PRIVATE SCHOOL · Newmarket
Pickering College
Compare Junior Kindergarten–Grade 12 at this Newmarket school. Use the official admissions information to understand the application steps and whether the program suits your child.
- Grades
- Junior Kindergarten–Grade 12
- Student body
- Co-educational
- Attendance
- day / boarding
- Boarding grades
- Grades 7–12; ESL Boarding Academy Grades 9–10
- Teaching language
- English study with an ESL Boarding Academy in Grades 9–10; admissions may require English proficiency evidence.
- Address
- 16945 Bayview Avenue, Newmarket, ON L3Y 4X2
A closer look at the school
Pickering College is in Newmarket, despite its name. The school combines JK–Grade 12 day education with boarding in Grades 7–12 and a Global Leadership Program grounded in its Quaker heritage.
Leadership and outdoor learning
The Global Leadership Program extends across the grades, with outdoor learning connected to the school’s Blue & Silver Farm programme.
International pathway
The school describes a Grades 9–10 ESL Boarding Academy and English proficiency requirements for relevant applicants. Confirm the suitable academic and residential pathway before applying.
Published fees · 2026/2027
Annual 2026–27 totals including the listed education, technology and facility fees: CAD $41,100 day JK–Grade 5 or $41,300 day Grades 6–12; boarding Grades 7–12 $84,100 Canadian or $89,400 international.
What the amount includes and excludes: The ESL programme adds $1,500 where applicable. Required laptops in Grades 6–12, uniforms, books, some trips and other student costs are additional. Deposits are applied according to the selected payment plan; tuition-refund insurance requirements depend on that plan. Boarding students on study permits without OHIP must purchase the school’s health insurance; the published $1,100 charge is subject to change.
Official tuition source · checked Oct 3, 2026
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Official sources and check dates
- Official school website Source checked Oct 3, 2026
- Official admissions Source checked Oct 3, 2026
- Official school information: admission Source checked Oct 3, 2026
- Official school information: admission/cost-of-a-pc-education Source checked Oct 3, 2026
- Official school information: about Source checked Oct 3, 2026
- Official school information: academics/esl-boarding-academy Source checked Oct 3, 2026
- Official school information: boarding Source checked Oct 3, 2026
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