Regional school guide

Compare schools across North America.

This North America collection extends beyond the United States and Canada to selected Central American, Caribbean and territorial destinations. Narrow it by city, school phase and intended award. Examples in Toronto, Exeter, Naucalpan de Juárez and George Town show how Ontario, school-designed, IGCSE/IB and A-level pathways can appear within the same geographic search.

361 included profiles · 320 destination collections · 31 countries and territories · 0 dated tuition schedules

This is a selected directory, with different levels of evidence in each collection. Open the named campus profile to check its curriculum phases, review date and sources before contacting admissions.

Planning a school search in North America

Ontario's private-school guidance was reviewed through official indexed text after direct retrieval failed. It supports the scope of OSSD credit authority and inspection, not a current authorisation finding for a particular school or an individual graduation decision.

Name the diploma and its issuing system

Upper Canada College in Toronto publishes an IB continuum and different senior graduation pathways, with eligibility for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma, IB Diploma and IB course certificates. Ask which awards the student's individual pathway is designed to earn. Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire instead directs families to its own curriculum and diploma requirements. A North America filter does not establish one American diploma structure or a common credit-transfer decision.

Greengates in Mexico publishes IGCSE courses in Years 10–11 followed by the IB Diploma in Years 12–13. Cayman Prep and High School publishes an A-level Sixth Form in Grand Cayman. For an older transfer, compare completed subjects, the proposed joining point and examination preparation. A Year label, an advanced course or an IB certificate should not be substituted for the actual final qualification.

Sources: Upper Canada College: actual graduation pathways · Phillips Exeter: school-designed course and diploma requirements · Greengates: IGCSE followed by Diploma · Cayman Prep: school-specific A-level Sixth Form

Use provincial evidence and school-specific campus information

Ontario's Ministry explains that not every private school can grant OSSD credits and that private high schools seeking that authority are inspected for instruction in the relevant courses. This is an Ontario description, not a continent-wide accreditation rule. When OSSD is the objective, check the named provider's current authority, course calendar and transcript arrangements. Do not infer a ministry endorsement or a pupil's completed diploma from a private-school label.

Cayman Prep identifies primary teaching on Smith Road and high school on Walkers Road. Resolve which office, teaching site and division apply before comparing housing or a school run. At the Toronto, Exeter and Mexico examples, likewise obtain the offered class's campus address and daily timetable. For siblings, school-level suitability must include the different phases, support needs and collection arrangements.

Sources: Ontario Ministry: scope of OSSD credit authority and inspection · Cayman Prep: separate primary and high-school sites · Upper Canada College: actual graduation pathways · Phillips Exeter: school-designed course and diploma requirements · Greengates: IGCSE followed by Diploma

Compare the transfer offer and the real cost of attendance

Ask the receiving adviser to map previous courses to graduation requirements, identify any missing compulsory study and confirm which desired subjects fit the timetable. Exeter's academic guidance points families toward a course of study that balances breadth and specialisation; Greengates' two-year IGCSE and Diploma sequences require attention to transfer timing. Keep language support and any assessment requirements in the proposed plan.

Request a dated quotation in the provider's billing currency, with tuition, enrolment, examinations, transport, support and accommodation where applicable separated. A boarding enquiry needs explicit eligible years, supervision and holiday arrangements; a day-school enquiry needs a workable commute. Ask who supplies transcripts and advice for the next institution. Confirm individual residence and application documentation with the receiving school and relevant authority. Geographic grouping of Caribbean territories does not create common entry rights, financial terms or education rules.

Sources: Phillips Exeter: school-designed course and diploma requirements · Greengates: IGCSE followed by Diploma · Cayman Prep: separate primary and high-school sites · Upper Canada College: actual graduation pathways

Curriculum pathways recorded across the collection

Each row combines evidence from several profiles. Its phases may be offered at different schools; it does not mean every school provides every phase. Online delivery is listed separately. Open the school profile for its exact route and eligibility.

Documented routes in the included North America profiles
Route and deliveryRecorded phases across profilesIncluded profiles and source examples
AmericanOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form231 profiles
IBOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form72 profiles
CanadianOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form52 profiles
FrenchOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form28 profiles
BritishOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form15 profiles
International Primary CurriculumOn campusPrimary6 profiles
International Early Years CurriculumOn campusEarly years3 profiles
MexicanOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form3 profiles
MontessoriOn campusEarly years, Primary3 profiles
GuatemalanOn campusEarly years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form2 profiles
International Middle Years CurriculumOn campusSecondary2 profiles
AmericanOnlineSixth form1 profile
CanadianOnlineSixth form1 profile
GreenlandicOn campusPrimary, Secondary1 profile
Reggio EmiliaOn campusEarly years1 profile

Parent questions about North America schools

Does a North America search mean every school uses a US curriculum?

No. UCC publishes Ontario and IB graduation pathways, Greengates publishes IGCSE followed by IB, and Cayman Prep publishes A levels. Exeter has its own curriculum and diploma requirements. Compare the named receiving school's actual award and course sequence.

Sources: Upper Canada College: actual graduation pathways · Greengates: IGCSE followed by Diploma · Cayman Prep: school-specific A-level Sixth Form · Phillips Exeter: school-designed course and diploma requirements

Can any Ontario private school award OSSD credits?

Ontario's Ministry says not all can. Check the provider's current credit-granting authority and the proposed course and transcript arrangements. That provincial check should not be extended to US, Mexican or Caribbean institutions.

Sources: Ontario Ministry: scope of OSSD credit authority and inspection

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