Whether a skater decides to be competitive or remain recreational, they will all at some point take an Assessment. There are assessments offered in each discipline of skating (Freeskate, Skills, Dance, Artistic and Synchro). How do you know when you are ready to take an assessment?  Your coach will let you know.

As skaters move through STAR 1 to Gold levels, their elements will evolve with experience. To reflect this variance, standards for the various levels have been developed for coaches, coach assessors and evaluators to use as a guide to establish progress in a skaters’ development.  All assessments are evaluated using Skate Canada’s assessment standards for each level. Skaters are not compared against each other.

The following table describes the correlation between the assessment standards assigned at the Bronze, Silver and Gold ratings for each assessment criteria throughout STAR 1 – Gold.

Skaters will receive a report card after their assessment. The passing requirements for each level of assessment are listed at the bottom of the all STAR 1-Gold assessment sheets.   There are three possible outcomes to each assessment:

• Pass with Honours: the skater has exceeded the standard for the level
• Pass: the skater has met the standard for the level
• Retry: the skater was not successful and must retry the assessment

There is no limit as to the number of times that a skater may attempt an assessment.

Star 1 to 5 Asessments

Coaches will determine when a skater is ready to take an assessment. Star 1 to 5 assessments occur during regularly scheduled training sessions.  Coaches will communicate with you and your skater on how many assessments will be completed and when.  The club fee for each assessment is $15 . Additional coach private lesson rates apply to skaters taking Star 1 and Up assessments as they are done during private lesson times.

The Academy maintains a record of the assessments and enters the information into Skate Canada’s membership portal which is the official location for all records.

Star 6 to Gold Assessments

Assessments at the Star 6 to Gold level are completed on specific days throughout the skating season.  .  Similar to the Star 1 to 5 assessments, coaches will let you know when your skater is ready for an assessment.  Star 6 to Gold Assessments are completed by a Skate Canada trained judge.  The fee for these assessments is $20 each and paid through our registration system by going to purchase products in the shopping cart.