Ridley College - Academics

Academics

Ridley enrolls students from throughout Canada (including Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and the Maritimes), the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Caribbean, East Asia, and the Middle East.

There are various facilities located within the Campus including Ridley's 'Second Century Building' and the 'The Iggulden Gym'. Ridley College employs WiFi networks within all facilities for extensive daily usage. Class sizes vary between 8 to 20 students per class. Students graduate to universities in Canada, the United States, and the UK.

In 2004 the school adapted to the 4 year programme of the Ontario Academic Curriculum but it continues to offer a fifth, “PG” (“post-graduate”) year. Ridley is a test administration site for the SSAT, SAT, and ACT.

Ridley College is accredited to the Canadian Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and the Canadian Educational Standards Institute (CESI) under the Ridley College Board of Governors.

As a private, University-preparatory school, Ridley College is neither associated with nor accountable to any local school board.

Ridley College alumni pursue post-secondary degrees at top Canadian universities, including the University of Toronto, McGill University, Queen's University, the University of Western Ontario, McMaster University, Dalhousie University and the University of Waterloo (among the Group of Thirteen). Recent U.S. and British university matriculants' destination schools include Harvard University, Yale University, Spelman College, Princeton University, Cornell University, Georgetown University, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Durham University, University of St Andrews, the London School of Economics, Imperial College, University of London, University of Edinburgh and Newcastle University.