West Point Grey Academy is at 4125 West 8th Avenue. You can enter our campus from 8th Avenue or from 4th Avenue. If attending a tour, enter the campus from 8th Avenue and turn right at the first parking lot. Walk up the path to the Junior School or Senior School.
If you have applied in the past but have forgotten your password or see that your account is locked, do not open a new account. Instead, please contact the Enrolment Office for assistance.
Assessment dates are posted September 1 to provide families with sufficient notice to make arrangements for the assessment day. However, if your child falls ill on the assessment day, please contact the Enrolment Office to arrange an alternative assessment date.
WPGA welcomes applications from international students. Families who do not have Canadian citizenship or permanent residency status are considered international. International students must live locally with at least one of their parents.
WPGA also requires:
At least one parent of international and out-of-province students must possess a valid work or study permit, which must not expire during the enrolment period. In other words, parents must submit a valid work or study permit prior to enrolment; the permit must not expire between the start of school in September and June of the following year.
The student must reside with their family. We do not offer boarding facilities or a homestay program.
The student must be proficient in English (we do not offer EAL or ESL programs).
If enrolled, tuition fees are an additional $4,500 CAD. A detailed list of fees and tuition can be found here.
We are pleased that so many families feel that WPGA would be a good fit for their family. This means that we receive far more applications each year than there are spaces available. Also, some grades are not entry years, which limits our opportunity to enrol students, and we prioritize enrolment for siblings of current students. Although there are limited spaces, we do hope families who would like to join our WPGA community submit an application for consideration.
For all families who apply to WPGA, we are committed to an admission process that is welcoming, fair and inclusive. We respect your interest in our school and are committed to ensuring your experience with WPGA is positive and professional. We abide by the NAIS Principles of Good Practice and the AISAP Ethical Behavior and Best Practices for Admission Professionals.
Our Enrolment Office has a no-gifts policy. We respect the gesture of appreciation; however, we do not accept donations/gifts of any kind from prospective families.
Our afterschool care program (kindergarten–grade 7) is Monday to Friday, 3pm–5:30pm, for an additional fee. Capacity is limited and registration is by term (no drop-ins; first come, first served).
The school day is 8:20am to 3:30pm (junior kindergarten ends at 3pm). Depending on their involvement in cocurricular activities, students could start their day at 7am and end at 5pm.
We provide a morning bus service, contingent on ridership, for an additional fee. The bus picks up students at three locations on the west side (Douglas Park, Kerrisdale, Dunbar). The bus arrives at the school gym at 8:05am.
We have a full nursing team. Their office is open to all students during the school day. Our nurses also oversee regular childhood vaccinations and teach sexual health courses with our counselling team.
