Before you begin

• If you have any questions regarding the YRDSB International Program, please visit the program webpage as program updates, important policies and procedures are published online: www.yrdsb.ca/international.
• Before you begin the online application process, please make sure you have collected all the necessary information and documents. You will need the student's complete information and at least one parent’s complete information. This includes names, birthdates, addresses, etc.
• Required documents (listed 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 nonrefundable and can be paid via the Flywire Payment Portal.

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 ten (10) days, the partial application will be automatically deleted.

 

1. Legal Agreement - the parent(s) 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. Photo page of the student's passport - 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
3. School transcripts or report cards of the last two academic years, translated into English
4. School Recommendation - a form is available for download which can be shared with a school official and uploaded
5. Consent for Information Sharing (only if study is 18 years of age when applying)
6. Custodian Declaration Form (if not applying to CHN or MLI Homestay)
7. IELTS or TOFEL official test results (for students applying to attend Grade 12)

 

Other documents

 

Collect the immunization record of the student (in English) which is required by the York Region Public Health Department and must be submitted once the student has arrived in Canada.

 

The Admissions Office will make every attempt to place students in their preferred school of choice; however, this is not always possible. York Region District School Board reserves the right to determine the final school and grade placement. In the Ontario education system, students in JK to Grade 8 (elementary) are placed in a grade according to their year of birth. It is common for students in Grade 9 to 12 (secondary) who are designated to a particular grade to take subjects at a different grade level as long as they meet the subject requirements.

 

Seats in the York Region District School Board are limited. Depending on your choice of grade, and choice of school. Students are assigned to schools on a first-come, first-served basis.