Seats in Waterloo Catholic District School Board International Education Program are limited. Please note that seats for students intending to graduate in ON (that is, staying for 2+ years) are limited to September entry only.

 

 

Before you begin

 

Waterloo Catholic District School Board 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 make sure you have collected all the 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 5MB each. If any document is larger than 5MB, it has been scanned at too high a resolution and must be rescanned at a lower resolution before beginning the application process.

 

The application fee is $375 CAD + HST (13%) 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. If you do not submit a complete application within thirty (30) days, the partial application will be automatically deleted.

 

1. Participation agreement. The parent(s) of the application must sign our agreement. When you get to Section 13 of the application process, please download the Participation 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 5MB in size. You will only able to upload one document, so please ensure all pages of the records of grades are scanned as a single document.
3. 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.
4. 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. You must have this document prior to arriving in Canada.
5. Custodian document. If the applicant will not be part of our homestay program, or if their choose not to use our WCDSB 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 with the student in the Waterloo Region.

 

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.