Time Established: 1959

Accreditation: The British Columbia Ministry of Education, Federation of Independent School Associations

School Type: Canadian Co-ed Private Day School

Acreage of Campus: 4 Acres

Location: North Vancouver, B.C.

Accommodation: Homestay

Grade Setting: G8-G12

Total Enrolment: 573

Number of Current International Students: 55(by Fall 2019)

Faculty-Student Ratio: 1:15

Average Number of Students in Each Class: 29

Number of the Faculty: 41 teachers, 27 bachelor’s degree, 14 master’s degree

Average Years of Teaching Experience: 13

AP Course: Three (English, Calculus, Physics)

Honor Course: English

Schooling System: Linear

Arriving Airport: Vancouver International Airport

Nearest Universities: University of British Columbia (25-minute drive from school), Simon Fraser University (10-minute drive from school)

Official Website: www.aquinas.org

Long History: With 60 years’ school establishment history and 48 years’ international student management experience, it is the sole Catholic private school in the North Vancouver district.

High Ranking: It ranks 23^th in the past five years in the province (according to Fraser Institute).

Excellent Universities & Colleges Entrance Ratio: For the past years, students have been enrolled to University of British Columbia, University of Oxford, McGill University, Simon Fraser University, University of Michigan, Queen's University, etc.

Exceptional Academic Achievement: The school is recognized provincially for having strong Fine Arts, Music, Athletic, Drama, Science, Mathematics and Technology programs. Its graduating classes average 17 Provincial Scholarships each year in addition to qualifying for an average of CAD$60,000 in scholarships each year. 100% of 2019 graduates were accepted by universities or colleges and the total scholarship them won reached over CAD$200,000.

Excellent Locations: St. Thomas Aquinas is nestled in the central core of North Vancouver, with flexible facilities, transportation and multiple bus lines nearby.

All basic courses required by the British Columbia Ministry of Education

AP Course: English, Calculus, Physics

Honor Course: English

Overview of Curriculum Setting

Canada: McGill University, Dalhousie University, UBC, University of Waterloo, Queen's University, University of Alberta, Western University, University of Ottawa

U.S.: University of Notre Dame, UCSB, St. John's University, University of Michigan, University of San Diego, New York School of Visual Arts, California Institute of the Arts

U.K.: Oxford University, University of the Arts London, Durham University, Sheffield University, Newcastle University, Manchester University, Birmingham University, Leeds University

Total Fees for 2021-2022 Academic Year: CAD$ 48,850

Including: Tuition, homestay (10 months), textbooks, uniform, registration, locker, activity fee, year book fee, 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 first-year G8-G12 international students and it will cost an extra fee of CAD$2,373.

1. Average score: 80+ for all grades
2. SLEP 50+ for G8-10, SLEP 55+ for G11&G12. Please provide IELTS or TOEFL if available
3. Online interview for all grades
4. The anticipated students graduate age shall not exceed 19 (including 19)

Location

North Vancouver is one of the most prosperous cities in the great Vancouver North shore, with a variety of manufacture industries as shipping, chemical industry, and films, etc. It is near to the ocean both in the east and south, and surrounds by mountains in the west and north. The city faces south and has a population of 45,165 (year 2006), and the ethnic Chinese origin rate is only around 3.4%.

Getting Around

►10-minute drive –Vancouver Downtown

►13-minute drive –Capilano University

►25-minute drive –University of British Columbia

►5-minute drive –Stanley Park

►3-minute drive –Capilano Shopping Mall

►6-minute drive –North Vancouver City Library

►5-minute drive –Lions' Gate Bridge