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Go to child profileBlyth Academy is a flourishing private high school conveniently located in downtown London on the banks of the Thames. Blyth Academy London combines the rigorous curriculum expected of a top private school with the caring and empathetic staff of their day school and boarding program. With easy access to walking and cycling trails, open green spaces, and a boarding facility close to campus, Blyth Academy London is a welcome addition to this vibrant city.
What learning looks like now: We have prepared our campus to ensure that students continue to receive quality education in a safe and healthy environment. Full-time classes has resumed for the 2020-2021 school year with significant protocols and safeguards in place. In these uncertain times, we believe that our students benefit greatly from the structure, social interaction and support our school provides them. We are committed to their continued learning and engagement in the full curriculum; they will be well prepared for their next steps, whether that is their next year of high school or a move to post-secondary studies. Our priority is to get students back on campus with health and safety at the forefront of our plan. For students and families that may feel hesitant returning to school, we are offering full-time classes, held virtually, with live teacher-led classes, as well as the option for students to study at their own pace through Blyth Academy Online. Our team is prepared to work with each family to determine a solution for every student.
Sam Blyth founded Blyth Academy in an understanding that, as the world changes the needs of students change, and education therefore must to evolve to meet them. Throughout the decades of its life, Blyth Academy has consistently proven its ability to meet that mandate. It began by offering a global curriculum, one that covered the basic literacies as well as collaborative and leadership skills. In addition to 10 brick-and-mortar campuses, Blyth Academy Online, launched in 2014, offering asynchronous courses that students can start at any time throughout the calendar year. In response to the COVID crisis, Blyth Academic Orbit added a synchronous virtual school to the offering, bringing all the schedules, teachers, peers and relationships of a traditional academic experience, the only difference being that all was mounted entirely . In all, it’s hard to imagine a school more suited to our time, or making more out of the technologies available for program delivery. Blyth Academy is now effectively the largest single private school network in Canada, the student experience remains intimate; in the both the physical and virtual synchronous classrooms there are never more than 15 students. True to Sam Blyth’s original vision, there remains a focus on global learning, citizenship, and ethical leadership. There might have been a time when Blyth was an anomaly within the world of education—smaller schools, virtual offerings, an agile approach to learning—though it certainly isn’t now. It’s hard to imagine a school better suited to our time and the needs of the current generation of learners.
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Computer science | |
Robotics | |
Web design |
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Subject-streaming (tracking) | |
Multi-age classrooms as standard | |
Ability-grouping (in-class) as common | |
Frequent use of cyber-learning (at-their-own-pace) | |
Regular guided independent study opportunities | |
Differentiated assessment |
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Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
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Extra support |
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Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school) | |
Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class) |
Curriculum delivery: Enrichment (The main focus is on enrichment. This means that while students may work at a marginally quicker pace than public school peers, the primary aim is to study subject in broader and deeper ways.)
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Custom subject enrichment (special arrangement) | |
Custom curriculum compacting (special arrangement) | |
Guided independent study (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Cyber-learning opportunities (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Formalized peer coaching opportunities (specifically for gifted learners to coach others) | |
Custom subject acceleration (special arrangement) | |
Career exploration (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Project-based learning (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Mentorships (custom gifted arrangement) |
In grade Gr. 12, Blyth London students perform an average of 2 hours of homework per night.
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Blyth London | 60 mins | 90 mins | 120 mins | 120 mins |
Site Average | 69 mins | 81 mins | 97 mins | 106 mins |
This school frequently "flips the classroom": asks students to learn material at home and do the "homework" in-class (with teacher support).
Lettered or numbered grades | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 |
Prose (narrative)-based feedback | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 |
Habits and behaviour reporting | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 |
Parent-teacher meetings | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 |
Competitive sports: 4
Recreational sports: N/A
Blyth Academy London offers 8 clubs and extracurricular programs.
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Day (Domestic) | $16,995 | |||
Day (International) | $22,095 |
Discounts
Discount Type | Enrolment Type | Amount |
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2nd child (sibling) | Day | 5% |
This information is not currently available.
Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 | Coed | Day | 77 |
Total enrolment | 77 |
Average class size | 8 to 16 |
% of international students (total enrolment) | N/A |
Number of different nationalities within student population | N/A |
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Day Enrollment | 9 | 9 | 14 | 32 |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | 9 - 12 | |
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Entrance Essay |
Day students: Rolling
Offer mid-year entry:
Yes
Application fee: $795
Registration fee: N/A
Deposit:
N/A
Students and families are required to meet with both administration and guidance as part of the initial application to ensure the goals of the student are in line with the philosophy of Blyth Academy. Formal application and registration may then take place online, or in person.
This is the percentage of applicants typically accepted into the school. So if 50 students are admitted out of 100 applicants, the school has an overall acceptance rate of 50%.
Student Entry Points
This shows approximately how many openings there are likely to be in each grade in a typical year, as well as the estimated acceptance rate for each grade level.
Student Type | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boarding Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homestay Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 0 | 0 |
Alumnus | Grad Year | Accomplishment |
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Mitch Marner | 2014 | Mitch Marner is a Canadian ice hockey player. He is the co-captain of the London Knights and was picked 4th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL draft |
Liam Foudy | 2018 | Represented Team Canada in the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship |
Connor McMichael | 2020 | Represented team Canada in the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship |
Our school is an outstanding educational environment and we are committed to providing an integrated university preparatory education in a warm and caring setting. Our students are encouraged to do their best and are given the necessary support to help them in their studies and beyond.
At the heart of Blyth Academy London, we are interested in getting to know who you are and how you see the world. We enjoy supporting our students as they grow with us and on to post-secondary education through dedicated guidance support from day one, experiential learning in every course and personalized attention for every student.
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