Villa Maria (school)

Villa Maria
'Monklands', the central building of Villa Maria, built in 1804 for Sir James Monk
Location
Map
Montreal, Quebec

Canada
Coordinates45°28′50″N 73°37′12″W / 45.48052°N 73.619975°W / 45.48052; -73.619975
Information
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
Established1854
FounderCongregation of Notre Dame of Montreal
Grades7 to 11
GenderOriginally girls only, now co-ed
Age range12 to 17
Enrollment1750
LanguageFrench and English
Color(s)Blue and yellow
Websitehttp://www.villamaria.qc.ca/
Villa Maria

Villa Maria is a subsidized private Catholic co-educational high school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that offers both a francophone and an anglophone stream. Founded in 1854 as a boarding school for girls,[1] it stopped boarding students in 1966 and opened, in August 2016, to boys in the seventh grade. Today, there are roughly 950 students in the French sector and 800 students in the English sector with an average class size of 34 students.[2] Current tuition as of the 2021–2022 school year is $4,500 with $1,900 in extra mandatory fees.[3]

The central part of the Villa Maria school is known as the Monklands Mansion and was the home of the governor general of Canada from 1844 to 1849. It is a National Historic Site of Canada.[4][5] In 2023, the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal announced that the estate on which the school lies will be sold off, leaving the future of the school uncertain.[6]

  1. ^ Kalbfleisch, John (September 12, 2004). "From the archives: Villa Maria: a school with regal connections". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "FAQ". Collège Villa Maria.
  3. ^ "Tuition Fee Structure". Collège Villa Maria.
  4. ^ "Monklands / Villa Maria Convent". Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. Parks Canada. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  5. ^ Monklands / Villa Maria Convent. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  6. ^ "Montreal congregation of nuns to sell historic Villa Maria estate". CBC. June 21, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.