International Student Information
“My son will graduate this year and we are fortunate that we chose London Christian High. In the past four years, we have learned that London Christian High is a caring and good school, all of the teachers are very kind and responsible. They help their students with the studies and in their lives. My son got a good education over these four years! We love the school culture and everything the school has provided for our child.”
– Jane Liu, Parent
International students choose to study at London Christian High because of the excellent reputation of our academic program, successful high school to university pathway, professionally qualified staff team, supportive homestay program, and our low student to teacher ratio. London Christian High welcomes each student into our community and we greatly value the culture and unique experiences that each student brings.
London Christian High currently has 215 students and 36 staff for the 2020-21 school year.
Total Students – 215 International Students – 14
6.5% of our student body is comprised of International Students
International Students’ comments about their experience at London Christian High:
“London Christian High is a good school and it prepared me a lot. If I would have studied in China, I wouldn’t have had this experience.”
– Edward, 2018 Graduate
“Everyone around me, international students and Canadian students, my teacher, and my host family, they all helped me to figure it out.” `
– Doris, 2018 Graduate
Academics
Student Support Services: London Christian High has academic guidance counselors dedicated to serving international students through their high school journey. Our experienced and professional team provide support in:
- Transition from previous school, both academically and socially.
- Course selection
- Identifying and addressing special learning support needs
- Assistance with learning study skills for tests and exams, time management, use of tools to support learning, and other learning skills that will help students in their high school years.
A Pathway to University: London Christian High has welcomed international students since 2007 and assists each student to prepare for admission to Canada’s top universities.
Our experienced and professional guidance team guide students through the university admission process. LCH graduates continue their post-secondary education at colleges and universities such as the University of Waterloo, University of Toronto, Western University, Queen’s University, McMaster University, University of British Columbia and other quality post-secondary institutions.
English as a Second Language Program: London Christian High has an ESL program to help our international students achieve fluency in English and success in their high school courses.
Our ESL team uses English language testing to determine the appropriate English language courses for each international student. Our International Student and Homestay Program helps students as they transition to education and life in Canada.
Homestay Program
Our Homestay Program is structured to be a supportive and safe home for international students during their high school experience.
Each of our homestay hosts is carefully selected and provided with training on how to be a supportive and welcoming host for each student. Each international student will have a private bedroom in the host family’s home, which will include bedroom furniture and a desk for doing school work. The student will share the living space with the family. Each homestay family lives within the city of London and close to the school.
The homestay family will mentor, nurture, and care for each international student physically, academically, psychologically, and spiritually.
The homestay family will help students with their goals for academic success by asking about their school work, providing a quiet workspace, and including interacting with teachers on behalf of the international student.
The homestay family will welcome international students into their families, and in many ways, will treat the student much like one of their own children. International students will share family meals with the family and will participate in many family celebrations.
Why is London, Ontario a Fantastic Place to Study?
- London’s population is 404,699 (2017) covering 420 square km
- Within an hour from 2 great lakes – Lake Erie and Lake Huron, which border the United States
- 2 hours from the city of Toronto and Niagara Falls
- Within the city of London are many amenities including shopping malls, gyms for personal fitness, libraries, many restaurants and entertainment options, public transit, parks, gardens, and recreational facilities
- London is the home of Western University, a university with over 400 undergraduate programs and 88 graduate program options, large research facilities, medical and dentistry schools