Vancouver Education Listings
Vancouver Public Education, Elementary and Secondary Schools
The ESL programs are called English Language Learning (ELL). Students are divided up into three groups: Level 1- beginners and lower intermediates; Level 2/3- upper intermediates and advance, and Level 4 transitional.
All ELL students in Level 1 take ELL Science, ELL Socials Studies, ELL Literature, and ELL Writing, plus an additional four courses at students' grade level: Math, P.E. and 2 electives
(Art, Music, Technical Studies, Home Economics, Computer Studies; or Drama).
Vancouver School Board, 1580 West Broadway Vancouver, BC V6J 5K8 Phone: (604) 713-5000 Email: info@vsb.bc.ca
Catholic School Board, 4885 Saint John Paul II Way, Vancouver BC V5Z 0G3 Phone: 604-683-9331 Fax: 604-687-6692 E: info@cisva.bc.ca
Vancouver Colleges
Vancouver Community College
English is the primary language of instruction at VCC. All applicants are required to demonstrate the appropriate level of English language proficiency to function successfully in an English-speaking classroom.
English entrance requirements vary by program. CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language Test), Cambridge Assessment, Duolingo English Test, IELTS Academic and TOEFL iBT are accepted as external test options
for meeting VCC's English entrance requirements.
VCC International Education Office, 250 West Pender Street, Room 100, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1S9, Canada
Tel: 1.604.443.8600 Fax: 1.604.443.8678
The University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia boasts some of the city's best attractions and recreation facilities, including the Museum of Anthropology, the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, the UBC Botanical Garden
and Centre for Plant Research, and forested trails in the adjoining Pacific Spirit Regional Park. English is the primary language of instruction at UBC. All prospective students are required to demonstrate
English language competency before they're admitted.
The University of British Columbia, English Language Institute (ELI) helps students learn ESL English quickly and effectively in Vancouver, BC.
The English for Academic Purposes is for Lower Intermediate to Advanced can be online or in person, Vancouver English Experience Program is for Upper Elementary to Advanced.
Online ESL Lessons
English Language Grammar Lessons
How to Write & Writing Exercises
Vancouver Education Organizations
Literacy B.C. , Linda Mitchell, Executive Director
622 - 510 West Hastings, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1L8
Tel: 604-684-0624, fax: 604-684-8520
Vancouver Community Organizations
Vancouver Immigration Settlement LINC Services
People living in Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Richmond, South Delta, Burnaby or New Westminster, apply to: Vancouver Language Assessment Centre.
LINC Assessment and Referral Centre, #208 – 2525 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC V5N 4C1 Tel: 604-876-5756 Fax: 604 876-0134
LINC stands for Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada. The LINC program is one of the immigrant settlement services provided through the National Settlement Program.
It is funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and is free to students. LINC provides basic and intermediate level ESL training for adult newcomers to Canada.
You can take LINC if you are a Permanent resident and 17 years or older.
