Lord Selkirk School Division

General Offerings

• Early Years
• Middle Years
• Senior Years
• Technical/Vocational Program
• ESL Program

Key Information

• Location: Selkirk is a safe, clean, quiet, small rural city with a population of 12 000, located along the Red River 20 minutes north of Manitoba's capital city Winnipeg. Selkirk's surrounding area has much to offer, with Lake Winnipeg and its beautiful beaches to the north, and Whiteshell Provincial Park to the east; both providing excellent swimming, fishing, boating, hiking, and camping opportunities, a short drive from Selkirk. To the west we have Oak Hammock Marsh and the wetlands, which are home to many birds and animals. South of Selkirk we are rich in history with Lower Fort Garry, a national historic fort and St. Andrews Church , the oldest stone church in western Canada .
  
  There are 15 public schools in Lord Selkirk School Division (Kindergarten to Grade 12), one of which is a high school.
  
  City of Selkirk: www.cityofselkirk.com
  Lord Selkirk School Division: www.lssd.ca
• Accommodation Options: Homestay
• Health Insurance Requirement: Purchasing health insurance is compulsory for International Students to Lord Selkirk School Division. Medical insurance and services for a school year will cost $500.
• Student Population: There are 5000 students in Lord Selkirk School Division of which 1200 attend Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School (LSRCSS).
• Study Periods: Our school year begins in September and ends in June. LSRCSS operates on a semester system. Semester One starts in September and ends in January and Semester Two starts in February and ends in June.
  
  We also offer a two or three-month short term program.

Institutional Profile

Our International Student Program (ISP) operates out of LSRCSS and we offer the following:

• Student population is 1 200 at LSRCSS, Grades 10-12
• Our teaching staff are government certified and very willing to work with our international students
• Student - Teacher ratio is 1 to 25
• State of the art outdoor track and stadium
• 4 outdoor tennis courts
• Indoor track and exercise/weight area
• Indoor swimming pool
• 300 seat theatre
• School cafeteria - hot food available daily
• School store
• Automated library
• 400 networked computers
• Over 20 school teams, 30 coaches and numerous provincial titles
• Many school clubs to choose from; yearbook, mountain bike, hiking and canoeing etc.

Program Details

• ISP has three on-site staff members; Coordinator (graduate and former teacher of LSRCSS), Program Assistant and Homestay Manager.
• Our approved Homestay families provide a warm and caring home
• Seasonal activities are planned throughout the school year, many including homestay families
• Over 200 courses are offered at LSRCSS
• ESL support available at no extra cost
• Outstanding academic and vocational curriculums
• Advanced Placement courses available in Math, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
• French Immersion, French and Spanish are offered
• Exceptional music and choral programs
• Extensive athletic programs available; LSRCSS participates in one of Winnipeg's athletic conferences
• Students can concentrate their studies in any of these areas;
  • Arts and Science
  • Business and Computer Technology
  • French Immersion
  • Human Ecology
  • Microcomputer Systems Technician
  • Performing Arts
  • Vocational Areas
    • Advertising Art
    • Auto Body
    • Automotive Technician
    • Culinary Arts
    • Drafting
    • Electronics
    • Graphic Arts
    • Hairstyling
    • Visual Communications
    • Welding

Tuition and Fees
*All fees are in Canadian Dollars

Application Fee $100.
Tuition fees are $10 000 a year or $1 000 per month.
Homestay fees are $600 per month.
Medical Insurance and Services are $500 per year.
One year program will cost $16 600 and a one semester program will cost $8 400.

NOTE: Mexican and Italian students will have an additional fee of $100 for transcript validation.

Enrollment Information

Some English language skills are required to enter at any grade level at LSSD.

Please see www.lssd.ca/lsrcss for our application process.

Contact Information

Coordinator - Wendy Roscoe
E-mail wroscoe@lssd.ca
Tel: 204-482-6926 Ext. 3251

Program Assistant - Carolyn Schmidt
E-mail cschmidt@lssd.ca
Tel: 204-482-6926 Ext. 3265

Homestay Manager - Kelly Hawes
E-mail khawes@lssd.ca
Tel: 204-482-6926 Ext. 3274

Lord Selkirk High School
International Student Program
221 Mercy Street
Selkirk, Manitoba
Canada R1A 2C8

Fax: 204-785-7314
Website www.lssd.ca/lsrcss