Administering PCAP in your school

A poster and a sample parent/guardian letter are available to be shared with parents/guardians before the assessment.

Click here to find the PCAP poster and parent/guardian letter.

Parental permission is not necessary for students to write PCAP. However, if a parent/guardian requests that their child not write PCAP, record the appropriate student participation code for parental refusal (code 6) on the Student Tracking Form on assessment day.

CMEC does not need to be informed in advance if a parent refuses to allow their child to write the assessment.

To change your assessment date, please contact the PCAP administrative team, advising them of your new date.

Your PCAP School ID is a 4-digit number that will be shared with you by your provincial ministry/department. You can also find your PCAP School ID in the subject line of any communication sent to the school contact from CMEC.

Your PCAP Class ID is a 6-digit number that will be shared with you by your provincial contact; it is composed of the school’s PCAP School ID followed by two digits.

CMEC does not cover any additional expenses the school may incur as a result of administering PCAP (e.g., hiring supplementary staff or purchasing extra supplies).

Yes — if a new student is enrolled in a class selected for PCAP, please provide them with one of the three extra Student Login Forms and add their name to the Student Tracking Form on the line with the same Student ID.

The only accommodation that must be requested in advance is additional time, which should be indicated in the Accommodations column of the Student Identification Form. All other accommodations can simply be noted on the day of the assessment in the Accommodations column of the Student Tracking Form. Please see Accommodations.

The school contact will receive all assessment forms by email a minimum of five days before the scheduled assessment date. One email will include all the required forms for each selected class. If you do not receive your materials the week before your assessment day, please check your junk or spam folder. If still missing, contact the PCAP administrative team. The Assessment Script will be delivered separately to schools by Purolator.

Please run the regular session and hold one makeup session if the student participation rate for the class is under 90 percent. Do not administer more than one makeup session, even if the minimum rate is still not satisfied. Student data will be analyzed in spite of lower student participation.

Note: Only students of the selected class(es) are eligible to participate—student substitution is not permitted.