St. John's-Kilmarnock School

St. John's-Kilmarnock School
St. John's-Kilmarnock School
Address
2201 Shantz Station Road Breslau , Ontario , N0B 1M0 Canada
Coordinates	43°30′39″N 80°22′59″W / 43.5107°N 80.3831°W / 43.5107; -80.3831
Information
Type	Independent boarding
Motto	Latin: Accendere Flamma Donum Dei (To Stir Into Flame the Gift of God)
Religious affiliation(s)	Anglican Church
Established	1972; 52 years ago (1972)
Founder	Bishop of Niagara, J.C. Bothwell
School board	Board of Governors
Head of School	Cheryl Boughton
Grades	JK–12
Enrollment	540
Student to teacher ratio	17:1
Area	36 acres
Houses	Brock, Brant, Simcoe, Tecumseh
Color(s)	Kilmarnock Gold & Blue
Nickname	Eagles
Newspaper	The Aquiline Friday File
Annual tuition	$78,800 (boarding) $21,290 to $33,140 (day)
Affiliation	IB World Canadian Accredited Independent Schools National Association of Independent Schools Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario
Website	www.sjkschool.org

St. John's Kilmarnock School (often called SJK School or SJK) is an independent school in Waterloo Region, Ontario, operating under the International Baccalaureate program.^[1] The School is located on a beautiful 36-acre natural campus offering enriched educational programming for students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 through its International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum. SJK is proud to be the only accredited IB World Continuum School in Southwestern Ontario. At SJK, students discover their passions and unique gifts through meaningful, student-centered learning opportunities. SJK students build confidence through risk-taking, overcoming challenges, and stepping outside their comfort zones. Their specialist teachers provide personalized support, community building, and genuine care. Project-based learning, design-thinking, and collaboration equip SJK students with skills that will make them successful globally-minded citizens. SJK students graduate as confident, well-rounded individuals fully prepared for post-secondary education and life beyond SJK. Our graduates earn 100% university admission rates and many go on to elite post-secondary programs in a range of disciplines including STEM, business, and the arts.

The school is divided into four houses named after historical Canadian figures: Brock, Brant, Simcoe, and Tecumseh.^[2] Aside from its main structure, the Breslau campus has a number of sports facilities and playing fields, a chapel, a dining hall, a library, a pond and corresponding boathouse, and an extensive network of forested trails.^[3]