PrincipalED Podcast Episode 3: Owen Williams on Life, Learning and the Power of Story. Check it out here 🎙
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Welcome to branksome hall
We are Toronto's leading independent International Baccalaureate (IB) World School for girls. Our curriculum is globally focused. Our faculty, international. And our technology and facilities, state-of-the-art. We believe that intellectual curiosity and advanced problem-solving are key to thriving in a complex, changing world.
Why Branksome Hall
INNOVATION IN ACTION: BREAKING GROUND ON OUR iCAST FACILITY
We are building the Branksome of tomorrow for our community of creative innovators. The Karen L. Jurjevich Innovation Centre and Studio Theatre (iCAST), currently under construction, will extend into the school community and beyond, offering a space where arts and innovation are integrated, and ideas are realized.
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Meet the Branksome Hall students and alums learning the skills to change the world.
meet hannah
The Musical Theatre Actress
Entertaining audiences in award-winning musicals is Hannah’s passion, one that is supported by her Branksome classmates and teachers.
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meet aiden
The social activist
Boarding student Aiden is committed to affecting social change within the school and wider community as a leader of the Gay-Straight Alliance.
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meet ANGELA
INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGY SCHOLAR
Determined to help immigrants, low-income families and disadvantaged communities break the poverty cycle, Angela is heading to the University of California, Berkeley, with a leadership scholarship to study sociology.
Learn moremeet hannah
The Musical Theatre Actress
Entertaining audiences in award-winning musicals is Hannah’s passion, one that is supported by her Branksome classmates and teachers.
Learn more.
Learn more.
meet aiden
The social activist
Boarding student Aiden is committed to affecting social change within the school and wider community as a leader of the Gay-Straight Alliance.
Learn more.
Learn more.
meet ANGELA
INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGY SCHOLAR
Determined to help immigrants, low-income families and disadvantaged communities break the poverty cycle, Angela is heading to the University of California, Berkeley, with a leadership scholarship to study sociology.
Learn moreBranksome hall by the numbers
1903
Branksome established
$1.4M
Available in financial assistance
900
Total enrolment with 53 boarding students
80+
Clubs, Athletic teams & service learning opportunities
16–22
Average class size
249+
Employees (26% have been at Branksome for over 10 years)
13
Countries represented by Boarding students
$4.4M
In scholarships awarded to 2023 grads
Headlines from Campus
List of 3 news stories.
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Back-to-Back Greatness: Branksome’s Helen Ziomecki Crowned World Champion at 38th Worlds
On Saturday, April 5, 2025, Branksome Hall’s very own Grade 12 student Helen Ziomecki was crowned overall winner of the 2025 World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships (WIDPSC), held this year in Kuala Lumpur. It was a moment of déjà vu in the best way as Helen’s win comes only one year after Branksome’s Anna GAGE’24 brought home the trophy at the 2024 WIDPSC competition in Australia. This back-to-back win is not only a testament to the dedication and calibre of Branksome’s debate students and coaches, but it is also an historic achievement for the school. Only three other schools in the history of the competition have had consecutive Worlds champions—and all of them have been Canadian—which is truly a testament to the deep commitment to and belief in the value of debate and public speaking in this country’s schools.Read More -
PrincipalED Podcast Episode 3: Owen Williams on Life, Learning and the Power of Story
Read MoreEpisode three of Branksome’s podcast series with Principal Grace McCallum, PrincipalED, landed today! In this latest episode, Principal McCallum is joined by Branksome’s very own Owen Williams, English Instructional Leader and teacher and debate coach, for a moving conversation on storytelling, identity and connection. -
Supporting Branksome Athletes in the Elite Athletes Program
Read MoreBranksome is full of talented individuals, many of whom are athletes. Branksome’s courts, pools and field are open to all students wishing to represent the Highlanders in their favourite sports. Among these students are those who are highly skilled at their sport—who train tirelessly to perfect their craft. These are Branksome’s elite athletes, who are poised to become Athletics legends, both on and off campus!
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Each day, more than 900 students benefit from your generosity. Quite simply, you touch the life of every student, providing endless possibilities to explore, take risks and feel valued for their unique talents, igniting a lifelong love of learning.
At Branksome Hall, we’re not just enriching students’ minds – we’re giving them minds of their own. So they can challenge the status quo, set new standards, and carve their own path to success.
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We wish to acknowledge this land on which Branksome operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work and go to school on this land.*
*The Land Acknowledgement may evolve as we honour our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation in partnership with Indigenous communities.
*The Land Acknowledgement may evolve as we honour our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation in partnership with Indigenous communities.
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