Top Boarding Schools in Canada

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Rothesay Netherwood School Photo - Rothesay Netherwood School has a 200 acre scenic campus, located on the beautiful Kennebecasis River
Robert Land Academy Photo - A strong focus on foundational skills applied in academic courses provides students with opportunities for Canadian, US and world-wide university and college entrance. The Academy also offers foundational courses in English and Math for grades 5-10. These remedial courses allow boys who are behind in core subjects to make significant gains and catch up academically.
Bishop's College School Photo - Our mission is simple: to create a caring community of learning and development where cultures connect and individuals matter. Our commitment to excellence in academics, wellness, athletics, creativity, and service contribute to a lifetime of engagement and global competence
St. Michaels University School Photo - Learning is hands on, with students often leaving campus to experience real-world examples of what they are studying. An example is this AP Environmental Science field trip to the Bamfield Marine Centre.
Ridley College Photo - Students experience hands-on learning in the Biology, Chemistry and Physics labs. Extracting glowing DNA from a jellyfish, measuring lung capacity or building a working knee joint are all possibilities in Ridley College classrooms. Lab experiments prepare students for university.
Bodwell High School Photo - Bodwell students can learn a musical instrument in band or discover a passion in the visual arts.
Fulford Academy Photo
Shawnigan Lake School Photo - The entire school gathers daily for sit-down meals in Marion Hall. This architecturally stunning facility allows for students and staff to share a family-style dining experience.
Trinity College School Photo
Brentwood College School Photo - Crooks Hall, our oceanfront dining room and student services centre, is designed to be a warm, welcoming, west coast style facility, which is student friendly and environmentally responsible.For students, it is a one-stop social experience and the heart of campus where everyone can eat, relax, socialize, buy school supplies, pick up laundry, and host meetings.
Pickering College Photo - Independent Co-educational Day and Boarding School
Ashbury College Photo - Graduating students throw their school ties in the air after receiving their diplomas.
St. George's School, Vancouver Photo - St. George's School mission: Building Fine Young Men. One Boy at a Time.
Merrick Preparatory School Photo - Welcome to Merrick Prep
J. Addison School Photo - The Addison Advantage: State of the art facilities, amenities & technology.
Bronte College Photo - Bronte Graduates
Lakefield College School Photo - "Not one day passes without thinking back on my time at LCS. Because of my experience, I studied at top universities in England, my Bachelors at Warwick Business School and my Masters at Cass Business School, securing my first "real" job at Rothschild. LCS recognized and realized a potential in me that I didn't know I had. LCS ALUMNUS

Top Canada Boarding Schools (2020)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Ashbury College
    Ashbury College Photo - Graduating students throw their school ties in the air after receiving their diplomas.
    (4)
    362 Mariposa Avenue
    Ottawa, Canada K1M0T3
    (613)749-9630
    Grades: 9-12 | 4-12 (day) | 715 students
  • Bishop's College School
    Bishop's College School Photo - Our mission is simple: to create a caring community of learning and development where cultures connect and individuals matter. Our commitment to excellence in academics, wellness, athletics, creativity, and service contribute to a lifetime of engagement and global competence
    80 chemin Moulton Hill
    Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1M 1Z8
    (819)566-0238
    Grades: 7-12 | 263 students
  • Bodwell High School
    Bodwell High School Photo - Bodwell High School is located in North Vancouver, overlooking the Vancouver skyline. The modern campus boasts space for 600+ boarders and has extensive facilities throughout.
    955 Harbourside Drive
    North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7P 3S4
    (604)998-1000
    Grades: 8-12 | 650 students
  • Branksome Hall
    All-girls 
    10 Elm Avenue
    Toronto, Canada 00000
    (416)920-9741
    Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 900 students
  • Brentwood College School
    Brentwood College School Photo - Crooks Hall, our oceanfront dining room and student services centre, is designed to be a warm, welcoming, west coast style facility, which is student friendly and environmentally responsible.For students, it is a one-stop social experience and the heart of campus where everyone can eat, relax, socialize, buy school supplies, pick up laundry, and host meetings.
    (1)
    2735 Mt. Baker Road
    Mill Bay, BC V0R 2P1, Canada 1
    (250)743-5521
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 525 students
  • Bronte College
    Bronte College Photo - Bronte Graduates
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    88 Bronte College Court
    Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5B1M9
    (905)270-7788
    Grades: 9-12 | 400 students
  • Fulford Academy
    Fulford Academy Photo
    280 King Street East
    Brockville, Canada K6V1E2
    (613)341-9330
    Grades: 6-12, PG | 110 students
  • J. Addison School
    J. Addison School Photo - Main school building
    2 Valleywood Drive
    Markham, Canada L3R8H3
    (905)477-4999
    Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 180 students
  • Lakefield College School
    Lakefield College School Photo
    (Anglican)
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    4391 County Rd. 29
    Lakefield, Canada K0L2H0
    (705)652-3324
    Grades: 9-12 | 365 students
  • Merrick Preparatory School
    Merrick Preparatory School Photo - Welcome to Merrick Prep
    118 Main Street East, Merrickville, Ontario
    Merrickville, Canada K0G1N
    (613)269-2064
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 60 students
  • Pickering College
    Pickering College Photo - Independent Co-educational Day and Boarding School
    (1)
    16945 Bayview Ave
    Newmarket, Ontario, Canada L3Y4X2
    (905)895-1700
    Grades: 9-12 | 400 students
  • Ridley College
    Ridley College Photo - Experience Canada! As part of our Duke of Edinburgh program, students can go dogsledding up North, ride horses in Pennsylvania and canoe in Algonquin park! Camp out under the clear starry skies and cook food by the fire.
    (5)
    2 Ridley Road
    St Catharines, Canada l2r 7c3
    (905)684-1889
    Grades: 5-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day) | 689 students
  • Robert Land Academy
    Robert Land Academy Photo - Robert Land Academy enrolls approximately 125 young men each year in grades 5 through 12. Eighty percent come from across Canada, with the remaining 20% coming from the United States, Germany, Hong Kong, China, Mexico, The Caribbean and elsewhere around the world. They represent a broad diversity of ethnic and religious backgrounds.
    All-boys 
    6727 South Chippawa Rd
    Wellandport, Ontario, Canada 12345
    (905)386-6203
    Grades: 5-12 | 125 students
  • Rothesay Netherwood School
    Rothesay Netherwood School Photo - The entire school eats lunch together in "Family Style" Dining. This helps to strengthen the great sense of community on campus.
    40 College Hill Road
    Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada E2E 5H1
    (506)847-8224
    Grades: 6-12 | 275 students
  • St. George's School, Vancouver
    St. George's School, Vancouver Photo - St. George's School, Vancouver is an all-boys university preparatory school in Canada. The school offers a Canadian curriculum containing 100+ courses and 26 Advanced Placement subjects.
    All-boys 
    4175 West 29th Avenue
    Vancouver, BC, Canada 00001
    (604)221-3915
    Grades: 8-12 | 1-12 (day) | 1160 students
  • St. Michaels University School
    St. Michaels University School Photo - St. Michaels University School's campus is a blend of historic and innovative spaces, with the original School House steps away from the Innovation Lab where students explore robotics programs.
    3400 Richmond Road
    Victoria, Canada V8P 4P5
    (250)370-6170
    Grades: 8-12 | K-12 (day) | 1000 students
  • Shawnigan Lake School
    Shawnigan Lake School Photo - At Shawnigan, the journey always begins and ends with the individual. No two young people are the same, and the art of a boarding school like ours is to cultivate their unique talents while teaching them to learn together, to work together, to play together and to live together.
    (1)
    1975 Renfrew Road
    Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada V0R2W1
    (250)743-6207
    Grades: 8-12 | 515 students
  • Stanstead College
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    450 Dufferein
    Stanstead, Canada 05830
    (819)876-2223
    Grades: 7-12 | 250 students
  • Trinity College School
    Trinity College School Photo - A glimpse into one of our six boarding residences.
    (Anglican)
    55 Deblaquire St N.
    Port Hope, Canada L1A4K7
    (905)885-3209
    Grades: 9-12 | 5-12 (day) | 578 students
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