“As parents of four daughters attending both the Lower and Upper School at Hawthorn, we couldn’t be more grateful for the experience our girls are having. The small community makes a big difference—our daughters are truly known and cared for by their teachers, who take the time to understand and support each of them as individuals. We’ve seen them grow not only academically, but also in confidence and character. The school sets a high academic standard, and it’s been amazing to watch our girls rise to the challenge with the encouragement and guidance they receive. We also love how involved families are—it really feels like a partnership. Hawthorn has been such a gift to our family.”

Kim Hackmann

Lower School & Upper School Parent

About Hawthorn School

Hawthorn is the only independent, Catholic-inspired, all-girl school in Toronto that provides character education, personal mentorship, and a classical liberal arts education that is university preparatory.

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Academics

We respect the shared goals of our students and their families. We pride ourselves not only on preparing the girls for a postsecondary education, with a 100% university acceptance rate, but also on helping them to succeed in their life’s path – no matter what it may be.

Hawthorn School Daycare offers children aged (18 months to 4 years old) a loving, nurturing, and caring environment.

Students in the Junior Program (Junior Kindergarten & Senior Kindergarten) are exposed to a variety of subjects.

IIn the Lower School students develop a love for learning and build social skills and work habits in each area of a well-rounded academic program. 

Hawthorn’s Upper School (Grades 8 to 12) delivers an ambitious liberal arts education, preparing the leaders of tomorrow.

Alumnae

Thanks to an education that promotes both academic excellence and character formation, Hawthorn girls face the world with creative tenacity, intellectual brilliance, and an uncommon spirit of service to others.

Clare Nazaire

Chemical Engineer

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Nurse

Farzana Meghani

Systems Design Engineer

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We warmly invite you to join us in our passion project of tending a nurturing, uplifting environment where girls can thrive as they learn and bloom in intelligence, character, truth, and charity. Our world needs them.

Hawthorn: Holistic and personalized education.