School Profile 2016 /2017 Bud Patel Head of School [email protected]

Cheryl Murtland Director of Academics About Brentwood [email protected] Brentwood provides a modern, West Coast learning experience for global minded students Rick Rodrigues who embrace the values of grit and joy. Director of University Counselling Brentwood is a progressive, co-educational boarding school for Grades 9 to 12 located [email protected] on a spectacular 77-acre oceanfront campus on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. At Kate Coull Brentwood, student choice is a unique part of our culture and a deciding factor in who University Counsellor attends the School. This philosophy creates a warm, friendly, and passionate community of [email protected] students from over 40 countries around the world who gain the independence and skills necessary to succeed in the post-secondary world. Brentwood offers students a unique Jessica Beausoleil Canadian boarding experience. At the same time, 80% of students are Canadian. Our University Counsellor students enjoy the best of both worlds: a traditional, genuine, boarding experience that [email protected] draws from the best domestic and international students; and the unique gifts and rich Tim Zenker perspectives that they each bring to Brentwood. American College Consultant Since 1923, we have worked diligently to establish a modern, transformative place of [email protected] learning and leadership, mirroring the educational experience of a small college rather than a traditional boarding school. Not only is Brentwood a remarkable place to make Brentwood College School lifelong friends while gaining a world-class education, Brentwood truly is where students 2735 Mt. Baker Road choose to be. Mill Bay, British Columbia Canada V0R 2P1

The Brentwood Curriculum T 250 743.5521 Brentwood College School is very proud of our truly tripartite curriculum that celebrates F 250 743.2911 student success in academics, the arts, and in athletics. While many schools boast offerings www.brentwood.bc.ca in these three areas, Brentwood is unique in that the student’s experience is genuinely balanced across them: CEEB: 821060 • Our students attend academic classes in the morning, six days a week, Monday to Saturday. • Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons: ALL of our students are committed to at least OUR MISSION two hours of fine arts―although many students will take three, and even four hours of fine arts in the four hour block―taking advantage of our state-of-the-art facilities in the Brentwood will set performing and visual arts. the standard globally • Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons: ALL of our students participate in our for inspirational and athletics programme, spanning a wide variety of sports, many of which make natural use of transformative learning. our direct access to the ocean.

With this degree of involvement, our students are immersed in a genuine tripartite OUR VISION experience that, when coupled with the boarding aspect of the school, offers a distinctive The Brentwood family education in university preparatory schools in North America. opens minds and hearts for life. Brentwood Academics Our senior students graduate with a British Columbia Grade 12 Secondary School Diploma, OUR VALUES and thus must meet specific graduation requirements in grades 10, 11 and 12, including the Grit and Joy writing of province-wide exams in English 10, Mathematics 10, Science 10, Social Studies 11, and English 12. To challenge our students beyond the extent of this set of provincial requirements, we deliver the vast majority of our classes at an honors level. In addition, Brentwood is proud to offer a wide variety of Advanced Placement courses that allow Grade 11 (to a very limited degree) and 12 students to challenge their academic limits. Indeed, our senior students take advantage of the opportunities offered by these challenging courses, consistently posting very strong results on their AP exams. Brentwood Academics (continued) In Grades 9 to 11 the standard academic load is SIX classes, while in Grade 12 it is FIVE (Mandatory Classes/Electives): Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 English English English: Students can elect to English Mathematics Mathematics take AP English Language & Four or Five of: Science: Biology, Chemistry, Science: Biology, Chemistry, Composition concurrently AP Art History 12 Physics, Earth & Space Science Physics, Earth & Space Science Pre-Calculus 11 or Foundations AP Biology 12 or Biology 12 Second Language: French, Second Language: French, of Mathematics 12 AP Calculus AB or Calculus 12 Mandarin, or Spanish Mandarin, or Spanish Social Studies AP Chemistry 12 or Chemistry 12 Social Studies Social Studies Three of: AP Comparative Government & 21st Century Studies: One of: AP Biology 11 or Biology 11 Politics Globalization & the Beginner’s Mandarin AP Chemistry 11 or Chemistry 11 AP Computer Science Principles Environment Beginner’s Spanish AP Physics 1 or Physics 11 AP English Literature & Biology 11/AP Biology 11 AP Seminar Composition or Literature 12 Design 11 Entrepreneurship 12 AP Environmental Science International Relations 11 Financial Accounting 12 AP European History Marketing 11 French 11 AP Human Geography Science & Ethics 11 Law 12 AP Macroeconomics Software Engineering 11 Mandarin 11 AP Physics 2 or Physics 12 Any suitable Grade 11 elective Software Engineering 11 AP Psychology Spanish 11 AP Studio Art Any suitable Grade 12 electives AP World History Financial Accounting 12 Fine Arts options (various levels): 3D Animation, A Capella Show Choir, Acting, Choreography, Competitive Robotics, Foundations of Mathematics 12 Chamber Choir, Design & Engineering, Dance Performance, Debate and Model United Nations, Digital Video, Drafting French 12 & Design, Drama, Drawing & Painting, Digital Photography, Guitar Ensemble, Hand Built Pottery, Hip-Hop Dance, Jazz Geography 12 Ensemble, Modern Video, Musical Theatre, Photojournalism, Pops Orchestra, Portfolio Production, Pottery, Rock Band, Geology 12 Sculpture, Strings Orchestra, Theatre Production, Traditional Photography, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Yearbook History 12 Athletics options (various levels): Badminton, Basketball, Cross Country Running, Dynamic Movement: Yoga, Law 12 Field Hockey (girls), Fitness Fusion, Golf, Ice Hockey, Outdoor Pursuits, Rowing, Rugby, Soccer, Squash, Strength & Mandarin 12 Conditioning, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball (girls) Music Theory & Composition 12 Pre-Calculus 12 GRADING SYSTEM Percentages and letter grades are awarded according to the is very difficult and usually is attained only by 3-5% of the total following scale: student population in the province. To put students’ academic averages into context, below is the Mean Final Grade Distribution Percentage Letter Grade Grade Point for our graduating classes over the last five years: 86 – 100 A 4 80 – 85 B+ 3.5 Percentage Percentage of Students > 95% 3.1% 73 – 79 B 3 90 – 94.9% 17.7% 67 – 72 C+ 2.5 85 – 89.9% 27.6% 60 – 66 C 2 80 – 84.9% 22.4% (pass) 50 – 59 C- 1 75 – 79.9% 15.8% Below 50 (fail) F 0 70 – 74.9% 8.4% Marks in the 70% range usually translate into ‘B’ university grades. 65 – 69.9% 4.0% To perform at the straight ‘A’ level in British Columbia (86-100%) < 65% 1.0% TESTING Advanced Placement • In May 2016, 167 Brentwood College School students wrote 293 AP exams (it is school policy that writing the external AP exam is optional for those enrolled in an AP course); • 71% of the results were 3 or better, 40% were 4 or 5; • 25 of our students were acknowledged as AP Scholars, 9 of them with Distinction. SAT • No formal SAT preparation is provided to students as part of the academic curriculum. Only students bound for U.S. colleges elect to write the SAT at Brentwood, and test preparation is completed independently. • Among the students who applied to schools in the U.S. in 2016, their mean scores in the sections of the SAT were: Critical Reading = 584, Mathematics = 619, Writing = 567.

UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT • 146 students graduated in the Class of 2016: 91% are currently attending 4-year institutions, 2% are attending 2-year institutions and 7% have taken a GAP year before commencing post-secondary studies; they are currently attending 49 universities in 5 Canadian provinces, 10 U.S. states, and in 6 different nations. • Earning an overall admit rate of 71%, they gained 582 acceptances from 138 different institutions in 9 different nations. • 86% were admitted to their first choice of university, and 70% were awarded merit scholarships by at least one university. UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT (continued) The following provides a clear picture of the vast array of post-secondary opportunities our students explore and enjoy. Graduates of the Class of 2016: University Offers Accepted, Offers Declined

Canada United States United Kingdom International Brescia College @ Western University Bentley University University of Bath Ashesi University, Ghana Acadia University Bucknell University University of Edinburgh Glion Institute of Higher Education, University of Alberta University of California, Berkeley Imperial College London Switzerland University of British Columbia, Okanagan Dartmouth College King’s College London Les Roches International School of Hotel University of British Columbia, Vancouver University of Denver University of St Andrews Management, Switzerland Brock University The George Washington University University of Warwick University College Dublin (Medicine), Ireland University of Calgary New York University University of Aberdeen Ecole hôtelière de Lauranne, Switzerland Camosun College New York Film Academy University of the Arts London, London College University of Cape Town, South Africa Carleton University Northeastern University of Fashion Utrecht University, The Netherlands Dalhousie University Parsons The New School for Design Durham University Langara College University of Pennsylvania University of Exeter McGill University Reed College University of Glasgow University of Ottawa Scripps College University of Glouscestershire Queen’s University Skidmore College University of Kent Richard Ivey School of Business @ University of Southern California University of Lancaster Western University University of Texas, El Paso Newcastle University Royal Military College of Canada University of Vermont University of Nottingham St. Francis Xavier University American University Queen’s University Belfaast University of Toronto University of Arizona University of Reading University of Victoria Arizona State University Royal Holloway, University of London University of Waterloo Bates College St. George’s Medical School, University of Western University Boston University London Wilfrid Laurier University University of California, Davis University College London Bishop’s University University of California, Los Angeles Plymouth University Bow Valley College University of California, San Diego University of Reading Brescia College @ Western University University of California, Santa Barbara University of Warwick Capilano University University of California, Santa Cruz University of York Concordia University Chapman University Emily Carr University of Art & Design University of Colorado, Boulder University of the Fraser Valley Connecticut College University of Guelph University of Idaho Huron University College @ Western Lehigh University University Lewis & Clark College University of King’s College Loyola Marymount University Kwantlen Polytechnic University University of Miami University of Lethbridge Northwestern University MacEwan University Otis College of Art & Design McMaster University University of Portland Mount Allison University University of Redlands Mount Royal University Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute University of Northern British Columbia University of Rhode Island University of Regina University of San Diego Ryerson University Santa Clara University University of Saskatchewan Seattle University Simon Fraser University Spelman College Trent University Union College Trinity Western University University of Washington Vancouver Island University Whitman College UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT (continued) Graduates of the Last Five Years: University Acceptances

Canada Arizona State University New York Film Academy, Los Angeles University of Buckingham Acadia University Babson College University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill University of Cardiff University of Alberta Bates College University of North Texas City University London Alberta College of Art & Design Bentley University Northeastern University The Courtauld Institute of Art Bishop’s University Boston University University of Northern Arizona University of Dundee Bow Valley College Boston College Northwestern University Durham University Brescia College @ Western University Brandeis University University of Notre Dame University of East Anglia University of British Columbia - Brigham Young University Oberlin College University of Edinburgh Okanagan Brooks Institute of Photography Occidental College University of Essex University of British Columbia - University of California, Berkeley Ohio State University University of Exeter Vancouver University of California, Davis Ohio Wesleyan University University of Glasgow British Columbia Institute of Technology University of California, Irvine University of Oregon University of Glouscestershire Brock University University of California, Los Angeles Oregon State University Hull-York Medical School University of Calgary University of California, Riverside Otis College of Art & Design Imperial College London Camosun College University of California, Merced Pacific Lutheran University University of Kent Capilano University University of California, San Diego Parsons, The New School King’s College London Carleton University University of California, Santa Barbara University of Pennsylvania Kingston, University of London Concordia University University of California, Santa Cruz Pennsylvania State University Lancaster University Dalhousie University California Polytechnic State University, University of Portland University of Leeds Douglas College San Luis Obispo Portland State University University of Leicester Emily Carr University of Art & Design Carleton College Princeton University University of Liverpool University of the Fraser Valley Carnegie Mellon University University of Puget Sound University of Manchester George Brown College Case Western Reserve University Purdue University Newcastle University Grande Prairie Regional College Catholic University Quinnipac University University of Northampton Grant MacEwan College Central Washington University University of Redlands University of Nottingham University of Guelph Chapman University Reed College Oxford Brookes University Huron College @ Western University University of Chicago Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute University of Plymouth University of King’s College (NS) Claremont McKenna College University of Rhode Island University of Portsmouth King’s University College (AB) Clark University University of Rochester Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh Kwantlen Polytechnic University Colgate University Rutgers University, Camden Queen’s University Belfast Langara College University of Colorado, Boulder St. Lawrence University University of Reading Laurentian University University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Saint Mary’s College of California Royal Holloway, University of London University of Lethbridge University of Colorado, Denver University of San Diego University of St Andrews McGill University Colorado College University of San Francisco St. George’s, University of London McMaster University Columbia University Santa Clara University School of Oriental and African Studies, Medicine Hat College Scripps College Concordia University Irvine University of London Memorial University Seattle University University of Connecticut University of Sheffield Mount Allison University Seattle Pacific University Connecticut College University of Southampton Mount Royal University Seton Hall University The Cooper Union University of Surrey Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Skidmore College Cornell University University College London University of Northern British Columbia University of Southern California Dartmouth College University of Warwick Ontario College of Art & Design Spelman College University of Denver University of West England University of Ottawa Dickinson College Stanford University Queen’s University Syracuse University University of Westminster Dominican University University of York Quest University Drew University University of Tennessee Randolph Academy Drexel University University of Texas, Austin International Red Deer College Duke University University of Texas, El Paso Universidad Anahuac Querétaro, Mexico University of Regina Embry-Riddle University Trinity College Universidad Anahuac Querétaro, Mexico Richard Ivey School of Business @ Florida Southern University Tufts University Ashesi University, Ghana Western University Fordham University Union College University of Cape Town, South Africa Royal Military College of Canada The George Washington University University of Vermont Chinese University of Hong Kong Ryerson University Georgetown University University of Virginia Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland St. Francis Xavier University Georgia Institute of Technology Wake Forest University Emirates Academy of Hospitality Saint Mary’s University Gettysburg College University of Washington Management, Dubai St. Thomas University University of Hawai’i Washington State University Flinders University, Australia SAIT Polytechnic Hawai’i Pacific University Wellesley College Glion Institute of Higher Education, University of Saskatchewan University of Idaho Wesleyan University Switzerland Sheridan College University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Western Michigan University Grenoble Ecole de Management, France Simon Fraser University University of Indiana Western Washington University Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico Thompson River University Lehigh University Whitman College Keio University, Japan University of Toronto, Mississauga Lewis & Clark College Whittier College Les Roches International School of Hotel University of Toronto, St. George’s LIM College Whitworth College Management, Switzerland University of Toronto, Scarborough Linfield College Willamette University National University of Ireland, Galway Trent University Louisiana State University Williams College Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland Trinity Western University Loyola Marymount University University of Wisconsin, Madison New York University, Shanghai Vancouver Film School Lynn University The College of Wooster RMIT University, Australia Vancouver Island University Marist College St. Gallen University, Switzerland University of Victoria United Kingdom Marquette University University of Aberdeen Savannah College of Art & Design, Hong University of Waterloo Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of the Arts, London, Central Kong Western University University of Miami Saint Martins Sciences Po University, Menton, France Wilfrid Laurier University Maryland Institute College of Art University of the Arts London, London Sciences Po University, Riems, France University of Winnipeg Michigan State University College of Fashion University of Tasmania, Australia York University Middlebury College University of Bath Technológico de Monterrey, Mexico United States Millsaps College Bournemouth University University College Dublin (Medicine), Alfred University Mount Holyoke University University of Birmingham Ireland American University Newbury College University of Bristol Utrecht University, The Netherlands University of Arizona New York University Brunel University Yale-National University of Singapore