Time Established: 1880

Accreditation: BC Ministry of Education International Catholic Independent Schools Federation of Independent School Association

Type:  Canada Local Co-ed Private Day School

Acreage of the Campus: 7 Acres

Location: Kamloops, British Columbia

Nearby City: Vancouver（around 4-hours drive）

Accommodation: Home stay

Grade Setting: K-12

Total Enrollment of the Whole School: 425

Number of Current International Students: 16(Update to Fall 2019), a share of 4%

Faculty-Student Ratio: 1:16

Education Level of the Faculty: 12 with Bachelor’s Degree, 2 with Master’s and11TA

Seniority of the Faculty: average with 22 years of teaching experience

ESL Course: Lectured by Professional Tutors

Average Number of Students in Each Class: 23

Schooling System: Linear

Arrival airport: Kamloops Airport (12-min drive); Transfer at YVR Airport

Nearby University: Thompson Rivers University—5-min drive

Official Website: www.st-anns.ca

Long history: Established in 1880, St. Ann’s Academy has a history of 140 years, and was one of the oldest high schools in Canada.

High Ranking: the school is ranked 33th for the past 5 years in the province by Fraser Institute.

Excellent Teaching Performance: Teachers have a remarkable average teaching experience of 22 years; many graduates entered famous

universities both in Canada and USA; It has been consistently recognized as academically outstanding by BC Ministry of Education and

Fraser Institute.

Native language environment: International students account for only 4% of the total population in school. They enjoy a pure English

 language context.

Advanced Facilities: The school has combined with traditional and modern architecture together. Besides one traditional teaching hall

with 100 years history, the school has two other modern teaching halls. It also has two Mac Labs, high standard indoor sports center,

woodworking classroom, music room, home economics room, art room, etc.

Basic courses prescribed by the B.C. Ministry of Education

Special Courses: Carpentry, Textile, Business Education, Outdoor Leisure, etc

ESL Courses specialized for international students/ESL French courses

Overview of Curriculum Setting

Athletics: Basketball，Volleyball，Cross-Country Race ，Football，Wresting，Golf，Swimming，American Football

Clubs: Band，Chorus，Student Association，Yearly Book，Meditation

Canada: University of Toronto, McGill University, University of British Columbia, Thompson Rivers University, University of Victoria, Simon Fraser University

U.S.: UC-Berkeley, Washington State University, University of Michigan, University of Chicago

2021-2022 International Student Total Tuition and Fees: CAD$43,550

Fees include: Tuition, Homestay Charge for Ten Months, Textbooks, Registration Fee, ESL course, Locker, Activity Fee, Yearly Book, International Student Service Fee, International Student Monitoring and Custodianship Fee, Medical Insurance, etc.

Remarks: Fees do not include personal pocket money, phone calls, and personal belongings.

Noted: A Getting-started Program (GSP) is mandatory for first-year G8-G12 international students and it will cost an extra fee of CAD$2,373.

1. Average score of 80% or above

2. Skype Interview for all grades

3. Graduation age limits to 19 years old (including 19)

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