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.

"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

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.

	Appleby College 540 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville, Ontario, L6K 3P1 Type: Liberal Arts
	Merrick Preparatory School 118 Main Street East, Merrickville, Ontario, K0G 1N0 Type: Traditional
	Upper Canada College 200 Lonsdale Road, Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1W6 Type: Liberal Arts, International Baccalaureate
	Trinity College School 55 Deblaquire Street North, Port Hope, Ontario, L1A 4K7 Type: Liberal Arts
	Branksome Hall 10 Elm Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 1N4 Type: Liberal Arts, International Baccalaureate
	Lakefield College School 4391 County Road 29, Lakefield, Ontario, K0L 2H0 Type: Liberal Arts
	Havergal College 1451 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5N 2H9 Type: Liberal Arts
	St. John's-Kilmarnock School 2201 Shantz Station Road, Waterloo Region (Breslau), Ontario, N0B 1M0 Type: Progressive, International Baccalaureate
	Nancy Campbell Academy 45 Waterloo St S, Stratford, Ontario, N5A 4A8 Type: Liberal Arts
	Applewood Academy for Progressive Learning 72 Orchard Dr., Belleville, Ontario, K8P2K7 Type: Progressive
	The Bishop Strachan School 298 Lonsdale Road, Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1X2 Type: Progressive
	The Hill Academy 20490 Porterfield Road, Caledon, Ontario, L7K1T2 Type: Traditional
	Niagara Christian Collegiate 2619 Niagara Parkway, Fort Erie, Ontario, L2A 5M4 Type: Traditional
	McDonald International Academy 920 Yonge Street, 2nd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3C7 Type: Traditional
	Robert Land Academy 6727 South Chippawa Road, Wellandport, Ontario, L0R 2J0 Type: Traditional
	St. Andrew's College 15800 Yonge Street, Aurora, Ontario, L4G 3H7 Type: Traditional
	Columbia International College 1003 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4P3 Type: Traditional
	Laureate College 1921 Snake Road, Burlington, Ontario, L7P 4Y2 Type: Liberal Arts
	Bronte College 88 Bronte College Court, Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 1M9 Type: Progressive
	Nile Academy 5 Blue Haven Cresent, Toronto, Ontario, M9M 1W6 Type: Progressive
	Ashbury College 362 Mariposa Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 0T3 Type: Traditional, International Baccalaureate
	Westfield Secondary School 33 Mallard Road, Toronto, Ontario, M3B 1S4 Type: Traditional
	Royal Crown School 4620 Finch Ave East, Scarborough, Ontario, M1S 4G2 Type: Progressive, Reggio Emilia
	Trillium School 4277 14th Avenue, Markham, Ontario, L3R 0J2 Type: Traditional, Montessori
	Rosseau Lake College 1967 Bright Street, Rosseau, Ontario, P0C 1J0 Type: Progressive
	Ridley College 2 Ridley Road, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2R 7C3 Type: Progressive, International Baccalaureate
	Pickering College 16945 Bayview Avenue, Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 4X2 Type: Progressive
	Agate Private School 43 Chaplin Ave, St Catharines, Ontario, L2R 2E4 Type: Progressive
	Albert College 160 Dundas Street West, Belleville, Ontario, K8P 1A6 Type: Traditional
	Fort Erie International Academy 7 Tait Ave, Fort Erie, Ontario, L2A 0G1 Type: Liberal Arts
	J. Addison School 2 Valleywood Drive, Markham, Ontario, L3R 8H3 Type: Montessori, International Baccalaureate
	Trafalgar Castle School 401 Reynolds Street, Whitby, Ontario, L1N 3W9 Type: Liberal Arts
	NOIC Academy 50 Featherstone Ave, Markham, Ontario, L3S 2H4 Type: Traditional, International Baccalaureate
	Dewey Institute 119 Wellington Street, Bracebridge, Ontario, P1L 1E2 Type: Traditional

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