Chilliwack School District

Program Established: 1995

Programs Offered: Full Year, 1 Semester, Short Term, Winter Camp

Specialized Programs: French Immersion, International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement

Language(s) of Study: English, French

Total number of schools: 28

High schools for international students: 3

Total Students: 14,500

Total International Students: 125

International Students Accepted for Grades: K-12 accepted into the International Student Program. Grades 5 – 12 accepted into the homestay component of our Program.

Nearest Airport: Abbotsford (30 minutes) Vancouver (80 – 90 minutes)

Our schools are very modern complete with cutting edge computer labs, science labs, theatres, chef training kitchens, full gymnasiums, weight/fitness rooms, numerous outdoor sports fields, tennis courts, tracks, and other specialized facilities. We offer a compehensive curriculum ranging from core academic classes to myriad electives. For the highly academic who wish to be challenged and pick up first year university credits while in high school our high schools offer numerous Advanced Placement (AP) courses. AP course offerings include AP Calculus, AP English, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP Computer Science, AP Psychology, AP European History, and AP United States History. We also offer the world recognized International Baccalaureate (IB) Program.

All of our elective courses are too numerous to mention but include interesting and sometimes unique classes such as Entrepreneurship, Eco Adventure Tourism, Computer Animation, Game Programming with Adobe Flash 12, Web Design, Cisco, First Nations Studies, History of Film, Theatre Production, Vocal Jazz, Guitar, Handbell, Music Composition, Directing and Script Development, Automotive Technology, Strength and Conditioniong, Sustainable Resources Agriculture, Marketing, Carpentry and Joinery, Culinary Arts Cook Training, Japanese, Mandarin, and many Career Prep Work Experience Programs. We also offer Soccer, Ice Hockey and Baseball Academies for students wanting to focus strongly in one of those sports.