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Ridley College

St. Catharines, Ontario · Day and boarding · Co-ed · Grades JK–12, PG

Ridley College is a coeducational day and boarding school in St. Catharines, Ontario, which opened in 1889. About 870 students attend from Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12 and a postgraduate year, and more than 375 of them board; the community includes citizens of over 60 countries. Boarding is offered in a junior program for Grades 7–8 and a senior program for Grades 9–12/PG, with separate girls' and boys' houses. Ridley runs the IB Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes, and every graduate earns the Ontario Secondary School Diploma; students in Grades 11–12 can choose the full IB Diploma or a mixed IB/OSSD pathway. International students are expected to enrol as boarders, and applicants whose first language is not English may be asked for TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo results.

  • Coeducational JK–12/PG school on a 90-acre campus in St. Catharines
  • Full IB continuum (PYP, MYP, Diploma); all graduates also complete the OSSD
  • 375+ boarders; boarding from Grade 7, students from 60+ countries
  • Average student-to-teacher ratio of 8:1
  • More than $3.5M in scholarships and bursaries each year