Trinity College School's University Placement Record

Type	Offered
Career planning
Internships	N/A
Mentorship Program
University counseling

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.

There is lots of support for university applications.

Insights from current families, alumni, and school administrators illustrate that Trinity College School offers dedicated support for university admissions through comprehensive and personalized guidance, helping students navigate career paths in the U.S. and beyond.

There's somebody that specializes in U.S. admissions at Trinity College School. He noticed early on that I might be a candidate to attend school in the United States. He took an interest in me and helped coach me through that process, which was super valuable.

—Zack Chauvin, alum (see full interview)

One of the main driving factors for me choosing TCS was this focus on career and post-high school life. I had a friend who went to TCS and I could see that they had the resources to really spend time with us to make sure that what we wanted to do after high school could be realized and achieved. I always wanted to go to medical school, but I didn't know exactly what routes there were for me, and TCS told me about the opportunity to do medical school overseas, which I'd never heard of before. And they fully supported me through that whole application process as well.

—Lade Adeusi, alum (see full interview)

My daughter was assigned to a guidance counsellor who is available to them in Grade 11, to start the student thinking about course selection and what their plans are for post-secondary education. The student is encouraged to research the area and different programs that they are interested in. After researching the different programs the student is asked to record and rank the universities of choice and best suited with their academic standing. By doing all this in Grade 11 the student is prepared and ready to apply to university in Grade 12. In Grade 12 the guidance counsellor and the student meet approximately every two weeks to ensure support and deadlines are met. Even when I had questions as a parent, I was able to make an appointment with the Head of Guidance to review the process and put my mind at ease.

—Kim McConnell, parent (beginning 2013) (see full review)

As early as 10th grade, college applications start to be determined, and counselors begin to help with course selection. Students applying to us universities and Canadian universities will have different courses. In grade 12, counsellors begin to guide the work related to the application. Parents can apply for a meeting with counsellors, find out their child's application status, their current academic scores, and their preparation for college essays. TCS organizes parents' meetings to explain the work progress of applying for the school, as well as psychological counseling for parents and children. This process, which is very important for parents, helps us get through the stress and anxiety of application season. My daughter Lily, the final result was perfect. She got the admission letter of Rotman Business School of the University of Toronto, which she most wanted to go to, as well as the offer of CooP honors Mathematics and Financial Analysis of the University of Waterloo. Finally, she chose the University of Toronto. We were happy to see the results.

—Susan Zhang, parent (beginning 2016) (see full review)

I definitely felt supported throughout the process because the counselors frequently set up meetings and would reach out if they see minimal progress being made. This was extremely helpful because it is easy to put off the work when students are not clear about which direction they want to proceed in. I think overall guidance was sufficient, but I would have liked the research process to begin even earlier. It would also be helpful if the counselors put together presentations/documents that outlined certain actions/materials required for different pathways. This could give students that want to pursue in, for example, art, to improve their art skills and build a portfolio. Overall, my application process was very successful and without the university counseling office, I would have been way too lost and confused.

—Charisse Lee, alum (2017-2021) (see full review)

Our oldest son is in Grade 11 and there has been limited university placement and counselling information communicated to parents up to this time. However, the school has been very helpful with course selection, particularly with regard to what schools and programs require Advanced Placement (AP) courses. I anticipate there will be more communication with parents in the coming months with regard to the university application process. However, our son has already identified three universities he is considering based on the program(s) he would like to study. It has been challenging to plan university visits due to Covid but we are planning a visit over the March Break and to another school over the April long weekend. It's likely the third visit will have to wait for the Fall, due to summer camp commitments.

—Arundel Gibson, parent (beginning 2019) (see full review)

TCS has a focused university planning process that begins for students formally in Grade 11. Students attend regular meetings that outline the various steps that need to be taken to prepare for the eventual application process. The Guidance Department provides several information sessions to parents throughout the year to ensure everyone is up to speed on pre-requisite courses and application deadlines. Their presentations provide useful information on specifics when applying to Canadian universities, as well as American and International schools. Universities are invited to the school throughout the year to provide presentations to the students on their respective school. During the course selection process going into Grade 11, I was impressed when a Guidance Counsellor reached out to us to ensure our son had chosen the correct courses to meet the pre-requisite for a particular course of study.

—Leslie Gibson, parent (beginning 2017) (see full review)

Students benefit from a strong academic foundation.

Feedback from students and parents underscores the robust academic environment at Trinity College School, emphasizing the benefits of early exposure to advanced placement courses and strategic planning that starts as early as Grade 10, all aimed at preparing students for university-level work.

I love my career in computer science. I'm still really grateful to my computer science teacher at Trinity College School, and the opportunity that I got at Harvard University to study computer science.

—Zack Chauvin, alum (see full interview)

I liked that you could challenge yourself at Trinity College School. AP courses were offered. That made College much easier because I came in with credits. Suddenly I looked at my transcript, and I graduated with my bachelor's degree a year early. One of the reasons I was able to do that is because I came in with some AP credits that seemed like a nuisance to get as a high school student but then super useful as a university student. I think the academics were quite good at Trinity College School. They were nice and sparked interests in me that I’m still feeding off of.

—Sarah Gerwens, alum (see full interview)

I came to university very well equipped. I'm in law school now and I feel comfortable. I tell my friends that my work at law school is very close to my AP standard at TCS.

—Paula, parent (see full discussion)

When I was going through university and graduate school there was an aspect with my writing skills — with my analytical skills, which were taught at the school — where I felt I always had an edge over my peers.

—Paula, parent (see full discussion)

There are abundant opportunities with the alumni network.

Observations from students and alumni suggest that the array of opportunities at Trinity College School, coupled with a strong, supportive alumni network, fosters long-term personal and professional growth.

I was lucky to attend an entrepreneur's dinner while I was at Harvard University, where I met all sorts of really amazing alumni from Trinity College School. I got my first tech internship through one of them. I ended up working at Strava, an app based around running and cycling in San Francisco. That opportunity got me my first tech internship, and from there, I was able to get an internship with Facebook and ultimately worked there full time.

—Zack Chauvin, alum (see full interview)

Two years out, the things that I did at TCS are getting me executive positions at clubs at McGill. And I also just got hired at Deloitte, and the person who hired me told me a big reason he hired me was my research experience at TCS that differentiated me. If you're doing things that you love, if you find your communities, find people that are doing what you love, it's not going to feel like work. It's just going to feel like a place that you want to be.

—Lola Obomighie, parent (see full discussion)

I watched my son go off to university this year with so much confidence. It was awesome. His connection back into the Trinity College School community is amazing. He's come back this summer, and that's his world. He's reconnected with all these buddies, whether he's going on camping trips with them, visiting Toronto, out here in Port Hope. That's really cool, that he continues that sense of community, and I think the school really fosters that.

—Alex, alum (see full discussion)

There is support for self-directed decision-making.

Statements from community members highlight the school's dedication to fostering self-advocacy and independence in students, an approach that permeates their university counseling and overall preparation.

We want our students to feel that when they move on to university or afterwards, they're better prepared to face the slings and arrows that life is going to send them; that they can reflect back on a pretty rigorous, pretty active school life and say, ‘Oh, I remember it was pretty tough. I remember being this busy. I remember being this worried. I remember thinking I wouldn't make this team. I remember I wasn't sure if I was going to make friends. I wasn't sure if I was going to fall flat on my face when I had to do this public speaking thing. But I succeeded. I did it.’ And so later in life, they will say, ‘I know I can handle these kinds of circumstances going forward’.

—Stuart Grainger, Head of School (see full interview)

I was very hesitant about computer science, because I grew up in a medical family. In Grade 9 at Trinity College School, I took a class that had a little bit of computer science. I loved it, but even then, I was still pushing it away. ... A teacher at Trinity College School would ask me every time I passed him in the hall, ‘so when will you take AP computer science? You liked it.’ I was like, ‘I know, but there are too many other AP classes, I can't do it. Anyway, he persisted, every time he saw me, he smiled, and he said, ‘we'd really love to have you in AP computer science.’ I ended up taking both the Grade 11 and 12 computer science at Trinity College School and loved it. By the time I got to college, I was pretty sure that I wanted to do computer science. Then I took the intro to computer science at Harvard University, which locked it in. From there, I was off to the races.

—Zack Chauvin, alum (see full interview)

The guidance process is very comprehensive and focuses on the students being as self-sufficient as possible. The students take guidance courses and have an assigned guidance contact for questions and planning. The department is well versed in local, national and international offerings and requirements. Students also have a social-emotional counsellor available to them should the need arise. As I stated they guide the students in a way that allows them to navigate the application process fairly independently. This is a common way for TCS to teach students to advocate for themselves in all ways of student life at TCS and beyond. There is a collective attitude to further studies with staff and students alike while understanding the traditional and non-traditional opportunities that are available.

—Jeanette M Lane, parent (beginning 2012) (see full review)

Average graduating class size	126
Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation	100%
Percentage of students who attend post-secondary institutions outside of Canada	24%
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)	5


Queen's University					14%
University of Toronto				12%
Western University			9%
Trent University		7%
Wilfrid Laurier University	4%

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International (16 universities)

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