Not every buyer Cecilia Guo, REALTOR®, works with plans to use the public system. Vaughan has a wide range of private schools, and because they admit by application rather than address, they change how a Vaughan real estate search is structured. Here is an overview.

Types of Private Schools in Vaughan

The authoritative list is the Ontario Ministry of Education's private school dataset, updated monthly. Vaughan schools fall into a few groups:

• Ministry-inspected secondary schools that grant Ontario Secondary School Diploma credits, such as Vaughan College in Woodbridge (Grades 8 to 12) and UMCA Rich Tree Academy (Kindergarten to Grade 12).
• Montessori and progressive elementary programs, including Delano Academy in Maple, an IB Primary Years Programme candidate.
• Faith-based schools, such as Toronto District Christian High School in Woodbridge and Kleinburg Christian Academy.
• Independent K to 12 options like Toronto Waldorf School on Bathurst Street in Thornhill.

Cecilia Guo recommends confirming inspection status directly, since only inspected schools can grant OSSD credits.

Cost and Commitment

Published day-school tuition in Vaughan ranges from roughly $15,000 to over $30,000 per year, and some schools quote on request, so Cecilia Guo suggests asking early. Cecilia Guo encourages buyers to budget tuition alongside the mortgage when buying a home in Ontario, since it affects how much house is comfortable.

The Real Estate Angle

Private school buyers are free to prioritize commute, lot, and property over attendance boundaries. Cecilia Guo often finds this opens up pockets of homes for sale in Vaughan that public-school buyers overlook, including streets just outside a top public boundary that trade at a discount in the Ontario housing market 2026.

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