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Ashbury College

Canada, Ottawa

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Boarding, Uniform and Food

Daily life details and school culture

Boarding Arrangements

Ashbury offers on-campus boarding in three dormitories: Heather Gillin Residence, Matthews House, and Maple Residence. Boarding students live in a residential community with peers from around the world, dine in the main dining room, and kitchens in each dormitory allow students to prepare snacks; an ESL Summer Boarding Program is also available.

Uniform Requirement

The school has a uniform program; uniforms are available through the Ashbury College Store.

Food Options

The on-campus dining room provides healthy, varied meals reflecting the cultural origins of the student body, with menus offering a wide range of options; kitchens in each boarding house allow students to prepare snacks.

House System

Ashbury's House System includes Dragons, Goblins, Hobbits and Wizards in the Junior School, and Woollcombe, New House, Alexander, and Connaught in the Senior School.

Governance and Ownership

The school is governed by a Board of Governors; the Ashbury College Foundation Board oversees charitable fundraising and endowment management. The Foundation is an Ontario not-for-profit corporation and registered charity.

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English, French
Fees Unlisted
Ages Not listed
Pupil numbers 865
Type Co-educational, Co-educational (boarding)
Opened 1891
Bus Service No

Ashbury College is an independent day and boarding school for Grades 3–12, on a 13‑acre campus in Ottawa, Ontario. It offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB DP) and an Ashbury program alongside the curriculum. The Ontario Secondary School Diploma is awarded with 30 course credits, 40 hours of community service, and the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test; the Ashbury Diploma adds required courses in French or another international language, physical education, arts, and world social studies, plus 60 hours of community service and nine terms of co‑curricular activities. A bilingual Ashbury Diploma is available with seven French credits. The school offers the IB Diploma or bilingual IB Diploma. Founded in 1891, Ashbury moved to Rockcliffe Park in 1910 and has expanded with facilities including Molson Library & Resource Centre, Centre for Science & Innovation with six labs, theatres, gym, and three boarding houses: Heather Gillin Residence, Matthews House, Maple Residence.

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