PRIVATE SCHOOLS / FIND YOUR FIT
Private school options in Durham Region.
Find a school that fits your child, your routine and your plans.
Schools are listed alphabetically, without a ranking or endorsement. Compare programs, support, admissions and the full cost. Ontario does not license, accredit or endorse private schools; confirm a school’s inspection and credit-granting status if Ontario secondary-school credits are important to your plans.
Durham Region
Pickering
Blaisdale Montessori School — Toynevale Campus
- 12 months–Grade 8
- Co-educational
- Day school
The Toynevale campus is Blaisdale Montessori’s Pickering headquarters, offering early-years and elementary programs through Grade 8.
Explore the school guideAjax
Brackendale Montessori & Elementary Academy
- Early years through Grade 8
- Confirm admissions eligibility with the school
- Day school
An Ajax Montessori and elementary option with early-years programs and an elementary pathway from Grades 1–8.
Explore the school guideWhitby
Cambridge International Academy
- Grades 1–12; confirm SK entry with admissions
- Co-educational
- Day school
A co-educational private-school option at its current Whitby campus, offering elementary, middle and secondary learning pathways.
Explore the school guideBowmanville · Clarington
Durham Christian High School
- Grades 9–12
- Confirm admissions eligibility with the school
- Day school
A Christian high-school option in Bowmanville, within Clarington, with academic courses, arts and guidance for post-secondary planning.
Explore the school guideOshawa
Immanuel Christian School
- Junior Kindergarten–Grade 8
- Confirm admissions eligibility with the school
- Day school
A Christian kindergarten and elementary school in Oshawa. Its application asks families to share learning needs and supporting school records so the school can assess fit.
Explore the school guideWhitby
Kendalwood Montessori & Elementary School
- Casa ages 3.8–6; elementary ages 6–12
- Confirm admissions eligibility with the school
- Day school
A Whitby Montessori option with Casa and elementary age-group programs. Families should confirm grade placement and the appropriate classroom directly with the school.
Explore the school guideBowmanville · Clarington
Knox Christian School
- Junior Kindergarten–Grade 8
- Confirm admissions eligibility with the school
- Day school
A Christian elementary school in Bowmanville, within Clarington, with kindergarten and elementary programs and a family-based tuition structure.
Explore the school guidePickering
Montessori Learning Centre of Pickering
- Early years through Grade 8
- Confirm admissions eligibility with the school
- Day school
A Montessori school with two Pickering locations. Its July 2026 handbook places the upper elementary Grades 4–8 program at the Liverpool Road campus.
Explore the school guideAjax
Pickering Christian School
- Junior Kindergarten–Grade 8
- Confirm admissions eligibility with the school
- Day school
A Christian elementary-school option in Ajax. Despite its name, this campus is in Ajax, so the new-home suggestions in this guide use Ajax projects.
Explore the school guideWhitby
Trafalgar Castle School
- Grades 4–12
- Girls
- Day school
- Boarding
An all-girls day and boarding school in Whitby, with day entry from Grade 4 and boarding from Grade 7.
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ABOUT THIS DIRECTORY
A guide to your next questions.
A first selection across Toronto, Durham, York, Peel and Halton, covering independent, Montessori and faith-based schools with elementary, secondary, day and boarding options where offered. This is not a complete list of GTA private schools.
Schools are listed alphabetically, without a ranking or endorsement. Compare programs, support, admissions and the full cost. Ontario does not license, accredit or endorse private schools; confirm a school’s inspection and credit-granting status if Ontario secondary-school credits are important to your plans.
School inclusion does not guarantee admission or confirm available places. The school’s official admissions team is the source for current application requirements and fees.
Official sources
- Ontario: choosing a private school Checked October 3, 2026