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The OUR KIDS Report: St. John's-Kilmarnock School
Grades JK TO Gr. 12 — Waterloo Region (Breslau), ON (Map)

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St. John's-Kilmarnock School University Placement

Where graduates of a school do their post-secondary studies can be an important factor in choosing a private school. Do you want your child to go to a Canadian university, an Ivy League school in the US, or somewhere else? Whatever your inclinations, check out a school’s university placement record and the support they offer for university applications and decisions.

Key Numbers

Average graduating class size 40
Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation 100%
Percentage of students who attend post-secondary institutions outside of Canada 10%
Students who attended a Ivy+ school
Number of students in the past 5 years that that attended one of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Stanford, University of Chicago, Oxford or Cambridge (UK)
N/A

Services Offered to Students

TypeOffered
Career planningN/A
InternshipsN/A
Mentorship ProgramN/A
University counseling

What SJK School says about their university placement record and services:

  • 68 different post-secondary institutions to which SJK grads have matriculated over the past 10 years (in 7 different countries).
  • 12 SJK grads are currently competing on a university varsity athletics team.
  • 100% of SJK grads earning their way into best fit post-secondary opportunities.
  • 89.9% average of SJK's Class of 2022 'top 6' averages (including prerequisites) in February.
  • 45% of students from the three most recent grad classes entered STEM-related post-secondary fields.

Post-Secondary Schools Attended

Learn the top five post-secondary schools St. John's-Kilmarnock School graduates attend, and the percentage of graduates that attend each of these schools.

Five most attended post-secondary schools


                    
University of Toronto
 
 20%
University of Waterloo
 
 20%
Wilfrid Laurier University
 
 17%
Western University
 
 10%

% of Graduates

  • Canada (16 universities)

    • Brock University
    • Dalhousie University
    • Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
    • Huron University College
    • McGill University
    • McMaster University
    • Queen's University
    • Royal Military College of Canada
    • Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
    • Toronto Metropolitan University
    • University of British Columbia
    • University of Guelph
    • University of Toronto
    • University of Waterloo
    • Western University
    • Wilfrid Laurier University
  • United States (11 universities)

    • Florida Atlantic University
    • New School
    • Pennsylvania State University
    • Stony Brook University, SUNY
    • Syracuse University
    • University of Kentucky
    • University of Miami (FL)
    • University of Pittsburgh
    • University of Rochester
    • University of Southern California
    • Wake Forest University
  • International (10 universities)

    • Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    • National University of Ireland, Galway
    • Trinity College Dublin
    • University College Dublin
    • University of Amsterdam
    • University of Edinburgh
    • University of Exeter
    • University of Manchester
    • University of Melbourne
    • University of Warwick

Areas of Post-Secondary Study

This chart shows the main subject areas St. John's-Kilmarnock School graduates have pursued in post-secondary studies. If post-secondary studies are a major goal, this is an important factor to consider in choosing a school for your child.

St. John's-Kilmarnock School Graduates’ Post-Secondary Studies:


  20% - Liberal Arts and Sciences
  17% - Engineering and Applied Sciences
  30% - Business/Commerce
  5% - Fine and Performing Arts
  25% - Applied Health Sciences
  3% - Applied Professional Studies (Post-grad certificate / diploma)
  0% - Other

Aggregate of All Schools’ Post-Secondary Studies:


  24% - Liberal Arts and Sciences
  25% - Engineering and Applied Sciences
  23% - Business/Commerce
  6% - Fine and Performing Arts
  14% - Applied Health Sciences
  2% - Applied Professional Studies (Post-grad certificate / diploma)
  7% - Other
 

Qualitative insights

These insights are based on conversations with parents, alumni, and school leadership. Handpicked and curated by our editor, they offer a close look at how the school is experienced and perceived by those who know it best.


Preparation and individual attention are provided.

Observations from students, parents, and alumni indicate that St. John’s-Kilmarnock School’s strong university preparatory focus, combined with individualized attention in a close-knit community, sets students up for success in higher education and fosters strong relationships.

I don't know how much SJK influenced my area of study at university. Maybe a bit. That was more personal interest and family influence. SJK definitely did influence the choice of university because SJK is a university preparatory school. So pretty much everyone goes to college or university after they graduate. A lot of students go to Western, Queens, and McGill, and some go west, but those are the really big ones.
There are many reasons to choose St. John’s-Kilmarnok. If you really want to take education seriously and go to a high-class institution after high school or whatever you want to do to be successful after high school, I would really recommend SJK. It makes you work hard and makes you want to learn because everyone around you wants to learn and wants you to succeed. If you want to be in a small community, it's a great place because the classes are very small. One of my classes had three people in it, so we were really able to foster relationships. And then I really think that the location was great, being in the country with fresh air. We had a pond that made it kind of diverse in what you could do outside.
I honestly think the people really made my experience there. Most of my classmates were all very focused and motivated to do something great after high school, whether that was going to college or not. But a lot of people wanted to go to university and were motivated to work really hard, which made me work hard. I have to do what my classmates are doing because we work together a lot and just want everyone to succeed. It was the International Baccalaureate Programme, which is very hard. We went through hard times together, which made it feel a family.

The teachers are influential and nurture personal growth.

Insights from students reveal that influential teachers and a supportive learning environment at St. John’s-Kilmarnock significantly shape personal development and career choices.

My chemistry teacher at St. John’s-Kilmarnock School in Grade 11 is the single most influential person on my career path thus far in my academic career. I guess the story kind of starts at the end of Grade 10. I had decided to take standard level chemistry, as I thought I had heard that higher-level chemistry was a challenge and that it was difficult, and I kind of just steered away from the challenge. During our parent-teacher interviews, she suggested to myself and my parents that I consider switching to higher-level chemistry, as she didn't think that I was being challenged enough in standard level. Of course, being a Grade 11 student, wanting to have an easy ride, I was a little bit averse to that concept at the start, but after a bit more thought, I decided, ‘You know what? Let's give it a try.’
My experience at St. John's-Kilmarnock School definitely shaped the person that I am in terms of academics and those kinds of skills. My literacy and writing skills and communication skills were largely shaped by my time at SJK. Maybe also my ability to connect with people close to me. But there was one drawback. When I first went to university, I felt like my time at SJK had shaped me so that I wasn't used to being in such a large school. I just felt like a number. And then, sitting in this lecture room of 900 people, you feel a little insignificant. It's kind of overwhelming. But that has changed. It took a year at university to adjust to that sort of thing.
 

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