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.

What to Expect

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.

Course Offerings

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:

2025-2026 Course Offerings – Online Correspondence

Program Schedule & Formats

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.

Fees

Correspondence is free for students over 18 years of age who are not currently enrolled in Secondary School.

WCDSB Students aged 16-18 may be enrolled with Principal permission. To determine eligibility, please speak to your Guidance Counsellor (*** Students enrolled full-time in a WCDSB secondary school may be required to pay $480/Correspondence course***)

All students must meet minimum course requirements (Prerequisites)
All students must reside in Waterloo Region
All students must meet ID Requirements
English Language learners must provide verification of Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) 6 in listening, speaking, reading, and writing

Student Support

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.