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Crescent School

Toronto, Ontario · Day school · Boys · Grades 1–12

Crescent School is a boys' day school in Toronto founded in 1913, serving about 825 students from Grade 1 to Grade 12 on a 30-acre campus on Bayview Avenue. It is organized into Lower, Middle and Upper Schools and awards its own Crescent Diploma at the end of Grades 6, 8 and 12, built around academics, character education and signature experiences such as community service. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9:1. Grade 7 and Grade 9 applicants sit a school-run math and literacy assessment, and applications are due December 1. The school has no boarding program.

  • Boys' day school for Grades 1–12 on a 30-acre midtown Toronto campus
  • Student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1 and average class size of 18–20
  • School-specific Crescent Diploma awarded at Grades 6, 8 and 12
  • More than $1.4M in financial assistance each year
  • All Class of 2026 graduates were Ontario Scholars