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Oldest Vancouver private schools

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This lists Vancouver's oldest, most established private schools in order, based on their founding year. While the age of a school is some measure of its prestige, parents should focus on the needs of child(ren) in their school search. A comprehensive search process will focus on a variety of factors including academics, pedagogy, extracurriculars, class size, school facilities, the philosophy of the school, the quality of instruction, and much more. OUR KIDS offers private school expos, comparison tools and rich information guides intended to help parents make the most fully informed decision possible.

School Location Grades Founded
1 St. George's School Vancouver, BC K to 12 1930
2 Gatehouse Montessori School West Vancouver, BC PS to K 1979
3 Bodwell High School North Vancouver, BC 8 to 12 1991
4 Madrona Independent School Vancouver, BC K to 8 1993
5 Whytecliff Agile Learning Centres Langley, BC 8 to 12 1993
6 Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre - Burnaby Burnaby, BC 8 to 12 1993
7 North Star Montessori Elementary School North Vancouver, BC PS to 7 1996
8 Cousteau, The French International School of Vancouver North Vancouver, BC PS to 9 1997
9 Urban Academy New Westminster, BC JK to 12 2001
10 Brockton School North Vancouver, BC JK to 12 2004
11 Children of Integrity Montessori Academy Coquitlam, BC PS to 7 2006
12 Asland Academy Vancouver, BC PS to 7 2010
13 Columbia Academy Vancouver, BC K to 12 2014
14 Lowell High School Vancouver, BC 10 to 12 2015
15 Pear Tree School Vancouver, BC K to 9 2016
16 Chaoyin Bilingual School Richmond, BC K to 7 2021
17 Vancouver Independent School for Science and Technology Vancouver, BC 8 to 12 2022
18 Saplings Nature School North Vancouver, BC PS to 6 2022
19 Crescent Heights Academy Surrey, BC K to 12 2024

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What is the oldest Vancouver private school?
St. George's School is the oldest Vancouver private school. The school was founded in 1930.

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