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.
"In a day school, you have friends but it's not like in a boarding environment. In a boarding environment, your friends become like a second a family."
—Emile, Ontario boarding student
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.
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.
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Upper Canada College 200 Lonsdale Road, Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1W6 Type: Liberal Arts, International Baccalaureate |
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Branksome Hall 10 Elm Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 1N4 Type: Liberal Arts, International Baccalaureate |
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Havergal College 1451 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5N 2H9 Type: Liberal Arts |
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St. John's-Kilmarnock School 2201 Shantz Station Road, Waterloo Region (Breslau), Ontario, N0B 1M0 Type: Progressive, International Baccalaureate |
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The Bishop Strachan School 298 Lonsdale Road, Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1X2 Type: Progressive, Reggio Emilia |
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Royal Crown School 4620 Finch Ave East, Scarborough, Ontario, M1S4G2 Type: Progressive |
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Trinity College School 55 Deblaquire Street North, Port Hope, Ontario, L1A 4K7 Type: Traditional |
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Rosseau Lake College 1967 Bright Street, Rosseau, Ontario, P0C 1J0 Type: Progressive |
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Académie Ste-Cécile International School 925 Cousineau Road, Windsor, Ontario, N9G 1V8 Type: Traditional, International Baccalaureate |
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Albert College 160 Dundas Street West, Belleville, Ontario, K8P 1A6 Type: Traditional |
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Lakefield College School 4391 County Road 29, Lakefield, Ontario, K0L 2H0 Type: Liberal Arts |
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Appleby College 540 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville, Ontario, L6K 3P1 Type: Liberal Arts |
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Robert Land Academy 6727 South Chippawa Road, Wellandport, Ontario, L0R 2J0 Type: Traditional |
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Nancy Campbell Academy 45 Waterloo St S, Stratford, Ontario, N5A 4A8 Type: Liberal Arts |
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The Hill Academy 20490 Porterfield Road, Caledon, Ontario, L7K 1S7 Type: Traditional |
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McDonald International Academy 920 Yonge Street, 2nd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3C7 Type: Traditional |
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Laureate College 1921 Snake Road, Burlington, Ontario, L7P 4Y2 Type: Traditional |
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Applewood Academy for Progressive Learning 72 Orchard Dr., Belleville, Ontario, K8P2K7 Type: Progressive |
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Hillfield Strathallan College 299 Fennell Avenue West, Hamilton, Ontario, L9C 1G3 Type: Traditional, Montessori |
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Hawthorn School 101 Scarsdale Road, Toronto, Ontario, M3B 2R2 Type: Liberal Arts |
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Toronto STEM School 285 Eglinton Ave. E., Toronto, Ontario, M4P 1L3 Type: Progressive |
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Niagara Christian Collegiate 2619 Niagara Parkway, Fort Erie, Ontario, L2A 5M4 Type: Traditional |
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Woodland Christian High School 1058 Spitzig Rd, Breslau, Ontario, N0B 1M0 Type: Liberal Arts |
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Great Lakes Christian High School 4875 King Street, Beamsville, Ontario, L3J 2J1 Type: Liberal Arts |
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Ridley College 2 Ridley Road, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2R 7C3 Type: Progressive, International Baccalaureate |
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Don Valley Academy 4576 Yonge Street, Suite 408, Toronto, Ontario, M2N 6N4 Type: Traditional |
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Country Garden Montessori Academy 601 Newpark Boulevard, Newmarket, Ontario, L3X 2S2 Type: Montessori |
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Nile Academy 5 Blue Haven Cresent, Toronto, Ontario, M9M 1W6 Type: Progressive |
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J. Addison School 2 Valleywood Drive, Markham, Ontario, L3R 8H3 Type: Reggio Emilia |
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Rockway Mennonite Collegiate 110 Doon Road, Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 3C8 Type: Traditional |
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London Christian High 24 Braesyde Avenue, London, Ontario, N5W 1V3 Type: Progressive |
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Haven International School 360 Colborne Street, Brantford, Ontario, N3S 3N3 Type: Traditional |
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Dewey Institute 119 Wellington Street, Bracebridge, Ontario, P1L 1E2 Type: Traditional |
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Trafalgar Castle School 401 Reynolds Street, Whitby, Ontario, L1N 3W9 Type: Liberal Arts |
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Columbia International College 1003 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4P3 Type: Traditional |
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Keystone School 23 Toronto Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 2R1 Type: Progressive |
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Ashbury College 362 Mariposa Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 0T3 Type: Traditional, International Baccalaureate |
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Durham Elementary, Durham Academy and G.B.M.S. 505 Adelaide Avenue East, Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 2A4 Type: Progressive, Montessori |
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Webtree Academy 250 Lesmill Road, North York, Ontario, M3B 2T5 Type: Traditional |
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Fulford Academy 280 King Street East, Brockville, Ontario, K6V 1E2 Type: Progressive |
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St. Andrew's College 15800 Yonge Street, Aurora, Ontario, L4G 3H7 Type: Traditional |
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NOIC Academy 50 Featherstone Ave, Markham, Ontario, L3S 2H4 Type: Traditional, International Baccalaureate |
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King's Christian Collegiate 528 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Oakville, Ontario, L6M 4K6 Type: Traditional |
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Community Life Christian School 140 Dawes Road, Toronto, Ontario, M4C 5C2 Type: Traditional |
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King's College School for Bright and Gifted Children 16379 The Gore Road, Caledon, Ontario, L7E 0X4 Type: Traditional |
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London International Academy 361 - 365 Richmond Street, London, Ontario, N6A 3C2 Type: Traditional, International Baccalaureate |
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Toronto District Christian High School 377 Woodbridge Avenue, Woodbridge, Ontario, L4L 2V7 Type: Liberal Arts |
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Merrick Preparatory School 118 Main Street East, Merrickville, Ontario, K0G 1N0 Type: Traditional |
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Holy Family Achievement School of Académie Ste-Cécile 925 Cousineau Road, Windsor, Ontario, N9G 1V8 Type: Liberal Arts |
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Hamilton District Christian High 92 Glancaster Road, Ancaster, Ontario, L9G 3K9 Type: Progressive |
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Pickering College 16945 Bayview Avenue, Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 4X2 Type: Progressive |
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Braemar College 229 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R4 Type: Progressive |
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Vaughan College Private School 9121 Weston Rd Unit 3, Vaughan, Ontario, L4H 0L4 Type: Liberal Arts |
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Agate Private School 43 Chaplin Ave, St Catharines, Ontario, L2R 2E4 Type: Progressive |
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Trillium School 4277 14th Avenue, Markham, Ontario, L3R 0J2 Type: Traditional, Montessori |
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Venture Academy Troubled Teens Program (ON) Minesing,, Barrie Area, Ontario, L9X 1E8 Type: Traditional |
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