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Boarding schools with the smallest class sizes

Who has the smallest teacher-student ratio

Below, find a list of boarding schools ranked by smallest class sizes. A school's smaller teacher-to-student ratio has a number of key advantages:

Other factors will affect your son's or daughter's ability to thrive academically, and you should consider there are many aspects of boarding schools when comparing your options.

A couple of things to bear in mind as you review rankings like those below and elsewhere on our site: To get much deeper, more accurate information on schools, consult school profiles in-depth, contact them from those profiles, attend open houses, or meet with the schools at a private school expo. Please use any school rankings as a nominal part of a much more comprehensive school search program. 

School Location Grades Avg. class size
1 Globe Cambridge School North York, ON 1 to 12 1 to 15
2 TAIE International Institute Thornhill, ON 7 to 12 3 to 15
3 Applewood Academy for Progressive Learning Belleville, ON 3 to 12 4 to 6
4 NOIC Academy Markham, ON 9 to 12 5 to 15
5 Trafalgar Castle School Whitby, ON 4 to 12 6 to 14
6 Fulford Academy Merrickville, ON 9 to 12 10 to 14
7 Royal Crown School Scarborough, ON 7 to 12 10 to 15
8 Nancy Campbell Academy Stratford, ON 7 to 12 10 to 15
9 Niagara Christian Collegiate ✝ Fort Erie, ON 6 to 12 10 to 15
10 Fort Erie International Academy Fort Erie, ON 5 to 12 10 to 15
11 Erindale Academy Mississauga, ON NS to 12 10 to 18
12 McDonald International Academy Toronto, ON 9 to 12 10 to 20
13 The Hill Academy Caledon, ON JK to 12 10 to 20
14 J. Addison School Markham, ON K to 12 10 to 20
15 Stanstead College Stanstead, QC 7 to 12 11 to 15
16 Bishop's College School Sherbrooke, QC 7 to 12 12 to 15
17 Appleby College Oakville, ON 7 to 12 12 to 16
18 Nile Academy Toronto, ON JK to 12 12 to 16
19 Brookes Westshore Victoria, BC 4 to 12 12 to 18
20 Trinity College School Port Hope, ON 5 to 12 12 to 20
21 Athol Murray College of Notre Dame ✝ Wilcox, SK 9 to 12 12 to 20
22 North Star Academy Laval Laval, QC 7 to 12 13 to 19
23 Lakefield College School Lakefield, ON 9 to 12 14
24 Rothesay Netherwood School Rothesay, NB 6 to 12 14 to 16
25 Albert College Belleville, ON PS to 12 15
26 King's-Edgehill School Windsor, NS 6 to 12 15 to 17
27 Bronte College Mississauga, ON 9 to 12 15 to 18
28 Rosseau Lake College Rosseau, ON 7 to 12 15 to 18
29 Rosthern Junior College High School ✝ Rosthern, SK 9 to 12 15 to 20
30 Unisus School Summerland, BC PS to 12 15 to 20
31 St. John's Academy Shawnigan Lake Shawingan Lake, BC 4 to 12 15 to 20
32 Brentwood College School Mill Bay, BC 8 to 12 16
33 St. John's-Kilmarnock School Waterloo Region (Breslau), ON JK to 12 16 to 20
34 Branksome Hall Toronto, ON JK to 12 16 to 22
35 Ashbury College Ottawa, ON 3 to 12 17
36 St. Andrew's College Aurora, ON 5 to 12 17
37 Ridley College St. Catharines, ON JK to 12 17 to 18
38 Pickering College Newmarket, ON JK to 12 18 to 20
39 Havergal College Toronto, ON JK to 12 18 to 22
40 Bishop Strachan School ✝ Toronto, ON JK to 12 18 to 22

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