ADMISSIONS
February 2025: Accepting applications
September 2025: Early enrollment begins October 15th, with full enrollment opening on December 1st.
Before you click on the Ready to Apply button below you must check the ‘ Online Instructions’ tab and review the ‘Schools’ tab.
Before You Begin
We regret that we cannot accept students who:
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- Have graduated from their home country high school.
- Are over 17 years of age and are coming with the intention of obtaining a high school graduation diploma.
- Are struggling academically.
- Are facing serious physical or mental health, learning, or behavioral challenges.
Before starting the application:
- Ensure you have student and parent details (names, birthdates, contact numbers, addresses).
- Gather all required and recommended documents (listed below). Submit as PDF (preferred) or JPEG, each under 5MB. Rescan if larger.
Application Fee: $250 CAD, non-refundable.
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Required Documents for Application Processing
- TRANSCRIPTS / REPORT CARDS – Last 2 years of school + most recent mid-term (if available), in English. Upload all pages as a single PDF. As well as the originals
- PASSPORT PHOTO PAGE or BIRTH CERTIFICATE – PDF or JPEG, under 5MB.
- Legal Agreement and Waiver Form (4 Pages) – Must be signed and initialed. Review Refund Policy carefully.
Incomplete applications will be deleted after 14 days.
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Required Documents for Letter of Acceptance (LOA)
After meeting admission requirements, submit these documents with program fee payment. Submitting them with your application is recommended but not required.
Secondary Students (Grades 8–12):
- FIELD TRIP CONSENT FORM – February 2025 / September 2025
- Student Interest Form (Gr. 9-12)
- Medical Information Form
- Parent Living with Student Form (if applicable)
- Custodianship Forms (if not living with a parent)
- VACCINATION / IMMUNIZATION RECORDS (English + original)
- Graduation Waiver – (Required for students applying to Grade 12 ONLY)
Elementary Students (Kindergarten – Grade 7):
- Medical Information Form
- School Placement Confirmation Form
- Parent Living with Student Form (if applicable)
- VACCINATION / IMMUNIZATION RECORDS (English + original)
- Custodianship Forms (if not living with a parent):
- Grades K–5 must live with a parent.
- Grade 6 may live with a blood-related guardian.
- Grade 7 may live in a privately arranged homestay.
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Additional Information
A Letter of Acceptance is required for a Study Permit. Study Permits are mandatory for stays of six months or more.
Secondary Schools
OPEN
- Burnaby South: Grades 10-12
- Byrne Creek: Grades 8-12
- Cariboo Hill: Grade 8-12 – 1 semester only
- Burnaby Mountain: Grades 9-12 – 1 semester only
CLOSED – WAIT LIST AVAILABLE
N/A
CLOSED – NO WAITLIST
- Alpha Secondary
- Burnaby Central
- Burnaby North
- Moscrop Secondary
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
We still have schools open that can accept Kindergarten to grade 7 students.
The following Elementary schools are fully closed for February 2025 intake.
- Brentwood Park Elementary
- Buckingham Elementary
- Cameron Elementary
- Cascade Heights Elementary
- Chaffey-Burke Elementary
- Kitchener Elementary
- Marlborough Elementary
- Maywood Elementary
- Montecito Elementary
- Nelson Elementary
- Parkcrest Elementary
- Seaforth Elementary
- Suncrest Elementary
- Sperling Elementary
- Stride Avenue Elementary
- Taylor Park Elementary
- University Highlands Elementary
- Westridge Elementary
*** IMPORTANT- please note:
- As most schools do not have space at all grades, applicants should remain flexible with their school choice.
- Placement at requested schools cannot be guaranteed, even if listed as open at the time of application. Availability depends on the requested grade and position in the queue.
- Given high demand, the payment deadline for the letter of offer will be 2 weeks.
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
As many of you are eager to register, we are now releasing a limited number of seats at select schools and accepting waitlist applications for others. On December 1st additional seats will be released at all schools, except for Moscrop Secondary.
You have 3 options, depending on your preferred Burnaby Schools
Option 1
Choose 3 schools from the Currently Open section; you will be immediately assigned a school.
Option 2
Choose a school from the Waitlist Available section as your 1st choice and two schools from the Currently Open section; you will be immediately assigned the open school while also being placed on the waitlist for your 1st choice.
Option 3
Choose only schools from the Waitlist Available section; you will be added to their waitlist, and we will do our best to place you in one of our waitlisted schools.
** Please note that placement at waitlisted schools is not guaranteed as it will depend on space and number of applications received. Once a student is assigned a Burnaby Secondary School, a letter of offer and a tuition invoice will be issued.
Currently open
- Burnaby Mountain: Grades 9-12
- Burnaby South: Grades 10-12
- Byrne Creek: Grades 8-12
Waitlist available – Opening December 1st.
- Alpha: Grades 9-12
- Burnaby Central: Grades 9-12
- Burnaby North: Grade 9-12
- Cariboo Hill: Grade 8-12
CLOSED – NO WAITLIST
- Moscrop Secondary
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
The following Elementary schools are OPEN for September 2025 intake (Grades K – 7).
- Armstrong Elementary
- Aubrey Elementary
- Brantford Elementary
- Buckingham Elementary
- Capitol Hill Elementary
- Clinton Elementary
- Confederation Park Elementary
- Douglas Road Elementary
- Edmonds Community Elementary
- Forest Grove Elementary
- Gilmore Community Elementary
- Gilpin Elementary
- Glenwood Elementary
- Inman Elementary
- Lakeview Elementary
- Lochdale Community Elementary
- Lyndhurst Elementary
- Morley Elementary
- Rosser Elementary
- Second Street Community Elementary
- South Slope Elementary
- Stoney Creek Community Elementary
- Twelfth Elementary
- Windsor Elementary
*** IMPORTANT- please note:
- As most schools do not have space at all grades, applicants should remain flexible with their school choice.
- Placement at requested schools cannot be guaranteed, even if listed as open at the time of application. Availability depends on the requested grade and position in the queue.
- Given high demand, the payment deadline for the letter of offer will be 2 weeks.
LANGARA HOMESTAY
February 2025: CLOSED
September 2025: Langara homestay will be closing their homestay applications on March 31, 2025.
- The Langara Homestay Program does not accept applications for Grade 8 or 9 students.
To learn more about Langara Homestay visit our homestay services page at https://www.studyinburnaby.ca/programs/homestay/.
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OTHER HOMESTAY OPTIONS
The following is a list of other popular homestay agencies with host families in Burnaby. You will need to contact them directly for information about their services and fees
CANBEHome: www.canbehome.ca
First Choice International Placement Inc.: www.myfci.ca
MLI Homesaty: www.mlihomestay.com
NorthWest Homestay: www.northwesthomestay.com
Vancouver Central Homestay: www.vancouvercentralhomestay.com
Whiterock Homestay: http://www.whiterockhomestay.ca/
YES Vancity: www.yesvancity.com
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