HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE 2020–21

Grades 9–12 and PG CEEB CODE: 826597

DEN STU T BO to transform OUR GLOBE OL D O Y H OVERVIEW C With 667 students from 56 countries, the largest boarding S 8:1 R STUDENT: FACULTY 48%:52% programme in and the third largest in , Ridley E DAY:BOARDING is a truly international, co-educational, day and boarding P school of the world that prepares students for the world. It has P provided enriching learning and life-shaping experiences focused U OUR MISSION: on the arts, academics, and athletics since 1889. We prepare meaningful and flourishing lives by teaching HALLMARK INITIATIVES 667 the habits of mind, body and 15 • Became the only IB continuum boarding school in Canada STUDENTS AVG. CLASS spirit, and the values needed offering PYP, MYP and DP Programmes (2016). to lead in a global society. SIZE • Member of the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA) to develop and support elite athletes and scholars. 186 • Adopted a comprehensive physical literacy programme INTERNATIONAL 56 that includes a later start to the academic day and required BOARDERS COUNTRIES participation in year-round physical activity or sport. REPRESENTED • The first Visible Wellbeing™ School in North America, incorporating a Positive Education (PERMA-V) Model. visiblewellbeing.org GUIDANCE AND UNIVERSITY COUNSELLORS • With elite hockey, basketball and programmes, Ridley Matthew Bowie (Grade 11 & 12) athletes are often recruited to NCAA and Canadian Universities. [email protected] CURRICULUM Aaron Lee (Grade 11 & 12) Ridley offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme [email protected] and the university preparatory academic stream of the Ontario Ministry of Education curriculum. Bill Mitchell (Grade 11 & 12) [email protected] www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teachers/curriculum

Jessica Doyle (Grade 9 & 10) • Progress reports provided at the end of each term [email protected] • Covid adjusted schedule: Week A and Week B. 4 classes per week, rotating daily. Includes synchronous and asynchronous learning. ADMINISTRATION • Alternate credits may be earned through Ministry inspected online credit providers. J. Edward Kidd, MSc, B.Ed., OCT HEADMASTER ACCREDITATION OR LICENSE TO GRANT CREDIT Michele A. Bett, BA (Hons), M.Ed. • Ontario Ministry of Education HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL • International Baccalaureate Organization: Saralyn Covent IBO World School, March 2011 IB DIPLOMA COORDINATOR • Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS): [email protected] Founding Member

Kay Johnson REGISTRAR [email protected]

P.O. Box 3013 - 2 Ridley Road, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2R 7C3 | 905-684-1889 ridleycollege.com GRADUATION INFORMATION

ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA (OSSD) All Ridley College students earn the Ontario Secondary School Diploma. In order to be granted the OSSD, students must earn 18 compulsory credits and 12 elective credits for a total of 30 credits and successful pass of the Ontario Literacy Test. One credit is equal to one full year course. For a detailed overview of OSSD criteria, download Ridley’s course selection from the Academics section of the school’s website. https://www.ridleycollege.com/upper-school/academics/guidance-- university-counselling Page two of that form will provide you with specifics.

ADDITIONAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS • Alternate Language - minimum of 2 credits • Community Service - minimum 10 hours per year (student average over 200) • Athletics - participate in one sport/fitness activity per term • Activities - minimum of two per year • Cadets - participate fully in our Cadet Programme

IB DIPLOMA RESULTS AND REPORTING INFORMATION Ridley College offers two curriculum streams in Grades 11 and 12: the local provincial Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) and the IB Diploma Programme. Currently, Ridley College maintains an “open access” policy to any student wishing to undertake IB Diploma Programme level study as either a selection of courses or as a full Diploma Programme.

Ridley College IB Diploma 2020 Results Exams written...... 560 Course candidates...... 123 Full Diploma candidates...... 45 Average points obtained by candidates who passed...... 34 Highest diploma points awarded to a candidate...... 42 Average grade obtained at the school by candidates who passed...... 5.31 Pass rate...... 100%

Disclosure Policy * School policy prevents the disclosure of reporting disciplinary infractions.

P.O. Box 3013 - 2 Ridley Road, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2R 7C3 | 905-684-1889 ridleycollege.com CLASS OF 2021: GRADE 11 MARKS

COURSE TITLE A+ A B C D E OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS (90–100) (80–89) (70–79) (60–69) (50–59) (< 50) AND QUALIFICATIONS Advanced Functions - MHF4U 8 8 12 8 2 3 • All students earn the Ontario Secondary School Art - AVI3M 0 2 5 0 0 0 Diploma (OSSD). Grades Biology - SBI3U 2 4 11 11 4 0 reported in percentages.

Chemistry - SCH3U 4 10 10 7 3 0 • Students taking the full IB English - ENG3U 13 27 14 7 1 0 programme also earn an IB Diploma. Grades Functions - MCR3U 33 31 21 15 21 5 reported on a 7-point scale. Functions and Applications - MCF3M 1 1 2 0 0 0 • Students taking IB courses, Health for Life - PPZ3C 20 6 2 0 0 0 but not the IB Diploma IB Biology IB1( SBI3U 11) 13 11 8 5 0 0 Programme, earn individual certificates and the OSSD. IB Bus. & Mgmt. IB1HL ( BBB4M 11 Entrepreneurship ) 14 15 14 6 0 0

IB Chemistry IB1 ( SCH3U 11) 19 11 9 5 1 0 • Students in Grade 10 also earn the IB MYP Diploma. IB Chinese Lit. IB1 ( LKBCU 11 Mandarin ) 8 4 1 0 0 0 Grades reported on an

IB Computer Science IB1 ( ICS3U 11) 5 2 3 0 0 0 7-point scale.

IB Design Technology IB1 ( TDJ3M 11) 0 3 1 3 1 0 • All IB and MYP grades will be translated into IB Economics IB1 ( CIE3M 11 Ind. & the Economy ) 16 17 10 1 0 0 percentages for the IB English Lang. & Lit. IB1 ( ENG3U 11 English ) 13 26 15 5 0 0 OSSD transcript.

IB English Lit. IB1 ( ENG3U 11 English ) 8 7 3 1 0 0

IB Env. Systems & Societies IB1SL ( SVN3M 11) 8 11 6 2 0 0 GRADE SCALE AND COURSE CODING IB Film IB1 ( ASM3M 11 Media Arts) 0 4 4 1 0 0 AVERAGE...... GRADE IB French Lang. B IB1 ( FSF3U 11) 4 9 1 0 0 0 90–100...... A+ IB German AB Initio IB1SL ( LWGCU 11) 4 3 4 4 1 0 80–89...... A 70–79...... B IB History IB1 ( CHT3O 11 World History Since 1900) 0 5 8 3 0 0 60–69...... C IB Mandarin Ab Initio IB1SL ( LKBCU 11) 2 2 0 1 2 0 50–59...... D Below 50%...... E IB Math. IB1HL ( MHF4U 12 Adv. Functions) 5 5 0 0 1 0

IB Math. IB1SL ( MHF4U 12 Adv. Functions) 27 11 14 5 2 0

IB Math. Studies IB1SL ( MCF3M 11 Functions & Apps ) 2 2 1 0 0 0

IB Physics IB1 ( SPH3U 11) 0 3 7 7 3 0

IB Psychology IB1 ( HSP3U 11 Intro. to Anth. Psych. & Soc.) 9 14 4 4 0 0

IB Spanish Ab Initio IB1SL ( LWSCU 11) 7 19 13 5 1 0 COURSE CODING KEY IB Spanish B IB1SL ( LWSCU 11) 1 6 0 1 0 0 • IB courses will be coded IB Theatre Arts IB1HL ( ADA3M 11 Dramatic Arts ) 5 4 0 1 1 0 with OSSD equivalent for Grade 11 and 12 IB TOK IB1 ( IDC4U 12 Philosophy ) 23 25 6 0 0 0

IB Visual Arts IB1 ( AVI3M 11 Art ) 0 5 3 1 1 0 • OSSD required course for graduation will end in the Intro to Anthro. Psych & Soc - HSP3U 15 16 6 4 0 0 following letter to denote Music Instrumental - AMR3M 0 3 1 0 0 0 grade level:

Physics - SPH3U 3 5 13 4 0 1 D - Academic

World Religions & Belief Traditions-HRT3M 4 9 3 5 0 0 O - Open Elective U - University prep. M - University/College

* Online course coding ends with the letter “e”

P.O. Box 3013 - 2 Ridley Road, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2R 7C3 | 905-684-1889 ridleycollege.com MATRICULATION 2017–2020

CANADA Acadia University Huron University College Ryerson University University of Alberta Laurentian University Sheridan Institute of Technology and Bishop’s University Laurentian University Advanced Learning University of British Columbia McGill University St. Francis Xavier University Brock University McMaster University St. Thomas University - Canada University of Calgary Memorial University of Newfoundland Carleton University Mount Allison University Trent University Concordia University - Montreal Niagara College University of Victoria Dalhousie University OCAD University Fanshawe College, London Ontario Tech University Western University University of Guelph University of Ottawa Wilfrid Laurier University University of Guelph Prince Edward Island, Univ of York University Humber College Queen’s University

U.S.A. American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New University of Iowa Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology York Johns Hopkins University Salve Regina University American University King’s College Santa Clara University Arizona State University-Tempe Lehigh University Sarah Lawrence College Boston University Loyola University Chicago Savannah College of Art and Design California Northstate University College of Lynn University School of the Art Institute of Chicago Health Sciences Mercyhurst University Columbia University - Sciences Po - Dual BA University of California-Berkeley Miami University-Oxford Program University of California-Los Angeles University of Miami Skidmore College University of California, San Diego New York University University of Southern California University of California-Santa Barbara Niagara University St. Andrews University Canisius College Northeastern University St. Lawrence University College of Charleston Northwestern University Stanford University Colgate University University of Notre Dame Syracuse University Connecticut College University of Pennsylvania University of Tampa Pomona College The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Dartmouth College Purdue University-Main Campus The New School Florida State University University of Redlands Trinity College Fordham University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Tulsa George Washington University Rhode Island School of Design University of Washington, Seattle Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus University of Rochester

INTERNATIONAL UNSW Sydney, Australia IE University - Madrid, Spain The London School of Economics and Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador IE University - Segovia, Spain Political Science, United Kingdom University of Hong Kong, The, Hong Kong Toulouse Business School Barcelona, Spain Newcastle University, United Kingdom University College Dublin, Ireland EHL, Switzerland Richmond, The American International Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland Neuchatel Junior College, Switzerland University in London, United Kingdom IED Cagliari, Italy NYU Abu Dubai, United Arab Emirates University of Bath, United Kingdom Temple University Japan, Japan Brunel University, United Kingdom The , United Kingdom Waseda University, Japan City University of London, United Kingdom University of Leeds, United Kingdom Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores , United Kingdom University of Manchester, United Kingdom Monterrey, Mexico , United Kingdom , United Kingdom Universidad Anáhuac, Mexico King’s College London (University of London), University of Sussex, United Kingdom Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico United Kingdom Universiteit Maastricht, Netherlands Leeds College of Music, United Kingdom Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands

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