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St. John's School for Boys was established in 1972 in Elora, Ontario. In 1975, St. Margaret's School was founded to offer an equivalent educational experience for girls. The two schools merged in 1985 and were renamed St. John's-Kilmarnock School in 1983, honouring the founding headmaster's Scottish ancestry. In 1990, both schools relocated to a unified campus near Breslau. The school received its official Coat of Arms in 1993 and has since expanded with the Chapel (2000), Athletics Centre (2001), the Boathouse (2014), Newton House (2016), and Art, Design and Media Centre (2023). The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022.
The school operates a Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) programme and a Five Worlds Program that engage students in community service and experiential learning. Annual fundraising initiatives and donor impact programmes are coordinated through the SJK Foundation. An alumni network of over 1,500 members maintains connections through events and giving programmes.
St. John's-Kilmarnock School is an independent, co-educational, not-for-profit IB Continuum school on a 40-acre campus in Breslau, Ontario, within the Waterloo Region. Founded in 1972, SJK is one of only a few IB Continuum schools in Canada, offering the Primary Years Programme (JK-Grade 6), Middle Years Programme (Grades 7-10), and Diploma Programme (Grades 11-12). The school has an average class size of 17 and achieves a 100% post-secondary admission rate. A boarding programme for Grades 9-12 operates in partnership with St. Jerome's University on the University of Waterloo campus. The campus features Newton House with a Learning Commons and Dining Hall, a Chapel, Athletics Centre with a double gymnasium, the Boathouse, an Art, Design and Media Centre, and an OmniCourt. SJK holds accreditation from CAIS, CIS Ontario, and the IBO.
