Upper Canada College

Upper Canada College (UCC) is an all-male elementary and secondary school in Toronto, Ontario, the oldest independent school in the province, and the third oldest school in Canada. It is widely considered to be the leading school in Canada. It has educated many of the country's elite, powerful and wealthy and declares its goal as being a "private school with a public purpose."http://www.ucc.on.ca/Admissions/about.htm

Today

UCC is Canada's wealthiest independent school, having an endowment of $45 million (CDN), which it has devoted to physical expansion, financial aid, scholarships, and advanced computer and laboratory equipment.

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Tuition fees range from $20,350 to $37,975, representing a 16 per cent increase since 2002. Today, only 8 per cent of the school population received financial aid, far less than at many other leading independent and private schools in North America. UCC is well-known for challenging admissions standards, accepting less than 22% of all applicants. The current student-to-teacher ratio is 18:1.

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UCC has four gyms, four theatres, a hockey rink, a swimming pool, two Learning Centres (to study the way boys learn), six tennis courts, eight sports fields, an extensive library collection, and a sports activity bubble. UCC also maintains its own archives.

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The College has a notable collection of art work, war medals and real estate. The school houses a large collection of original paintings from the Group of Seven. Moreover, UCC is the owner of the world's first Victoria Cross awarded in 1854 to Old Boy, Alexander Roberts Dunn. Aside from Norval (see below) and the Deer Park campus, UCC's real estate portfolio also includes other sites in the Greater Toronto Area.

Related Topics:
Group of Seven - Victoria Cross - 1854

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