Discover the Best Private Schools Near You!

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Finding the right private school for your child can be daunting for parents in Vancouver and other cities across Canada. With so many options available, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices, each claiming to offer your child the best education, environment, and opportunities. You may be wondering: how do you narrow your search, and how can you be sure you’re choosing the right school?

The pressure to find a school that aligns with your child’s learning style, values, and future aspirations can lead to endless hours of research, touring schools, and comparing tuition fees and programs. It’s stressful, and every parent wants to ensure they make the right decision. But with so much information to sift through, the process can become exhausting and confusing.

Thankfully, we’ve done the hard work for you. In this guide, we’ll explore the top private schools near you in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, and other cities in Canada, making it easier to identify which institutions stand out for their academic excellence, well-rounded programs, and supportive environments. Whether you’re looking for an innovative learning approach, a robust athletic program, or an emphasis on arts and creativity, these schools offer some of the best options in the city. Read on to determine which private school might be the perfect fit for your child.

BC Private High Schools

Top 12 Best Private Secondary Schools in Vancouver

RankingSchool NameScore 2018 – 19Rank 2018 – 19City
1Crofton House101/252Vancouver
2Little Flower101/252Vancouver
3West Point Grey101/252Vancouver
4York House9.67/252Vancouver
5St George’s9.48/252Vancouver
6Vancouver College8.913/252Vancouver
7King David8.714/252Vancouver
8Stratford Hall8.714/252Vancouver
9St John’s8.617/252Vancouver
10Notre Dame7.447/252Vancouver
11St Patrick’s5.3167/252Vancouver
12Westside Preparatory4.5209/252Vancouver
15Westside Preparatory4.5209/252Vancouver

Best Private Secondary School in North Vancouver

RankingSchool NameScore 2018 – 19Rank 2018 – 19City
1St Thomas Aquinas831/252North Vancouver

Top 2 Best Private Secondary Schools in West Vancouver

RankingSchool NameScore 2018 – 19Rank 2018 – 19City
1Collingwood9.210/252West Vancouver
2Mulgrave9.210/252West Vancouver

Ontario Private High Schools

Top 34 Best Private High Schools in Toronto

RankingSchoolScore 2018 – 19Rank 2018 – 19City
1St. Michael’s Choir9.42/739Toronto
2Cardinal Carter-Arts8.812/739Toronto
3Father John Redmond8.621/739Toronto
4St.-Frère-André8.527/739Toronto
5St. Josephs Morrow Park8.152/739Toronto
6Marshall McLuhan7.795/739Toronto
7Mary Ward7.5130/739Toronto
8Bishop Allen7.4149/739Toronto
9Monseigneur-de-Charbonnel7.4149/739Toronto
10St. Patrick7.3163/739Toronto
11Senator O’Connor7.2180/739Toronto
12St. Joseph’s7.2180/739Toronto
13Loretto7.1209/739Toronto
14Francis Libermann7225/739Toronto
15Chaminade6.9244/739Toronto
16Michael Power/St. Joseph6.9244/739Toronto
17Philippe-Lamarche6.9244/739Toronto
18Loretto Abbey6.8261/739Toronto
19Neil McNeil6.8261/739Toronto
20Notre Dame6.8261/739Toronto
21Cardinal Newman6.6310/739Toronto
22St. Mary’s6.4352/739Toronto
23Monsignor Percy Johnson6.2391/739Toronto
24Pope John Paul II6.1406/739Toronto
25James Cardinal McGuigan6420/739Toronto
26Jean Vanier5.7471/739Toronto
27Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton5.6484/739Toronto
28Brebeuf5.6484/739Toronto
29Madonna5.6484/739Toronto
30Father Henry Carr5.4503/739Toronto
31Dante Alighieri5556/739Toronto
32Blessed Mother Teresa4.8575/739Toronto
33St. Basil The Great4.7587/739Toronto
34Archbishop Romero3.5671/739Toronto

Top 10 Best Private High Schools in Brampton

RankingSchool NameScore 2021 – 22Rank 2021 – 22City
1Khalsa Community101/689Brampton
2Holy Name of Mary866/689Brampton
3St. Edmund Campion6.9227/689Brampton
4Cardinal Ambrozic6.8246/689Brampton
5St. Roch6.5288/689Brampton
6Cardinal Leger6.4305/689Brampton
7Notre Dame6.4305/689Brampton
8St. Marguerite d’Youville6.2341/689Brampton
9St. Augustine5.8409/689Brampton
10St. Thomas Aquinas5.3480/689Brampton

Top 14 Best Private High Schools in Mississauga

RankingSchool NameScore 2021 – 22Rank 2021 – 22City
1St. Paul866/689Mississauga
2Philip Pocock7.7102/689Mississauga
3St. Francis Xavier7.7102/689Mississauga
4St. Marcellinus7.7102/689Mississauga
5Loyola7.5138/689Mississauga
6St. Joseph7.5138/689Mississauga
7St.-Famille7.2181/689Mississauga
8St. Aloysius Gonzaga7.1194/689Mississauga
9St. Joan of Arc6.8246/689Mississauga
10Our Lady of Mount Carmel6.4305/689Mississauga
11St. Martin6.1357/689Mississauga
12Ascension of Our Lord6378/689Mississauga
13John Cabot5.6443/689Mississauga
14Father Michael Goetz5.1505/689Mississauga

Top 10 Best Private High Schools in Brampton

RankingSchool NameScore 2021 – 22Rank 2021 – 22City
1Khalsa Community101/689Brampton
2Holy Name of Mary866/689Brampton
3St. Edmund Campion6.9227/689Brampton
4Cardinal Ambrozic6.8246/689Brampton
5St. Roch6.5288/689Brampton
6Cardinal Leger6.4305/689Brampton
7Notre Dame6.4305/689Brampton
8St. Marguerite d’Youville6.2341/689Brampton
9St. Augustine5.8409/689Brampton
10St. Thomas Aquinas5.3480/689Brampton

Top 4 Best Private High Schools in Oakville

RankingSchool NameScore 2022 – 23Rank 2022- 23City
1St. Ignatius of Loyola8.341/689Oakville
2Holy Trinity7.7102/689Oakville
3St. Thomas Aquinas7.7102/689Oakville
4St.-Trinité7.6120/689Oakville

9 Best Private High Schools in Ottawa

RankingSchool NameScore 2021 – 22Rank 2021 – 22City
1Paul-Desmarais7.6120/689Ottawa
2Immaculata6.6273/689Ottawa
3St. Paul6.6273/689Ottawa
4St. Pius X6.4305/689Ottawa
5Franco-Cité6.2341/689Ottawa
6Samuel-Genest6.2341/689Ottawa
7St. Patrick’s6.1357/689Ottawa
8Notre Dame5.1505/689Ottawa
9Minto3.2637/689Ottawa

Alberta Private High Schools

Top 10 Best Private High Schools in Calgary

RankingSchool NameScore 2018 – 19Rank 2018 – 19City
1Renert School101/253Calgary
2Rundle College101/253Calgary
3Webber101/253Calgary
4West Island College9.85/253Calgary
5Bearspaw Christian9.111/253Calgary
6Calgary Academy Collegiate8.815/253Calgary
7Rundle College Academy8.423/253Calgary
8Edge6.593/253Calgary
9Foothills6.4101/253Calgary
10Calgary Academy5.4160/253Calgary

Top 11 Best Private High Schools in Edmonton

RankingSchool NameScore 2021 – 22Rank 2021 – 22City
1Edmonton Islamic9.17/197Edmonton
2Archbishop MacDonald8.510/197Edmonton
3Parkland Immanuel7.924/197Edmonton
4St. Francis Xavier7.438/197Edmonton
5Mother Margaret Mary6.950/197Edmonton
6Louis St. Laurent6.762/197Edmonton
7Archbishop O’Leary6.285/197Edmonton
8Holy Trinity6103/197Edmonton
9Maurice-Lavallee6103/197Edmonton
10Austin O’Brien5.9112/197Edmonton
11Archbishop Oscar Romero5.8116/197Edmonton

Quebec Private High Schools

Top 43 Best Private High Schools in Montreal

RankingSchool NameScore 2021 – 22Rank 2021 – 22City
1Beaubois101/468Montréal
2Charlemagne101/468Montréal
3Jean-Eudes101/468Montréal
4Jean-de-Brébeuf101/468Montréal
5Pasteur101/468Montréal
6Saint-Nom-de-Marie101/468Montréal
7Sainte-Anne de Lachine9.712/468Montréal
8Sainte-Marcelline9.514/468Montréal
9Notre-Dame9.220/468Montréal
10Loyola9.125/468Montréal
11Regina Assumpta9.125/468Montréal
12Mont-Saint-Louis8.927/468Montréal
13Skver, section française8.828/468Montréal
14St. George’s8.733/468Montréal
15Beth Rivkah8.348/468Montréal
16College Prep International861/468Montréal
17Herzliah High School7.867/468Montréal
18Reine-Marie7.867/468Montréal
19Trafalgar7.867/468Montréal
20Arménienne Sourp Hagop7.774/468Montréal
21Mont-Royal7.774/468Montréal
22Ali Ibn Abi Talib7.680/468Montréal
23Le Savoir7.680/468Montréal
24Michèle-Provost7.680/468Montréal
25Collège de Montréal7.493/468Montréal
26Sacred Heart7.493/468Montréal
27Belz, Campus Jeanne-Mance7.399/468Montréal
28Saint-Jean-Vianney7.399/468Montréal
29Villa Maria7.399/468Montréal
30école secondaire Herzliah7.399/468Montréal
31Collège d’Anjou7.2107/468Montréal
32Maïmonide (Jacob Safra)7.2107/468Montréal
33Ibn Sina7121/468Montréal
34Jeanne-Normandin7121/468Montréal
35Jeunes Musulmans Canadiens6.8138/468Montréal
36Marie-Clarac6.4179/468Montréal
37Ville-Marie6.2203/468Montréal
38Yeshiva Gedola Merkaz Hatorah (section anglaise)6.1217/468Montréal
39Beth Jacob d’Rav Hirschprung6234/468Montréal
40Kells4.8352/468Montréal
41Greaves Adventist3.6424/468Montréal
42Centennial3.3439/468Montréal
43Centennial, française2462/468Montréal

BC Private Elementary Schools

Top 35 Best Private Elementary Schools in Vancouver

RankingSchool NameScore 2021 – 22Rank 2021 – 22City
1Corpus Christi School101/932Vancouver
2Crofton House101/932Vancouver
3St George’s School101/932Vancouver
4St Jude’s101/932Vancouver
5Vancouver College101/932Vancouver
6West Point Grey Academy101/932Vancouver
7York House School101/932Vancouver
8Madrona School9.919/932Vancouver
9St Pius X Elementary School9.919/932North Vancouver
10Vancouver Christian9.919/932Vancouver
11Collingwood School9.824/932West Vancouver
12Our Lady of Sorrows9.824/932Vancouver
13St Francis Xavier9.727/932Vancouver
14St Anthony of Padua9.628/932Vancouver
15Mulgrave School9.529/932West Vancouver
16St Mary’s9.430/932Vancouver
17St Augustine’s9.335/932Vancouver
18Stratford Hall9.335/932Vancouver
19St Anthony’s9.143/932West Vancouver
20Vancouver Waldorf School9.143/932North Vancouver
21Immaculate Conception School952/932Vancouver
22St John’s School8.956/932Vancouver
23Brockton Preparatory School8.861/932North Vancouver
24Blessed Sacrament School8.677/932Vancouver
25Lions Gate Christian Academy8.677/932North Vancouver
26St Francis of Assisi8.677/932Vancouver
27Our Lady of Perpetual Help8.584/932Vancouver
28St Patrick’s Elementary8.488/932Vancouver
29Cousteau L’Ecole Francaise Interna’le8.397/932North Vancouver
30Holy Trinity School8.397/932North Vancouver
31St Edmund’s8.397/932North Vancouver
32St Andrew’s8118/932Vancouver
33Vancouver Talmud Torah Elementary8118/932Vancouver
34St Joseph’s7.8135/932Vancouver
35Kenneth Gordon4.3779/932North Vancouver

Top 8 Best Private Elementary Schools in North Vancouver

RankingSchool NameScore 2021 – 22Rank 2021 – 22City
1St Pius X Elementary School9.919/932North Vancouver
2Vancouver Waldorf School9.143/932North Vancouver
3Brockton Preparatory School8.861/932North Vancouver
4Lions Gate Christian Academy8.677/932North Vancouver
5Cousteau L’Ecole Francaise Interna’le8.397/932North Vancouver
6Holy Trinity School8.397/932North Vancouver
7St Edmund’s8.397/932North Vancouver
8Kenneth Gordon4.3779/932North Vancouver

Top 3 Best Private Elementary Schools in West Vancouver

RankingSchool NameScore 2021 – 22Rank 2021 – 22City
1Collingwood School9.824/932West Vancouver
2Mulgrave School9.529/932West Vancouver
3St Anthony’s9.143/932West Vancouver

Ontario Private Elementary Schools

Top 50 Best Private Elementary Schools in Toronto

RankingSchool NameScore 2022 – 23Rank 2022 – 23City
1St Michael’s Choir101/3021Toronto
2St Sebastian101/3021Toronto
3Northmount101/3021Toronto
4Sathya Sai101/3021Toronto
5Our Lady of Perpetual Help9.825/3021Toronto
6St Clement9.635/3021Toronto
7St Sylvester9.635/3021Toronto
8St Henry9.353/3021Toronto
9Josyf Cardinal Slipyj991/3021Toronto
10St Denis8.8118/3021Toronto
11Holy Rosary8.7130/3021Toronto
12St Edward8.7130/3021Toronto
13St Paul8.7130/3021Toronto
14St Vincent de Paul8.6150/3021Toronto
15Blessed Sacrament8.5175/3021Toronto
16St Gerald8.3231/3021Toronto
17Notre-Dame-de-Grâce8.2262/3021Toronto
18Pope Paul8.2262/3021Toronto
19St Ambrose8.2262/3021Toronto
20St Bonaventure8.2262/3021Toronto
21St John8.2262/3021Toronto
22St Thomas Aquinas8.2262/3021Toronto
23Father Serra8.1299/3021Toronto
24Bialik Hebrew Day8.1299/3021Toronto
25Our Lady of Sorrows8337/3021Toronto
26St Demetrius7.9387/3021Toronto
27St Malachy7.9387/3021Toronto
28St Mark7.9387/3021Toronto
29Sts Cosmas and Damian7.9387/3021Toronto
30Our Lady of Grace7.8433/3021Toronto
31St Brendan7.8433/3021Toronto
32St Richard7.8433/3021Toronto
33Our Lady of Peace7.7476/3021Toronto
34St Boniface7.7476/3021Toronto
35St Mary of the Angels7.7476/3021Toronto
36St Pius X7.7476/3021Toronto
37St Cecilia7.6516/3021Toronto
38Prince of Peace7.5571/3021Toronto
39Sainte-Marguerite-d’Youville7.5571/3021Toronto
40Venerable John Merlini7.5571/3021Toronto
41Georges-Étienne-Cartier7.4626/3021Toronto
42Saint-Noël-Chabanel7.4626/3021Toronto
43St Anthony7.4626/3021Toronto
44The Holy Trinity7.4626/3021Toronto
45Holy Name7.3687/3021Toronto
46St Anselm7.3687/3021Toronto
47St Margaret7.3687/3021Toronto
48St Paschal Baylon7.2751/3021Toronto
49Canadian Martyrs7.1808/3021Toronto
50Holy Angels7.1808/3021Toronto

Top 25 Best Private Elementary Schools in Brampton

RankingSchool NameScore 2022 – 23Rank 2022- 23City
1Al-Ameen101/3021Brampton
2Khalsa Community101/3021Brampton
3Sacred Heart9.177/3021Brampton
4Our Lady of Fatima8337/3021Brampton
5St. Alphonsa7.9387/3021Brampton
6Pauline Vanier7.8433/3021Brampton
7Good Shepherd7.4626/3021Brampton
8Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc7.4626/3021Brampton
9St Stephen7.4626/3021Brampton
10Holy Spirit7.1808/3021Brampton
11Georges Vanier6.9963/3021Brampton
12Our Lady of Lourdes6.9963/3021Brampton
13St Angela Merici6.9963/3021Brampton
14St Josephine Bakhita6.9963/3021Brampton
15St Cecilia6.81026/3021Brampton
16St Ursula6.81026/3021Brampton
17St Francis Xavier6.71101/3021Brampton
18Father Clair Tipping6.61165/3021Brampton
19St Brigid6.61165/3021Brampton
20Father Michael McGivney6.31366/3021Brampton
21St Monica6.31366/3021Brampton
22Father Francis McSpiritt6.21444/3021Brampton
23St Isaac Jogues6.11525/3021Brampton
24St Jean Brebeuf6.11525/3021Brampton
25St Mary6.11525/3021Brampton

Top 38 Best Private Elementary Schools in Mississauga

RankingSchool NameScore 2022 – 23Rank 2022 – 23City
1AI-Manarat Heights101/3021Mississauga
2Khalsa School Malton101/3021Mississauga
3St Edmund101/3021Mississauga
4St Rose of Lima9.923/3021Mississauga
5Olive Grove9.729/3021Mississauga
6Our Lady of Good Voyage9.353/3021Mississauga
7ISNA Islamic9.177/3021Mississauga
8St. James9.177/3021Mississauga
9St Bernard of Clairvaux991/3021Mississauga
10St John of the Cross991/3021Mississauga
11St Barbara8.7130/3021Mississauga
12St Edith Stein8.6150/3021Mississauga
13St Mark8.6150/3021Mississauga
14St Jerome8.5175/3021Mississauga
15St Valentine8.2262/3021Mississauga
16Ange-Gabriel8.1299/3021Mississauga
17Our Lady of Mercy8.1299/3021Mississauga
18Divine Mercy8337/3021Mississauga
19St Gregory7.9387/3021Mississauga
20St Therese of the Child Jesus7.9387/3021Mississauga
21St Timothy7.9387/3021Mississauga
22St Thomas More7.8433/3021Mississauga
23St Charles Garnier7.7476/3021Mississauga
24St Jude7.7476/3021Mississauga
25San Lorenzo Ruiz7.6516/3021Mississauga
26St Albert of Jerusalem7.5571/3021Mississauga
27St Matthew7.5571/3021Mississauga
28John XXIII7.4626/3021Mississauga
29Sts Martha & Mary7.4626/3021Mississauga
30Corpus Christi7.3687/3021Mississauga
31Father Daniel Zanon7.3687/3021Mississauga
32Christ The King7.2751/3021Mississauga
33St David of Wales7.2751/3021Mississauga
34St Sofia7.2751/3021Mississauga
35St Elizabeth Seton7.1808/3021Mississauga
36St Teresa of Avila7.1808/3021Mississauga
37St Joseph7888/3021Mississauga
38St Julia7888/3021Mississauga

Top 19 Best Private Elementary Schools in Oakville

RankingSchool NameScore 2022 – 23Rank 2022- 23City
1Alfajrul Bassem101/3021Oakville
2Al-Falah9.729/3021Oakville
3Online Catholic8.8118/3021Oakville
4St Andrew8.5175/3021Oakville
5St Joan of Arc8.4209/3021Oakville
6St Marguerite d’Youville8.2262/3021Oakville
7Sainte-Marie8.1299/3021Oakville
8St Luke8337/3021Oakville
9St Matthew’s8337/3021Oakville
10Mother Teresa7.7476/3021Oakville
11St Bernadette7.5571/3021Oakville
12St Dominic7.4626/3021Oakville
13St. Gregory the Great7.1808/3021Oakville
14St James6.9963/3021Oakville
15Our Lady of Peace6.81026/3021Oakville
16St. Mary6.41300/3021Oakville
17Pope John Paul II5.81729/3021Oakville
18Holy Family5.51934/3021Oakville
19St Michaels4.52393/3021Oakville

Top 21 Best Private Elementary Schools in Ottawa

RankingSchool NameScore 2022 – 23Rank 2022- 23City
1St George8.9108/3021Ottawa
2Au Coeur d’Ottawa8.1299/3021Ottawa
3McMaster7.8433/3021Ottawa
4Georges-Étienne-Cartier7.6516/3021Ottawa
5St Anthony7.5571/3021Ottawa
6Édouard-Bond7.4626/3021Ottawa
7Bernard-Grandmaître7.2751/3021Ottawa
8Lamoureux7.2751/3021Ottawa
9St Augustine7.1808/3021Ottawa
10St Bernard7.1808/3021Ottawa
11Notre-Dame-des-Champs6.9963/3021Ottawa
12Abraar6.71101/3021Ottawa
13Saint-François-d’Assise6.71101/3021Ottawa
14St Thomas More6.71101/3021Ottawa
15Holy Cross6.51231/3021Ottawa
16Montfort6.51231/3021Ottawa
17St Marguerite d’Youville6.41300/3021Ottawa
18Our Lady of Mount Carmel6.31366/3021Ottawa
19Sainte-Geneviève6.11525/3021Ottawa
20Corpus Christi61590/3021Ottawa
21Sainte-Kateri5.81729/3021Ottawa

Alberta Private Elementary Schools

Top 19 Best Private Elementary Schools in Calgary

RankingSchool NameScore 2021 – 22Rank 2021 – 22City
1Calgary French & International101/848Calgary
2Webber101/848Calgary
3Renert9.710/848Calgary
4Khalsa9.315/848Calgary
5Louis Pasteur9.315/848Calgary
6Rundle College9.315/848Calgary
7Bearspaw Christian8.928/848Calgary
8Chinook Winds Adventist8.364/848Calgary
9Calgary Jewish8.275/848Calgary
10Calgary Waldorf8.183/848Calgary
11Gobind Sarvar893/848Calgary
12Maria Montessori7.4180/848Calgary
13River Valley7.4180/848Calgary
14BCS@Home7.2215/848Calgary
15Tyndale Christian7251/848Calgary
16Calgary Academy Collegiate6.5343/848Calgary
17Phoenix Education Foundation4.5682/848Calgary
18MAC Islamic Calgary4.1727/848Calgary
19Foothills3.2794/848Calgary

Top 10 Best Private Elementary Schools in Edmonton

RankingSchool NameScore 2022 – 23Rank 2022 – 23City
1Tempo8.642/730Edmonton
2Waldorf8.265/730Edmonton
3Edmonton Islamic7.988/730Edmonton
4Coralwood Adventist6.2355/730Edmonton
5Meadows Baptist Academy6.2355/730Edmonton
6MAC Islamic4.7564/730Edmonton
7Al-Mustafa Academy4.6573/730Edmonton
8Progressive Academy4.6573/730Edmonton
9Al Mustafa North3.3667/730Edmonton
10Headway3.3667/730Edmonton

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