Important Dates

2025-26 school year

Semester 2:

             Orientation days: January 29, 30, 2026 (Thursday – Friday) Orientation is mandatory

First day of school: February 5, 2026

              Last day of school year: – June 24, 2026

Departure: students can depart as early as June 25, 2026 or on or before July 1, 2026.

2026-27 school year

Please note, these dates are tentative and are based on previous years’ experience. The official school calendar will be approved by the Ontario Ministry of Education in the spring of 2026.

Semester 1:

              Arrival dates (suggested): – August 25-September 1, 2026  (students staying with CHN can arrive as early as August 25 without additional charges)

              Orientation days: September 2, 3, 4, 2026 (Wednesday – Friday) Orientation is mandatory

              First day of school: September 8, 2026

              Last day of semester 1: February 5, 2027

              Last day of school year: – June 28, 2027

Semester 2:

              Arrival dates (suggested): January 25-February 2, 2027 (students staying with CHN can arrive as early as January 25 without additional charges)

              Orientation days: February 4, 5, 2027 (Thursday – Friday) Orientation is mandatory

              First day of school: February 8, 2027

              Last day of school year: – June 28, 2027

Departure: students can depart as early as June 28, 2027 or on or before July 1, 2027.

IMPORTANT: Attending International Student Program (ISP) Orientation in Simcoe is mandatory– It is our experience that students who attend our Orientation have a much smoother transition to the new school in the new country. It is during the Orientation that students meet with the Guidance Counselor to discuss their timetable and request desired changes. Students receive a school tour which makes the transition into the new school environment much smoother, and helps to reduce the student feeling “lost” on the first day of classes. Students meet and connect with other international and local students and build much needed peer support groups. We can’t stress enough the importance of attending Orientation. Even though we understand that sometimes there are extenuating circumstances that make it difficult to attend Orientation, we hope that every effort will be made for students to attend the scheduled ISP Orientation.