All full members of the Canadian Association of Independent Schools must meet and continue to meet the following

requirements:

I. not be operated for gain;

II. have a Board of Governors (or similar body) that oversees the school and deals at arm’s length with the administration of the school;

III. practise ethically in the areas of employment, admissions, recruitment and fund-raising;

IV. have operated for at least five years (and continues to operate) in a stable and viable manner;

V. teach a curriculum on a K-12 continuum which would lead, if continued to grade 12 graduation, to a Canadian diploma.

For admission a school must agree to be inspected by the Heads of two current member schools and the Executive Director who will submit a report to the CAIS Executive and subsequently to the membership. Admission is by the approval of at least 75% of the membership.

For more information, please view the attached document.

1. Review the membership criteria to determine whether your school is eligible for membership in CAIS.

2. If your school meets the membership criteria, complete the application form and forward it with the application fee of $250.00 to the CAIS office.

3. Collect the information/documents outlined in the attachment below, and forward them to the CAIS office in one package.