A boarding and day school experience that is unparalleled in Canada.
Rosseau Lake College (RLC) is Ontario’s most northern independent school with a campus that remains unique among independent schools in the world Rosseau Lake College is an independent co-ed day and boarding school offering Grades 7 to 12. Our school was established in 1967 in the heart of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, a region dotted with pristine lakes and areas of hardwood forest Our lakefront campus provides a unique environment for an innovative academic program that immerses your child in powerful experiential learning that’s impossible to gain in traditional classroom settings.
Elongated instruction blocks and a flexible Wednesday schedule offer both focus and depth, allowing students time to learn through intensive experimentation and first-hand experiences An intensive promotion of project-based learning builds from the student’s natural curiosity, providing a foundation for a world-class academic program
Our intentionally small school environment ensures authentic, meaningful relationships and an inclusive, warm community We are leaders in true diversity, embracing over 20 different nationalities within our community We ignite the “it” within each student, challenging and empowering your child to pursue their own passions.
“To attend RLC felt second-nature to me. It was as though I were going to school in my own backyard, immersed in the natural world ... RLC was a place of calm, focus, and inspiration.”
Samantha Brett '04, Founder of IronOaks Environmental Management Inc. Senior Environmental Advisor to TC Energy Corporation in Calgary, Alberta
Students come to Rosseau Lake College because they want to be challenged. They want to live and learn differently than they’ve ever lived or learned before They are drawn by a compelling academic tradition, one based in daily interaction with the natural world They are inspired by teachers who know that the best learning happens at the boundaries between disciplines. They come to RLC because the faculty embodies the character traits that they’d like to see in themselves: resilience, academic excellence, active living, and a sense of adventure
In addition to earning a Ontario Secondary School Diploma, students leave having spent time on outtrips They’ve paddled canoes and travelled the world They’ve snowshoed through boreal forest and slept out beneath the stars. They’ve learned alongside peers from communities around the world, down the street, and everywhere in between As alumni invariably say, they’ve found a profound sense of community and experienced how important they can be to a group, just as they’ve been lifted by it. At Rosseau Lake College, extraordinary learning is in our nature
POST-SECONDARY PLACEMENT
34 students in the 2023 graduating class
100% of graduates received post-secondary admission
$200,000+ in merit-based entrance scholarships awarded to the class of 2023
“The most useful tools I learned from my time at Rosseau were independence and the confidence to go out on my own.”
Katie Tsuyuki '01 Elite snowboarder Member of the Canadian Olympic Snowboard Team, 2014 and 2018
AT A GLANCE
We pride ourselves in helping and encouraging students to develop loyal and lasting friendships, respect for one another, tolerance for others, independence, and maturity
ESTABLISHED
1967
CAMPUS SIZE
56 ACRES
MOTTO SCIENTIA
AUGET VIRES
(knowledge increases strength)
STUDENT/TEACHER RATIO
1/5 STUDENTS
140
CLASS SIZES
15 - 18 DAY STUDENTS
25% BOARDERS
75%
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
50%
“It gave me the confidence to take bigger risks than I would have taken otherwise. You were meeting people from around the world ... I think it makes the world more accessible. You could dream bigger dreams.”
– Peter Hume ‘84, television writer and producer
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100% participation in co-curricular clubs, sports, arts, and Outtrips
21 special interest clubs
13 athletic teams
12 arts courses and clubs
“Everyone could just relate and talk to each other. … and you could have conversations. You felt heard, and cared for, and I really appreciated that.”
– Ouelhore Diallo '22 Recipient of the President’s International Admissions Scholarship, University of Western Ontario
Discover for yourself all that Rosseau Lake College has to offer your child. Take a walk through our charming campus; stop in to our lively, interactive classrooms; chat with our happy, enthusiastic students; or have a conversation with one of our engaged families…these are all wonderful ways to fully understand the opportunities that await your family here.
OUR APPLICATION PROCESS:
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Complete our Online Application
Submit two years of academic records and a teacher reference
3. Complete the Student Video Essay
Schedule an interview (video conference)
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For more information or to apply, please contact admissions@rosseaulakecollege.com or call 1-705-732-4351
Rosseau Lake College
1967 Bright Street, Rosseau, Ontario Canada P0C 1J0
THE RLC GRADUATE
The following offers a portrait of a Rosseau Lake College student who joined us young and unsure, and is now a confident graduate ready to face the next challenge of life.
Access to an academic program at the highest level offered by the province of Ontario
Acceptance to the post-secondary school and program of your choice
Perseverance through 20 or more final exams, at least 10 major research papers, countless presentations, seminars, and creative projects
Completion of four Discovery Week Projects, and the large-scale opportunity to identify, focus and develop your passion
Development of a complete ePortfolio that captures your experiences, accomplishments, and challenges both inside and outside of the academic environment
Presentation of one Community Talk
Countless opportunities to lead your community as a Prefect, a committee member, a concerned and active citizen, an artist, an athlete, an entrepreneur, and an outtripper
A developed appreciation of nature and your role and responsibility in protecting it
A developed connection to our land, its history, and the endless Indigenous knowledge embedded within it
Extraordinary learning is in our nature.
Completion of at least 40 nights sleeping outside on Outtrips, overnights, or weekend activities
Exploration of hundreds of kilometres running, hiking, and skiing the trails
Participation in hundreds of kilometres paddling the area lakes and rivers
Countless plunges into the lake
Global Explorer: as an RLC RoundSquare delegate at an international conference, as an exchange student, or through May Term programming
Unending opportunities to compete as a varsity athlete
Unending opportunities to showcase your work and/or perform as an artist
A connection to an entire community of people with whom you will maintain lifelong friendships
A developed sense of self according to each of the Rosseau Roots: thoughtful, persuasive, adventurous, creative, selfaware, community minded
Contact the RLC Admissions Team
Phone: 705-732-4351
Toll-free in North America: 1-800-265-0569
Email: admissions@rosseaulakecollege.com
Web: rosseaulakecollege com
