School Profile 2019-20

School Profile

2019-20

U N I V E R S I T Y D E S T I N AT I O N S

Toronto, Canada

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BRANKSOME HALL

Discover Our IB Advantage 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.

Branksome Curriculum Highlights

Our Graduates

All students, from Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12, follow the IB curriculum:

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).

Our graduates represent the cultural diversity of Toronto, one of the world’s most multicultural cities.

During the 2019-20 school year, our Boarding students alone represented 19 countries. Our graduates are welcomed by post-secondary institutions in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and around the world. In 2020, our graduates were offered entrance scholarships totaling more than $1.5 million, and 100 per cent of our graduates were Ontario Scholars.

Enrolment

Why the IB Diploma Program?

•P rimary Years Program (JK–Grade 6) •M iddle Years Program (Grades 7–10) • Diploma Program (Grades 11–12)

Junior School (JK - Grade 6)

266 students

Middle School (Grades 7-8)

184 students

Senior School (Grades 9 - 12)

456 students

Total (JK - Grade 12)

906 students

Senior & Middle School Day

576 students

Senior & Middle School Boarding

This enriched liberal arts program is viewed as the gold standard by universities worldwide.

64 students

Graduating Class of 2020

112 students

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

GROUP 2

GROUP 3

GROUP 4

GROUP 5

GROUP 6

English

French

Economics

Biology

Mathematics

Dance

Cantonese

Latin

Chemistry

Spanish (HL/SL/Ab initio)

Mathematical Studies (SL)

Music

French

Environmental Systems and Societies (SL)

German Italian Korean Mandarin Spanish

Geography (HL) History of Europe

Environmental Systems and Societies (SL) Physics Sports, Health & Exercise Science

Theatre Arts Visual Arts Visual Arts – Film Extended Essay Theory of Knowledge

SCHOOL PROFILE

Grading Equivalents IB Points IB Levels 1-7

Ontario Secondary School Credit % Equivalent Range

7

Excellent

97-100

6

Very Good

93-96

5

Good

85-92

4

Satisfactory

74-83

3

Mediocre

63-71

2

Poor

53-60

1

Very Poor

49 and below

Standardized Test Results OntarioMinistry Ontario Letter 4-point scale GradeEquivalent

4+

A+

4

A

4-

A-

3

B

2 1 R

C D F

Grading Policies 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.

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.

Due to our challenging academic standards, Branksome Hall does not rank students or calculate GPAs. Our school policy prohibits disclosure of students’ disciplinary records. Branksome Hall is a non-semester school.

The International Baccalaureate Schools of Ontario (IBSO) has a shared table of equivalents to percentages, as outlined in the chart above. Interim, anticipated or predicted IB grades are based on evidence demonstrated in the classroom, and not on final IB examinations.

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program Branksome Hall is a continuum school and we began offering the IB Diploma Program in 2003. Approximately 50 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 PhD degrees.

ACT

2020

2019

2018

2017

10

33

55

39

English

30.6

28.9

30.9

30.8

Mathematics

29.4

26.6

27.5

29.6

Reading

30.3

27.2

29.6

30.0

Science

28.9

26.6

27.6

28.6

Composite

29.1

27.4

29

29.6

Number of Students

SAT SAT Number of Students Number of Students

2020 2019 42 42

2019 2018 42 55

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Evidence-Based Reading and Writing

638 664

664 662

Math Math

677 688

688 696

Total Total

1,314 1351

1,351 1358

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.

The highest diploma points awarded to a candidate was 43.

The average grade achieved by students who earned the diploma was 5.14; the average point total was 33 points; and 57 students achieved 32 points or more. Four students earned a bilingual diploma.

In response to COVID-19, Branksome Hall moved to a full remote-learning model in March for the remainder of the academic year, with a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning. Given the global pandemic, the International Baccalaureate Program did not offer final exams.

Branksome Hall Four-Year Summary of IB Results 2020

2019

2018

2017

5.19

5.14

5.08

5.38

Average Point Total (BH)

33

33

32

35

Average Point Total (World)

30

29.63

28.56

29.7

100%

100%

100%

100%

Average Subject Grade (BH)

Overall Pass Rate in Individual Subjects (BH)

3

University of King's College

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QUEBEC (16)

2020 University Destination Details Total Students

Program

Students / Program

WESTERN PROVINCES (5) McGill University University of King's College The University of British Columbia

12 15

Total Students

1 1

Science Arts Foundation Year Arts Computer Science Program

3 10 14 Students 1

/ Program

Science Undeclared

1

12

Arts

10

Computer Science Global Health and Medicine Undeclared History

1

Economics Arts Classics Science Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medicine

1 4 1 1 1

Global HealthRelations and International Medicine

1

QUEBEC (16)

O N TA R I O ( 6 4 )

Foundation Year Integrated Science

Huron University College

1

Social Science

1

U N I T E University D KINGDOM McGill

McMaster University

5

Honours Health Sciences I

2

King’s College London (University of London)

1

Life Sciences Gateway

3

The University of Edinburgh

1

Arts (BAH)

12

Arts/Education (Concurrent) (BAH/BEd)

1

University of Manchester The University of British Columbia University of Oxford

1 5 1

University of St Andrews

3

Engineering (BASc)

4

Health Science (BScH)

1

King’s College London (University of London)

1

Science (BScH)

6

The University of Edinburgh

1

Management History

1 1

Arts/Education (Concurrent) - Bader International Study Centre - Herstmonceux Castle, England (BAH/B

1

University of Warwick University of Manchester

1 1

Management Economics

1 1

U N I T E D S of TAT ES (14) University Oxford

1

Classics

1

Health Science - Bader International Study Centre - Herstmonceux Castle, England (BScH)

1

American UniversityUniversity of St Andrews

1 3

Public Affairs/International Bachelor of Science Studies in Medicine (Honours)

1 1

Berklee College of Music

1

Music Production and International Relations Engineering

1 1

Criminology

1

Dartmouth College

1

Management Undeclared

1 1

International Development and Globalization

1

University of WarwickUniversity George Washington

1 1

Management Columbia College of Arts and Sciences

1 1

Computer Engineering

1

New York University American University Northeastern University

1 1 1

Music Education Public Affairs/International Biology Studies

1 1 1

Engineering Science

1

Berklee RinglingCollege CollegeofofMusic Art and Design

1

1

Rotman Commerce

1

Social Sciences

1

The New School Dartmouth College University of California - Berkeley George Washington University

1 1 1 1

TrackOne, Undeclared Engineering

2

University of California - Los New York University Angeles

1 1

Music Production and Computer Animation Engineering Undeclared Undeclared College of Letters and Columbia Science College of Arts and Sciences Undeclared Music Education

1

Life Sciences

Computer Science

1

Northeastern University Wesleyan University

1

Biology Undeclared

1

Global Business and Digital Arts

1

Ringling College of Art and Design Yale University

1 2

Computer Animation Engineering, Economics

1

Arts and Humanities

2

The New School

1

Undeclared

1

Engineering

6

University of California - Berkeley

1

College of Letters and Science

1

Kinesiology

1

Undeclared

1

1

University of California - Los Angeles

1

Management & Organizational Studies

Wesleyan University

1

Undeclared

1

Medical Sciences

2

Yale University

2

Engineering, Economics

1

Science

2

Social Science

3

Undeclared

1

Queen’s University

University of Ottawa

University of Toronto

University of Waterloo

Western University

26

2

8

2

18

WESTERN PROVINCES (5)

UNITED KINGDOM (8)

U N I T E D S TAT E S ( 1 4 )

Wilfred Laurier University

1

Honours Arts

1

York University

1

Psychology

1

1

Arts and Social Sciences

1

Integrated Science

1

AT L A N T I C P R O V I N C E S ( 1 )

Dalhousie University

(8)

1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1

O T H E R I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I V E R S I T I E S ( 1 )

Duke Kunshan University

1

International Relations

1

Class of 2020 University Destinations

2020 Graduates’ Regional Destinations Number of Graduates

Percentage

Ontario

64

57.14

Quebec

12

10.71

United States

14

12.50

1

0.89

Atlantic Provinces

O N TA R I O

64

Huron University College

1

McMaster University

5

Queen’s University

26

Western Provinces

5

4.46

University of Ottawa

U.K.

6

7.14

University of Toronto

8

University of Waterloo

2

Other International Universities

1

0.89

GAP Year

5

4.46

Unknown

2

1.78

Top University Destinations 2020

Western University Wilfred Laurier University York University OTHER CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES Dalhousie University

2

18 1 1 18 1

Queen’s University

26

McGill University

Western University

18

University of British Columbia

5

McGill University

12

UNITED KINGDOM

8

12

University of Toronto

8

King’s College (University of London)

1

McMaster University

5

University of Edinburgh

1

14

University of Manchester

1

University of Oxford

1

University of St Andrews

3

University of Warwick

1

U.S. Universities (total)

2020 Graduates’ Chosen Programs PROGRAMS

Agriculture

Number of Graduates

Percentage of Graduating Class

0

0.00

Arts and Science/Liberal Arts

39

34.82

Biological Sciences

12

10.71

4

3.57

Business and Commerce* Computer Science, Technology and Communications

5

4.46

Education

2

1.79

Fine Arts and Design/Performing Arts

0

0.00

Humanities

2

1.79

Kinesiology/Sports and Exercise Science

1

0.89

13

11.61

Medicine and Medical Fields

3

2.68

Social Sciences

9

8.04

Alternate Plans

5

4.46

Mathematics, Engineering and Physical Sciences

*This figure does not include pre-acceptance to the Ivey School of Business at Western University.

U N I T E D S TAT E S

14

American University

1

George Washington University

1

Northeastern University

1

Ringling University

1

The New School

1

University of California - Berkeley

1

University of California - Los Angeles

1

University of Chicago

1

Wesleyan University

1

Yale University

2

O T H E R I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I V E R S I T I E S

1

Duke Kunshan University

1

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BRANKSOME HALL

Major Scholarship Offers *

INSTITUTION

SCHOLARSHIP

NUMBER

AMOUNT

INSTITUTION

SCHOLARSHIP

NUMBER

AMOUNT

Agnes Scott College

The Elizabeth Kiss Trailblazer Scholarship

1

$108,000 USD

University of Georgia

Classic Scholar

1

$38,000 USD

American University of Sharjah

Academic Merit Scholarship

1

20% of tuition and fees

University of Glasgow

Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship

1

5,000 GBP

Brock University

Entrance Scholarship

1

$6,000

University of Toronto

1

Carleton University

Renewable Entrance Scholarship

1

$16,000

UofT National Scholarship

Tuition, incidental and residence fees for up to four years of study

Dalhousie University

Entrance Scholarship

1

$5,000

University of Toronto

1

$100,000

Huron at Western

Entrance Scholarship

1

$12,000

Schulich Leader Scholarship

Kenyon College

President’s Scholarship

1

$80,000

University of Toronto

Entrance Scholarship

1

$7,500

McGill University

Schulich Leader Scholarship

1

$80,000

University of Toronto

UoT Scholars

1

$7,500

University of Toronto

Dean’s Merit Award

2

$5,000

Mount Allison University

Entrance Scholarship

1

$12,000

University of Toronto

Faculty of Music Entrance Scholarship

1

$4,000

Oberlin College

John Frederick Oberlin College

1

108,000 USD

University of Waterloo

President’s Scholarship of Distinction

1

$5,000

Queen’s University

Principal’s Scholarship

3

$4,000

$4,000

Entrance Scholarship

1

$18,000

University of Waterloo Entrance Bursary

1

Quest University

University of Waterloo

Rensselaer Ploytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Leadership Award

1

$22,500 USD

Wilfrid Laurier University

Entrance Scholarship

1

$10,000

Ryerson University

Entrance Award

1

$8,000

Wilfrid Laurier University

Admission Scholarship

1

$4,000

Savannah College of Art and Design

Entrance Scholarship

1

$11,000 USD

Savannah College of Art and Design

Academic Scholarship

1

$9,000 USD

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

SAIC Creative Honors Scholarship

1

$33,600 USD

School of Visual Arts

Silas H. Rhodes Scholarship

1

$7,000

St. Francis Xavier University

Entrance Scholarship

1

$7,000

St. Francis Xavier University

Entrance Scholarship

2

$5000

University of British Columbia

Women in Engineering Entrance Scholarship

1

$10,000

University of British Columbia

UBC Centennial Scholars Entrance Award

1

$80,000

University of Calgary

Diversity Champions in Engineering Award

1

$4,000

*Value of $4,000 CAD and above

SCHOOL PROFILE

University Destinations 2016-19 O N TA R I O

University of Oxford

Stanford University

Brock University

University of St Andrews

Syracuse University

Carleton University

University of the Arts London

The George Washington University

Huron University College

The New School

Laurentian University

O T H E R I N T E R N AT I O N A L U N I V E R S I T I E S

The University of Tampa

McMaster University

Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la

Union College

OCAD University

Couture Parisienne

University of California - Berkeley

Queen’s University

Fontys University of Applied Sciences

University of California - Davis

Royal Military College of Canada

IE University

University of California - Irvine

Trent University

Murdoch University

University of California - Los Angeles

University of Guelph

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

University of California - Santa Barbara

University of Ottawa

Universität Passau

University of Chicago

University of Toronto

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

University of Delaware University of Houston

University of Waterloo Western University

U N I T E D S TAT E S

University of Michigan

Wilfrid Laurier University

Babson College

University of Notre Dame

Berklee College of Music

University of Pennsylvania

OTHER PROVINCES

Boston University

University of Southern California

Concordia University

Bowdoin College

Vanderbilt University

Dalhousie University

Brown University

Villanova University

McGill University

California Institute of Technology

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Francis Xavier University

Colby College

Wesleyan University

The University of British Columbia

Columbia University

Williams College

University of King’s College

Cornell University

Yale University

University of New Brunswick

Dartmouth College Duke University

UNITED KINGDOM & IRELAND

Georgetown University

Blackpool and The Fylde College

Harvard University

Durham University

James Madison University

Goldsmiths, University of London

Kenyon College

Imperial College London

Macalester College

King’s College London

Mount Holyoke College

Loughborough University

New York University

Queen Mary University of London

Northeastern University

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Northwestern University

St George’s, University of London

Pomona College

The University of Edinburgh

Rhode Island School of Design

University College London

Savannah College of Art and Design

University of Dundee

Southern Methodist University

University of Glasgow

St. John’s College

In 2020, our university applicants were offered scholarships totalling more than $1.5 million, and 97% of our graduates were Ontario Scholars.

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C O UNS E L L IN G FAC U LT Y AND STAF F Joanne Colwell Director, Guidance and University Relations jcolwell@branksome.on.ca 416.920.6265, ext. 255

Lauren Caldwell Middle School Guidance Counsellor lcaldwell@branksome.on.ca 416.920.6265, ext. 389

Hayley AvRuskin Grade 9 and 10 Guidance Counsellor havruskin@branksome.on.ca 416.920.6265, ext. 264

Kalista Clement Middle School Guidance Counsellor kclement@branksome.on.ca 416.920.6265, ext. 382

Laura Bincik Middle School Guidance Counsellor lbincik@branksome.on.ca 416.920.6265, ext. 345

Kathleen Duguay Grade 9 and 10 Guidance Counsellor kduguay@branksome.on.ca 416.920.6265, ext. 271

Cory Miller Guidance and University Counsellor, University Counselling Coordinator cmiller@branksome.on.ca 416.920.6265, ext. 217

Bonita Ip Administrative Assistant to the Director, Guidance and University Relations guidance@branksome.on.ca 416.920.6265, ext. 214

Jennifer Stumborg Guidance and University Counsellor jstumborg@branksome.on.ca 416.920.6265, ext. 275

Niro Nagendran Administrative Assistant, Guidance guidance@branksome.on.ca 416.920.6265, ext. 339

Branksome Hall 10 Elm Avenue, Toronto ON M4W 1N4

Tel. 416-920-6265 ext. 268 admissions@branksome.on.ca branksome.on.ca