Braemar College is an international high school located at 229 College Street: Toronto's downtown hub. The location is perfect as there are many places to connect within the city. Prominent sites like the University of Toronto (St. George Campus), CF Eaton Centre, Financial District, Chinatown are within the College streets. The building consists of 5 floors: Toose art store (1st floor), UofT Student Services (2nd floor), Braemar College (3rd to 5th). My decision to transfer from a public Canadian secondary school to Braemar was a game-changer. The College does as much as it can to support you and make sure that you succeed in the short and long term. Both principals, Mrs. Lemieux and Ms. Schumacher are some of the kindest, warmest, inspirational leaders I've ever met. They always helped me strive my best through my academic growth, and I'm grateful that the College has such an inspiring administration. Educationally, the College offers the proper grounds for an ideal academic growth (mainly in social and geographic sciences). Unlike other institutions, the College follows a four-term system (five for summer school). Each term consists of 2 months and a half, and alumni can take up to 3 courses per day. Each class lasts around 3 hours as it is designed as a core course. I strongly advise any student looking to enroll at the College to get further information regarding the available courses, teachers available per field, teachers ratings from students, and the average number of students per the desired course (specifically Biology, Chemistry, Physics). Further, make sure that the courses you are enrolling in are available in the selected term. I had the honour to have met some of the most inspiring instructors from all around the globe. They will always look for your wellbeing and help you to achieve your needs. Regarding facilities, the College does not count with a physical science laboratory but a digital lab for STEM courses. The school does not have a gymnasium. Instead, students will go to Kensington Community School Jr. to use the sports court. Clubs and student organizations occasionally shift within terms (make sure to contact the Activities Director and lead groups for further details). There is no specific place to eat as the College does not have a cafeteria, and the rooms serve as classrooms, IT rooms, and performing arts rooms. Luckily, there is a wide range of local and international restaurants and cafés. Regarding housing, the College does not count with private dorms. Instead, there's a privately-owned residence called Campus One, which many alumni commonly rely on. If you would like to live with a local family (commonly referred to as homestay), please be aware that most of them are situated within a 25km-35km radius from the College (typically in North York, Scarborough, Toronto West End). I would recommend living in the downtown core as it is more comfortable and accessible to commute within the College and the city. In my experience, Braemar College offers excellent opportunities and connections globally, and it will depend on you on how to use most of your time. Take advantage of the great options, learning experiences (in and out of the College) to enrich your desired goals and experience a globally connected city. The choice is yours to make read more

I did grade 12th in Braemar College and I found it really special. I had friends around the world. The teachers were really nice, they help you whenever you need. The school is really close from University of Toronto, so you can cross the street and experiment other style of life. The location of the school is perfect because you are near from museums, parks and turistic places. The coolest thing is that in last year of highschool you can choose an enphasis. So its perfect if you want to focus right now in your career. read more

I am a graduate of private high-school "Braemar College". I had been studying there for 3 years. So, decided to share with my PERSONAL/BIAS opinion about this place. So let's start from the education and teachers. Your school program will be depend upon the teacher. Braemar College usually offers you two periods from 9:15 - 3:45, but you also can take a third if want it. Honestly, three periods is not that easy. First of all, it's a full work day, from 9:00 till 6: 45. Secondly, you will have tones of homework, specially when you will get to the CA projects. Sometimes, teachers can take two different grades at the same time. So, let's say you are in a grade 10 and your classmates in grade 11. Guess what? Teachers will spend more time with the higher grades, because they prepare them for Universities or Colleges. Talking about the teachers, some of them are great, some of them I still hate. Some teachers concentrate too much attention on the world issues, such as racism, feminism, equality, etc. Don't get me wrong, It's important and must be discussed in the schools, because we come from different countries and obviously we all have different cultures. However, it should not look like a brain wash. Moving on, the school is trying to save money every year. When I came to Braemar, we had a water cooler, than it's gone. Next year we lost the access to free paper. (now each paper costs 5 cents) Also, we had 4 printers, but when I was graduating only one left which sometimes didn't work. However, we had so much work to print on, but guidance told us that we have to go to some other places and print the homework over there for our money. LOL, my favorite one is picnic without the food. Great Braemar! This school is expensive and these issues are unacceptable and should be fixed as soon as it possible. The only good thing about the school are people! Since most of them are international students I've never felt alone and this fact helped me mentally a lot. My rate is 2,5/5/ Thanks. read more