St. John's-Kilmarnock School is dedicated to excellence offering advanced academic courses leading toward university acceptance. Students are provided with a balanced education focused on the development of the whole person; academic, athletic, social, creative, and spiritual. Situated on a picturesque rural campus, complete with nature trails and a large pond used for kayaking and canoeing, St. John's-Kilmarnock School (SJK) is located in the heart of "Canada's Technology Triangle" and maintains close links with three local universities and the business community. The campus is a 45 minute drive west of Toronto and Pearson International Airport. SJK's rural setting, proximity to an equestrian centre and on-campus sports fields, allow for a varied and full varsity program. Our off-campus marine biology and freshwater ecology courses are unique and the information technology facilities are superior. We seek to instil in our students a feeling of self worth combined with a responsibility towards each other so that they may grow to become leading citizens of tomorrow. Working together, teachers and students share their talents in their common quest of excellence. The International Program at SJK is highly regarded with a full-time Director of International Programs, Kim Wakeford who works with you and your child through the entire admissions process from start to finish. At SJK, our usual number of 20 to 30 international students represents approximately 15% of our upper school population. Many of our international students prefer this small number of international students as it helps them to focus on learning English. As their advisor, Ms. Wakeford also provides each of the international students with personalized service. Her office is located in the front entrance of the school and she is available to international students each day. International students receive personalized English as a Second Language (ESL) program and English language instruction. Carefully chosen Canadian English speaking families take international students in their homes for the duration of their studies. These families provide students with a valuable Canadian cultural experience.

Over its 30 year history, SJK has built a reputation for excellence in education centred on its strong academic focus and complemented by a balanced extracurricular program. This remains the core of the SJK educational experience producing responsible, literate, and independent thinking graduates who are prepared for the rigours of advanced post-secondary learning.

Carefully selected Canadian host families provide students with a pleasant and comforting English speaking home experience. The families are paid $8,400.00 for the academic year (September to June).

Grade 9 students are required to take 7 or 8 of the following at the academic level: mathematics, biology, physical education, dramatic arts, history, visual arts, French, data processing, chemistry, English, and physical geography.

In the fall of 2003, our new health and fitness facility was opened. This modern facility has three basketball courts, four volleyball courts, and six badminton courts. The new gymnasium has a sprung wooden floor, change rooms, and plenty of spectators seating. The mezzanine level has a fitness room with state of the art fitness equipment and a combatives room for our wrestling program. School teams include girls' field hockey, soccer, basketball, tennis, wrestling, alpine and Nordic skiing, softball, rugby, badminton, and golf. Outdoor education class includes dog sledding, sea kayaking, a canoe trip, indoor climbing, swimming club, climbing club, and mountain bike club.

Clubs include swimming club, computer club, basketball club, mountain bike club, climbing club, hockey club, and chess club.

All students at SJK (K-OAC) have weekly scheduled computer classes, which incorporate problem solving using real life situations. Each computer is networked with Internet access and Microsoft Office suite. We have two fully equipped computer labs housing the latest technology, one of which is brand new this year and serviced by Pentium III computers. Throughout the school, we have a ratio of one computer for every three students. It is possible for each student to have his or her own e-mail address. The network is school wide with a special software development course at the OAC level.

Students take advantage of the excellent facilities in our brand new art studio. Our new Chapel building houses the music and drama programs. SJK has a band and four school choirs. Every year, each one of our schools accomplishes one major drama performance. This year lower and middle school performed "Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat" and the upper school performed "Hard Candy". SJK also has a fully equipped library, Resource Centre with a full-time librarian, and the latest online resources. Having affiliations with the three neighbouring major Canadian universities (University of Guelph, University of Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier University) allows us access to their professional facilities.

All facilities are wheelchair accessible.

Nestled in the heart of Canada's high technology triangle, we have strong affiliations with three major Canadian universities, Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier, and Guelph. We offer learning opportunities beyond the classroom ranging from equestrian skills at the International Equestrian Centre in close proximity to the school, water ecology course in Dorset, Ontario, and marine science at Huntsman Marine Science Centre, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick. SJK is inspected by the Ontario Ministry of Education and grants the Ontario Secondary School Diploma. SJK is a member of the Canadian Educational Standards Institute (CESI), a not for profit organization, which provides accreditation only to the top independent schools in Canada with very demanding standards ranging from governance and finance to academic and extracurricular programs. St. John's-Kilmarnock School is a member of C.A.I.S. (Canadian Association of Independent Schools) and is one of only 73 schools in Canada.

Student exchanges to Copenhagen, Germany, France, Quebec, and more are available.