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APPLEBY COLLEGE
Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Three unique qualities of the school, in addition to the high quality of education, in a caring and supportive environment:

Canada’s first e.school, with all students and faculty having Lenovo Tablet PCs.
Member of G20 (a consortium of the top 20 independent schools worldwide)
All Students are members of the Round Square , and can participate in cultural, language, service and adventure exchanges worldwide.

Advanced Placement (AP):

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Calculus, Mathematics Modelling, Computer Science, Data Management, Economics, English, French, French (Extended), German, Art, History of the Arts, World Geography and World History

Special subjects offered:

Mandarin, Race, Gender and Rights, Media, Information and Techno culture, Dance, World Religion, Political Science, Psychology/Statistics and English Writers Craft

Languages:

French, Mandarin, Spanish, German and Arabic

Computer (courses):

Computer Programming, Media, Arts, Computer Science, Computers are used daily in class. Every student has a laptop. (Technology Program, Digital Photography, Computer Graphics)

Arts (special choir, drama etc.):

Dance, Orchestra, Choir, Drama, Concert Band, Ballet, String Ensemble

Sports:

Cross country, Skiing, Swimming, Squash, Badminton, Golf, Tennis, Basketball, Field hockey (G), Volleyball, Ice hockey, Rugby, Soccer, Softball, Pilates, Fitness Training, Water Polo, Aquatic Fitness, Curling, Climbing, Pilates

Extra curricular activities (clubs):

For a complete list, please visit http://www.appleby.on.ca/students/afterSchool/artsservice.aspx
Service Opportunities – students must complete 25 hours of community service per year at Appleby

Weekend Activities:

Weekend excursions, normally taking place on Saturdays, contribute to the overall well-being of boarders by allowing them to get away for a while on weekends and enjoy social interaction with each other. Weekend program at http://www.appleby.on.ca/docs/reslife/calendar.aspx#weekend
Appleby also offers students opportunities to travel to different cities in Canada on long weekends. These trips are planned specifically for our boarding students to give them a taste of our country.

Grades:
Teacher-student-ratio:
Average class size:
Boarding-day-student-ratio:
Number of students:
Number of students in 11th grade:
Boy-girl-ratio:
Percentage of International Students:

7-12
1:9
12-14
266 boarding
750
150
1:1
12%

Dress code:

Uniform for boys and girls

Tuition:

CAN$ 53,925.- (School Year: 2010/2011)
CAN$ 5,000,- enrollment fee

Tuition Refund Plan:

http://www.appleby.on.ca/media/pdf/ACTuitionRefund.pdf

Credit card payments allowed:

No. All fees are covered by wire transfer.

Additional costs:

Uniform, books and international travel. For a list of what your fees cover, visit http://www.appleby.on.ca/media/pdf/REGFee.pdf

Summer School:

Yes, for a list of extensive offerings, please visit the following link: http://www.appleby.on.ca/community/camps/academy/index.aspx

Webseite:

www.appleby.on.ca

Pictures:

see Pictures

(The information is for the school year of 2010/2011– there can be changes for the following school year 2011/2012 - no responsibility is taken for the correctness of this information)