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A photography student taking a photo in a sunlit art gallery hallway

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Start Your Private School Application Today

We are now accepting applications for the upcoming school year. Our goal is to make your private school admissions experience feel as smooth as possible. If you require assistance at any point during the three-stage application process, please reach out to our Admissions Team at admissions@brentwood.ca or +1 (250) 743-8770.

Online Application

Help us get to know you as an applicant. Create an account and save as you go. You may save the form at any time without submitting it. You will receive an email confirmation upon submission.

This private school application includes both a section for the parent/guardian and a section for the student. Please include as much detail as possible to help us understand the student’s interests and goals.

Start or continue an Online Application >

Please note the special considerations for Day Student Applicants.

A Message for International Students

At Brentwood College School, we’re proud of the incredible diversity of backgrounds and voices represented each and every year. We work to maintain a balance of students which enriches our students’ experience.

Due to high demand, if you are an international student, please reach out to admissions@brentwood.ca before beginning your application.

Submit Supporting Documents

With your application account, you will find an itemized action list, with instructions regarding each step. We ask that each document be submitted individually in PDF format, with English translations where necessary, to admissions@brentwood.ca. Recommendations should be emailed directly to us by the author. You will need:

One academic recommendation completed by the student’s most recent teacher (English or Mathematics preferred; otherwise, another academic subject teacher)
One personal recommendation completed by someone from outside your family (coach, tutor, employer, mentor)
School reports: previous & current academic year
A passport-style photograph of the student/applicant (straight on, head and shoulders in frame)
A photocopy of the applicant’s birth certificate and passport
A $300 non-refundable application fee (please refer to Payment Methods)

Payment Methods

Bank Draft or Personal Cheque: Cheques and drafts should be made payable to ‘Brentwood College School’. Payments received in US funds will be exchanged to Canadian funds using the rate on the date your payment is deposited.

Credit Card: Credit card payments can be made via Plastiq, or by completing our Credit Card Authorization Form, which can be submitted to accounts@brentwood.ca.

Canadian Bank Account Holders Only

Online Banking: For students with a Brentwood account number (found on the monthly statement), ‘Brentwood College School’ can be set up as a payee under the Bill Payments section of most Canadian bank accounts.

Pre-Authorized Debit (PAD): A completed PAD Form along with a copy of a voided cheque may be submitted to accounts@brentwood.ca; this will authorize Brentwood to automatically debit funds from your Canadian bank account.

International Payments

Flywire: For international payments, Flywire is a quick and simple solution that will allow you to make payments via bank transfer or credit card in your home currency with exchange rates at a lower cost than most banks. You can track your payment during the transfer process and have access to customer support 24 hours a day.

Tour, Test, and Interview

Campus tours can be arranged by appointment most weeks Monday through Saturday, starting at 10:00 am. Please work with our Admissions Team to arrange your visit: admissions@brentwood.ca; (250) 743-5521
A 30-minute aptitude test is required as part of the application process and can be administered while you visit campus, or completed off campus and proctored by a professional from outside of your family. Alternatively, we will accept the results from a Secondary School Admission Test
Candidates will have a personal interview with our Director or Associate Director of Admissions, which will last approximately 20 to 30 minutes. The interview can take place while you visit campus or we can offer a Zoom meeting as an alternative

Day student applicants: Canadian citizens living permanently in the area are eligible to apply as day students. The vast majority of day student places are offered at the Grade 8 level.