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On this page we cover boarding schools that offer the IB program. For a complete guide to boarding, including information about admissions, please see our introductory guide.
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Branksome Hall (est. 1903)
Branksome Hall is an all girls school in Toronto, from JK to Grade 12, including 56 boarding students. Tuition ranges from $28,995 to $31,245 for day students. [View profile] |
| Standard-enriched | $32,570 to $64,305 | |
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Upper Canada College (est. 1829)
Located in the heart of Toronto, Upper Canada College is the oldest independent boys' school in Ontario. Our IB graduates are highly regarded by top universities and post-secondary institutions worldwide. [View profile] |
| Accelerated | $32,650 to $64,205 | |
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St. John's-Kilmarnock School (est. 1972)
St. John's-Kilmarnock School, in Waterloo, offers enriched educational programming for students from JK – Grade 12 through its accredited International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum. Its average class size is 17. [View profile] |
| Standard-enriched | $16,990 to $62,300 | |
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Brookes School Canada (est. 2009)
Brookes School Canada, an IB World School on beautiful Vancouver Island, offers grades 6 to 12 for both day and boarding students with an average class size of 12 students. [View profile] |
| Standard-enriched | $14,400 to $52,550 | |
Bishop's College School (est. 1836)
Bishop's College School is an English boarding and day school for students in grades 7 through 12. Small in size and culturally diverse, BCS is an IB World School offering the IB DP and course certificates. [View profile] |
| Standard-enriched | $24,000 to $55,500 | ||
Ridley College (est. 1889)
Ridley College is an acclaimed co-educational boarding and day school that prepares meaningful and flourishing lives by teaching the habits of mind, body, and spirit, and the values needed to lead in a global society. [View profile] |
| Accelerated | $16,500 to $65,700 | ||
King's-Edgehill School (est. 1788)
King's-Edgehill School offers programs for grades six to 12 in Windsor, Nova Scotia. Its average class size is 15 students. [View profile] |
| Accelerated | $18,250 to $57,200 | ||
Luther College High School (est. 1913)
Luther students, from many different social and cultural backgrounds, have the opportunity to be part of a tightly woven community of students, parents, teachers, staff, and alumni. [View profile] |
| Standard-enriched | $7,550 to $32,310 | ||
North Broward Preparatory School (est. 1957)
North Broward Preparatory School is a K-12 co-educational day and boarding school located in S. Florida located minutes from the beach with IB, AP, and LD classes set on 80 acres with year round hockey. [View profile] |
| Accelerated | US $24,200 to US $59,950 | ||
St. Stephen's School, Rome (est. 1964)
SSS Rome provides students with a American high school diploma and the International Baccalaureate (IBDP) which allows students to enter universities worldwide. [View profile] |
| Standard-enriched | EUR €25,145 to EUR €39,095 | ||
UWC Canada (est. 1974)
The UWC National Committee of Canada and Pearson College UWC represent the United World Colleges in Canada. We are seeking daring young Canadians who aspire to make the world a better place. [View profile] |
| Standard-enriched | 58,000 | ||
Rothesay Netherwood School (est. 1877)
Rothesay Netherwood School offers programs for grades six to 12 in Rothesay, New Brunswick. Its average class size is 14 to 16 students and an outstanding supportive community. [View profile] |
| Standard-enriched | $20,110 to $54,090 | ||
Ashbury College (est. 1891)
This traditional private school in Ottawa, Ontario offers Grades 4 to 12 with 100 boarding and 600 day school students. Tuition is from $23,600 to $58,300. [View profile] |
| Accelerated | $26,300 to $64,700 | ||
Léman Manhattan Preparatory School (est. 2010)
Nestled in the heart of downtown New York City, Léman Manhattan delivers academic excellence that inspires for a lifetime. [View profile] |
| Standard-enriched | not provided | ||
Bronte College (est. 1991)
Bronte College is a private International Baccalaureate (IB) World School offering Grades 9 to 12 for day and boarding students. Our academic programming has attracted students from over 30 countries. [View profile] |
| Standard-enriched | $15,000 to $18,000 |
Our boarding school guide has advice specific to finding boarding schools in Canada. For insights that are more general (on how to evaluate school options) we recommend you review our hub on choosing a school. You can also read our guides to questions to ask private schools and questions students get asked at school interviews.
Private school expos are ideal launching pads for your school-finding journey. All expos are held in the fall at a number of centres across Canada. There are three expos hosted in Ontario, one in Toronto, one in Halton-Peel, and one in Ottawa. Expos are also held each fall in Vancouver, Montreal, and Calgary. All are opportunities to speak with administrators from leading boarding schools within the regions in which the expos are held.
Word-of-mouth is another powerful tool in your school-finding arsenal. The Our Kids private school discussion forum allows you to discuss your options and debate topics around gifted education. You can use our community of parents, educational experts, alumni, and schools to help answer your questions and stimulate your thinking.
Attending open houses is obviously a great way to learn more about a school and get a feel for the environment. For some advice on open house visits, go here. For questions to ask that are specific to boarding programs, refer to our main boarding school hub.
Broadly speaking, the cost of boarding reflects the cost private school tuition in general, though with premiums added to cover housing and meals.
Many schools offer financial aid, including scholarships and bursaries. Financial aid is needs-based, and financial aid programs are created as a means of broadening the student base and attracting students, independent of means, who will contribute most to the culture of the school. Generally speaking, the larger and more expensive schools provide the most aid.
You can read more about financial aid and scholarships in our dedicated guide.
Below you'll find the range of costs at IB boarding schools:
| Tuition (boarding school) | Students receiving financial aid | Grade eligibility for financial aid | Avg. aid package size (annual) | |
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Branksome Hall | 5% | 7 - 12 | $15,000 | |
Upper Canada College | $55,060 to $61,560 | 18% | 5 - 12 | $15,000 |
St. John's-Kilmarnock School | JK - 12 | |||
Brookes School Canada | $39,550 to $52,550 | 10% | 7 - 12 | $5,000 |
Bishop's College School | $48,300 to $55,800 | 40% | 7 - 12 | |
Ridley College | $56,950 to $63,700 | 16% | 5 - 12 | $16,000 |
King's-Edgehill School | $51,950 | 33% | 6 - 12 | $15,000 |
Luther College High School | $29,560 | |||
St. Stephen's School, Rome | 13% | 9 - 12 | $16,000 | |
UWC Canada | 75% | 12 | $25,000 | |
Rothesay Netherwood School | $35,550 to $54,090 | 28% | 6 - 12 | $15,500 |
Ashbury College | 8% | 4 - 12 | $6,700 |
| Founding date | Endowment | Admissions rate | Enrollment | Enrollment per grade | |
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Branksome Hall | 1903 | 100% | 966 | 64 | |
Upper Canada College | 1829 | $40,000,000 | 33% | 1160 | 83 |
St. John's-Kilmarnock School | 1972 | 95% | 390 | ||
Brookes School Canada | 2009 | 95% | 300 | 43 | |
Bishop's College School | 1836 | 100% | 260 | ||
Ridley College | 1889 | 61% | 698 | 50 | |
King's-Edgehill School | 1788 | 80% | 350 | 50 | |
Luther College High School | 1913 | 90% | 455 | 114 | |
North Broward Preparatory School | 1957 | $10,000,000 | 60% | 1621 | 232 |
St. Stephen's School, Rome | 1964 | $9,036,180 | 50% | 297 | 74 |
UWC Canada | 1974 | $0 | 25% | 200 | 200 |
Rothesay Netherwood School | 1877 | $7,000,000 | 85% | 275 | 39 |
Ashbury College | 1891 | 70% | 700 | 78 | |
Léman Manhattan Preparatory School | 2010 | 750 | |||
Bronte College | 1991 | $0 | 100% | 400 |
Primary curriculum | Secondary curriculum | Curriculum pace | Academic culture | Average class size | Language immersion | Special needs support | Tech integration |
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Branksome Hall | Liberal Arts | International Baccalaureate | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 12 to 22 | Withdrawal Assistance | Heavy integration | |
Upper Canada College | Liberal Arts | International Baccalaureate | Accelerated | Rigorous | 20 | Withdrawal Assistance | Heavy integration | |
St. John's-Kilmarnock School | Progressive | International Baccalaureate | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 10 to 12 | No support | Medium integration | |
Brookes School Canada | Progressive | International Baccalaureate | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 12 to 18 | No support | Light integration | |
Bishop's College School | Traditional | International Baccalaureate | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 12 to 15 | Withdrawal Assistance | Heavy integration | |
Ridley College | Progressive | International Baccalaureate | Accelerated | Rigorous | 17 | Withdrawal Assistance | Heavy integration | |
King's-Edgehill School | Traditional | International Baccalaureate | Accelerated | Rigorous | 15 | Withdrawal Assistance | Medium integration | |
Luther College High School | Liberal Arts | International Baccalaureate | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 23 | No support | Light integration | |
North Broward Preparatory School | Liberal Arts | International Baccalaureate | Accelerated | Rigorous | 18 | Special needs school | Heavy integration | |
St. Stephen's School, Rome | Liberal Arts | International Baccalaureate | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 10 to 15 | Indirect Support | Medium integration | |
UWC Canada | Progressive | International Baccalaureate | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 6 to 16 | Indirect Support | ||
Rothesay Netherwood School | Liberal Arts | International Baccalaureate | Standard-enriched | Supportive | 14 to 16 | No support | Heavy integration | |
Ashbury College | Traditional | International Baccalaureate | Accelerated | Rigorous | 17 | No support | Medium integration | |
Léman Manhattan Preparatory School | Traditional | International Baccalaureate | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | No support | |||
Bronte College | Traditional | International Baccalaureate | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 18 | No support | Medium integration |
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Bronte College |
| Admission deadline | SSAT required | Interview required | Acceptance rate | Next open house | |
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Branksome Hall | Day: Dec 4, 2015 Boarding: rolling | 9 - 11 | JK - 12 | 100% | |
Upper Canada College | Day: Dec 2, 2016 Boarding: rolling | 7 - 11 | SK - 11 | 33% | |
St. John's-Kilmarnock School | Day: rolling Homestay: Jun 15, 2017 | JK - 12 | 95% | ||
Brookes School Canada | Day: rolling Boarding: rolling | 6 - 12 | 95% | ||
Bishop's College School | Day: rolling Boarding: rolling | 7 - 12 | 100% | ||
Ridley College | Day: rolling Boarding: rolling | 5 - 12 | JK - 12 | 61% | |
King's-Edgehill School | Day: rolling Boarding: rolling Homestay: rolling | 6 - 12 | 80% | ||
Luther College High School | Day: Mar 1, 2017 Boarding: Mar 1, 2017 Homestay: Mar 1, 2017 | 90% | |||
North Broward Preparatory School | Day: rolling Boarding: rolling | 6 - 12 | 6 - 12 | 60% | |
St. Stephen's School, Rome | Day: Jan 31, 2019 Boarding: rolling | 50% | |||
UWC Canada | Day: Dec 31, 1969 Boarding: Nov 15, 2017 Homestay: Dec 31, 1969 | 12 | 25% | ||
Rothesay Netherwood School | Day: rolling Boarding: rolling Homestay: rolling | 6 - 12 | 85% | ||
Ashbury College | Day: Mar 9, 2018 Boarding: rolling Homestay: rolling | 4 - 11 | 70% | ||
Léman Manhattan Preparatory School | Day: rolling Boarding: rolling | 9 - 12 | K - 12 | ||
Bronte College | Day: rolling Boarding: rolling Homestay: rolling | 100% |
Nursery/Toddler | Preschool | JK | SK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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Branksome Hall | 80% | 100% | 100% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 80% | 100% | 80% | 90% | 100% | 100% | ||
Upper Canada College | 40% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 20% | |||||||||||
St. John's-Kilmarnock School | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | ||||
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Ridley College | |||||||||||||||||
King's-Edgehill School | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | ||||||||||
Luther College High School | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | |||||||||||||
North Broward Preparatory School | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | ||||||||||
St. Stephen's School, Rome | |||||||||||||||||
Rothesay Netherwood School | |||||||||||||||||
Ashbury College | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | ||||||||
Bronte College |
Nursery/Toddler | Preschool | JK | SK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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Branksome Hall | 100% | 100% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 100% | |||||||||||
Upper Canada College | 33% | 33% | 33% | ||||||||||||||
Brookes School Canada | |||||||||||||||||
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Ridley College | |||||||||||||||||
King's-Edgehill School | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | ||||||||||
Luther College High School | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | |||||||||||||
North Broward Preparatory School | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | ||||||||||
St. Stephen's School, Rome | |||||||||||||||||
UWC Canada | 25% | ||||||||||||||||
Rothesay Netherwood School | |||||||||||||||||
Ashbury College | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | |||||||||||||
Léman Manhattan Preparatory School | |||||||||||||||||
Bronte College |
| Math | Science | Literature | Humanities Social Sciences | Foreign Languages | Fine Arts | |
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Branksome Hall | Traditional Math | Equal Balance | ||||
Upper Canada College | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance |
St. John's-Kilmarnock School | Communicative | Equal Balance | ||||
Brookes School Canada | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Perennialism | Communicative | Creative |
Bishop's College School | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance |
Ridley College | Equal Balance | Inquiry | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance |
King's-Edgehill School | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance |
Luther College High School | Traditional Math | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance |
North Broward Preparatory School | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance |
St. Stephen's School, Rome | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance |
UWC Canada | ||||||
Rothesay Netherwood School | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Creative |
Ashbury College | Traditional Math | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance |
Léman Manhattan Preparatory School | ||||||
Bronte College | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance |
Student council | School newspaper | Yearbook | Radio club | Photograph club | Art club |
Choir | Band | Dance club | Yoga club | Drama club | Debate club |
Chess club | Math club | Science club | Robotics club | Computer club | Environmental club | Outdoor club | Community service |
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Bronte College |
Badminton | Baseball | Basketball | Cricket | Equestrian | Football | Golf | Gymnastics | Ice Hockey | Lacrosse | Rowing | Rugby | Soccer | Softball | Squash | Swimming | Tennis | Track and Field | Volleyball | Wrestling |
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Bronte College |
Sending your child to a boarding school will offer the academic environment that he or she will need in the International Baccalaureate program. With minimal distraction, students have the opportunity to focus on their studies.
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program is one of the most popular university entrance programs recognized throughout the world. Of schools offering the program about half are publicly funded and half are private.
If you have a child enrolled in an International Baccalaureate program in Canada, some courses are recognized as equivalent to university courses. Universities in Canada and the US may award first year credit for courses in the program.
The IB program curriculum consists of study in six subject areas, an essay of up to 4,000 words and at least 50 hours in each area of Creative, Action and Service requirements. Theory of Knowledge is one other important component of the IB curriculum.
Boarding schools may offer International Baccalaureate diplomas or specific programs including the middle years or primary years programs. Consult with each school to learn what depth of programs they offer concerning IB.
The International Baccalaureate is a two-year advanced secondary school curriculum that was founded in 1968 and is now taught in schools in more than 140 countries, including many alternative institutions in Canada.
The IB curriculum was created for students aged 16 to 19. It is intended to provide a well-rounded, high quality, advanced course of study that delivers the basics of high school education while challenging students to apply their knowledge and skills through collaboration, discussion, and communication.
In order to earn an IB diploma students complete a course of study in six core subject areas (language and literature, language acquisition, individuals and societies, sciences, mathematics, and the arts) an essay of up to 4000 words, and sit standard, externally assessed exams. In addition to course work, students are also required to complete two formal projects and a minimum of 50 hours of community service.
