English Montreal School Board

English Montreal School Board

Established on July 1, 1998, EMSB is the biggest English public school board in Quebec. The network includes 77 schools and centers that work in conjunction with governing boards, which are made up of an equal number of parents and staff, along with the principal or center director. The English Montreal School Board is home to over 37,000 students, including international students from 50 countries around the world.

Overview of the Schools and Programs for International Students

The EMSB consists of 33 Elementary schools, 16 Secondary schools, 8 Outreach schools, 7 Social Affairs schools, and 12 Adult and Vocational centers. Nevertheless, the board accepts international students only to secondary schools, except for the M.I.N.D High School. High schools cover a five-year period that begins in the seventh grade.

James Lyng High School of English Montreal School Board offers the following programs for international students: Secondary Education Program, Science Technology Engineering Arts Math (STEAM), Student Business Program, and Supporting All Individual Learners (SAIL).

John F. Kennedy High School has 1-Français, programme de base, 2-Français, programme enrichi, Enriched Math, Science and Technology, Work-Oriented Training Pathway (WOTP), and Aim High Program.

F.A.C.E. High School of EMSB offers 240 Status, 1-Français, programme de base, 5-Français, international, Compulsory Extra-Curricular Program, Enriched Music, and Fine Arts Core Education.

LaurenHill Academy Senior Campus has the following programs: 3-Français, langue d’enseignement, 2-Français, programme enrichi, and Robotics. LaurenHill Academy Junior Campus offers Cycle One Allongé, Robotics, 3-Français, langue d’enseignement, 2-Français, programme enrichi, and STEAM.

Laurier Macdonald High School of English Montreal School Board has 1-Français, programme de base, 2-Français, programme enrichi, 4-Français, langue maternelle, 3-Français, langue d’enseignement, International Baccalaureate – Middle Years Program (IB-MYP), Advanced Placement, Honours Maths, Enriched Math, Science, and Technology, Visual Arts and Multimedia, Enriched English, and Student Business Program.

Lester B. Pearson High School offers Sport-Études, 4-Français, langue maternelle, Sports Concentration, 1-Français, programme de base, Enriched Math, Science, and Technology, Visual Arts and Multimedia, Student Business Program, Robotics, and Enriched English.

Marymount Academy International of EMSB has a Secondary Education Program, IB-MYP, Enriched Math, Science and Technology, 1-Français, programme de base, 2-Français, programme enrichi, 4-Français, langue maternelle, Visual Arts and Multimedia, Compulsory Extra-Curricular Program, and 5-Français, international.

Rosemount High School offers Student Business Program, Specialized Music Program, 1-Français, programme de base, 2-Français, programme enrichi, 5-Français, international, Enriched Math, Science and Technology.

Royal Vale High School of English Montreal School Board has 240 Status, Enriched Math, Science and Technology, Sports Concentration, 2-Français, programme enrichi, 4-Français, langue maternelle, 5-Français, international, Compulsory Extra-Curricular Program, Advanced Placement, STEAM, Robotics, Fine Arts Concentration, and Enriched Music.

Royal West Academy offers 240 Status, Secondary Education Program, Compulsory Extra-Curricular Program, 4-Français, langue maternelle, 3-Français, langue d’enseignement, Robotics, Enriched Math, Science and Technology, Enriched Music, and Fine Arts Concentration.

Vincent Massey Collegiate of English Montreal School Board has 240 Status, Enriched Math, Science and Technology, and 3-Français, langue d’enseignement.

Westmount High School offers 1-Français, programme de base, 5-Français, international, 4-Français, langue maternelle, Advanced Placement, Enriched Math, Science and Technology, Visual Arts and Multimedia, and Robotics.

In addition to study programs, the English Montreal School Board provides international students with sports and extracurricular activities. The school board also offers counseling, personal, health and educational support to the students.

International students who are 16 years of age and older can apply for general education courses, such as language classes and basic or advanced secondary level courses, at Adult and Vocational Education centers in the English Montreal School Board. Adult students can apply to the four centers described above. After graduation, international students earn the Diploma of Vocational Studies. 

St. Pius X Career Center offers programs in Professional Cooking, Food and Beverage Services, Contemporary Professional Pastry Making, Accounting Studies, Secretarial Studies, Secretarial Studies – Legal, Starting a Business, Travel Consulting and Sales, Professional Sales, Hotel Reception, and Sales Representation.

Laurier Macdonald Vocational Center of the English Montreal School Board has the following programs: Automobile Mechanics, Hairdressing, Aesthetics, Hair Removal (Electrolysis), Welding and Fitting.

Rosemount Technology Center offers programs in Cabinet Making, Furniture Finishing, Automated Systems Electromechanics, Industrial Drafting (CAD), Machining Techniques, Numerical Control Machine Tool Operation (CNC), Computer Graphics (Desktop Publishing), and Printing (Digital Layout).

Shadd Health and Business Center of English Montreal School Board has programs in Accounting Studies, Secretarial Studies, Starting a Business, Institutional and Home Care Assistance, Pharmacy Technical Assistance, and Computer Graphics (Desktop Publishing).

Admission Requirements

There are several steps to complete before a minor child can be accepted as an international student to the EMSB.

1. Applicants need to prepare the following documents: a certified copy of the student’s birth certificate, the student’s most recent report card, current photos of the student, and all the necessary contact information. All documents should be translated into English or French if required. The submitted documents must be in PDF or JPEG format and less than 5 MB in size for each document.
2. Parents and students ought to read the Outlines of the English Montreal School Board International Youth Student Program and Admission Fees.
3. Parents should select their first, second and third choice of school, according to the interests of a prospective student. The EMSB takes into consideration the applicant’s request for a particular school, but the final decision is determined by the school board.
4. Students and parents must sign the Legal International Student Agreement.
5. They ought to create an online account and submit all the documents mentioned above. Once applicants create an account, they have ten days to complete and submit it.
6. Parents need to pay the non-refundable application fee of 250 CAD.
7. Once international students are accepted, the English Montreal School Board sends them two Letters of Acceptance.
8. When applicants receive Letters of Acceptance, they should apply for a Quebec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ) and a study permit. This process may take up to six to twenty weeks to complete.
9. Once international students arrive in Montreal, they need to finalize their application. The parents or appointed guardian of the minor student must visit the English Montreal School Board in person to apply for a Certificate of English Eligibility. They ought to provide the following documents: CAQ, the study permit, the original birth certificate of the student showing both parents’ names, and the birth certificate translated into English or French.

In Quebec, international students who want to obtain a Secondary School Diploma must earn 54 credits in Grades 10 and 11. Hence, students who want to apply for the final year must understand that they will not have enough credits to graduate from high school.

Tuition Fees for International Students

The high school tuition fee at English Montreal School Board is 12,400 CAD per year. It includes registration fee, administration fee, emergency health insurance, mental health support, English placement exam, Montreal orientation day, and four field trips during the school year. Parents of international students also need to pay school fees that range from 100 CAD to 500 CAD. It depends on the selection of school activities and academic programs. International students also need to have insurance that costs 600 CAD per year.

Perspectives of the Future Education

The English Montreal School Board has the highest success rate in graduation and qualification among all public school boards in Quebec, at 90.3 percent. Once international students graduate from the English Montreal School Board, they may return home or apply to post-secondary schools in Canada.

The high-quality Designated Learning Institutions in Montreal and Quebec are LaSalle College, Dawson College, Montreal College of Information Technology, Concordia University, McGill University, Université de Montréal, and Université du Québec à Montréal. There are also various prestigious educational institutions across Canada, such as Fanshawe College, Seneca College, Algonquin College, University of Saskatchewan, Memorial University of Newfoundland, and York University.

 

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