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Academic Calendar

See our program start dates, scheduled breaks, and public holiday closures.

VANCOUVER

Flexible Start Dates at ILSC

Program start dates 2023

ILSC Language Schools offers ongoing flexible start dates for most of our programs. Programs run in 4-week sessions, Specialty programs usually begin on the first day of a session or on set start dates, but students taking General programs can start on any Monday year-round.* Programs run subject to enrolment.

*For the best experience we encourage students NOT to start on week four of the session, which falls on the following dates in  2023: Jan 23, Feb 20, Mar 20, Apr 17, May 15, Jun 12, Jul 10, Aug 7, Sep 4, Oct 2, Oct 30, Nov 27. If you start on the 2nd or 3rd Monday of a session, you may be placed in an ongoing class.

Session Start Dates
General English
30 Plus
University Pathway
Medical English
Cambridge Mastery
ESL-High School Bridge
Junior Program
Holidays & School Closures

SESSION START DATES

JAN
3, 30
FEB
27
MAR
27
APR
24
MAY
23
JUN
19
JULY
17
AUG
14
SEP
11
OCT
10
NOV
6
DEC
4
JAN
2, 29
FEB
26
MAR
25
APR
22
MAY
21
JUN
17
JULY
15
AUG
12
SEP
9
OCT
7
NOV
4
DEC
2, 30

GENERAL ENGLISH

Every
Monday

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30 PLUS

JAN
3, 9, 16, 30
FEB
6, 13, 27
MAR
6, 13, 27
APR
3, 10, 24
MAY
1, 8, 23, 29
JUN
5, 19, 26
JULY
4, 17, 24, 31
AUG
14, 21, 28
SEP
11, 18, 25
OCT
10, 16, 23
NOV
6, 14, 20
DEC
4, 11, 18
Every Monday except the last week of a session

UNIVERSITY PATHWAY

JAN
3, 30
FEB
27
MAR
27
APR
24
MAY
23
JUN
19
JULY
17
AUG
14
SEP
11
OCT
10
NOV
6
DEC
4

MEDICAL ENGLISH

JAN
3, 30
FEB
27
MAR
27
APR
24
MAY
23
JUN
19
JULY
17
AUG
14
SEP
11
OCT
10
NOV
6
DEC
4

A different module is offered in each session and students may complete all three, with different course content in each:
Jan 3, Mar 27, Jun 19, Sep 11 Dec 4, 2023: Module 1: Health & Systems of the Body
Jan 30, Apr 24, Jul 17, Oct 10, 2023: Module 2: Emergency Care, Surgery, & Systems of the Body
Feb 27, May 23, Aug 14, Nov 6, 2023: Module 3: Personal and Specialty Care, & Systems of the Body

CAMBRIDGE MASTERY B2 FIRST & C1 ADVANCED

10 Weeks
Jun 19 - Aug 25
6 Weeks
Jul 17 - Aug 25
12 weeks
Sep 11 - Dec 1
8 weeks
Oct 9 - Dec 1
icon_clipboard2023 Test Dates: Aug 24 (First), Aug 25 (Advanced), Nov 28 (First), Nov 29 (Advanced)

ESL-HIGH SCHOOL BRIDGE

APR
24
MAY
1, 8, 23, 29
JUN
5, 19, 26
JULY
4, 17, 24, 31
AUG
14, 21, 28
Every Monday except the last week of a session during the spring & summer: program runs Apr 24 - Sep 8, 2023

JUNIOR CAMPS AND FAMILY PLUS SUMMER PROGRAMS AT ILSC VANCOUVER CAMPUS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (UBC)

1 week
Jul 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Aug 6
2 weeks
Jul 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
3 weeks
Jul 2, 9, 16, 23
4 weeks
Jul 2, 9, 16
5 weeks
Jul 2, 9
6 weeks
Jul 2
Our summer Junior Camps run for 6 weeks total, starting July 2, and ending August 12, 2023. Students may choose to study from 1-6 weeks. Start dates for each duration are listed above.

JUNIOR CAMP WINTER INTENSIVE & FAMILY CAMP AT ILSC VANCOUVER

1 week
Jan 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
2 weeks
Jan 1, 8, 15, 22
3 weeks
Jan 1, 8, 15
4 weeks
Jan 1, 8
5 weeks
Jan 1
Our winter Junior Camps at ILSC Campuses run for 5 weeks total, starting January 1, and ending February 4, 2023. Students may choose to study from 1-5 weeks. Start dates for each duration are listed above.

HOLIDAYS & SCHOOL CLOSURES

JAN
1, 2
FEB
20
APR
7
MAY
22
JUN
26
JULY
3
AUG
7
SEP
4
OCT
2, 9
NOV
13
DEC
Dec 25 - Jan 1, 2024
JAN
1
FEB
19
MAR
29
MAY
20
JULY
1
AUG
5
SEP
2, 30
OCT
14
NOV
11
DEC
23 - 27

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