School Profile
St. Anne’s School (SAS) is a leading independent Grade 5 to 12 day school for girls located in Aurora, Ont. Through a dynamic, inquiry-based program, students develop foundational academic skills, discover their authentic selves, amplify their voices, and realize their transformative potential. Our students are not just prepared for the future but ready to create it.
As an inclusive community, we foster strong connections through local partnerships and global initiatives to learn the value of service, gratitude, and engaged citizenship. Our comprehensive athletics and wellness programs promote fitness, resilience, and teamwork while developing students’ socio-emotional well-being.
As a partner school to St. Andrew’s College (SAC), an all-boys school in Aurora, Ont., we provide a unique educational experience that maintains an all-girls learning environment but allows joint co-curricular opportunities to foster healthy relationships, a sense of belonging, and an enriching experience through authentic environments. Further, this partnership allows SAS to leverage the worldclass facilities and resources of SAC to prepare young women for a world of extraordinary possibilities.
ACCREDITATION AND AFFILIATIONS
OUR PROGRAM
SAS provides a challenging and comprehensive curriculum, offering 80 credit courses. Electives are available in business, technology, computer science, visual arts, music, and languages. SAS surpasses the Ontario curriculum by enhancing it with experiential opportunities, signature programs, and Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
Ontario Curriculum:
SAS students graduate with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), a minimum of 40 community involvement hours, and passing of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test.
Co-Curriculars and Student Leadership:
Developing leadership is a priority at St. Anne’s School, which has a Prefect system of senior leadership. Ten senior students are elected as Prefects for the academic year. Other senior leadership positions include House Captains (4), House Executives (8), and Council Representatives (9). All leadership positions are elected, and applicants undergo an extensive leadership application process, including speeches and interviews. While faculty members provide guidance and support, the school’s extensive co-curricular program is run by student leaders.
MISSION STATEMENT
Empowering girls to be courageous learners and compassion citizens who live and lead with wisdom.
SAS is accredited by the Ontario Ministry of Education and is currently a candidate school with Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS). We are a member of the International Coalition of Girls’ Schools (ICGS) and participate in the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) with SAC. We participate in the Conference of Independent Schools Athletic Association (CISAA) and the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA). We are an AP Capstone school. VISION STATEMENT
Equipping young women for a world of extraordinary possibilities.
Adventure, community, creativity, humility, inquiry, integrity, resilience
Students at SAS participate in robust co-curricular programming during and after the academic day. During the week, students participate in councils, student-led clubs, and house activities. Upper School students also participate in our Arts/Co-Curricular Plus (ACPlus) program in conjunction with SAC where students can choose from a wide variety of activities to explore their interests, develop their passions, and broaden their experiences. Programming ranges from DECA, to pottery, to jazz ensemble, to robotics. Co-curricular program options: 50+
Athletics:
A vibrant and competitive athletic program is embedded in student life at SAS. We offer 46 teams across 17 sports in CISAA and 100 per cent of our students participate in at least two terms of sport.
School Year Format:
Our full-year, non-semested school is divided into three terms, with reporting taking place at the end of each term in November, March, and June.
School Schedule Format:
The school follows a four-day, rotating schedule with four 75-minute classes per day. Students complete two to three course blocks per week for each enrolled course, with academic blocks inverted to ensure courses are experienced at different times of day. Students (Grades 5-12)
EVALUATION
SAS has developed a standardized 4 +/--level assessment model for consistent evaluation across all subjects. This model aligns with the Ontario Ministry of Education’s assessment policies outlned in Growing Success.
As mandated by the Ontario Ministry of Education, final achievement in all OSSD courses is reported in percentage grades, with a maximum score of 100 and a passing grade set at 50. First Class standing (Ontario Scholar) commences at 80 per cent, rather than 90 per cent. The province establishes these standards, which all accredited public and independent schools must follow.
Student Leadership
Co-Curriculars
Advanced Placement Courses
In 2025-2026, St. Anne’s is planning to offer 17 AP courses in Grades 11 and 12. We currently have 23 students writing 53 AP exams.
AP Capstone
SAS is proud to have 15 out of 40 graduating students participating in the program.
Leadership Program
All SAS students participate in our signature Leadership program, designed specifically for young women to hone their voices and develop the confidence to meet complex problems in our increasingly connected world. The program culminates in the creation of an individualized leadership portfolio and the creation of a philanthropic initiative. In the Upper School, students earn their GPP3O credit for Leadership and Peer Support while also engaging in outdoor education, digital and financial literacy modules, and wellness programming. Each grade is guided by an intentional theme paired with a rotating global excursion. In 2024-2025, these excursions included Brazil and Argentina with a on stewardship and conservation.
Grade Leadership Theme and Focus
Character, Friendship, and Community
Character, Friendship, and Community
Character and Citizenship
Character and Citizenship
Character, Connection, and Community
Environmental Stewardship
Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy
Human Rights-Leadership into Action
McEwen Leadership Program
The McEwen Leadership program is a specialized twoyear business leadership program for Grades 11 and 12 students and focuses on experiential education and skill development. The program is run in conjunction with SAC and is modelled after the vision of entrepreneur, Rob McEwen, from the SAC Class of 1969. Over the two years, students work directly with local businesses and community organizations and culminate their learning by creating significant entrepreneurial opportunities. There are currently 37 Grade 11 and 30 Grade 12 students enrolled in this program.
Extended French Program
SAS offers the Certificate of Bilingual Studies (Extended French), where students can earn seven credits in French (four in Extended French and three in subject courses where French is the language of instruction).
Reach-Ahead Credits
Students can accelerate their learning for reach-ahead credits based on academic performance. Students who do not accelerate their math in prior years can take Advanced Functions in the summer before Grade 12 and advance to Calculus and Vectors/AP Calculus in their final year.
Grade 8: Grade 9 Math, Grade 9 Integrated Arts
Grade 9: Grade 10 Math, Grade 10 Science
Grade 10: Grade 11 Science, Grade 11 Math
Grade 11: Grade 12 Science, Grade 12 Math
Grade 11
Advanced Functions
American History
Biology
Chemistry
Computer
Drama
English
Challenge and Change in Society
Engineering Technology
French Core
French Extended
Functions and Applications
Functions
Healthy Living and Personal Fitness Activities
Interdisciplinary Studies - McEwen Leadership Program
Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology
Introduction to Computer Science
Leadership and Peer Support
Music
Physics
Presentation and Speaking Skills
Regional Geography
The Individual and the Economy
Understanding Canadian Law
Visual Arts
World History to the End of the Fifteenth Century
Grade 12
Analysing Current Economic Issues
Biology
Business Leadership - McEwen Leadership Program
Calculus and Vectors
Canadian and International Law
Chemistry
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Drama
English
French Extended
Interdisciplinary Studies - AP Research
Introductory Kinesiology
Leadership and Peer Support
Mathematics of Data Management
Music
Philosophy: Questions and Theories
Physics
The Writer’s Craft
Visual Arts
World Issues: A Geographic Analysis
World History since the Fifteenth Century
AP Course Offerings (2025-2026)
Biology
Capstone-Research
Capstone-Seminar
Calculus AB
Chemistry
Computer Science A
Computer Science Principles
Drawing
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
French Language and Culture
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Precalculus
Statistics
United States History
Head of School Sabrina D’Angelo sabrina.dangelo@stannes.ca
Assistant Head of School, Director of Upper School JJ Patterson jj.patterson@stannes.ca
Director of Academics
Samantha Scheepers samantha.scheepers@stannes.ca
University Counsellor Bonnie Tam
bonnie.tam@stannes.ca
CEEB School Code: 800044 UCAS School Code: 43927
306 St. John’s Sideroad, Aurora, ON L4G 4B4