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HOW TO APPLY

DOMESTIC STUDENTSDOMESTIC STUDENTS FROM ABROAD

Applications begin online at: westvancouverschools.ca/admissions Please begin your application by contacting our International Student

Programs office at 604.981.1158. This office coordinates grade placement

Students with Canadian citizenship or permanent residency status are
for domestic students from abroad to determine grade assignment.
considered residents of BC. In order for a student to be considered a

resident of British Columbia, both the student and the parent or guardian Students with Canadian citizenship or permanent residency status who

of the student must ordinarily reside in British Columbia.are moving to West Vancouver from another educational jurisdiction are

typically placed as follows:

Following your application the school with space for your child will contact

you to confirm that you wish to register. Registration documents are then Grades K–7 Assigned according to chronological grade level.

submitted in person at the school office.Grades 8–12 Course equivalence coordinated by school counsellors

during initial intake, but students are generally placed according to their

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chronological age in an appropriate grade level.

The calibre of teachers, the focused

course plan and the close relationships International students and other foreign language students are typically

tested for their English language proficiency before being placed into
I developed early on really made it an

easy decision.their assigned school. This may be done at a district level or school level,

depending on their arrival time during the school year.

MADELEINE SAMPSON, FORMER STUDENT