Meadowridge School vs West Point Grey Academy
🇨🇦 Vancouver · Side-by-side comparison on verifiable public data.
Neither Meadowridge School nor West Point Grey Academy sits in a market with a public inspectorate, so both are assessed on verifiable accreditation, curriculum authorisation, and published data rather than an official quality rating. Both are day schools with fees in the same market band — see the table below for the figures, and verify against each school's own published fees.
Key Facts
| Meadowridge School | West Point Grey Academy | |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum | IB / Canadian | Canadian |
| Ages | 4–18 | 4-18 |
| Languages of instruction | English | English, French, Spanish, Mandarin |
| Annual fees | CAD 32,595–42,595 | CAD 31,710 (flat JK–Grade 12, 2025–26; one-time entrance fee CAD 3,500; +CAD 4,500 for out-of-province students) |
| Enrollment | 644 | 927 |
| Boarding | Day only | Day only |
| Accreditations | CAIS, CIS, ISABC, IB World School | CAIS, ISABC |
Strengths
- ✓Fully authorized IB Continuum: all three programmes (PYP, MYP, DP) from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 — a complete, uninterrupted IB pathway
- ✓Long, stable operating history (founded 1985) as an independent coeducational school
- ✓Multiple credible affiliations: CAIS, Council of International Schools (CIS), ISABC and the IBO
- ✓Fully published, transparent tuition for 2026/2027 (domestic and international rates, plus itemized enrollment and programme fees)
- ✓Large, well-resourced 35-acre / 152,000 sq ft campus with a four-house system and extensive co-curricular offering
- ✓Accredited by both CAIS and ISABC, with membership in Global Online Academy, AISAP and EMA (school-reported).
- ✓Broad academic breadth: 20 Advanced Placement courses plus Global Studies, STEM (engineering, coding, robotics) and extensive visual/performing arts.
- ✓Three additional languages — French, Spanish and Mandarin — taught from Junior Kindergarten.
- ✓Low 8:1 student-teacher ratio with 132 teachers and dedicated counselling staff (school-reported).
- ✓Strong outdoor and experiential program, including a full-year Grade 10 Wilderness Pursuits program and Indigenous education embedded across grades.
Trade-offs
- !Does NOT publish an IB Diploma average score or a verified, itemized university-destination list on its own pages — academic outcomes cannot be independently verified
- !Reported enrollment differs across sources (644 on the school site vs 672 for September 2021 on Wikipedia), so no single precise current figure is fully reliable
- !Located in Maple Ridge, roughly 55 minutes from downtown Vancouver — not in the city itself, which matters for commute
- !Languages of instruction beyond English and any EAL/ESL support are not described on public pages and cannot be confirmed
- !Current accreditation status (versus membership) with CAIS/CIS could not be confirmed verbatim — the school's accreditations page did not resolve
- !No boarding — a day school only, so unsuitable for families needing residential placement.
- !Single flat tuition across all grades sits at the higher end of BC independent-school fees, with additional entrance and out-of-province charges.
- !No IB or Cambridge pathway; university-preparation depth rests on AP and the BC Dogwood diploma.
Best Fit For
- • Families in the greater Vancouver / Maple Ridge area wanting a complete, authorized JK–12 IB continuum
- • Internationally mobile families seeking a recognized IB pathway blended with the BC provincial curriculum
- • Households prioritizing a large campus, broad co-curriculars and a stable, long-established independent school
- • Families comfortable with a suburban campus outside the Vancouver core
- • Families in Vancouver seeking an accredited, academically broad JK–12 day school.
- • Students wanting AP enrichment alongside strong arts, athletics and outdoor education.
- • Families valuing early multilingual exposure (French, Spanish, Mandarin from JK).
University Placement
School-reported · not independently verified
School-reported, unverified: Meadowridge reports 100% post-secondary acceptance, and per third-party summaries its graduates place at universities across Canada, the US and the UK (e.g. the Class of 2017 was reported to average 4.5 offers per student with 100% of applicants receiving offers). The school does not publish an IB Diploma average score or an itemized, verified university-destination list on its own pages; treat placement claims as school-reported and unverified.
School-reported, unverified: WPGA reports a 100% graduation rate, 100% postsecondary acceptance, and approximately CAD 2 million in scholarship awards annually; it also reports that 95% of 331 AP exams written in 2024 scored 3.0 or above. These figures are published by the school and not independently verified.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Should I choose Meadowridge School or West Point Grey Academy?
Meadowridge School is best for: Families in the greater Vancouver / Maple Ridge area wanting a complete, authorized JK–12 IB continuum. West Point Grey Academy is best for: Families in Vancouver seeking an accredited, academically broad JK–12 day school.. The right choice depends on target curriculum, budget, and family priorities — the two are not linearly comparable.
How do fees compare between Meadowridge School and West Point Grey Academy?
Meadowridge School: CAD 32,595–42,595. West Point Grey Academy: CAD 31,710 (flat JK–Grade 12, 2025–26; one-time entrance fee CAD 3,500; +CAD 4,500 for out-of-province students). Verify against each school's own published fees; some figures are sourced from third-party aggregators.
What curricula do Meadowridge School and West Point Grey Academy offer?
Meadowridge School: IB, Canadian. West Point Grey Academy: Canadian.
Do Meadowridge School or West Point Grey Academy offer boarding?
Meadowridge School: day school only. West Point Grey Academy: day school only.
Questions parents ask
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