School Profile 2021-22 UNIVERSITY DESTINATIONS Toronto, Canada
All students, from Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12, follow the IB curriculum:
Junior School (JK - Grade 6) 267 students
Total (JK - Grade 12) 909 students
Senior & Middle School Residence 49 students
2 BRANKSOME HALL
• Primary Years Program (JK–Grade 6)
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IB Course Offerings
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 totaling more than $4.4 million, and 100 per cent of our graduates were Ontario Scholars.
• Diploma Program (Grades 11–12)
Our Graduates
Senior School (Grades 9 - 12) 458 students
Senior & Middle School Day 593 students
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.
Branksome Curriculum Highlights
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.
Middle School (Grades 7-8) 184 students
• Middle Years Program (Grades 7–10)
This enriched liberal arts program is viewed as the gold standard by universities worldwide.
Graduating Class of 2022 115 students
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).
Why the IB Diploma Program?
Enrolment During 2021-2022
Discover Our IB Advantage
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.
The International Baccalaureate Schools of Ontario (IBSO) has a shared table of equivalents to percentages, as outlined in the chart below.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program
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.
COVID-19 Disruption
Due to our challenging academic standards, Branksome Hall does not rank students or calculate GPAs. Branksome Hall is a non-semester school.
97-100 4+ A+ Ontario Letter Grade Equivalent Very Good 93-96 4 A Good 85-92 4- ASatisfactory 74-83 3 B
63-71 2 C Poor 53-60 1 D Very Poor 49 and below R F1234567 IB Levels Ontario Secondary School Credit % Equivalent Range Ontario Ministry 4-point scale IB Points 1 - 7 2022 2021 2020 2019 Average Subject Grade (BH) 5.19 5.45 5.19 5.14 Average Point Total (BH) 33 35 33 33 Average Point Total (World) 31.98 30.02 30 29.63 Overall Pass Rate in Individual Subjects (BH) 100% 100% 100% 100%
Grading Equivalents
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.
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.
Mediocre
Branksome Hall Four-Year Summary of IB Results
Grading Policies
Excellent
SCHOOL PROFILE 3
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.
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.
WESTERN PROVINCES (5)
StudentsTotal Program Students / Program
University of Notre Dame 2 Economics 1 Business School (Finance major) 1
Sheridan College 1 Honours Bachelor of Animation Program 1
Western University 12 Management & Organizational Studies 2
Coastal Carolina University 1 Sustainability and Coastal Resilience 1
University of British Columbia 5 Psychology 1 Science 1 Business 1 Environmental Science 1 Arts 1
Life Sciences 4 Management and International Business 1
University of Manchester 1 Psychology 1 University of St Andrews 2 Comparative Literature and English 1 Biology 1
Savannah College of Art and Design 1 BFA in Fashion Design 1 Southern Methodist University 2 Cox School of Business 2 St. Lawrence University 2 Art History 1 Undeclared 1
UNITED STATES (32)
Media, Information & Technoculture 3 Medical Sciences 2 Science 1 Social Science 2 Computer Science 1 Criminology 1
Eastman School of Music 1 Applied Music - Piano 1 Fashion Institute of Technology 1 Fashion Business Management 1 Georgetown University 1 Georgetown College 1 New York University 5 International Relations 1 Economics 1
University of Chicago 1 Economics 1
University of Richmond 1 Liberal Arts 1
Rotman Commerce 1 Social Sciences 4
Structural Engineering with Architecture 1
StudentsTotal Program Students / Program
Dalhousie University 5 Management 1 Bachelor of Commerce 1 Integrated Science or Medical Science or Just General Science 1 Marine Biology 1 Undeclared 1
University of Guelph 3 Environmental Science 1 Biomedical Engineering 1 Biology 1
University of California-Berkeley 2 Molecular and Cell Biology 1 History 1
University of Edinburgh 3 International Relations 1 English 1
Clemson University 2 Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business 2
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 Political Science 1
ONTARIO (55)
University of California-Santa Cruz 1 Computer Game Design 1
McMaster University 1 Earth and Environmental Science Gateway 1
University of Toronto 19 Architectural Studies 1 Engineering Science 1
Physical & Mathematical Sciences 4
McGill University 3 Faculty of Arts and Science or Faculty of Arts 1 Arts 1
Humanities 3
University of Waterloo 1 Accounting and Financial Management 1
Arts and Science 1
University Destination Details
St. Francis Xavier University 1 Humanities Colloquium 1
QUEBEC (3)
UNITED KINGDOM & IRELAND (9)
Life Sciences and Biochemistry 1 Science 2
Anglo-European College of Chiropractic 1 Chiropractic 1 University College London 2 Archaeology and Anthropology 1 History 1
ATLANTIC PROVINCES (8)
Integrated Design & Media 1 College of Arts and SciencesAnthropology 1
Liberal Core Studies (Spring Admission) 1
Queen’s University 18 Arts 7 Commerce 4 Engineering 3 Health Science 1
Syracuse University 1 Health and Exercise Science 1 The New School 2 Journalism 1 Media Management / Marketing 1
Trinity College 1 Philosophy 1 Tufts University 1 Undeclared 1
University of California-San Diego 1 Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience
University of King's College 2 Foundation Year Program 1 Undeclared 1
Ohio State University 1 Biology 1 Pepperdine University 1 Seaver CommunicationsCollege: 1
Number Graduatesof Percentage
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 Trinity College 1 Tufts University 1 University of California-Berkeley 2 University of California-San Diego 1 University of California-Santa Cruz 1 University of Chicago 1 University of Notre Dame 2 University of Richmond 1
Alternate Plans (GAP year) 3 2.61
ONTARIO 55
Queen’s University 18 College Sheridan College-Trafalgar Campus 1 University of Guelph 3 University of Toronto 20 University of Waterloo 1 Western University 12
Business and Commerce 20 17.39
Ontario 55 47.83% Quebec 3 2.61%
United States 32 27.83%
Arts and Science/Liberal Arts 26 22.61
Top University Destinations 2022
Western University 9 Dalhousie University 5 New York University 5
University of British Columbia 5 McGill University 3 University of Edinburgh 3 University of Guelph 3 US Universities (total) 32
GAP Year 3 2.61% Unknown 3 2.61%
Fine Arts and Design/Performing Arts 4 3.48
2022 Graduates’ Chosen Programs
Medicine and Medical Fields 4 3.48
Number Graduatesof Percentage of Graduating Class
McMaster University 1
UNITED STATES 32
Social Sciences 12 10.43
OTHER INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES 1 Trinity College Dublin and Columbia University 1 GAP YEAR
Biological Sciences 3 2.61
University of Toronto 20 Queen’s University 18
Humanities 5 4.35
Computer Science, Technology and Communications 6 5.22
Kinesiology/Sports and Exercise Science 1 0.87
Atlantic Provinces 7 6.09% Western Provinces 5 4.35% U.K. & Ireland 9 7.83%
Clemson University 2 Coastal Carolina University 1 Eastman School of Music 1 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
Undeclared 3 2.61
Other UniversitiesInternational 0 0.00%
PROGRAMS
UNITED KINGDOM & IRELAND 9 Anglo-European College of Chiropractic 1 University College London 2 The University of Edinburgh 3 University of Manchester 1 University of St Andrews 2
*This figure does not include pre-acceptance to the Ivey School of Business.
OTHER CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES 15 Dalhousie University 5 McGill University 3 St. Francis Xavier University 1 The University of British Columbia 5 University of King’s College 1 + 1 GAP YEAR
Mathematics, Engineering and Physical Sciences 11 9.57
2022 Graduates’ Regional Destinations
Class of 2022 University Destinations
INSTITUTION SCHOLARSHIP NUMBER AMOUNT(EACH) INSTITUTION SCHOLARSHIP NUMBER AMOUNT(EACH) 6 BRANKSOME HALL Major* Scholarship Offers Southern UniversityMethodist Merit Scholarship 1 $175,000 USD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Morehead-Cain Scholarship 1 $140,000 USD University of Denver Provost Scholar 1 $116,000 USD The New School Merit Scholarship 1 $108,000 USD St. Lawrence University Canadian Scholars Program 1 $100,000 USD University of Miami President Scholarship 2 $100,000 USD Eastman School of Music Eastman Artist Scholarship 1 $100,000 USD Case Western Reserve University University Scholarship 1 $96,000 USD University of Arizona Global Wildcat Award 1 $88,000 USD Eckerd University International Student Grant 1 $88,000 USD Pepperdine University Blanche E. Seaver International Scholarship 1 $80,000 USD Pratt Institute-Main Entrance Scholarship 1 $80,000 USD Florida Institute of Technology Entrance Scholarship 1 $80,000 USD Worcester Polytechnic Institute WPI Presidential Scholarship 1 $80,000 USD Southern UniversityMethodist The Second Century Scholarship 1 $80,000 USD St. Lawrence University Leadership Scholarship 1 $80,000 USD University of Vermont Presidential Scholarship 1 $72,000 USD Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Entrance Scholarship 1 $70,000 USD Hong Kong Chiropractic College Foundation The Scholarship for Chiropractic Studies Program 1 £60,064 GBP Queen’s University Schulich Leader Scholarship 1 $80,000 Arizona State University New American Scholarship 1 $60,000 USD American University Dean’s Scholarship 1 $60,000 USD Southern UniversityMethodist Founder Scholarship at the Cox Business School 1 $60,000 USD Indiana BloomingtonUniversity Global Engagement Scholarship 1 $44,000 USD The Savannah College of Art and Design Academic Scholarship 1 $44,000 USD Florida Institute of Technology Academic Merit Scholarship 1 $40,000 USD University of Michigan International Student Scholarship 1 $40,000 USD University of Miami Canes Achievement Award 1 $40,000 USD University of California Santa Cruz Undergraduate Dean’s Scholarship 2 $40,000 USD Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Special Recognition Scholarship 1 $40,000 USD Queen's University Queen’s Commitment Scholars Award 2 $48,000 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Leadership Award 1 $37,000 USD University of Guelph President’s Scholarship 1 $42,500 This year, our graduates have earned over $4.4 million in scholarship offers.*Value of $4,000 CAD and above Queen’s University Queen’s AwardInternationalEngineeringAdmission 1 $40,000 Mount Holyoke College Entrance Scholarship 1 $30,000 USD Southern UniversityMethodist The IB Scholarship 1 $30,000 USD University of Southern California Presidential Merit Scholarship (Half tuition) 1 $29,630 USD University of Miami Entrance Scholarship 1 $25,000 USD University of Glasgow Entrance Scholarship 1 £20,000 GBP Eastman School of Music Celeste Marchione-Maltzman and Dr. Barry Maltzman George Eastman Circle Scholarship 1 $20,000 USD Tulane University Merit Based Award 1 $20,000 USD Elon University Elon Engagement Scholarship 1 $20,000 USD Coastal UniversityCarolina Coastal Carolina Presidential Merit Scholarship 1 $16,438 USD The Savannah College of Art and Design Achievement Scholarship 1 $16,000 USD Wilfrid Laurier University President’s Gold Scholarship 1 $16,000 Elon University International Scholar Award 1 $12,000 USD Carleton University Entrance Scholarships 1 $12,000 FIRST Robotics CanadaCanadian Women in STEM Scholarship 1 $10,000 University of King’s College Entrance Scholarship 1 $10,000 The University of British Columbia Outstanding International Student Award 1 $10,000 University of King’s College Entrance Scholarship 1 $8,750 Coastal UniversityCarolina Beach Volleyball Athletic Scholarship 1 $6,000 USD University of Toronto University of Toronto Scholar 2 $7,500 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Early Application Scholarship 1 $5,000 USD Brock University Brock Scholars Award 1 $6,000 Acadia University Entrance Scholarship 1 $6,000 Carleton University Entrance Scholarship 1 $6,000 University College Dublin Entrance Scholarship 1 €4,000 EUR McGill University Schulich Music Entrance Scholarship 1 $5,000 AECC University College The AECC University College Global Partnership Scholarship 1 £ 3,000 GBP The University of British Columbia Presidential Scholars Award 1 $5,000 Loyola UniversityMarymount LMU Global Scholarship 1 $3,500 USD Huron University College Entrance Scholarship 1 $4,000 Queen’s University Principal’s Scholarship 7 $4,000 Toronto UniversityMetropolitan Entrance Scholarship 1 $4,000
Trinity College Dublin and Columbia University Tufts UniversityUniversityUniversityUniversityofCalifornia-BerkeleyofCalifornia-IrvineofCalifornia-LosAngeles
ONTARIO Brock SheridanQueen’sMcMasterHuronCarletonUniversityUniversityUniversityCollegeUniversityUniversityCollege-Trafalgar Campus
OTHER PROVINCES
SCHOOL PROFILE 7
Duke Kunshan University IE University - Madrid Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
offers.in$4.4earnedgraduatesThis2019-22year,ourovermillionscholarship
Trent YorkWilfridWesternUniversityUniversityUniversityUniversityUniversityofGuelphofOttawaofTorontoofWaterlooUniversityLaurierUniversityUniversity
Eastman School of Music of the University of GeorgeRochesterWashington University Georgetown University Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College New York OhioNorthwesternNortheasternUniversityUniversityUniversityStateUniversity-Main Campus
Concordia University - Montreal Dalhousie University McGill University
UNITED KINGDOM & IRELAND Anglo-European College of Chiropractic Durham University King’s College London (University of London) Met Film School (London) St George’s, University of London The University of Edinburgh Trinity College Dublin University College Dublin University College London University of Dundee University of Manchester University of Oxford University of St Andrews University of Warwick
St. Francis Xavier University University of British Columbia University of King’s College
Coastal Carolina University Dartmouth College
Pepperdine University Rhode Island School of Design Ringling College of Art and Design Savannah College of Art & Design Southern Methodist University St. John’s College
Carolina at Chapel Hill Trinity College
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 Wellesley College Wesleyan University Yale University
UNITED STATES American University Berklee College of Music Boston CaliforniaBowdoinUniversityCollegeInstitute of Technology Clemson University
St. Lawrence University Stanford TheTheSyracuseUniversityUniversityNewSchoolUniversityofNorth
OTHER INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES
University Destinations
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