GRADE 8 APPLICANTS
We will be accepting applications for students in every grade for the 2023 - 2024 school year in January 2023. There will be approximately 130 spaces for grade eight students.
The process includes a review of all application documentation, family interview, and placement exam (if applicable). Please remember that completing an application does not guarantee acceptance. Please refer to the enrollment Grade for further instructions.
For purposes of admission to St. Thomas Aquinas, the Categories are defined as the following table:
Category 1
Qualifying Catholic Parishioner |
Category 2
Non-Qualifying Catholic Parishioner and/or
Non-Regional Catholic Parishioner |
Category 3
Non-Catholic |
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GRADE 8 APPLICANTS
Applications for grade eight will be accepted after January 1 of the year the student intends to enrol at St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School. Please complete the Application Form and submit it, along with copies of the additional information required, to the school registrar, Ms. Christina Donovan (cdonovan@aquinas.org). The student's category status and the date of the application will be considered in admission.For the 2023-2024 school year, the application form (with the required documents) are to be submitted to the school by Wednesday, February 15, 2023.
TUITION
The Regional Education Committee and School Administration work hard to keep the cost of Catholic education within the reach of as many families as possible. School fees are set by the Education Committee in accordance with CISVA guidelines and vary with registration category. Fees for 2023-2024 school year are noted below:
For 2023-2024, the Registration/Re-Registration Fee is as follows (credit card amount in brackets):
***The above stated registration fees will be reduced by $100.00 if registration is completed by the final registration deadline:Friday, March 31, 2023
2. TUITION FEES
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CATEGORY 1
(Qualifying Catholics)
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CATEGORY 2
(Non-qualifying or
Non-Regional Catholics) |
CATEGORY 3
(Non-Catholic)
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1 student
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$460/month or $4,600/year
($472/month)
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$625/month or $6,250/year
($641/month)
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$920/month or $9,200/year
($943/month)
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2 students
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$895/month or $8,950/year
($917/month)
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$1,210/month or $12,100/year
($1,240/month) |
$1,790/month or $17,900/year
($1,835/month) |
3 or more students
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$1,112/month or $11,120/year
($1,140/month) |
$1,502/month or $15,020/ year
($1,540/month)
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$2,225/month or $22,250/year
($2,280/month)
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3. PARTICIPATION PROGRAM FEES
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1 student
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2 or more students
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Per month
Per year
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$65.00 ($66.00)
$650.00 ($666.00)
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$100.00($102.00)
$1,000.00 ($1025.00)
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***Activity Fees are set per grade at the start of the school year and are not included in the rates noted above. These fees pay for a variety of workbooks, supplies and educational opportunities.
Financial Assistance
UNIFORMS
A student's appearance presents an image of our school to the community. It also has an impact on his/her attitude and behavior, and thus, the learning process. Respect for the individual and the school is manifested by an attitude of careful dressing for school. Students are to dress with a sense of decorum befitting an academic environment. The dress code is based on modesty, neatness, cleanliness, good taste and safety.
BOYS’ UNIFORM
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GIRLS’ UNIFORM
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GYM STRIP
(GIRLS AND BOYS) |
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If sweats/warm-ups are worn they must be STA |
***Students are expected to arrive and depart from school in full uniform.
UNIFORM SUPPLIER
The entire uniform except shoes is purchased through:
Cambridge & Company
135-1305 Welch Street
North Vancouver.
Phone: 604-924-9009