All students, from Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12, follow the IB curriculum:
• Primary Years Programme (JK–Grade 6)
• Middle Years Programme (Grades 7–10)
• Diploma Programme (Grades 11–12)
All Branksome Hall students take IB Diploma courses in Grades 11 and 12, and students are eligible to complete both the IB Diploma and the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) which makes our graduates uniquely prepared for the rigor of a university education.
IN AND OF THE CITY OF TORONTO
Our graduates represent the cultural diversity of the city as Branksome Hall is located in midtown Toronto, with many students taking public transit to school. Toronto has long been recognized as one of the most multicultural cities in the world, with more than 230 different nationalities, approximately 200 different languages spoken and 140 different neighbourhoods of distinct character and vibrancy.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
For thousands of years, the land on which Branksome operates has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work and go to school on this land.
UNIVERSITY COUNSELLING TEAM
Michelle Embury Director, University Counselling membury@branksome.on.ca
Meredith McDill University Counsellor mmcdill@branksome.on.ca
WHAT BRANKSOME OFFERS
With today’s exponential pace of change and the complexities of our current global context, tomorrow’s leaders will need to think differently and navigate uncertainty. Branksome Hall is preparing leaders who will not only meet this need, but are already shaping that future.
TOMORROW’S ENTREPRENEURS
Branksome’s Noodle accelerator program brings student business ideas to life. Each year, Branksome students develop and pitch their ideas to a panel of experts with the hope of securing $10,000 of seed financing, and more importantly, the mentorship of local business leaders.
TOMORROW’S LEADERS IN AI AND MACHINE LEARNING
Competing at the provincial and national level, Branksome Hall’s robotics team represents the future of STEM.
A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Every year, the entire freshman class travels to Branksome Hall Asia, our sister school on Jeju Island, South Korea, to collaborate with their peers on a STEM-themed project exploring sustainable energy and wind turbines.
CREATIVITY ON DISPLAY
Understanding the importance of the Arts as both inspiration and an outlet for student creativity, Branksome Hall is proud of the level of engagement of the student body in dance, music, theatre, film and visual arts.
IMPACT IN THE GREATER COMMUNITY
Building on our core value of a sense of community, Branksome is thrilled to partner with Let’s Grow Learning and Living Hub, a Toronto-based day program for medically complex, physically disabled adults. Collaborating with our Grade 10 drama class, they reimagine typical theatre experiences by exploring relaxed performances. Let’s Grow also uses the Branksome athletic facilities in order to provide physical activities supported by Branksome Hall student volunteers.
CONFIDENT VOICES
Branksome Hall has a long tradition of developing nationalcalibre public speakers and debaters willing to tackle the most pressing issues of today.
LEADERSHIP & INNOVATION BY DESIGN
With construction well underway, Branksome’s new Innovation Centre and Studio Theatre (iCAST) building—the first of its kind in a Canadian school in the JK–Grade 12 space—will bring students together under one roof with scholars, industry leaders, artists, scientists and entrepreneurs. Armed with
THE 2023 GRADUATING CLASS WAS COMPRISED OF 115 STUDENTS
Like other highly selective high schools, Branksome Hall does not calculate a GPA or rank its students.
• In May 2023, 115 students wrote 39 different subject exams.
• The highest diploma points awarded to a candidate was 44.
• The average point total was 32 points; six students earned a bilingual diploma.
BRANKSOME HALL FOUR-YEAR SUMMARY OF IB RESULTS
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: STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Mandarin A, English, German A, Korean A
GROUP 2: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
French B, Mandarin B, Latin, Spanish (Ab initio)
GROUP 3: INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETIES
Economics, Geography, Environmental Systems & Societies, History
GROUP 4: EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES
Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Systems & Societies, Physics, Sports, Exercise & Health Science
GROUP 5: MATHEMATICS
Applications and Interpretations, Analysis and Approaches
GROUP 6: THE ARTS
ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADING EQUIVALENCY CHART
Ontario (OSSD) transcript grades reflect a student’s final achievement over the course of an academic year from Grades 9–12.
50% of Branksome Hall students apply to universities outside of Canada!
Theatre, Music, Dance, Film, Visual Arts
Branksome Hall was the first Canadian independent school to create a stand-alone school in another country!
Sarah Levy of Schitt’s Creek fame attended Branksome Hall where her creativity was born!
Branksome Hall has more students taking HL Dance than any other IB school in Canada!
NOW YOU KNOW BRANKSOME HALL— EVERY TYPE, EXCEPT STEREOTYPES.
2023 2022 2021 2020 Average Point Total (BH) 32 33 35 33 Average Point Total (World) 30 32 30 30 Numeric Grade U.S. Grade Equivalent 80–100 A 70–79 B 60–69 C 50–59 D 0–49 F
TRYHERE. WANT TO FIND US? SOME OF THE ACCEPTANCES FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS:
HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2019-23
ONTARIO
Brock University
Carleton University
Huron University College
McMaster University
Queen’s University
Sheridan College
Trent University
University of Guelph
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
Western University
Wilfrid Laurier University
York University
OTHER PROVINCES
Concordia University - Montreal
Dalhousie University
McGill University
St. Francis Xavier University
University of Alberta
The University of British Columbia
University of King’s College
UNITED KINGDOM & IRELAND
Anglo-European College of Chiropractic
Durham University
Goldsmiths University of London
Imperial College of London
King’s College London
London School of Economics and Political Science
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
OTHER INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES
Duke Kunshan University - China
IE University - Spain
UNITED STATES
American University
Babson College
Berklee College of Music
Bowdoin College
California Institute of Technology
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
Columbia University International Dual Degree Programs
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Denison University
Eastman School of Music of the
University of Rochester
Georgetown University
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Kenyon College
New York University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Pepperdine University
Rhode Island School of Design
Ringling College of Art and Design
Savannah College of Art and Design
Southern Methodist University
St. John’s College
St. Lawrence University
Stanford University
Syracuse University
The George Washington University
The New School
The Ohio State University
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Trinity College
Tufts University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Chicago
University of Miami
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of Richmond
University of Southern California
Washington University in St Louis
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
Yale University
the full list of University acceptances online
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