Before you begin

 

qathet School District International Program 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.

 

Before you begin the online application process, please ensure you have collected all necessary information and documents. You will need the applicant’s complete information and at least one parent’s complete information. This includes names, birthdates, addresses, etc. Required and recommended documents (see below) must be submitted as PDF or JPEG files only and less than 15MB each. If any document is larger than 15MB, it has been scanned at too high a resolution and must be rescanned at a lower resolution before beginning the application process.

 

Application fee is $200 CAD and is nonrefundable. Please have a major credit card ready for the final page of the online application system.

 

Required documents

 

In order to submit an application, the documents listed below are required. If you do not upload these documents into the online application system, you cannot complete the application process.

1. Signed Student Agreement. Natural parent(s) of the applicant must sign our agreement. Before starting the application process, please download the Legal Agreement, have it signed in ink, and scanned as a PDF or JPEG file only.
2. Passport, 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 15MB in size. You will be only 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 15MB each.

 

1. Passport photo page. Please scan passport photo page of applicant’s passport, if they have a passport already. This allows us to double-check the applicant’s information to ensure 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, please ensure you scan all pages as a single document.
3. Student’s letter of intent. This letter is written by the student explaining their desire to come to Canada and study in qathet School District International Program. It should outline their past studies, their interests and hobbies, and their future goals. If this letter is longer than one page, please ensure you scan all pages as a single document.
4. Immunization records. Please scan as a single document, all immunization records relevant to the student's medical history. If this letter is longer than one page, please ensure you scan all pages as a single document.
5. Custodian document. If the applicant will not be part of our homestay program, or if they chose not to use our 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 Powell River area.
6. Photo albums. Some students compile a photo album for our homestay placement process. Please scan the entire album as one document.
7. Other documents. If you have another document pertinent to admission, such as a student interview form, please submit it as a single document.