Time Established: 1923

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: Vancouver

Cities Nearby: Surrey (20-minute drive away), Burnaby, North Vancouver (15-minute drive away),Coquitlam (20-minute drive away)

Accommodation: Homestay

Grade Setting: G8-G12

Total Enrolment: 451

Number of Current International Students: 22(by Fall 2019), a share of 5%

Faculty-Student Ratio: 1:11

Average Number of Students in Each Class: 25

Education Level of the Faculty: all with a Bachelor’s Degree or above, with 15% of them owning a Master’s Degree

Average Years of Teaching Experience: 17

ESL Course: Yes

Academic System: Linear

Arriving Airport: Vancouver International Airport (20-minute drive from school)

Nearest Universities: Simon Fraser University (8-minute drive from school), University of British Columbia (18-minute drive from school)

Official Website: http://www.stpats.bc.ca

Long History: Established 97 years ago, St. Patrick is the oldest Catholic high school in Vancouver.

Great Location: Located in downtown Vancouver, supported by excellent transportation and living facilities.

Outstanding Achievement of Students: The school has a very impressive 100% graduation rate. Many students have entered top universities like McGill University, UBC, Western University, Queen University and New York University.

Good English Environment: International students takes up only 5% of all students.

Exceptional Quality of Faculty: 15% of the faculty owns a Master’s Degree, and the faculty has an average teaching experience of 17 years.

Excellent Quality of Teaching: The school’s teaching has won multiple awards from the British Columbia Ministry of Education. 75% of the students graduate with academic honors. St. Patrick has strict requirements for the students academically.

Honors & Awards

1. Garfield Weston Award for Academic Excellence (3 time winner)

2. Award for Teaching Excellence

3. The award-winning School Choir has been invited many times to perform in America, Europe and Asia, in famous music halls, cathedrals, for heads of state, and have recorded 5 CD albums

All basic courses required by the British Columbia Ministry of Education

ESL Course

3 AP Courses: English Literature, Calculus, English

Special courses: Fine Arts Audio-visual, Performance, Singing, Art, Law, Cooking

Foreign Language courses: French, Spanish

Fine Arts Audio-visual (Credit course for G11-12)

This is a practical course that emphasizes the use of video as a medium for art and communication. Students will learn introductory filming using a Digital 8 camera, artistic framing and shooting of scenes, editing film using professional studio equipment, and production of short films. Students will also be involved in broadcasting announcements and video over the school’s television network and filming activities around the school to broadcast. Students will also be responsible for overseeing all the school’s audio-visual needs including sound, lights and video for assemblies, masses, choir performances, sports events and plays.

Overview of Curriculum Setting

Athletics: track and field, wrestling, volleyball, soccer. The school volleyball team and basketball team have won multiple championships in interschool leagues in BC.

Student Clubs: Photography, year book, dancing, guitar, drama, AP, tutorial, audio visual, international student, Japan exchange, green environment, referee scoring, animal protection, graduate committee, volunteer

Canada:University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, McGill University, Queens University, Western University (Ontario), University of Victoria, St. Francis Xavier University, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Victoria, University of York, McMaster University, Carleton university, etc

UK: University of Cambridge, University of London

USA: New York University

Australia: Australia National University

China: Tsinghua University

Total Fees for 2021-2022 Academic Year: CAD$46,355

Including: Tuition, homestay (10 months), textbooks, uniform, registration, ESL course, locker, field trips, year book, 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+

2. Skype interview is required for all applicants

3. Students at the age of 18 or older cannot apply

Location

Superior location: 3^rd largest city in Canada where the famous UBC is based in.

Home to 578,041 residents, Vancouver is the industrial center in western Canada, the 3^rd largest harbor in North America, a core transit point for international trade and one of the major ports of export of wheat in the world. The most developed industries in Vancouver are forestry, tourism, fishing and metallurgy. The city’s beautiful natural scenery is so deeply favored by tourists that Vancouver is often ranked top in the list of World’s Most Livable Cities in recent years.

Getting Around

►7-minute drive – Pacific Shopping Center

►12-minute drive – Museum

►10-minute drive – Art Gallery

►5-minute drive – Science Museum

►5-minute drive – China Town

►18-minute drive – UBC

►8-minute drive – Simon Fraser University

►15-minute drive – Stanley Park

►Within 800-meters – Sky Train terminals