Fees and Policies
Eligibility
The BC Ministry of Education provides funding for eligible residents of British Columbia only. Out-of-district and independent school students must attach good-quality electronic copies of all required documentation in order for the registration form to be considered complete. Details are available in the Registration section of this website.
To be eligible for Summer Learning, students must either:
Be currently enroled and attending school in British Columbia for the 23/24 school year;
or
Have proof of enrolment in a British Columbia school for the 2024-2025 school year
Students who have completed any grade between Kindergarten and Grade 6 by June 30th, 2024 are eligible for the Elementary Summer Learning Program.
Students who have completed any grade between Grade 7 and 11 by June 30th, 2024 are eligible for the Secondary Summer Learning Program. Grade 8 students are not permitted to request or register for full-credit courses during Summer Learning and Grade 9 students will only be permitted to request full-credit courses at the Grade 10 level.
Graduated students (June 2024 and earlier) are not eligible for summer learning but can register with an adult education centre. For more information, visit www.bcsdceda.ca
Non-graduated school aged students born after July 1, 2005 may register for Summer Learning.
International fee-paying students must pay a fee for all courses. The list of fees is available below.
Please note: We are only able to accept registrations from international fee-paying students and Diplomat, Refugee, Study Permit, Work Permit (Fundable Admissions) students already enroled in a school within the West Vancouver School District for the 2024-2025 school year.
Secondary level fee-paying students must also have attended a West Vancouver school for the 2023-2024 school year. If you have any questions, please contact summerlearning@wvschools.ca
Structure
Instruction for all Summer Learning 2024 classes will be in person.
Registering for Summer Learning is a choice and once registered, students will be expected to participate fully in all classes. Other accommodations will not be possible.
Communication
An email confirming successful submission of the registration request will be sent to the parent email address entered on the registration form. All other communications will be via the information in your child’s MyEducationBC profile. MyEducationBC is the student data information system used by all BC public schools.
If your child attends a BC public or independent school that uses MyEducationBC, all communication for Summer Learning will be via the information currently in your child’s MyEdBC profile. If any changes are required, you are responsible for contacting the office of your child’s current school or logging into the parent portal to have their profile updated.
If your child attends a school that does not use MyEducationBC, a profile will be created for them for the purposes of Summer Learning. Information from the completed registration form will be used to create that profile.
West Vancouver Schools and the Summer Learning program are not responsible for missed communication due to email settings or inaccurate contact and address information.
Summer Learning Student Placement Priority
Priority for student placement in a Summer Learning course is as follows:
1. Students who currently attend a West Vancouver Schools public school
2. Students who reside in the District of West Vancouver (including Bowen Island and Lions Bay)
3. Students who reside outside the District of West Vancouver and do not currently attend a West Vancouver Schools public school
Priority for placement in all full-credit courses is based on the students’ grade level, starting with students going into Grade 12.
Within each priority category (catchment and grade level), registrations are ordered by time/date stamp of registration form submission, earliest first.
Grade 8 students are not permitted to request or register for full-credit courses during Summer Learning and Grade 9 students will only be permitted to request full-credit courses at the Grade 10 level.
Summer Learning administration reserves the right to adjust priority based on an individual student’s educational needs.
Students not currently attending public school in West Vancouver will be required to submit documentation in order to complete the registration process.
Attendance Policy
Daily attendance for Summer Learning is required. Students are expected to fully participate in all classes. Other accommodations will not be possible.
Absences beyond two days or behaviour deemed to be inappropriate may result in the student being removed from the program. Two days of late attendance are equivalent to one absence. No refunds for fee‐paying students will be granted if the student is removed for not attending school.
Extended absences for any reason are not accommodated. These include, but are not limited to work, vacations, sporting events, games or practices, family commitments, or music festivals. Students should not register for a summer learning course if they are unable to commit to full-time attendance.
Code of Conduct
All students are expected to follow the West Vancouver Schools Code of Conduct. Students unable to follow the code of conduct may be removed from the program. No refunds for fee‐paying students will be granted if the student is removed for not following the code of conduct.
Fees
For International fee‐paying students only
| Course | Fee |
| All Elementary Courses | $1000 |
| Secondary Full-Credit Courses | $2000 |
| Secondary Preview Courses | $1000 |
| Secondary Review Courses | $1000 |
Fee Payments
The BC Ministry of Education provides funding for ordinary residents of British Columbia only. Fee-paying students must pay the course fees in order for the registration to be processed.
Please note: We are only able to accept registrations from international fee-paying students already enroled in a public school within the West Vancouver School District for the 2024-2025 school year. Secondary level fee-paying students must also have attended a West Vancouver school for the 2023-2024 school year.
No fees are assessed for Diplomat, Refugee, Study Permit, Work Permit (Fundable Admissions) students already enroled in a school within the West Vancouver School District for the 2024-2025 school year.
If you have any questions, please contact summerlearning@wvschools.ca
Fees can be paid during the on‐line registration process via PayPal or paid directly to the West Vancouver School Board office via cheque, Visa, MasterCard or cash. No post‐dated cheques will be accepted.
Payment can be made in person Monday‐Friday between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm at the West Vancouver School Board Office, 1075 21st street.
No space will be reserved until full payment is made.
Refund/Withdrawal Policy
- Any requests to withdraw must be submitted in writing by email to summerlearning@wvschools.ca
- If a fee-paying student withdraws from a class BEFORE 4pm on Wednesday, June 19th, 2024, course fees will be refunded in full. Fees will not be refunded for withdrawal requests made on or after Thursday, June 20th, 2024.
- Refunds for registrations paid by cash or cheque will be issued by cheque. Please allow 3 weeks for processing.
- Refunds for registrations paid via PayPal will be made to your credit card if the refund request is received within 60 days of the original transaction date, per PayPal policy.
- Any course fees will be refunded in full if a class is cancelled due to insufficient enrolment.