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Go to child profileSt. Clement’s School is an independent day school for girls. We are recognized for our long-standing commitment to academic rigour and excellence within a close-knit, nurturing community. At SCS, you will find our unique small-school advantage: with 460 girls in Grades 1 through 12 learning together, every girl is known and valued. From the foundation laid in Grade 1 throughout their time at SCS, our students are encouraged and taught to question and discern, connect within and across disciplines, and persist through complexity and uncertainty. Our girls stand out as intellectually curious, courageous, and compassionate. At SCS, each girl will discover her own path and leave us ready to embrace the challenges and opportunities of our rapidly changing world. Open House Dates: October 23 and November 20, 2020. Visit scs.on.ca/open-house to register, and for details of these and other virtual Fall and Spring SCS Open Houses.
Located in the heart of midtown Toronto, St. Clement's School offers a well-rounded, balanced, and supportive learning environment founded on academic excellence. Mentorship is prized, and the school is committed to delivering on a mission to develop exceptional women who are compassionate, curious thinkers and open to new experiences. Girls are guided on their own paths of discovery with the support of a strong school community. That approach is coupled with a progressive 21st century curriculum and lessons reinforced by lived experience. An inclusive, energetic dynamic is the product of a mixture of small classes sizes and interconnected grade levels.
here on OurKids.net, is part of our series of in-depth accounts of Canada's leading private schools. Insights were gardnered by visiting the school and interviewing students, parents, faculty, and administrators.
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DIBELS Testing: This school periodically uses DIBELS testing to assess reading progress.
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Evolution as consensus theory | |
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories | |
Evolution is not taught |
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Biology | |
Chemistry | |
Ecology | |
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Physics | |
Physiology | |
Zoology |
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Acting | |
Dance | |
Drama/Theatre | |
Graphic Design | |
Music | |
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Computer science | |
Robotics | |
Web design |
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Subject-streaming (tracking) | |
Multi-age classrooms as standard | |
Ability-grouping (in-class) as common | |
Frequent use of cyber-learning (at-their-own-pace) | |
Regular guided independent study opportunities | |
Differentiated assessment |
St. Clement's School offers no/limited support for students with learning difficulties or special needs.
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Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
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Extra support |
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Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school) | |
Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class) |
Curriculum delivery: Acceleration and enrichment (There is an equal emphasis on acceleration and enrichment.)
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Custom subject enrichment (special arrangement) | |
Custom curriculum compacting (special arrangement) | |
Guided independent study (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Cyber-learning opportunities (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Formalized peer coaching opportunities (specifically for gifted learners to coach others) | |
Custom subject acceleration (special arrangement) | |
Career exploration (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Project-based learning (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Mentorships (custom gifted arrangement) |
Lettered or numbered grades | Gr. 1 to Gr. 12 |
Prose (narrative)-based feedback | Gr. 1 to Gr. 12 |
Parent-teacher meetings | Gr. 1 to Gr. 12 |
Competitive sports: 13
Recreational sports: N/A
St. Clement's School offers 23 clubs and extracurricular programs.
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Day | $29,900 |
Grade range that need-based aid is offered: | 7 to 12 |
Percentage of grade-eligible students receiving financial aid | 10% |
Average aid package size | $20,319 |
Percentage of total enrolment on financial aid | 7% |
Total aid available | $750,000 |
This school works with Apple Financial Inc. for processing financial applications
Financial Aid is available for students in need of assistance from Grades 7 to 12. St. Clement’s School is committed to enrolling exceptional girls from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their families’ financial situations. St. Clement’s School uses the services of Apple Financial and their Financial Aid for Canadian Students (FACS) program as a third-party organization to assess the needs of families.
St. Clement's School is pleased to award one entrance scholarship to an outstanding applicant entering Grade 7 who demonstrates courage, compassion, excellence and leadership in the areas of academics, co-curriculars and community service.
A scholarship portfolio is required to apply. Please see the following for details.
For more details, visit:www.scs.on.ca/financialaidSt. Clement's School is pleased to award one entrance scholarship to an outstanding applicant entering Grade 9 who demonstrates courage, compassion, excellence and leadership in the areas of academics, co-curriculars and community service.
A scholarship portfolio is required to apply. Please see the following for details.
For more details, visit:www.scs.on.ca/financialaidGrades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | Gr. 1 to Gr. 12 | All girls | Day | 460 |
Total enrolment | 460 |
Average class size | 16 |
% of international students (total enrolment) | N/A |
Number of different nationalities within student population | N/A |
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Day Enrollment | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 44 | 46 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Class Size | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | 1 - 12 | |
SSAT | 7 - 12 | |
SSAT (out of province) | ||
Entrance Exam(s) | 1 - 6 | |
Entrance Essay |
Day students: December 01, 2020
Offer mid-year entry:
Yes
Application fee: $250
Registration fee: $8,500
Deposit:
$4,300
Applications are completed on line. The following is required at the time of application:
1. A recent photograph of the applicant.
2. The applicant’s final reports from the previous three years and any reports available for the current year.
3. A copy of the applicant’s birth certificate or passport.
4. Educational assessment(s) and IEP(s), if applicable.
5. The non-refundable application fee of $250, or early bird application fee of $200 until October 31, 2020.
Applicants for Grades 7-12 must complete the SSAT before the end of January 2021.
This is the percentage of applicants typically accepted into the school. So if 50 students are admitted out of 100 applicants, the school has an overall acceptance rate of 50%.
Student Entry Points
This shows approximately how many openings there are likely to be in each grade in a typical year, as well as the estimated acceptance rate for each grade level.
Student Type | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 12 - 16 (70%) | 1 - 2 (50%) | 1 - 2 (50%) | 1 - 2 (50%) | 1 - 2 (50%) | 10 - 12 (50%) | 10 - 14 (40%) | 0 - 1 (15%) | 16 - 18 (55%) | 1 - 6 (50%) | 1 - 4 (50%) | 1 (10%) |
Average graduating class size | 64 |
Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation | N/A |
Percentage of students who attend post-secondary institutions outside of Canada | N/A |
Students who attended a Ivy+ school Number of students in the past 5 years that that attended one of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Stanford, University of Chicago, Oxford or Cambridge (UK) | N/A |
St. Clement's School Graduates’ Post-Secondary Studies:
This information is not currently available.Aggregate of All Schools’ Post-Secondary Studies:
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What St. Clement's School says:
Alumnus | Grad Year | Accomplishment |
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Adrienne Arsenault | 1986 | Foreign correspondent for CBC |
Margaret MacMillan | 1961 | Historian, academic, and author |
Claudia Dey | 1991 | Novelist and playwright |
Julia Foster | 1965 | Member of the Order of Canada, Chair of the Board at York University (first woman), former Chair of the NAC, one of Canada's Top 100 Powerful Women (Women's Executive Network). |
Alumni Highlights
Welcome! I am thrilled that you are interested in learning more about St. Clement’s School for your daughter. Beyond the strong tradition of academic excellence, there is a tangible sense of community spirit and pride at SCS that you can feel the moment you walk into our building.
Our mission is to develop outstanding women who are intellectually curious, courageous, and compassionate, and we believe that this is done by guiding our girls to seek their own paths of discovery. We also believe that there is merit in learning from occasionally taking a divergent path – one that may challenge our girls, and tasks them with learning from stumbles and mistakes. As we like to say: the best path is rarely a straight line.
Choosing a school for your daughter is a very important decision. It is my hope that as you read this online profile, you will get a little sense of who we are and will be inspired to take the next step to venturing in to meet our community – one that reflects relentless passion, courage, and curiosity in learning.
We look forward to meeting you and sharing more about St. Clement’s School. .
Warmest regards,
Martha Perry ’85
Principal
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