Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 4:00 PM | 60 minutes |
| Science 8 Honours | Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 4:00 PM | 60 minutes |
| Math 8 Honours | Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 4:00 PM | 75 minutes |
| Socials 8 Honours | Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 4:00 PM | 60 minutes |
All students writing these entrance assessments must find their own transportation to and from Burnaby South Secondary. Once at South, please follow the signs to the assessment room.
Assessment Content Information:
Subject |
Information |
| English 8 Honours | The assessment will have only 1 question. Students will be asked to read a text and respond to a question related to the reading. You can make personal connections or respond critically. Make sure to have explicit reference to the text. |
| Socials 8 Honours | The assessment will consist of 1 reading passage and 2 questions. Both questions will need to be answered in paragraph form. The questions will require students to show critical thinking and analysis skills. Students should support their points with evidence from the text. |
| Science 8 Honours | The assessment will be a 25 question, multiple choice exam that will focus on scientific and critical thinking. The asesssent will not be based on any specific knowledge or topics. Rather, students will be given passages to read and questions pertaining to respective passages. |
| Math 8 Honours | The assessment will have 20 short answer and 6 open ended questions.
Students will be asked to write out their solutions showing their work to justify their answer for the 6 free response questions. For the 20 short answer questions, only the final answer will be marked. Calculators are not allowed for this assessment, but may not be needed for all questions. Questions may be similar to the Gauss 7 and CNML Grade 7 Math Contests. |
Samples of Assessments
Social Studies 8 Honours Sample