Important Update to Our Application Process

We've updated our application process to better serve our different school programs. To ensure you are applying to the correct program, we now have three separate applications to choose from.

 

Please carefully review the options below and select the application that corresponds to the school your student wishes to attend.

1. Lethbridge Area Schools

This application is for students who want to attend one of our schools in the Lethbridge area:

• Coaldale Prairie Winds Secondary School

• Coalhurst High School

• Noble Central School

• Picture Butte High School

2. Calgary Faith-Based Schools

This application is for students interested in our faith-based schools in Calgary.

3. The National Sport School (Calgary)

This application is for students who are elite athletes and applying to The National Sport School, located in Calgary.

 

Please be sure to select the correct application to begin your journey with us! If you have any questions, please contact our admissions office.

 

Before you begin

 

The Palliser School Division will only accept complete applications using our secure online application system. Mailed, emailed, or faxed applications are no longer accepted. Incomplete or unpaid applications will not be processed and returned back for you to complete.

 

Before you begin the online application process, please make sure you have collected all the necessary information and documents. You will need the applicant’s complete information and both parent’s complete information (unless only one parent has sole decision making) This includes names, birth dates, addresses, etc. Required and recommended documents (see below) must be submitted as PDF or JPEG files only and less than 5 MB each. If any document is larger than 5 MB, it has been scanned at too high a resolution and must be re-scanned at a lower resolution before beginning the application process.

 

The application fee is $250 CAD. For students attending our Lethbridge area schools who require homestay accommodations, an additional $250 CAD homestay application fee applies. All application fees are non-refundable. Please have a major credit card ready to complete the final page of the online application.

 

Required documents

 

In order to submit an application, the three documents listed below are required. If you do not upload these documents into the online application system, you cannot complete the application process. If you do not submit a complete application within seven (7) days, the partial application will be automatically deleted.

 

1. Legal agreement. The parent(s) and the student must both sign our legal student agreement. When you get to the section in the application to upload all your documents, please download the Legal Agreement, have it signed in ink, and scanned as a PDF or JPEG file only.
2. Transcripts or report cards. You must have a record of grades for the last two years, translated into English, they must be in PDF or JPEG files only, and less than 5 MB in size. You will only be able to upload one document, so please ensure all pages of the records of grades are scanned as a single document.

 

Recommended documents

 

We recommend that you collect the following documents prior to applying. These documents assist us in making an admission decision should we require additional information. They must be submitted as single documents in PDF or JPEG files only and less than 5MB each.

 

1. Passport photo page. Please scan the passport photo page of the applicant’s passport, if they have a passport already. This allows us to double-check the applicant’s information to ensure that all correspondence is correct.
2. Letter of Recommendation. Please have a teacher, school counselor, or Headmaster/Principal write a letter of recommendation for the applicant. This letter should be on school letterhead and identify the student and their strong points. If this letter is longer than one page, make sure you scan all pages as a single document.
3. Student’s letter of intent. This letter is written by the student directed to the program coordinator explaining their desire to come to Canada and study in The Palliser School Division. It should outline their past studies, their interests and hobbies, and their future goals. If this letter is longer than one page, make sure you scan all pages as a single document.
4. Student letter to host family. This letter should be written by the student introducing themselves to potential families, share your likes and dislikes, what you hope to do in Canada and anything else you might want to share with them. 
5. Parent letter to host family. This letter should be written by the parent(s) of the student to the host Family. What advice can you offer to the host family to help them get to know your son or daughter better? What things should the host family know about your child?
6. Immunization records. Please scan as a single document all immunization records relevant to the students medical history. If this letter is longer than one page, make sure you scan all pages as a single document.
7. Custodian document. If the applicant will not be part of our homestay program, or if their choose not to use our free custodianship service, they must assign a custodian. This custodian must be a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident, over 25 years old, and must live full time in the same area the child will be residing.
8. Photo albums. Some students compile a photo album for our homestay placement process. Please scan the entire album as one document.
9. Other documents. If you have another document pertinent to admission, such as a student interview form, please submit it as a single document.