International Student Program
2024-2025 School Year
We are now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year.
Secondary Schools Specialty Programming
Please note that applications to the International Baccalaureate (IB) and I-STEM programs are separate applications in addition to the International Student Program (ISP). Consider this when you complete your applications and decide if you are willing to continue with ISP if you are not successful in gaining entry to IB or I-STEM.
International Baccalaureate*
- Burlington Central School
- Craig Kielburger Secondary School
- Georgetown District High School
* Please note: entrance in the IB program requires a separate application. Please see the HDSB IB Program page for more information.
Advanced Placement (AP)
- Abbey Park High School
- Iroquois Ridge High School (Please note: AP exams only)
- Oakville Trafalgar High School
I-STEM*
A four-year program beginning in Grade 9
- Aldershot High School
- Elsie McGill Secondary School *only for Grade 9 and 10
- Thomas A. Blakelock High School *Starting in Fall 2023
For current Grade 8 ISP Applicants, apply for I-STEM through the HDSB I-STEM page.
English as a Second Language (ESL) programming is available in elementary and secondary schools across the Halton District School Board. Learn more at Comprehensive English as Second Language Programming.
Students may be assigned to one of these schools depending on the results of the online pre-arrival assessment.
- Burlington Central School
- Craig Kielburger Secondary School
- Elsie MacGill Secondary School
- Garth Webb Secondary School
- Iroquois Ridge High School
- Thomas A. Blakelock High School
- White Oaks Secondary School
Elementary schools with Single-Track French Immersion that do not accept international students.
- Sunningdale Public School
- Munn's Public School
- Pine Grove Public School
- Forest Trail Public School
- E.J. James Public School
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