Time Established:1986
Type:Canadian Local Co-ed Private Day School
Religion:Christian
Schooling System:Grade 8-9 Semester, Grade 10-12 Linear
Acreage of the Campus:10 (including the campus and church)
Location: Kelowna, Okanagan Region, British Columbia（Four-hour drive or 45 min flight from Vancouver ）
Accommodation:Homestay
Grade Setting:Pre-K to Grade 12
Enrollment:300
Average Class Size:22-25
Number of International Students:9 (from Japan and Taiwan China), a share of 3%
Number of Chinese Students:6 (by 2019 fall), a share of 2%
Faculty-Student Ratio:1:12
Education Level and Seniority of the Faculty:100% with Bachelor’s Degree and above, 2 with Master’s Degree, average 10 years of teaching experience
Curriculum:Dogwood Diploma
ESL/ELL:Available
Accreditation:British Columbia Ministry of Education, Federation of Independent School Associations, Association of Christian Schools International
Arrival airport:Kelowna International Airport, 12 min drive from the school
Official Website:www.heritagechristian.ca  / www.hcsinternational.ca (for international students)



Buildings & Facilities

Gymnasium, Playing field, Medical Room, Portables, High school building, Learning commons, Science lab, Carpentry shop, Art room, Drama room

Academic Excellence: the school is ranking 47^th out of 251 BC secondary schools by Fraser Institute.

Abundant Courses for Students to Choose From: including (but not limited to) Maker Education, Computer Programming, Anatomy and Physiology, English 11 & 12 Honors, Comparative Cultures etc. apart from compulsory courses.

Advanced Teaching Tools: the teachers and students have access to Chromebook, Student Achieve and Learning Common to teach and learn with online and offline resources.

Distinctive Global Citizen Program: the Global Citizenship Program (GCP) is a leadership program where students are trained to be leaders in many different areas of life. This program is entirely unique to Heritage Christian School. It focuses on practical learning opportunities — seeing students actually do the things they are learning — and provides ample opportunity for students to experience the outdoors, serve others, and connect their passions to their learning. Each course will also include one major travel opportunity where students will connect their in-class learning with adventure and service around the world.

Great Care for International Students: the school provides international students with English Language Learner Program including ELL Club and ELL Support Block which takes place during school hours, to get the students to fit in the English environment faster.

School Honors and Awards

-2019 ‘A’ Girls Basketball Provincial Championships 10th place

-2018 BC High School Boys Basketball Champions

-2015 BC ‘A’ Girls Basketball Provincial Championships 3rd place

-2009 Catherine Thomas, formerly Miss Kelowna, BC, and a graduate of Heritage Christian School was crowned Miss Canada International

-Steve Therrien, a graduate of Heritage Christian School, received the Governor General’s Award in Technology

All basic courses required by the British Columbia Ministry of Education

Language Courses: ESL courses, French

Honors Courses: English 11 & 12 Honors

Global Citizen Program (GCP): a leadership program where students are trained to be leaders in many different areas of life.  It is part of the school curriculum and a mandatory trip for the International students. The students who came back from GCP Mexico in 2019 were changed for the good. All of them were extremely impacted by the trip, the culture, the young children that they worked with, just so much.  The trips are safe for the students. The school has built relationship with Mexico over the last 30 years. There is an added cost to these as well. Details can be found in the following “Tuition and fees” section.

Overview of Curriculum Setting

Sports: Basketball, Soccer, Cross Country Running Club, Track and Field

Clubs: Photography Club, Yearbook Club, Drama Club, Creative Crew (Technology)

-University of Toronto

-University of British Columbia

-McMaster University

-Western University

-University of Waterloo

-University of Alberta

-Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Total Fees for 2021-2022Academic Year: Grade 8 to 9: CAD$40,375，Grade 10: CAD$40,875，Grade 11: CAD$40,975，Grade 12: CAD$44,525

Including: tuition, homestay (10 months), GCP activity fee, registration, ESL course, locker, activities, international student fee, custodianship, medical insurance, etc.

Excluding: students’ personal expenses such as pocket money, communication expense and airfare, etc.

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

1. Average score: 80+

2. Students are expected to graduate by the time they turn 19

Location

Kelowna – 3rd largest city in B.C., and known as the Garden of Eden of B.C. with picturesque scenery.

Located in southern British Columbia and to the east of Okanagan Lake, Kelowna is within 400 kilometers to the east of Vancouver and 150 kilometers to American border. Home to 117,312 people, the city covers an area of 214 square kilometers and is the 22nd largest in Canada, 3rd largest in B.C. after Vancouver and Victoria, and the largest in Okanagan Valley. Kelowna is a hot tourist site in Canada with colorful outdoor activities all year round. It is also one of the most livable cities in Canada where 90% of the residents consider their city perfect.

Kelowna is considered one of the richest cities in Canada with major industries of wine-making, tourism and hi-tech. The city is home to 70% of top red wine and ice wine in Canada, 2 world-class ski resorts and 15 golf courses.

Kelowna is a vibrant metropolitan filled with big shopping centers, Walmart, Superstore, COSTO cinema, HSBC, Starbucks, international chain hotels, 4S stores like Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and large estates and mansions, etc.

Mild climate makes it possible for Kelowna to produce a large quantity of the vegetables and fruits in Canada. People enjoy golden sand beaches, clear lakes, various fruits and vegies, fine wine and outdoor activities like swimming, rowing, water skiing, ice-skating and fishing. The city attracts countless tourists every year.

Getting Around

►4-minute drive – Costco

►5-minute drive – Walmart Supermarket

►6-minute drive – Orchard Park Shopping Center

►10-minute drive – Black Mountain Golf Club

►11-minute drive – UBC Okanagan Campus

►14-minute drive – General Hospital