On this page, we cover private Christian schools in Toronto, Ontario. This includes Christian schools in downtown Toronto (such as the Annex and Bloor West), midtown (such as St. Clair West and Forest Hill), North York, Scarborough, and Etobicoke. Across out site, you can also find pages listing schools in other boroughs including Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Burlington, and Richmond Hill.
For a more complete guide to Christian schools, including a detailed discussion of Christian studies and teachings, start with our Christian school guide.
There are lots of private Christian schools in Canada. For instance, there are Christian schools in Toronto, Ontario, Edmonton, and Calgary. These schools vary in terms of their religious curriculum, extracurriculars, and approach to Christian study and Bible study. The schools below reflect this diversity. You can filter them for a wide range of features.
"Kingsway College School's (KCS) goal is to provide environments where a student’s wellness is supported as they become lifelong learners who are good people. Spend an hour at KCS to see how we do this every day.
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"Havergal has been preparing young women to make a difference since 1894 through its innovative curriculum and future-ready programming with a focus on wellbeing and student agency.
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Toronto, Ontario Spadina/St Clair Ave W "The Bishop Strachan School is a leading independent JK-Grade 12 day & boarding school for girls. Students build academic skills to thrive at university and beyond. Over $2 million available in financial assistance." —From the school
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Toronto, Ontario York Mills/Leslie "Hawthorn School is located in Toronto. We offer a co-ed toddler-SK program and an all girls program for grade 1- grade 12. Our unique mentoring program is tailored to help students reach their full potential." —From the school
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Toronto, Ontario York Mills Road/Don Mills Road "We value partnership with parents, creating a genuinely warm and friendly community. We raise the academic bar on academic excellence, and expectations of character, helping the boys become the best that they can be." —From the school
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Whitchurch-stouffville, Ontario Ninth Line/Main Street "Toronto French Montessori offers French and English programs from pre-school to grade 8 in North York, and Toddler programs in Stouffville. Its average class size is 15 students." —From the school
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Toronto, Ontario 404/DVP/Sheppard Avenue "North Toronto Christian School offers a full day, co-educational program from junior kindergarten to grade 12." —From the school
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Toronto, Ontario Bathurst St./St. Clair West "Canada’s only independent, Catholic school for boys in Grades 7-12, taught in the Basilian tradition of forming the mind, body, and soul. Since 1852, we have educated students in goodness, discipline, and knowledge." —From the school
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Etobicoke, Ontario Burnhamthorpe Road/Kipling Avenue "We have a Christian-based perspective that builds the whole child. We teach them how to ask questions about the world around them while encouraging interest in bettering themselves and their community." —From the school
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Toronto, Ontario "We welcome children from all families, Christians, or non-Christians. We tailor make k-12 curriculum to fit each kid’s unique characteristics. our teachers are professional with truthful love & highly responsible." —From the school
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Toronto, Ontario Dufferin St/Lawrence Ave W "LDVA provides foundational education and challenges students to develop to their full potential. Officially recognized by the Italian Government, our unique curriculum incorporates Italian language and culture." —From the school
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North York, Ontario Finch Ave. W./Bathurst St. "CAA has been serving the GTA for 70 years. Our students learn through a strong academic curriculum, community engagement and alumni mentorship – with a 98% acceptance rate to the University of their first choice." —From the school
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Toronto, Ontario University Ave./Dundas street "Cornerstone students love to shape the future. They INSPIRE learning, DISCOVER their potential, EMPOWER themselves to be innovative citizens. Our boundless learning strategies open doors for successful learning." —From the school
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Etobicoke, Ontario "Quo Vadis, through a Polish-English bilingual program, aims to assist in the formation of well-rounded, responsible individuals, promotes academic excellence and encourages self-esteem within a Catholic environment." —From the school
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Toronto, Ontario Avenue Road/St. Clair Ave. "De La Salle College is a Catholic, co-educational, university preparatory school in Toronto from Grade 5 to 12, with an average class size of 20 students and tuition at $17,550 - $18,500." —From the school
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"Our goal is for SCS students to understand learning as an outcome in and of itself. Learning that doesn't follow a straight path. And if it gets messy, that's okay, because at SCS it's safe to explore and be who you are.
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"Our vision: Encourage life-long Georgians ready to use their scholarship, compassion, conscience and courage to make a difference. Our mission: To challenge and inspire each boy to become the best version of himself.
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"Kingsway College School's (KCS) goal is to provide environments where a student’s wellness is supported as they become lifelong learners who are good people. Spend an hour at KCS to see how we do this every day.
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"Havergal has been preparing young women to make a difference since 1894 through its innovative curriculum and future-ready programming with a focus on wellbeing and student agency.
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Our religious-affiliated school guide has advice for choosing faith-based schools. For general advice on how to choose and evaluate private schools, check out our choosing a school guide. You can also read our parent interviews on choosing a private school.
Private school expos are a great way to research and learn about a school. The Toronto private school expo is our biggest one: it allows you to speak with more than 70 private schools, including some Christian schools—all in one place. If you live in the west end of the Greater Toronto Area (the GTA), visit our Halton-Peel expo. Find a Christian school near you.
Another great resource in your school search is the Our Kids parent discussion forum. The forum is the ideal venue to discuss private Christian schools, and other types of private schools, with our community of parents, educators and education experts.
Attending open houses is a great way to learn more about a school and get a feel for the environment. For general advice on open house visits, check out our guide on school visits. For specific questions to ask private Christian schools, see our Christian school guide.
The cost of private Christian schools in Toronto is, on average, lower than the cost of other private schools in Toronto. It’s also on the lower side of private school tuition in general. In Toronto, the only public Christian schools are Catholic—schools which are fully funded by the government.
Many schools offer needs-based financial aid, such as bursaries or tuition relief. Other schools offer scholarships, which are given based on merit—for instance, in academics or athletics. You can learn more about needs- and merit-based financial aid in our dedicated guide.
Below, you’ll find the range of costs for private Christian schools in Toronto:
Tuition (day school) | Students receiving financial aid | Grade eligibility for financial aid | Avg. aid package size (annual) | |
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St. Clement's School | $34,500 | 6% | 7 - 12 | |
Royal St. George's College | $35,320 | 5% | 7 - 12 | $16,000 |
Havergal College | $41,520 | 10% | 7 - 12 | $16,000 |
The Bishop Strachan School | $35,800 | 10% | 7 - 12 | $21,000 |
Hawthorn School | $14,100 to $25,250 | 35% | JK - 12 | $1,800 |
Northmount School | $19,000 to $36,000 | 5% | JK - 8 | $2,500 |
St. Michael's College School | $22,250 | 20% | 7 - 12 | |
Community Life Christian School | $8,000 to $14,000 | |||
Leonardo Da Vinci Academy of Arts & Sciences | $18,300 | 15% | 1 - 8 | $5,000 |
Crawford Adventist Academy | $10,000 to $16,000 | 18% | JK - 12 | $900 |
De La Salle College | $16,500 to $16,750 | 18% | 5 - 12 | $12,500 |
Founding date | Endowment | Admissions rate | Enrollment | Enrollment per grade | |
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St. Clement's School | 1901 | 50% | 470 | 39 | |
Royal St. George's College | 1964 | 40% | 447 | 45 | |
Kingsway College School | 1989 | 100% | 480 | 37 | |
Havergal College | 1894 | $2,637,233 | 30% | 1050 | 70 |
The Bishop Strachan School | 1867 | $253 | 40% | 1024 | 73 |
Hawthorn School | 1989 | $0 | 85% | 140 | |
Northmount School | 1990 | 95% | 150 | 14 | |
Toronto French Montessori | 2000 | 100% | 75 | 6 | |
North Toronto Christian School | 1981 | $0 | 75% | 400 | 29 |
St. Michael's College School | 1852 | 70% | 750 | 125 | |
Olivet School | 1893 | 95% | 50 | 5 | |
Community Life Christian School | 77 | ||||
Leonardo Da Vinci Academy of Arts & Sciences | 1983 | 60 | |||
Crawford Adventist Academy | 1953 | 300 | |||
Cornerstone Montessori Prep School | 1990 | 100% | 120 | ||
Quo Vadis Elementary School | 2020 | 40 | 4 | ||
De La Salle College | 1851 | 33% | 650 | 81 |
Primary curriculum | Secondary curriculum | Curriculum pace | Academic culture | Average class size | Language immersion | Special needs support | Tech integration |
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St. Clement's School | Liberal Arts | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 16 | No support | Medium integration | ||
Royal St. George's College | Progressive | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 16 | No support | Medium integration | ||
Kingsway College School | Progressive | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 20 to 22 | No support | Medium integration | ||
Havergal College | Liberal Arts | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 18 to 22 | No support | Medium integration | ||
The Bishop Strachan School | Progressive | Reggio Emilia | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 18 to 22 | No support | Heavy integration | |
Hawthorn School | Liberal Arts | Accelerated | Rigorous | 8 to 15 | No support | Light integration | ||
Northmount School | Liberal Arts | Accelerated | Rigorous | 12 to 18 | No support | Light integration | ||
Toronto French Montessori | Montessori | Accelerated | Rigorous | 8 to 15 | No support | Medium integration | ||
North Toronto Christian School | Traditional | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 15 to 25 | No support | Medium integration | ||
St. Michael's College School | Liberal Arts | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 21 | Indirect Support | Medium integration | ||
Olivet School | Traditional | Standard-enriched | Supportive | 10 to 12 | No support | Medium integration | ||
Community Life Christian School | Traditional | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 12 to 15 | No support | |||
Leonardo Da Vinci Academy of Arts & Sciences | Traditional | Montessori | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | No support | |||
Crawford Adventist Academy | Traditional | Standard-enriched | Rigorous | 8 to 16 | Withdrawal Assistance | Heavy integration | ||
Cornerstone Montessori Prep School | Liberal Arts | Montessori | Accelerated | Rigorous | 10 to 12 | No support | ||
Quo Vadis Elementary School | Traditional | Accelerated | Rigorous | 8 to 16 | No support | |||
De La Salle College | Liberal Arts | Accelerated | Rigorous | 18 to 22 | No support | Medium integration |
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Admission deadline | SSAT required | Interview required | Acceptance rate | Next open house | |
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St. Clement's School | Day: Dec 1, 2021 | 1 - 12 | 50% | ||
Royal St. George's College | Day: Dec 1, 2020 | 3 - 12 | 40% | ||
Kingsway College School | Day: rolling | JK - 12 | 100% | ||
Havergal College | Day: Dec 2, 2024 Boarding: rolling | JK - 12 | 30% | ||
The Bishop Strachan School | Day: Dec 1, 2022 Boarding: rolling | JK - 11 | 40% | ||
Hawthorn School | Day: rolling Homestay: rolling | 8 - 12 | 85% | ||
Northmount School | Day: rolling | JK - 8 | 95% | ||
Toronto French Montessori | Day: rolling | 1 - 8 | 100% | ||
North Toronto Christian School | Day: rolling | JK - 12 | 75% | ||
St. Michael's College School | Day: Dec 2, 2022 | 7 - 12 | 70% | ||
Olivet School | Day: rolling | K - 5 | 95% | ||
Community Life Christian School | Day: rolling | Nursery/Toddler - 12 | |||
Leonardo Da Vinci Academy of Arts & Sciences | Day: rolling | Preschool - 8 | |||
Crawford Adventist Academy | Day: rolling | JK - 12 | |||
Cornerstone Montessori Prep School | 100% | ||||
Quo Vadis Elementary School | Day: rolling | ||||
De La Salle College | Day: Dec 4, 2020 | 5 - 9 | 33% |
Nursery/Toddler | Preschool | JK | SK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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St. Clement's School | 70% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 40% | 15% | 55% | 50% | 50% | 10% | |||||
Royal St. George's College | 50% | 40% | 33% | 35% | 20% | 40% | 20% | 20% | |||||||||
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Havergal College | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 10% | 25% | 25% | |||||||||
The Bishop Strachan School | 65% | 50% | 50% | 40% | 60% | 45% | 30% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 25% | 21% | ||||
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Northmount School | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||||
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North Toronto Christian School | 75% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 75% | |||
St. Michael's College School | 80% | 70% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | |||||||||||
Olivet School | 100% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | ||||||||
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De La Salle College | 42% | 43% | 33% | 33% |
Nursery/Toddler | Preschool | JK | SK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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Havergal College | 25% | 25% | 25% | ||||||||||||||
The Bishop Strachan School | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
Math | Science | Literature | Humanities Social Sciences | Foreign Languages | Fine Arts | |
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St. Clement's School | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance |
Royal St. George's College | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | |||
Kingsway College School | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Traditional | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance |
Havergal College | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance |
The Bishop Strachan School | Traditional Math | Inquiry | Social Justice | Pragmatism | Communicative | Creative |
Hawthorn School | Traditional Math | Inquiry | Traditional | Perennialism | Equal Balance | Equal Balance |
Northmount School | Traditional Math | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Perennialism | Equal Balance | Equal Balance |
Toronto French Montessori | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Social Justice | Pragmatism | Communicative | Equal Balance |
North Toronto Christian School | Traditional Math | Equal Balance | Traditional | Perennialism | Communicative | Creative |
St. Michael's College School | Traditional Math | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance |
Olivet School | Traditional Math | Equal Balance | Traditional | Equal Balance | Creative | |
Community Life Christian School | ||||||
Leonardo Da Vinci Academy of Arts & Sciences | Equal Balance | |||||
Crawford Adventist Academy | Traditional Math | Expository | Traditional | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Creative |
Cornerstone Montessori Prep School | ||||||
Quo Vadis Elementary School | Traditional Math | Equal Balance | Communicative | Equal Balance | ||
De La Salle College | Traditional Math | Equal Balance | Traditional | Equal Balance | Equal Balance | Equal Balance |
Student council | School newspaper | Yearbook | Radio club | Photograph club | Art club |
Choir | Band | Dance club | Yoga club | Drama club | Debate club |
Chess club | Math club | Science club | Robotics club | Computer club | Environmental club | Outdoor club | Community service |
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Badminton | Baseball | Basketball | Cricket | Equestrian | Football | Golf | Gymnastics | Ice Hockey | Lacrosse | Rowing | Rugby | Soccer | Softball | Squash | Swimming | Tennis | Track and Field | Volleyball | Wrestling |
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Private Christian schools offer a unique education. They have both a secular and a religious curriculum. They also instill traditional Christian values in their students. Typically, a child doesn’t need to be Christian, or practice any religion, to go to a Christian school. In Christian schools, though, children may be asked to participate in religious activities.
Most Christian schools aren’t connected with any sect: they’re non-denominational. These schools don’t focus on any sect of Christianity in their curriculum or approach. They also accept students from any Christian faith. In fact, many of these schools admit students from a wide range of religious backgrounds.
Other Christian schools are denominational: they’re connected with one sect. For instance, they might be Catholic, Protestant, Anglican, Baptist, Unitarian, Presbyterian, Greek Orthodox, or some other denomination. Most of these schools, though, also accept students from any Christian faith. And, some of them admit students from other religious backgrounds as well.
Private Christian schools have a strong overall curriculum. Most of them surpass the curriculum standards set by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
Christian schools provide students with a strong secular grounding. Dedicated instructors teach students subjects such as math, science, English, French, and history.
The curriculum of Christian schools, like other religious-affiliated schools (such as Jewish and Islamic schools), has a major religious component. Most of these schools have several required religion courses. In fact, in some schools, Christian studies and bible study make up more than a third of the curriculum.
Christian teachings focus mostly on the bible. Students read and discuss the bible, and draw lessons from it. They also learn about Christian faith and theology . And, they learn key values, such as respect, honesty, and responsibility, and how to live a good Christian life.
In many Christian schools, students go to church or chapel to pray. They may also attend assemblies, devotionals, and other religious events, to supplement their Christian education.
Many schools are supported and accredited by a Christian organization. The three main Christian organizations supporting schools are the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), Christian Schools International (CSI), and the Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools (OACS).
Private Christian schools have plenty of potential benefits. They include the following:
Community: Students learn with peers with similar backgrounds, interests, and values. They, and their families, thus become part of a close-knit community.
Religious education: Students learn about the Christian faith and theology. This give them a great basis for future studies in Christianity. They also learn how to live a good Christian life.
Dual-track curriculum: The curriculum focuses on both religion and secular academics. Many students find this very challenging and rewarding. This can also lead to positive learning outcomes, such as improved focus and engagement.
General benefits: Private Christian schools have many of the same benefits of private schools in general. These include smaller class sizes, lower teacher-to-student ratios, more tailored instruction, and a safe and friendly learning environment.
Cost: Private Christian schools do charge parents for tuition, unlike public schools. On average, though, they tend to be cheaper than other private schools. Also, some schools offer bursaries, tuition-relief, or scholarships to help pay for your child's education.
Toronto is a world-class city. It’s the largest city in Canada, and is one of the political and cultural focal points of the country. It’s home to an incredible array of museums, theatres, restaurants, athletic facilities, and historical landmarks.
Toronto also has an extremely wide range of private school options to choose from. Many of these are religious-affiliated or faith-based schools. There are many great Christian schools in Toronto, including Catholic schools.