School Profile 2017/2018 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 for Grades 9 to 12 located [email protected] on a spectacular 77-acre oceanfront campus on , BC, . 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 Jim Kingstone University Counsellor Canadian boarding experience. At the same time, 83% of students are Canadian. Our [email protected] students enjoy the best of both worlds: a traditional, genuine, boarding experience that 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 [email protected] Since 1923, we have worked diligently to establish a modern, transformative place of 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, Canada V0R 2P1

The Brentwood Curriculum T 250 743.5521 F 250 743.2911 Brentwood College School is very proud of our truly tripartite curriculum that celebrates 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 CEEB: 821060 balanced across them: • 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 Brentwood will set fine arts in the four hour block―taking advantage of our state-of-the-art facilities in the the standard globally performing and visual arts. for inspirational and • Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons: ALL of our students participate in our transformative learning. athletics programme, spanning a wide variety of sports, many of which make natural use of our direct access to the ocean. OUR VISION With this degree of involvement, our students are immersed in a genuine tripartite 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 VALUES Our senior students graduate with a British Columbia Grade 12 Diploma, and thus must meet specific graduation requirements in grades 10, 11 and 12, including Grit and Joy the writing of a province-wide exam in 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 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 & Politics 21st Century Studies: One of: AP Biology 11 or Biology 11 AP Computer Science Principles Globalization & the Beginner’s Mandarin AP Chemistry 11 or Chemistry 11 AP English Literature & Environment Beginner’s Spanish AP Physics 1 or Physics 11 Composition or Literature 12 AP Environmental Science Biology 11/AP Biology 11 AP Seminar AP European History Design 11 Entrepreneurship 12 AP Human Geography International Relations 11 Financial Accounting 12 AP Macroeconomics Marketing 11 French 11 AP Physics 2 or Physics 12 Science & Ethics 11 Law 12 AP Psychology Software Engineering 11 Mandarin 11 AP Studio Art Any suitable Grade 11 elective Software Engineering 11 AP World History Spanish 11 AP Research Any suitable Grade 12 electives BC First Nations Studies 12 Fine Arts options (various levels): A Capella Show Choir, Acting, Brentwood Broadcast, Choreography, Competitive Financial Accounting 12 Robotics, Chamber Choir, Design & Engineering, Dance Performance, Debate and Model United Nations, Drafting & Foundations of Mathematics 12 Design, Drama, Drawing & Painting, Digital Photography, Guitar Ensemble, Hand Built Pottery, Hip-Hop Dance, Jazz French 12 Ensemble, Modern Video, Musical Theatre, Photojournalism, Portfolio Production, Pottery, Rock Band, Sculpture, Strings Geography 12 Orchestra, Theatre Production, Traditional Photography, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Woodwork, Yearbook Geology 12 Athletics options (various levels): Badminton, Basketball, Cross Country Running, Dynamic Movement: Yoga, History 12 Field Hockey (girls), Fitness Fusion, Golf, Ice Hockey, Outdoor Pursuits, Rowing, Rugby, Soccer, Squash, Strength & Law 12 Conditioning, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball (girls) Mandarin 12 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% 3.3% 73 – 79 B 3 90 – 94.9% 15.9% 67 – 72 C+ 2.5 85 – 89.9% 25.5% 60 – 66 C 2 80 – 84.9% 24.1% (pass) 50 – 59 C- 1 75 – 79.9% 16.6% Below 50 (fail) F 0 70 – 74.9% 9.5% Marks in the 70% range usually translate into ‘B’ university grades. 65 – 69.9% 3.8% To perform at the straight ‘A’ level in British Columbia (86-100%) < 65% 1.2% TESTING Advanced Placement • In May 2017, 175 Brentwood College School students wrote 321 AP exams (it is school policy that writing the external AP exam is optional for those enrolled in an AP course) • 64% of the results were 3 or better, 56% were 4 or 5; • 45 of our students were acknowledged as AP Scholars, 10 of them with Honor, 13 with Distinction, 4 as National AP Scholars, and 2 with the AP International Diploma 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. and graduated in 2016, their mean scores in the sections of the SAT were: Critical Reading = 594, Mathematics = 617, Writing = 570.

UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT • 145 students graduated in the Class of 2017: 95% are currently attending 4-year institutions, 2% are attending 2-year institutions, and 3% have taken a GAP year before commencing post-secondary studies; they are currently attending 58 universities in 6 Canadian provinces, 13 U.S. states, and in 7 different nations. • Earning an overall admit rate of 71%, they gained 560 acceptances from 138 different institutions in 7 different nations. • 80% were admitted to their first choice of university, and 58% 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 2017: University Offers Accepted, Offers Declined

Canada United Kingdom International Canada University of Arizona University of Edinburgh University of Amsterdam, Acadia University Barry University Goldsmiths, University of London Netherlands University of Alberta University of California - Davis King’s College London Erasmus University – Rotterdam School University of British Columbia, Okanagan University of California - Los Angeles Royal Holloway, University of London of Management, Netherlands University of British Columbia, Vancouver Columbia College of Chicago National University of Ireland, Galway Brock University Drew University University College London Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico University of Calgary Georgetown University University of Aberdeen University College Dublin, Ireland Camosun College Hamilton College University of Birmingham Vrje Universiteit of Amsterdam, Netherlands Dalhousie University Harvard College City University London Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico University of Guelph Haverford College University of Dundee McGill University Marist University Durham University Mount Royal University University of Miami University of Exeter University of New Brunswick Old Dominion University University of Glasgow University of Northern British Columbia University of Oregon Imperial College London University of Ottawa University of Pennsylvania University of Kent Queen’s University University of San Diego University of Lancaster Quest University University of Southern California University of Leeds Richard Ivey School of Business @ Trinity College (CT) University of Liverpool Western University University of Washington University of Manchester St. Francis Xavier University American University Newcastle University Simon Fraser University Arizona State University University of Nottingham University of Toronto – St. George’s Barnard College Queen Mary, University of London Vancouver Island University Boston University University of Southampton Boston College Queen’s University Belfast Western University Bucknell University St. George’s Medical School, University of Wilfrid Laurier University California Institute of the Arts London Bishop’s University Chapman University University of Warwick Carleton University University of Colorado - Boulder College of New Caledonia Emerson College Concordia University Fordham University University of the Fraser Valley The George Washington University Huron University College @ Western Gettysburg College University Hawai’i Pacific University University of Lethbridge University of Indiana - Bloomington McMaster University Lafayette University Mount Allison University Lehigh University Ryerson University Life University Saint Mary’s University Lindenwood University University of Saskatchewan Louisiana State University Thompson Rivers University University of Mississippi University of Toronto – Mississauga Mount Saint Mary’s University University of Toronto – Scarborough Northeastern University Trent University Occidental College Trinity Western University Pace University University of Waterloo Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute York University University of Richmond Santa Clara University St. Mary’s College of California Trinity College (TX) University of California - San Diego University of Utah Vassar College Virginia Institute of Technology Washington State University Whittier College Willamette University Worcester Polytechnic Institute UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT (continued) Graduates of the Last Five Years: University Acceptances

Canada Brigham Young University Colgate University City University London Acadia University Bucknell University University of Colorado – Boulder Courtauld Institute of Art University of Alberta University of California – Berkeley University of Colorado – Colorado Springs University of East Anglia British Columbia of Institute of Technology University of California – Davis University of Colorado – Denver University of Edinburgh Brescia University College University of California – Los Angeles Concordia University Irvine Goldsmiths, University of London University of British Columbia – Okanagan University of California – San Diego University of Connecticut Hull York Medical School University of British Columbia – Vancouver Columbia College Chicago Connecticut College Imperial College London Brock University The Cooper Union Dickinson College King’s College London University of Calgary Cornell University Dominican University University of Manchester Camosun College Dartmouth College Drexel University queen’s University Belfast Capilano University University of Denver Emerson College Royal Holloway, University of London Carelton University Drew University Fordham University University of St Andrews Concordia University Georgia Institute of Technology St. George’s, University of London Dalhousie University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (AZ) Gettysburg College University College London Dalhousie University, Truro The George Washington University University of Idaho University of York Emily Carr University of Art & Design Georgetown University Kapi’olani Community College University of Aberdeen University of the Fraser Valley Hamilton College Lafayette University UAL London College of Fashion University of Guelph Harvard University Lehigh University University of Bournemouth University of King’s College Haverford College Lewis & Clark College Brunel University King’s University College University of Hawai’i Life University University of Buckingham Kwantlen Polytechnic University Hawai’i Pacific University LIM College University of Cardiff Langara College University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign Lindenwood University University of Dundee Laurentian University University of Indiana - Bloomington Linfield College Durham University University of Lethbridge Loyola Marymount University Louisiana State University University of Essex MacEwan University Marist University Lynn University University of Exeter McGill University University of Miami Marquette University University of Glasgow McMaster University Middlebury College Maryland Institute College of Art University of Gloucestershire mount Allison University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Michigan State University University of Kent mount royal University New York University Millsaps University Kingston, University of London Northern Alberta Institute of Technology New York Film Academy University of Mississippi University of Lancaster University of New Brunswick Northeastern University Mount Holyoke University University of Leeds University of Northern British Columbia Northwestern University Mount Saint Mary’s University University of Leicester University of Ottawa Old Dominion University Newbury College University of Liverpool Queen’s University University of Oregon University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill University of Newcastle Quest University Oregon State University Northern Arizona University University of Northampton Richard Ivey School of Business @ Western Parsons the New School University of Notre Dame University of Nottingham University University of Pennsylvania Oberlin College Oxford Brookes University Royal Military College of Canada Portland State University Occidental College University of Plymouth Ryerson University Princeton University Ohio State University University of Portsmouth Saint Mary’s University Reed College Ohio Wesleyan University Queen Margaret University Southern Alberta Institute of Technology University of San Diego Otis College of Art & Deisgn Queen Mary, University of London University of Saskatchewan University of San Francisco Pace University University of Reading Simon Fraser University Scripps College Pacific Lutheran University University of Sheffield St. Francis Xavier University Seattle University Penn State University SOAS, University of London University of Toronto – St. George’s Skidmore College University of Portland University of Southampton University of Toronto – Mississauga University of Southern California University of Puget Sound University of Surrey Trinity Western University St. Lawrence University Quinnipac University University of Warwick Vancouver Island University Stanford University University of Redlands University of West University of Victoria Syracuse University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Westminster University of Waterloo University of Texas – Austin University of Rhode Island Western University University of Texas – El Paso University of Richmond International Wilfrid Laurier University Trinity College (CT) University of Rochester University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Alberta College of Art & Design University of Washington Rutgers University - Camden Aseshi University, Ghana Bishop’s University Wellesley University Saint Mary’s College of CA Emirates Academy, United Arab Emirates Bow Valley College Whitman College Santa Clara University Erasmus University - Rotterdam School of College of New Caledonia Whittier College Seattle Pacific University Management, Netherlands Douglas College Willamette University Seton Hall University Glion Institute of , George Brown College Alfred University Spelman College Switzerland Grande Prairie Regional College American University University of Tennessee Grenoble Ecole de Management, France Humber College Babson College Trinity College (TX) Keio University, Japan Huron University College Barnard University Tufts University Les Roches International School of Hotel Ontario College of Art & Design Boston University Union College Management, Switzerland University of Utah Randolph Academy Boston College National University of Ireland, Galway Brigham Young University – Idaho Vassar College Red Deer College Royal College of Surgeons Ireland California Polytechnic State University – San University of Virginia University of Regina Sciences Po University, France Luis Obispo Virginia Institute of Technology Sheridan College University of St. Gallen, Switzerland St. Thomas University California Institute of the Arts Wake Forest University University of California – Irvine Washington State University Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico Thompson Rivers University Universidad Anahuac Querétaro, Mexico University of Toronto – Scarborough University of California – Merced Wesleyan University University of California – Riverside Western Michigan University University College Dublin, Ireland Trent University Vrje Universiteit of Amsterdam, University of Winnipeg University of California – Santa Barbara Western Washington University Netherlands York University University of California – Santa Cruz Whitworth College Carleton College Williams College Ecole Hoteliere Lausanne, Switzerland Carnegie Mellon University The College of Wooster Flinders University, Australia United States Case Western Reserve University Worcester Polytechnic Institute New York University – Shanghai, China University of Arizona Catholic University RMIT University, Australia Arizona State University Central Washington University United Kingdom Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico Barry University Chapman University University of the Arts, London University of Tasmania, Australia Bates College University of Chicago University of Bath Utretcht University, Netherlands Bentley University Claremont McKenna College University of Birmingham Yale-National University of Singapore Brandeis University Clark University Bristol University