Welcome to the Durham Catholic District School Board's Passport to Excellence program for International students.

Before you apply, please make sure you have all the required information for the application process. You have thirty (30) days to submit an application once you create a new application. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

Application Fee of $250.00 CDN (non-refundable) payable to Durham Catholic District School Board is required in order for the application to be reviewed.

Seats in the Passport to Excellence program are limited and the Durham Catholic District School Board reserves the right to place International students based on program availability.   

 Tuition Fees: 2023 - 2024 School Year

$16,200.00 CDN - Two Semesters of Secondary School (maximum of 8 credits)

$8,100.00 CDN - One Semester of Secondary School (maximum of 4 credits)

$15,200.00 CDN - Full year of Elementary School (10 months)

$7,600.00 CDN - Half year of Elementary School (5 months)

$1,800.00 CDN/Course - Adult Cont Ed Course (eg: PSW Program - $1,800 X 6.5 credits = $11,700.00)

*Secondary Student Activity Fee (SAF): $75.00 CDN/School Year. SAF is mandatory for all secondary students (not covered by the tuition fee), which includes the fees for school activities, student picture ID card, retreats, and yearbook, etc. Short-term students who will stay for more than 4 weeks need to pay the SAF of $37.50 CDN. The SAF is charged by individual secondary school at DCDSB.

Before you begin, please review the Application Instructions.