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Oldest Vancouver private schools

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This lists Vancouver's oldest, most established private schools in order, based on their founding year. While the age of a school is some measure of its prestige, parents should focus on the needs of child(ren) in their school search. A comprehensive search process will focus on a variety of factors including academics, pedagogy, extracurriculars, class size, school facilities, the philosophy of the school, the quality of instruction, and much more. OUR KIDS offers private school expos, comparison tools and rich information guides intended to help parents make the most fully informed decision possible.

School Location Grades Founded
1 St. George's School Vancouver, BC K to 12 1930
2 Vancouver Waldorf School North Vancouver, BC NS to 12 1971
3 Fraser Academy Vancouver, BC 2 to 12 1982
4 Collingwood School West Vancouver, BC JK to 12 1984
5 Bodwell High School North Vancouver, BC 8 to 12 1991
6 Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre - Burnaby Burnaby, BC 8 to 12 1993
7 Mulgrave School West Vancouver, BC PS to 12 1993
8 Whytecliff Agile Learning Centres Langley, BC 8 to 12 1993
9 North Star Montessori Elementary School North Vancouver, BC PS to 7 1996
10 Cousteau, The French International School of Vancouver North Vancouver, BC PS to 9 1997
11 Southpointe Academy Delta, BC K to 12 2000
12 Stratford Hall Vancouver, BC K to 12 2000
13 Urban Academy New Westminster, BC JK to 12 2001
14 Brockton School North Vancouver, BC JK to 12 2004
15 Alexander Academy Vancouver, BC 10 to 12 2013
16 Pear Tree School Vancouver, BC K to 8 2015
17 Claren Academy Vancouver, BC K to 7 2017
18 Chaoyin Bilingual School Richmond, BC K to 7 2021
19 Vancouver Independent School for Science and Technology Vancouver, BC 8 to 12 2022
20 Saplings Nature School North Vancouver, BC PS to 5 2022

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What is the oldest Vancouver private school?
St. George's School is the oldest Vancouver private school. The school was founded in 1930.

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