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Ridley College
PO Box 3013 2 Ridley Road, St Catharines, Canada
tel: 9056841889


• Founded in 1889 • Co-educational since 1973 • Over 30 countries represented • Campus-wide wireless Internet access • Macintosh laptop computer integration • Outstanding athletic tradition • Strong programs in music, drama, dance and visual arts
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Definition of Terms
Overview:
School Focus College Preparatory
Grades (Boarding) Grades Pre-K-12, PG
School Type Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students Yes
Academics and Faculty  
Saturday Classes Yes
Classroom Dress Code Formal
Average Class Size 20
Teacher : Student ratio 1:10
Number of AP Courses Offered 12
ESL Courses Offered Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 27%
Summer Program Offered Yes
   
Finances  
Endowment Size $25 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $42,415
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $23,840
Percent Students on Financial Aid 30%
Average financial aid grant $ 12,000
   
Admission  
Application Deadline None / Rolling
Acceptance Rate 75%
Director of Admissions Marilyn Martin
Associate Director of Admissions Bruce Mutch
Course Listings:
List of courses offered Link to List of Courses
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 23

BadmintonBasketball
CrewCross Country
CyclingDance
Drill TeamEquestrian
FencingField Hockey
FootballGolf
GymnasticsIce Hockey
RugbySoccer
SoftballSquash
SwimmingTennis
Track and FieldUltimate Frisbee
Volleyball 
Extracurricular:
Total Extracurricular Organizations 1

 
Curling 
 
Matriculation Data:
Year: - 10 Most Popular School Choices  (# Enrolled)  
Link to Matriculation Data
School Notes:
  • Over the past 120 years, Ridley has earned an international reputation for preparing young men and women for university studies and responsible, fulfilling lives. The school’s 100 plus acre campus is located an hour’s drive from Toronto and 20 minutes west of Niagara Falls.
  • Superior facilities include a 350-seat performing-arts centre, modern classrooms and labs, a beautiful Gothic chapel, ice hockey arena, two gymnasia, swimming pool, squash and tennis courts, 10 playing fields, dance and fitness studios, and a fibre-optic network linking hundreds of computers.
  • Students have Internet access from residences and classrooms; a laptop computer initiative is fully implemented.
  • Dozens of competitive and recreational sports and activities are offered.
  • The curriculum is advanced-level and non-semestered, and is augmented by AP courses and SAT preparation.
  • Almost all Ridley graduates proceed directly to Canadian and American universities.
  • Financial assistance to 30% of student body exceeds $2.2 million.
  • Profile last updated: 05/14/2009
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