Founded in 1889, Ridley College is a coeducational boarding and day school located on a beautiful 90-acre campus in St. Catharines, Ontario, an hour drive from Toronto and ten minutes from Niagara Falls. Students range from JK through grade 12 (with boarding beginning in Grade 5) and come from 60 countries worldwide. With over 380 boarders, Ridley has the largest boarding programme in Ontario and is one of Canada’s oldest and most prestigious boarding schools.
“World Prep” is what you find here: a forward-looking and rigorous programme that prepares students for a university education and a promising future. Ridley is one of only three International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum boarding schools in North America, offering the Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme, and Diploma Programme. In addition to the IB Programme, Ridley offers the Ontario Secondary School Diploma and a wide range of summer programmes, including our ESL credit programme. Ridley graduates go on to study at some of the top colleges and universities in Canada, the United States, and internationally, and are equipped with the knowledge and skills for success.
Beyond academics is a diverse extracurricular programme in the arts, athletics, leadership, and community service. For over 125 years, Ridley College has held true to its motto, Terar Dum Prosim, or “May I be consumed in service.” Opportunities abound for participation in Creativity, Action, and Service activities year-round and for students to explore new interests, cultivate their passions, and be challenged to reach their potential.
One of the defining features of Ridley is the traditional house system, which integrates both boarding and day students into 10 boarding houses on campus, each with its own unique identity and sense of community. By incorporating our local day students into the boarding programme, Ridley provides students with a perfect balance of global cultures and a uniquely Canadian experience.
Girls | Boys | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Boarding School: | 200 | 200 | 400 |
Day School: | 100 | 100 | 200 |
Ridley College has an International Baccalaureate approach to secondary curriculum. Co-educational, Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 with a Post-Graduate option and boarding beginning in Grade 5, Ridley College is certified in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes, making Ridley one of 15 International Baccalaureate continuum schools in Canada and the only co-educational boarding school in Canada with this distinction. A Canadian school born of the new world yet built on classical British boarding school roots, Ridley offers students a forward-looking and rigorous university preparatory education relevant to the most selective colleges and universities around the globe.
Ridley enrolls students from throughout Canada (including Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and the Maritimes), the United States, Latin America, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, East Asia, and the Middle East.
70% Boarders, 30% Day students
200 international students from 60+ countries
60% domestic students (Canada and U.S.)
500 students in the Upper School (Grade 9 - PG) and 200 in the Lower School (JK - Grade 8)
With over 400 boarders from over 60 countries, Ridley is Ontario`s largest boarding programme and the second largest in Canada.
Canada's only co-educational IB continuum boarding and day school,
Distinguished university placements
Strong residential life program
MacBook computer integration
Outstanding athletic tradition
Comprehensive arts program: music, drama, dance, visual arts
CAIS,CESI,CIS,NAIS,TABS affiliate
New ice hockey arena and field house complex to open in 2009
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