{"id":4634,"date":"2020-12-14T18:42:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T02:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/international\/?page_id=4634"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:37:21","slug":"future-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/international\/future-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row background_style=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1435073637591{background-image: url(https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/internationalwp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/west-vancouver-internaltional-schools-bc.jpg?id=1816) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]\t<div class=\"aq-block-aq_page_header_block\">\r\n\t\r\n\t<header class=\"page-header ebor-pad-me\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"background-image-holder parallax-background\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2411\" height=\"879\" src=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/west-vancouver-schools-banner-49.jpg\" class=\"background-image\" alt=\"west-vancouver-schools-banner-49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/west-vancouver-schools-banner-49.jpg 2411w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/west-vancouver-schools-banner-49-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westvancouverschools.ca\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/west-vancouver-schools-banner-49-1024x373.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2411px) 100vw, 2411px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 text-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-white alt-font\">West vancouver Schools<\/span><h1 class=\"text-white\">Future Students<\/h1><p class=\"lead text-white ebor-limit-width\">A Dynamic, progressive and technologically advanced learning community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/header>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row background_style=&#8221;bg-primary&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #003f62 !important;\">To apply to attend one of West Vancouver Schools elementary or secondary schools, please click on the button.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #003f62 !important;\"><br \/>\nPlease note that we are full in all grades for the 2026\u201327 school year, with only limited space in Grades 10, 11, and 12 for February 2027 entry. Before submitting an application, please contact <a href=\"mailto:mfrankowski@wvschools.ca\">mfrankowski@wvschools.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #003f62 !important;\">Applications for September 2027 will open on October 15, 2026, at midnight (Vancouver time).<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Apply Now&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fmytruenorth.ca%2Fappindex.php%3Fdb%3Dwestvan||target:%20_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Schools and programs&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwestvancouverschools.ca%2Finternational%2Ffuture-students%2Fschools-and-programs%2F|title:Schools%20and%20programs|target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Academic year&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwestvancouverschools.ca%2Finternational%2Ffuture-students%2Facademic-year%2F|title:Academic%20year|target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Tuition fees&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwestvancouverschools.ca%2Finternational%2Ffuture-students%2Ftuition-fees%2F|title:Tuition%20fees|target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Application procedures&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwestvancouverschools.ca%2Finternational%2Ffuture-students%2Fapplication-procedures%2F|title:Application%20procedures|target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Orientation&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwestvancouverschools.ca%2Finternational%2Ffuture-students%2Forientation%2F|title:Orientation|target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Accommodations&#8221; color=&#8221;primary&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwestvancouverschools.ca%2Finternational%2Ffuture-students%2Faccommodations%2F|title:Accommodations|target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row background_style=&#8221;light-wrapper&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Why choose West Vancouver Schools?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Our International Programs were the first in Canada to welcome global students into our country\u2019s public schools. We\u2019ve not only offered our courses since 1982, we have developed one of the best international education programs in British Columbia and Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">West Vancouver has one of the highest Dogwood Completion rates in the province. We graduate between 97-98% of our students each year and they earn the highest percentage of Provincial Government Scholarships of any school district in the province. More than 14% of West Vancouver students are awarded government examination scholarships; the provincial average is only 10%. All 17 outstanding schools in our District\u201414 elementary and three high schools\u2014have the most advanced technology and facilities of any in our province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Every year since the government began Foundation Skills Assessments (FSA) program, West Vancouver students have had the highest scores in all three test categories: Reading and Writing in English, and Mathematics. Over 95% of students in grades 4 to 7 meet or exceed expectations on government exams in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">West Vancouver also has the highest percentage of students taking the academic university entrance courses of any school district in the Vancouver area. Over 80% of our graduates go on to post-secondary education. We have a 70% success rate of entry into the University of British Columbia (UBC), an institution consistently ranked within the top 30 universities in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">West Vancouver is a beautiful community with the majestic Coast Mountains to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south\u2014and we are only 20 minutes from downtown Vancouver! \u00a0World-class Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains\u2014the village of Whistler co-hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics\u2014are only a 90-minute drive from West Vancouver. 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