Announcing PrincipalED: Conversations with Grace McCallum, our new podcast. Check it out here 🎙
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Welcome to branksome hall
We are Toronto's leading independent International Baccalaureate (IB) World School for girls. Our curriculum is globally focused. Our faculty, international. And our technology and facilities, state-of-the-art. We believe that intellectual curiosity and advanced problem-solving are key to thriving in a complex, changing world.
Why Branksome Hall
INNOVATION IN ACTION: BREAKING GROUND ON OUR iCAST FACILITY
We are building the Branksome of tomorrow for our community of creative innovators. The Karen L. Jurjevich Innovation Centre and Studio Theatre (iCAST), currently under construction, will extend into the school community and beyond, offering a space where arts and innovation are integrated, and ideas are realized.
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Meet the Branksome Hall students and alums learning the skills to change the world.
meet hannah
The Musical Theatre Actress
Entertaining audiences in award-winning musicals is Hannah’s passion, one that is supported by her Branksome classmates and teachers.
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meet aiden
The social activist
Boarding student Aiden is committed to affecting social change within the school and wider community as a leader of the Gay-Straight Alliance.
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meet ANGELA
INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGY SCHOLAR
Determined to help immigrants, low-income families and disadvantaged communities break the poverty cycle, Angela is heading to the University of California, Berkeley, with a leadership scholarship to study sociology.
Learn moremeet hannah
The Musical Theatre Actress
Entertaining audiences in award-winning musicals is Hannah’s passion, one that is supported by her Branksome classmates and teachers.
Learn more.
Learn more.
meet aiden
The social activist
Boarding student Aiden is committed to affecting social change within the school and wider community as a leader of the Gay-Straight Alliance.
Learn more.
Learn more.
meet ANGELA
INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGY SCHOLAR
Determined to help immigrants, low-income families and disadvantaged communities break the poverty cycle, Angela is heading to the University of California, Berkeley, with a leadership scholarship to study sociology.
Learn moreBranksome hall by the numbers
1903
Branksome established
$1.4M
Available in financial assistance
900
Total enrolment with 53 boarding students
80+
Clubs, Athletic teams & service learning opportunities
16–22
Average class size
249+
Employees (26% have been at Branksome for over 10 years)
13
Countries represented by Boarding students
$4.4M
In scholarships awarded to 2023 grads
Headlines from Campus
List of 3 news stories.
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Branksome Launches New PrincipalED Podcast
A new Branksome Hall podcast, PrincipalED: Conversations with Grace McCallum, launched today—an exciting first for the school and its host, Branksome’s Principal Grace McCallum. Released just seven months into McCallum’s first year, the podcast spotlights the future of girls’ education and the people who are invested in advancing it, taking listeners inside the halls of the school for candid conversations with educators, students, friends of Branksome and experts in their fields.Read More -
Celebrating the Year of the Wood Snake
Branksome’s halls were filled with good luck and fortune on January 29, 2025 when the school hosted its Lunar New Year celebrations in the Athletics and Wellness Centre. It was a day to remember, with crafts and activities for families, mesmerizing performances by students and a delicious dinner of traditional foods to ring in the year of the Wood Snake.Read More -
Vital Conversations on Teen Well-Being with Dr. Lisa Damour
Read MoreOn Wednesday, January 22, Branksome Hall hosted renowned psychologist and author Dr. Lisa Damour for a day full of insightful conversations on the complexities of adolescent mental health and well-being. Dr. Damour, known for her work in guiding parents and teens through the challenges of growing up, spent the day at Branksome, speaking with Grades 6 to 12 students, with faculty and staff in the afternoon, and concluding her visit with a talk and Q&A for parents.
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Each day, more than 900 students benefit from your generosity. Quite simply, you touch the life of every student, providing endless possibilities to explore, take risks and feel valued for their unique talents, igniting a lifelong love of learning.
At Branksome Hall, we’re not just enriching students’ minds – we’re giving them minds of their own. So they can challenge the status quo, set new standards, and carve their own path to success.
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We wish to acknowledge this land on which Branksome operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work and go to school on this land.*
*The Land Acknowledgement may evolve as we honour our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation in partnership with Indigenous communities.
*The Land Acknowledgement may evolve as we honour our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation in partnership with Indigenous communities.
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