We’ll supplement this page with expert insight into the FIT between Collingwood School and YOUR CHILD. Just answer a few short questions. It takes only 5 minutes.
Or, dive right into our insights on Collingwood School:
To customize this school profile (and others), answer a few questions about your child’s needs.
Go to child profileCollingwood is one of Canada's largest JK-Grade 12, university-preparatory day school's, located on two campuses in beautiful West Vancouver. Our students participate fully in the School’s four strands: academics, athletics, arts and service. We are recognized for our robust Advanced Placement program, our university acceptance record, our outdoor Explore program, and our award-winning sports teams and musical groups. We are a member of ISABC, NAIS and Round Square, and we are a CAIS-accredited school.
What learning looks like now: Collingwood has provided an in-person campus learning environment from September 2020 with the implementation of a robust Health and Safety Plan developed in line with public health guidance to minimize the potential exposure of our students and staff to COVID-19. We continue to plan for a variety of scenarios and are confident that if needed Collingwood can quickly transition learning models in response to changes in Ministry regulations or public health guidance, and our evolving understanding of teaching and learning practices.
Curriculum delivery:
Living Arrangement | Grades | Delivery Model | Frequency |
---|---|---|---|
Day | K - Gr. 12 | In-person | Full-time |
Collingwood School offers bus transferring. Service options offered are regular rider, regular rider AM only, regular rider PM only, occasional rider.
The regions Collingwood School offers busing from are:
Additional notes: The goal of the Transportation Department is to provide safe and dependable morning, afternoon and co-curricular bus service for the Collingwood School community. Collingwood School's bus system operates solely for our students, staff and faculty. Our buses are routed through all areas of the North Shore from Deep Cove as well as into Vancouver. In an effort to lessen traffic congestion in the streets surrounding the schools, we encourage you to consider using our school transportation system. Reasonable rates and flexible routes make this a secure and convenient mode of transportation for students and employees of Collingwood School. If you would like further information regarding our School transportation system please call Transportation Manager Howard Janami at 604 925 3331 ext 2298 , or by email at [email protected]
Oct 18 — Open House: JK & Kindergarten
Open House registration opens September 2022
Oct 19 — Open House: Grade 8-12
Open House registration opens September 2022
Oct 20 — Open House: Grade 1-7
Open House registration opens September 2022
Nov 15 — Open House: Grade 1-7
Open House registration opens September 2022
Nov 16 — Open House: JK & Kindergarten
Open House registration opens September 2022
Nov 17 — Open House: Grade 8-12
Open House registration opens September 2022
Two campuses, an AP offering, Round Square and an extensive roster of co-curriculars, Collingwood frankly has it all. It’s the largest day school in the region, and likely the country, and it benefits from its size through unequalled physical and human resources and a broad, varied course offering. That the campus is divided between two properties adds a welcome dimension—while student life is vibrant and busy, the division allows for a personal feel and sense of community in the day-to-day. Through the Four Strands program the school rightly requires students to participate in all areas of student life, including athletics, with recreational as well as competitive options. Perched in beautiful West Vancouver, the bussing system is proprietary, with routes servicing a wide catchment area, including North Shore from Deep Cove and into South Vancouver. In all, if there's a down side, we've yet to find it. The ideal student is one who will thrive in a vibrant, supportive instructional and social environment, and preparing for post-secondary education.
Focus |
---|
Academic |
DIBELS Testing: This school does not use DIBELS testing to assess reading progress.
Subject | offered |
---|---|
Evolution as consensus theory | |
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories | |
Evolution is not taught |
Subject | offered |
---|---|
Biology | |
Chemistry | |
Ecology | |
Geology | |
Meteorology | |
Physics | |
Physiology | |
Zoology |
Subject | offered |
---|---|
Acting | |
Dance | |
Drama/Theatre | |
Graphic Design | |
Music | |
Visual Arts |
Expressive | |
Disciplined |
Subject | offered |
---|---|
Computer science | |
Robotics | |
Web design |
Flexible pacing style | offered |
---|---|
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 |
Collingwood School offers no/limited support for students with learning difficulties or special needs.
Subject Type | offered |
---|---|
Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
Subject Type | offered |
---|---|
Accommodations | |
Modifications | |
Extra support |
Read our guide to special needs schools and special education
Curriculum delivery: This information is not currently available.
Program | offered |
---|---|
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, Collingwood School students perform an average of 2 hours of homework per night.
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Collingwood School | 30 mins | 30 mins | 45 mins | 45 mins | 45 mins | 60 mins | 60 mins | 90 mins | 120 mins | 120 mins |
Site Average | 23 mins | 29 mins | 34 mins | 40 mins | 51 mins | 56 mins | 69 mins | 80 mins | 98 mins | 107 mins |
Lettered or numbered grades | Gr. 5 to Gr. 12 |
Prose (narrative)-based feedback | K to Gr. 12 |
Parent-teacher meetings | JK to Gr. 12 |
Competitive sports: 15
Recreational sports: 21
Collingwood School offers 26 clubs and extracurricular programs.
JK | SK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Day | $23,800 | $26,350 | $28,150 |
Grade range that need-based aid is offered: | 6 to 12 |
Percentage of grade-eligible students receiving financial aid | 4% |
Average aid package size | $7,500 |
Percentage of total enrolment on financial aid | 2% |
Total aid available | $400,000 |
This school works with Apple Financial Inc. for processing financial applications
Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1 | JK to Gr. 12 | Coed | Day | 1256 |
Total enrolment | 1,256 |
Average class size | 16 to 22 |
% of international students (total enrolment) | 1% |
Number of different nationalities within student population | 24 |
JK | SK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Day Enrollment | 32 | N/A | 60 | 60 | 60 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 92 | 92 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
Class Size | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
---|---|---|
Interview | 4 - 12 | |
SSAT | 8 - 12 | |
SSAT (out of province) | 8 - 12 | |
Entrance Exam(s) | JK - 7 | |
Entrance Essay |
Day students: December 01, 2022
Offer mid-year entry:
No
Application fee: $250
Registration fee: $3,000
Deposit:
$4,500
Please visit our Admissions Page for more information.
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 | JK | SK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 32 (32%) | 0 | 28 (30%) | 2 - 4 (10%) | 2 - 4 (10%) | 20 (30%) | 4 - 6 (20%) | 2 - 4 (10%) | 4 - 6 (15%) | 2 - 4 (10%) | 25 (25%) | 8 - 10 (20%) | 6 - 8 (30%) | 6 - 8 (20%) | 0 |
Average graduating class size | 120 |
Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation | 100% |
Percentage of students who attend post-secondary institutions outside of Canada | 36% |
Students who attended a Ivy+ school Number of students in the past 5 years that that attended one of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Stanford, University of Chicago, Oxford or Cambridge (UK) | 31 |
University of British Columbia | 11% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Queen's University | 10% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University of Toronto | 8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western University | 6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McGill University | 5% |
Collingwood School Graduates’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Aggregate of All Schools’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Career planning | |
Internships |
Mentorship Program | |
University counseling |
What Collingwood School says:
As Collingwood’s sixth Head of School, it is my honour and privilege to welcome you as a prospective member of our caring and vibrant learning community.
As you will see, Collingwood is a very special community with much to offer. Our mission to inspire and support young people for meaningful lives is at the core of everything we do. With innovative technology and our design thinking approach to curriculum, we provide our students with a time-honoured Four Strand approach to education - offering the very best in academics, arts, athletics, and service learning. We work hard to know each child as an individual. We will identify their abilities and understand their nature. We will help them find their passions. Ultimately, our commitment is that we will care for each student as if they were our own child.
I look forward to meeting you in person and further introducing you to our wonderful community of educators and families.
Lisa Evans,
Head of School
Does Collingwood School have good reviews?
You can read our capsule review about Collingwood School via this link.
What schools do graduates go to?
The five most popular colleges or universities graduates from Collingwood School attend are: McGill University, Queen's University, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, Western University.
When is the application deadline for Collingwood School?
The application deadlines for Collingwood School are:
What is the acceptance rate at Collingwood School?
The overall acceptance rate at Collingwood School is 22%. This rate varies depending on the grade. More details about acceptance rates per grade are here.
What is the curriculum pace at Collingwood School?
Collingwood School has a Standard-enriched approach to curriculum pace (as opposed to Accelerated or Student-paced). Learn more about curriculum pace here.
How many students attend Collingwood School?
There are 1256 students enrolled at Collingwood School from JK to Gr. 12. 1% are international students. More details about enrollment are available here.
Does Collingwood School offer busing?
Yes
Do students at Collingwood School wear uniforms?
Yes
Does Collingwood School offer a hot lunch program?
Yes
The Trusted Source for Families since 1998
Interested in Collingwood School?
Visit WebsiteJoin the Our Kids roundtable discussion about Collingwood School. Alumni and current parents are answering questions and sharing their insights—about the school’s culture, strengths, and weaknesses.
Oct
ZOOM MEETING