Limestone District School Board

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The Limestone District School Board has hosted students from International destinations for over 20 years. We host 120-150 students/year in Limestone. The Limestone DSB International Department prides itself on being friendly, responsive and clear about the application process. The Limestone DSB runs it's own Homestay Family program with full time professional and experienced staff that communicate with homestay families, agents and schools. Your experience in Limestone will include attending high quality academic programs in one of the best education systems in the world, activity trips, an orientation to your school, meet amazing friends, and be part of the Kingston community!

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Nearest Airport:

YGK Norman Rogers Airport in Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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Location:

Suburban,  City,  Urban

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Language:

English,  French

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Get in touch with us:

Your School contact

 

Welcome to Limestone District School Board

3 reasons to choose our International Student Program

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Kingston is a student-centered historical and dynamic city on the shores of Lake Ontario at the entrance to the Thousand Islands. Students have a free unlimited city transit pass to enjoy the city.

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Limestone International runs it's own high-quality home stay program. We have full time caring coordinators that are in each school daily to help with any needs that the students might have.

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Limestone International provides academic challenge, athletic opportunities and activity trips to surrounding areas of Ontario and Quebec.

Offerings & Activities

School Facilities

We have a BRAND NEW school that opened in the Winter of 2021. Kingston CVI is moved to this new school and is called Kingston Secondary School. All schools have open hallways with lockers and access to a library in the building. All schools have gymnasiums, fitness rooms, a library, sports fields and a track for outdoor activities.

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Sports

All Limestone schools compete in the Kingston Area Secondary Sports Athletic Association (www.kassaa.ca). There are three sports seasons (Fall, WInter, Spring) with a full range of team and individual sports offered. KASSAA is an extremely competitive league in many sports and often has great success at the Ontario provincial level. KASSAA offers 22 different sports to complete in.

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Special Offerings & Activities

Advanced Placement,  French Immersion,  International Baccalaureate,  Trips

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French Immersion (Frontenac SS & Kingston CVI)
Advanced Placement (Bayridge SS, Loyalist CVI, Kingston CVI)
International Baccalaureate (Kingston CVI)
Most schools offer trips to various locations in Ontario. The International Education program also offers 6 trips throughout the year including Toronto, Ottawa, skiing, wilderness camping etc.

 

Details & Facts

School Operator: State School

Program Established: 1998

Total number of schools: 55

Total Students: 19000

Number of High schools for international students: 6

Total international students grade 9-12: 120

Grades: K - 12,  other

Info: Our schools offer a wide variety of programs for any type of learner.
English Second Language (BSS & LCVI)
French Immersion (FSS & KCVI)
IB (KCVI)
Rural programs (SHS & ESS)
Science and Technology Programs (BSS & LCVI)
Advanced Placement course (BSS, FSS & LCVI)

International students accepted for: 9,  10,  11,  12

Foreign Languages: French,  French Immersion,  Spanish

Info: All schools offer programming in French. Kingston CVI and Frontenac SS offer French Immersion classes. Spanish classes run at Frontenac and Kingston CVI depending on interest and enrollment.

Entrance Dates: August,  September,  February

Length of stay: 3 months/Term,  5 months/semester,  10 months/full year,  until graduation

Application Deadlines: May 15 & November 15

Application Process: Online Application Forms,  Letter of Acceptance

Website: internationaled.limestone.on.ca

Facebook: www.facebook.com/limestoneinternational/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/limestone_international_ed/

Videos on Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/LimestoneDSB

Most recent newsletter: internationaled.limestone.on.ca/

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Location: Suburban,  City,  Urban

Info: The Limestone District School Board serves Kingston, Ontario, a medium sized city of 160,000 people located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario. Unique and picturesque Kingston is rich in history, quality of life, and post-secondary education opportunities. With more Ph.D. holders per capita than any other Canadian city, Kingston is Canada's education capital. Home to Queen's University, The Royal Military College of Canada and St. Lawrence College, Kingston is a student centred city! Kingston is safe, friendly and Canadian in every aspect of the word. Limestone District School Board is the gateway to many outstanding educational opportunities that await international students in Kingston. Your future here is bright!

 

Number of courses / system: Semestered

Info: All of our schools are semestered schools.
Semester I runs from September 1 - January 31
Semester II runs from February 1 - June 30
Each semester students take 4 courses. Each course is 75 minutes in length

Accomodation: Homestay

Info: Limestone has many high quality homestay families. Limestone also has full time homestay coordinators assigned to each school. These coordinators act as links between school - homestay and agents.

Summer Camp: internationaled.limestone.on.ca/our_programs/august_english_language_prep

Student Services & Orientation & Counseling:

Each school has guidance counselors that are dedicated to serving our International students. Services include timetable changes, course planning, University, College and Trades applications and planning. Access to personal emotional services and health services are also provided. All of our Guidance counselors have also been teachers and have a full understanding of courses, credits and validation needs of International students.

 

Our Schools

High School Total Enrolment Website
Bayridge Secondary School 650 bayridgess.limestone.on.ca/
Loyalist CVI 650 lcvi.limestone.on.ca/
Frontenac Secondary School 900 frontenacss.limestone.on.ca/
Kingston Secondary School (KCVI) 1000 kcvi.limestone.on.ca/
La Salle ISS 650 lasalle.limestone.on.ca/
Napanee DSS 750 napaneedss.limestone.on.ca/
Ernestown Secondary School 500 ernestownss.limestone.on.ca/
Sydenham High School 850 sydenhamhs.limestone.on.ca/
Kingston Secondary School 1150 kss.limestone.on.ca/

Our Fee Structure

Application Fee CAD 250 EUR 165,97
 Full Year Tuition Fee CAD 13700 EUR 9095,13
Semester Tuition Fee CAD 6850 EUR 4547,57
Annual Homestay Placement Fee CAD 400 EUR 265,55
Homestay Monthly Fee CAD 1075 EUR 713,67
Health Insurance Monthly Fee CAD 55 EUR 36,51
Annual Custodianship Fee CAD 1850 EUR 1228,17
Airport Pick-up Fee CAD EUR -
Total Semester Fees CAD 14125 EUR 9377,28
Total Annual Fees CAD 27500 EUR 18256,66

Please calculate additional costs for
Airfare approx. Euro 1200 to Euro 1700
Study Permit approx. Euro 180
Pocket money approx. Euro 250 to 300/month
If applicable additional health/accident/third part liability insurance

Health Insurance: mandatory

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Info: Airport Pick up from Kingston (YGK) is free of charge. Airport pick up from YYZ, YOW or YUL is up to $400 one way.
Extra dietary fees if needed are $130/month. The custodianship fee includes also activities, monitoring, program fees, city transit.

valid for school year 2025/26

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