ONTARIO BOARDING SCHOOLS

The most populous province is beloved by boarders

Ontario's boarding schools are a haven for students from around the world and many of the province's own best and brightest. Ontario is home to Canada's oldest boarding school, Albert College (founded 1857) and to many of the country's most prestigious schools, today. Many great leaders in politics and culture, both in Ontario and indeed around the world, have graduated from boarding schools here.

While there are many great schools in major cities such as Ottawa and Toronto, there are excellent and unique boarding schools peppered throughout the province in places as out-of-the-way as Lakefield and Baden, to name a few. Schools in those small towns are awesome in ways that others could never hope to be. You can also find Ontario boarding schools that specialize in dealing with troubled youth and learning disorders as well as many that simply offer excellent education.

Investigate the schools below to learn more about programs and specializations they offer.

Albert College

Belleville, Ontario

Appleby College

Oakville, Ontario

Ashbury College

Ottawa, Ontario

Bishop Strachan School

Toronto, Ontario

Branksome Hall

Toronto, Ontario

Bronte College

Mississauga, Ontario

Canadian Independent College

Baden, Ontario

Columbia International College

Hamilton, Ontario

Fulford Academy

Brockville, Ontario

Great Lakes Christian High School

Beamsville, Ontario

Havergal College

Toronto, Ontario

Kingsway College Academy

Oshawa, Ontario

Lakefield College School

Lakefield, Ontario

McDonald International Academy

Toronto, Ontario

Niagara Christian Community of Schools

Fort Erie, Ontario

Pickering College

Newmarket, Ontario

Pinehurst School

St. Catharines, Ontario

Renaissance Academy

Utopia, Ontario

Robert Land Academy

Wellandport, Ontario

Rosseau Lake College

Rosseau, Ontario

St. Andrew's College

Aurora, Ontario

St. John's-Kilmarnock School

Waterloo, Ontario

St. Peter's ACHS College School

Haliburton, Ontario

Trafalgar Castle School

Whitby, Ontario

Trinity College School

Port Hope, Ontario

Upper Canada College

Toronto, Ontario

Venta Preparatory School

Ottawa, Ontario

Venture Academy Springwater

Springwater, Ontario

The boarding school advantage
Boarding schools are often portrayed negatively in movies and books, and there is no doubt that going away to boarding school is hard. But it also offers you unfathomable advantages. Far from closing you off from anything, time at boarding school opens up new worlds as students themselves will tell you.

Learn more about Ontario's boarding and other private schools
You can meet face to face with many of Ontario's leading boarding schools at annual private school expos held in Toronto and Oakville. These fairs showcase schools from throughout the province, with teachers and students on hand to discuss the advantages of boarding. While we do our best online to help you experience boarding life, the expo provides a unique venue for you to learn about life at boarding schools. Schools from across Ontario as well as the rest of the world are present at these fairs.

Learn more about these private school expos.