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.
INNOVATION IN ACTION: BREAKING GROUND ON OUR iCAST FACILITY
We are building the Branksome of tomorrow for our community of creative innovators. The 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.
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. 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
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.
Entertaining audiences in award-winning musicals is Hannah’s passion, one that is supported by her Branksome classmates and teachers. 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.
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.
On February 22, Senior & Middle School dancers had the opportunity to take part in CIS Ontario’s Dance Fest at York University. Open to Grades 6 to 12 students, the Festival is a place where students can try out multiple dance styles while working with top dancers and choreographers in a professional setting. Both preparatory and senior Dance Companies attended in addition to Grades 9–12 classes. In total, more than 60 Branksome Hall dancers were able to participate.
It was an action-packed day for Branksome Hall’s Junior D1 Volleyball and Senior Badminton teams on Wednesday, February 28, as they wrapped up an exciting winter season at their championship tournaments. Held concurrently at Branksome Hall, these tournaments filled the halls with talented athletes from across the city, all eager to see who would be crowned 2024 CISAA champions.
Students Nora and Jade showed off their creativity, problem-solving skills and innovation at the University of Toronto Schools’ Blues Hackathon, which took place from January 19–21, 2024. The Blues Hackathon is a competition for students aged 13–18 with a passion for using code and technology to come up with solutions to the issues affecting our world today. Equipped only with their coding knowledge and determination, Branksome’s two student participants entered the competition determined to use their creativity to shape a better world.
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.
We wish to acknowledge this land on which Branksome operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-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.