School Profile - 2022 University Destinations

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Discover Our IB Advantage Branksome Hall is a leading International Baccalaureate (IB) World School for girls. Established in 1903 in Toronto, Canada, Branksome is an independent, university-preparatory school whose exemplary liberal arts curriculum prepares its graduates to be creative thinkers and problem solvers.

Our Graduates

Branksome Curriculum Highlights

Enrolment during 2021-2022

All students, from Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12, follow the IB curriculum:

Junior School (JK - Grade 6)

267 students

Middle School (Grades 7-8)

184 students

Senior School (Grades 9 - 12)

458 students

•P rimary Years Program (JK–Grade 6) •M iddle Years Program (Grades 7–10) •D iploma Program (Grades 11–12) All Senior School courses are offered at the university preparatory level. Branksome students work toward graduating with both the IB Diploma and the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).

Our graduates represent the cultural diversity of Toronto, one of the world’s most multicultural cities. During the 2021–22 school year, our Boarding students alone represented 15 countries.

Our graduates are welcomed by post-secondary institutions in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and around the world. In 2022, our graduates were offered entrance scholarships totalling more than $4.4 million, and 100 per cent of our graduates were Ontario Scholars.

Why the IB Diploma Program?

This enriched liberal arts program is viewed as the gold standard by universities worldwide.

Total (JK - Grade 12) Senior & Middle School Day

909 students 593 students

Senior & Middle School Residence

49 students

Graduating Class of 2022

115 students

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BRANKSOME HALL

In 2022, our graduates were offered entrance scholarships totaling more than $4.4 million, and 100 per cent of our graduates were Ontario Scholars.

Grading Policies

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program

The grading standards in the Ontario educational system differ from those that typically prevail at American high schools. For example, in our system, first (or “A”) standing commences at 80 per cent, rather than 90 per cent. What is referred to as “a solid B+ average” is therefore in the upper 70s. At the other end of the scale, our passing grade is 50 per cent, rather than 60 or 65 per cent.

Branksome Hall is a continuum school and we began offering the IB Diploma Program in 2003. Approximately fifty per cent of our faculty are involved in IB leadership roles, ranging from examiners/moderators to workshop leaders/site visitors, exam writers/editors and program and curriculum reviewers. Of our Senior and Middle School faculty, 45 hold Master’s degrees and five hold Ph.D. degrees.

If a course is repeated, the highest grade achieved is counted for credit. These standards are mandated by the Ontario Ministry of Education, which accredits all public and independent schools in this province, and are not at the discretion of individual secondary schools or groups of schools. Ontario (OSSD) transcript grades reflect a student’s final achievement over the course of an academic year.

Due to our challenging academic standards, Branksome Hall does not rank students or calculate GPAs. Branksome Hall is a nonsemester school.

The International Baccalaureate Schools of Ontario (IBSO) has a shared table of equivalents to percentages, as outlined in the chart below.

In Grade 11, students begin the two-year International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, concurrently earning Ontario secondary school credits. Grade 11 and 12 Ontario courses are at the most advanced level (University Preparation or University/College Preparation) and are integrated into the IB curriculum.

In May 2022, 116 students wrote 39 different subject exams.

The highest diploma points awarded to a candidate was 44.

The average grade achieved by students who earned the diploma was 5.19; the average point total was 33 points; and 56 students achieved 32 points or more. Six students earned a bilingual diploma.

Grading Equivalents Branksome Hall Four-Year Summary of IB Results

Average Subject Grade (BH) Average Point Total (BH) Average Point Total (World) Overall Pass Rate in Individual Subjects (BH)

IB Points 1-7

2022

2021

2020

2019

5.19

5.45

5.19

33

35

33

31.98 100%

30.02 100%

30 100%

IB Levels

Ontario Secondary School Credit % Equivalent Range

7

Excellent

97-100

5.14

6

Very Good

93-96

33

5

Good

85-92

29.63

4

Satisfactory

74-83

3

Mediocre

63-71

2

Poor

53-60

1

Very Poor

49 and below

100%

Ontario Ministry 4-point scale

Ontario Letter Grade Equivalent

4+

A+

4

A

4-

A-

3

B

2 1 R

C D F

IB Course Offerings IB Diploma courses, completed in Grades 11 and 12, are offered at Branksome Hall at both the Higher (HL) and Standard (SL) levels, unless otherwise noted.

These courses are aligned with Ontario Grade 11 and 12 3U/M and 4U/M courses.

GROUP 1

GROUP 2

GROUP 3

GROUP 4

GROUP 5

GROUP 6

Bengali

French

Economics

Biology

Dance

Cantonese

Latin

Chemistry

English

Spanish (HL/SL/Ab initio)

Environmental Systems and Societies (SL)

Mathematics Analysis and Approaches

French German Mandarin Spanish

Geography (HL) History of Europe

Environmental Systems and Societies (SL) Physics Sports, Health & Exercise Science

Mathematics Applications and Interpretations

Music Theatre Arts Visual Arts Visual Arts – Film Extended Essay Theory of Knowledge

SCHOOL PROFILE

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COVID-19 Disruption As COVID-19 continued to impact the province of Ontario and as the Omicron variant spread, Branksome Hall students continued to experience disruptions in daily life and school during the 2021-22 school year. Toronto continued to have pandemic restrictions which impacted public events and transportation for our students.

The 2022 year began with yet another shut-down of campus and in-person learning having to move to virtual instruction. Unfortunately, there continued to be high absenteeism and challenges including faculty being unavailable for in-person instruction due to the Omicron variant which impacted the students’ learning in their first year of the IB Diploma program. In addition to classroom learning being disrupted, co-curricular opportunities were also limited to the students. It was not until late spring of 2022 that students were able to engage and interact across cohorts and begin to be back to regular day to day activities they enjoy.

2022 Graduates’ Chosen Programs Programs

Number of Graduates

Percentage of Graduating Class

26

Arts and Science/Liberal Arts Biological Sciences Business and Commerce

O N TA R I O

55

McMaster University

1

Queen’s University

18

3

2.61

University of Toronto

19

University of Waterloo

1

Fine Arts and Design/Performing Arts

4

3.48

Humanities

5

4.35

Kinesiology/Sports and Exercise Science

1

0.87

Mathematics, Engineering and Physical Sciences

11

9.57

Medicine and Medical Fields

4

3.48

12

10.43

Undeclared

3

2.61

Alternate Plans (GAP year)

3

2.61

Western University

12

OT H E R CA N A D I A N UNIVERSITIES

15

Dalhousie University

5

McGill University

3

St. Francis Xavier University

1

University of British Columbia

5

University of King’s College

Top University Destinations 2022 University of Toronto

19

Queen’s University

18

1+1*

6.09%

Western Provinces

5

4.35%

U.K. & Ireland

9

7.83%

Other International Universities

0

0.00%

GAP Year

3

2.61%

Unknown

3

2.61%

Fashion Institute of Technology

1

Georgetown University

1

New York University

5

Ohio State University

1

Pepperdine University

1

Savannah College of Art & Design

1

Southern Methodist University

2

St. Lawrence University

2

Syracuse University

1

The New School

2

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1

Trinity College

1

Tufts University

1

University of CaliforniaBerkeley

2

1

University of California-San Diego

1

Anglo-European College of Chiropractic

University of CaliforniaSanta Cruz

1

2

University of Chicago

1

University of Notre Dame

2

University of Richmond

1

OT H E R I N T E R N AT I O NA L UNIVERSITIES

1

Trinity College Dublin and Columbia University

1*

12 5

The University of Edinburgh

3

New York University

5

University of Manchester

1

University of British Columbia

5

McGill University

3

University of St Andrews

2

University of Edinburgh

3

University of Guelph

3 32

7

9

Dalhousie University

US Universities (total)

2.61% 27.83%

U N I T E D KI N G DO M & I R E LA N D

University College London

Western University

3 32

Class of 2022 University Destinations

3

5.22

47.83%

Atlantic Provinces

University of Guelph

17.39

55

Quebec

22.61

6

Percentage

United States

1

20

Number of Graduates

Ontario

Sheridan College-Trafalgar Campus

Computer Science, Technology and Communications

Social Sciences

2022 Graduates’ Regional Destinations

U N I T E D STAT E S

32

Clemson University

2

Coastal Carolina University

1

Eastman School of Music

1

*Gap Year.

University Destinations (2019-2022) O NTAR IO

UNITE D KING DO M & IR ELAND

UNITED STATES

Savannah College of Art and Design

Brock University

Anglo-European College of Chiropractic

American University

Southern Methodist University

Carleton University

Durham University

Berklee College of Music

St. John’s College

Huron University College

King’s College London (University of London)

Boston University

St. Lawrence University

Bowdoin College

Stanford University

California Institute of Technology

Syracuse University

Clemson University

The New School

Coastal Carolina University

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

McMaster University Queen’s University Sheridan College-Trafalgar Campus Trent University University of Guelph University of Ottawa University of Toronto University of Waterloo Western University Wilfrid Laurier University York University

OT H ER P ROV IN C E S

Met Film School (London) St George’s, University of London The University of Edinburgh Trinity College Dublin University College Dublin

Dartmouth College

University College London

Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester

University of Dundee

George Washington University

University of Manchester

Georgetown University

University of Oxford

Johns Hopkins University

University of St Andrews

Kenyon College

University of Warwick

New York University

OTH E R INTE RNATIO NAL UNIVE RS ITIE S

Dalhousie University

Duke Kunshan University

McGill University

IE University - Madrid

St. Francis Xavier University

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

The University of British Columbia

Trinity College Dublin and Columbia University Tufts University University of California, Berkeley University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles

Northeastern University

Concordia University - Montreal

Trinity College

Northwestern University Ohio State University-Main Campus Pepperdine University Rhode Island School of Design Ringling College of Art and Design

University of California-San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of California-Santa Cruz University of Chicago University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Richmond University of Southern California

University of King’s College

Wellesley College Wesleyan University Yale University

U NI V ER S IT Y C OUN S E L L ING Michelle Embury Director, University Counselling membury@branksome.on.ca 416.920.6265, ext. 255

Meredith McDill University Counsellor mmcdill@branksome.on.ca 416.920.6265, ext. 217

Jennifer Stumborg University Counsellor jstumborg@branksome.on.ca 416.920.6265, ext. 275

Bonita Ip Administrative Assistant to the Director, University Counselling bip@branksome.on.ca 416.920.6265, ext. 214

10 Elm Avenue, Toronto ON M4W 1N4

Tel. 416-920-9741 branksome.on.ca