Correspondence – Online Self Study

What’s New?

Registration for Correspondence courses for the 2025-2026 school year is OPEN until April 13, 2026 for individuals who reside within Waterloo Region.

All students must register in-person once per school year as their first step to register for any St. Louis credit course.

• Correspondence courses are 100% self-directed.
• All available courses are hosted in the D2L/Brightspace platform
• No real-time interaction with teachers. Please use Student Support services for help with courses.
• Materials are all online, except for novels. Students will be required to obtain novels on their own.

Many courses have in-person exams that you must complete on site at St. Louis -Kitchener Main Campus, 80 Young Street, Kitchener.

You may be enrolled in a maximum of two (2) active courses at a time.

Find the course code, grade level, prerequisite and pathway preparation for the course you seek in the following online, self-directed courses:

16-Week Completion Schedule

• Final date to hand in assignments/coursework – June 5, 2026 @ 4:00pm
• After completing final lesson(s), in-person exams must be scheduled
• In-person exam timeslots are available every 2 weeks
• FINAL Dates to complete any exams and culminating tasks – will be between June 8 – 19, 2026
• 2025-2026 Correspondence students are expected to complete their entire course by June 19, 2026

16-Week Completion Schedule (Fillable). This schedule is a tool that will help you monitor your progress through your course.

NOTE: Over Christmas and March Break, there is access to D2L shells, however there is no marking or tutoring available at that time.
D2L shells are not accessible in summer.

**Colleges and Universities have deadlines for mark submission. Please verify these deadline dates and plan accordingly.

In the 2025-2026 school year, there are no correspondence course fees for individuals over 18 years of age. 

High School students under 18 years of age who are currently enrolled full-time will be required to pay $480 per course and will need a Principal to Principal Transfer Request Form.

(Additional Fees apply to International Students)

Student Support is available for St. Louis Correspondence, Core Essentials, Personal Support Worker students who are needing a little extra assistance in understanding course concepts, navigating D2L or building the skills and plans needed to be a successful independent learner.

Student Support Hours

*Beginning the week of September 15th

Mondays                          8:45-11:45                                                             12:30-3:30

Tuesdays                         8:45-11:45                     11:45-12:30                  12:30 – 3:00                      3:30-7:45

Wednesdays                  8:45-11:45                      11:45-12:30                  12:30 – 3:00                      3:30-7:45

Thursdays                       8:45-11:45                                                              12:30-3:30

Fridays                               CLOSED

Exam Timeslots

*Exam timeslots available every second week starting after October 13^th

This Employment Ontario program is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.

Correspondence Administrative Assistant: Laura Cleasby

Correspondence Program Manager: Jaime Sobotka

Student Support Teacher:  StLouis.StudentSupport@wcdsb.ca

Markers:  Ontario Certified Teachers and will be assigned per course.