The queen city of Canada, Toronto boasts a wide and complete range of education offerings. Some of the finest private high schools in the country can be found here. Toronto is also within a 2 hour flight of most major American cities, making it a viable option for American parents thinking about a boarding school abroad.
Toronto French School
Religious affiliation: NonsectarianGrades: 7-12
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: Toronto French School offers an enriched, bilingual academic curriculum which stimulates and develops young minds. The school requires students to take the International Baccalaureate which can be done in both English and French.
Toronto Independent High School
Religious affiliation: NonsectarianGrades: 9-12
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: Toronto Independent High School offers a structured and challenging environment that encourages spiritual, moral, academic and social growth. The school teaches the Ontario Diploma curriculum.
Toronto Montessori Schools
Religious affiliation: NonsectarianGrades: N-12
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: Toronto Montessori Schools is really 2 schools: one a Montessori school for the primary and elementary years; the other an IB World school which educates grades 7 through 12. The school is dedicated to the development of creative thinking, independent learning and problem-solving skills according to the principles of Dr. Maria Montessori.
University of Toronto Schools
Religious affiliation: NonsectarianGrades: 7-12
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: University of Toronto Schools was founded in 1910. It is affiliated with the University of Toronto. It gives young people a challenging and stimulating high school experience designed to provide a solid foundation for achievements in later life. Among its graduates are 22 Rhodes Scholars.
Upper Canada College
Religious affiliation: NonsectarianGrades: 3-12
School Type: Boys, Boarding/day school
Comments: Upper Canada College was established in 1829. Not many schools in the world can claim the Duke of Edinburgh as an official Visitor and member of the Board of Governors. But UCC can and does. Notwithstanding its long history as a bastion of the wealthy and lite, the College is now a diverse community which offers your son tradition, solid academics and athletics in equal measure. The International Baccalaureate program offers a solid preparation for university work.
Voice Intermediate School
Religious affiliation: NonsectarianGrades: 4-8
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: Voice Intermediate School teaches an enriched preparatory curriculum in a community which prizes global knowledge and self-discipline.
The York School
Religious affiliation: NonsectarianGrades: PK-12
School Type: Coeducational, day school
Comments: The York School cultivates the spiritual, intellectual, emotional, creative and physical development of its students. Small class sizes, strong academics and the IB curriculum are the essence of a York education.
