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 Branksome’s athletic facilities in order to provide physical activities supported by Branksome Hall student volunteers.
CONFIDENT VOICES
Branksome Hall has a long tradition of developing internationalcalibre public speakers and debaters willing to tackle the most pressing issues of today. In 2025, Branksome student, Helen Ziomecki was crowned World Champion at the 2025 World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships in Kuala Lumpur.
LEADERSHIP & INNOVATION BY DESIGN
With Branksome’s new Innovation Centre and Studio Theatre (iCAST) building opening in 2026—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 a range of STEAM
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• All students received the Ontario Secondary School Diploma AND were also able to pursue the IB Diploma.
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 (SL), English, German A (SL), Korean A (SL)
GROUP 2: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
French B, Mandarin B, Latin, Spanish (Ab initio)
GROUP 3: INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETIES
Economics, Geography (HL), Environmental Systems & Societies, History
GROUP 4: EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES
Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Systems & Societies (SL), Physics, Sports, Exercise & Health Science
GROUP 5: MATHEMATICS
Applications and Interpretations (SL), Analysis and Approaches
GROUP 6: THE ARTS
CHART Ontario (OSSD) transcript grades reflect a student’s final achievement over the course of an academic year from Grades 9–12.
2025 GRADUATES’ REGIONALDESTINATIONS
Our graduates are welcomed by post-secondary institutions in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and around the world.
The Class of 2025 is charting an extraordinary path forward, earning over 700 offers of admission and more than $6 million in scholarship offers. Graduates are pursuing a wide range of fields, with 35% entering STEM programs, 22% in Business, 6% in Fine Arts, 3% in Education, and another 35% in Liberal Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. With offers from 145 universities worldwide, including 28 in Canada, 89 in the U.S., 20 in the UK, and 8 from other international destinations, Branksome students are stepping confidently into their futures.
Two of Branksome’s top athletes, Sabrina Seville (left) and Jaime Taylor (right) were recruited to Brown University and Duke University’s rowing programs respectively in 2025.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Drexel University
Duke University
Eastman School of Music (University of Rochester)
Eckerd College
Elon University
Emerson College
Emory University
Fairfield University
Fashion Institute of Technology
Florida Institute of Technology
Fordham University
Furman University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Hamilton College
Harvard University
Harvey Mudd College
Hawaii Pacific University
Hendrix College
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Hofstra University
Indiana University
Ithaca College
Johns Hopkins University
Kenyon College
Long Island University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago
Marist University
Maryville University of Saint Louis
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Michigan State University
Middlebury College
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Muhlenberg College
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Occidental College
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Pace University
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Pepperdine University
Pratt Institute
Princeton University
Purdue University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhode Island School of Design
Rochester Institute of Technology
Roger Williams University
Rutgers University
Sacramento City College
San Diego State University
Santa Clara University
Savannah College of Art and Design
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
School of Visual Arts
Scripps College
Skidmore College
Smith College
Southern Methodist University
Springfield College
St. Lawrence University
Stanford University
Syracuse University
Texas A&M University
Texas Christian University
The George Washington University
The New School
The University of Tampa
The University of Texas at Austin
Trinity College
Tufts University
Tulane University
University of Arizona
University of Bridgeport
University of California-Berkeley
University of California-Davis
University of California-Irvine
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-Merced
University of California-Riverside
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Barbara
University of California-Santa Cruz
University of Chicago
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Denver
University of Hawai’i at Hilo
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University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign
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University of Miami
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University of Scranton
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University of Southern California
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Washington University in St Louis
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Xavier University
INTERNATIONAL
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Bath Spa University
Bournemouth University
Brunel University
Cal Poly
Cardiff University
CentraleSupélec
City University of London
Duke Kunshan University
Durham University
École Polytechnique
Edge Hill University
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Goldsmiths, University of London
Health Sciences University
(formerly Anglo-European College of Chiropractic University College)
Imperial College London
King's College London
Leeds College of Art
London Film Academy
London Metropolitan University
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
München
Macquarie University
Met Film School (London)
Neuchâtel Junior College
New York University Shanghai
Norland College
Queen Mary University of London
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Scotland's Rural College
St. George's University
Stranmillis University College
Swansea University
Teesside University
The American University of Paris
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
College Utrecht University of Aberdeen University of Bath University of Birmingham University of Bristol
University of Debrecen
University of Edinburgh
University of Exeter
University of Glasgow
University of Leeds
University of Manchester
University of Nottingham
University of Oxford
University of Pecs
University of Reading
University of South Wales
University of Southampton
University of St Andrews
University of Stirling University of Sunderland
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