Lower and Middle School (Grades 1–8)
Age-appropriate Ontario curriculum with character education, arts, physical education, specialist teaching and experiential learning; middle-school students take instrumental music.
private
Crescent School
2365 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M2L 1A2
At a glance
- Grades
- Gr. 3 – 12
- Gender
- All Boys
- Board
- Independent
- Principal
- Richard Prosser
- Program type
- Site based only
- Associations
- Other
Tuition & admissions
- Tuition
- $44,065 /year
- Application deadline
- 2026-10-31
- Financial aid
- Yes
- Interview required
- Yes
Admissions process
Online applications open September 1, 2026. The application deadline for the 2027–2028 academic year is December 1, 2026; late applications are accepted. · Grades 7 and 9 applicants complete an age-tailored mathematics and literacy assessment with multiple-choice and short-answer questions. Only one assessment is needed for applications to Crescent School, The York School, and Royal St. George's College. The test fee is $125; no preparation is required. · Grade 7 in-person assessments: November 7, December 5, or December 12, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., with locations varying by date. · Grade 9 in-person assessments: November 7, December 5, or December 12, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., with locations varying by date. · International and out-of-province applicants to Grades 7 and 9 take the assessment virtually on January 9, 2027, at 8:00 a.m. EST. · Grade 1 applicants and parents must attend an in-person, one-hour Experience Crescent Day session on January 7 or 8, 2027. · Applicants to Grades 3–5 and Grade 7 must attend an in-person Experience Crescent Day on January 16, 2027, including practical and evaluative components. · Admission decisions are communicated on February 26, 2027. Select late applicants may be contacted for an interview after that date.
Academics & learning
- Curriculum
- Progressive
- Class size
- Varies
Course descriptions
Upper School (Grades 9–12)
University-preparatory Ontario courses spanning English, math, sciences, social sciences, modern languages, arts, business, health and physical education, and technology. AP options include AP Seminar and Research and AP preparation in subjects such as environmental science, human geography, Chinese, calculus and statistics.
Summer Academics
The 2026 on-campus summer program published courses for Grades 9–12, including Canadian Geography and course options across science and computer science. The 2026 session dates have passed; confirm the next summer catalogue when published.
School images
School videos
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Learning programs
Learning support
Student Services includes academic well-being · guidance and university counselling · social-emotional well-being · and physical well-being.
Student life
Sports
Athletics is offered as a Character-in-Action program.
Arts
Arts is offered as a Character-in-Action program.
Clubs & extracurricular activities
- Crescent’s official page gives examples of clubs and teams: architecture/urban development
- chemistry
- chess and board games
- coding
- comedy
- debating
- environmental action
- film
- financial literacy
- gaming
- maker space
- meditation
- Model UN
- peer tutoring
- science
- yearbook
- music ensembles and sports. Team sports named include basketball
- cross-country
- hockey
- rugby
- soccer
- squash
- swimming
- track and field
- and ultimate frisbee
- intramurals include basketball
- volleyball
- indoor soccer
- dodgeball
- floor hockey and badminton. Offerings may vary by year.
Outdoor activities & education
- The campus includes a ravine used as a learning and stewardship space. A Grade 11 Environmental Science summer course partnered with the University of Toronto in 2025 for field-based plant mapping
- invasive-species removal and seed collection. Crescent also offers outreach/adventure trips
- a published 2026 B.C./Yukon trip plan for Grades 10–12 described paddling
- camping
- cross-country skiing
- snowshoeing and local learning
- with dates/cost estimates marked tentative. Check the current trip schedule.
University destinations
- The school reports that 100% of the Class of 2026 received university offers
- its June 2026 graduate story says graduates were heading to institutions in Canada
- the United States and around the world. The destination story links to the full Class of 2026 list. This is a dated cohort result
- the reviewed public text does not include a complete list of institution names or an offer count by institution.
About the school
Crescent School is a boys' school serving 825 students in Grades 1–12, with Lower School (Grades 1–6), Middle School (Grades 7–8), and Upper School (Grades 9–12).
Location & school highlights
Location
- 2365 Bayview Avenue
- Toronto
- Ontario M2L 1A2.
What makes the school distinct
- Three foundational pedagogies: active, experiential, and relational learning.
- Character-in-Action programs include arts, athletics, business, outreach, robotics, and student leadership.
School activity
2026-11-03
Deadline history
2026-12-01 · 2026-09-01 · 2027-01-09 · 2027-01-08 · 2027-01-16 · 2027-01-22 · 2027-02-01 · 2026-10-31
2026-11-03
Enrolment history
825 · 5
Contact
- Phone
- 416-449-2556
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