SJK is committed to the development of the whole person - academic, athletic, social, creative and spiritual. The School challenges its students to be self-reliant and self-confident through healthy competition and team work.

SJK offers a program focused on university preparation that spans Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12.

• Lower School - Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6
• Upper School - Grades 9 to 12 (Middle Years 7/8 and Senior Years 9-12)

Established in 1972, St. John's-Kilmarnock (SJK) is a not-for-profit, co-educational, independent day school serving the greater Waterloo and Guelph regions of Ontario, Canada.  The region is 75km southwest of Toronto and is home to world class universities and colleges and has emerged as a global centre of innovation and technology with a population nearing one million. 

The School offers a complete JK-12 program to Canadian and International students from a variety of backgrounds.  The Lower School (JK-6) follows the International Baccalaureate's Primary Years Program (PYP), the and the Upper School program (Middle 7-8/Senior 9-12) leads to the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with opportunities to complete examinations with the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) Program. From Lower School to Upper School, SJK offers academics, athletics and the arts as well as opportunities for international exposure and student leadership.

At SJK, our motto is "To Stir into Flame the Gift of God" and we take that seriously. We believe that the purpose of education is to bring out the best of each student's intellect and character.

"I have such great memories of St. John's-Kilmarnock School. Some of my closest friends today are from SJK. My time there has definitely shaped who I am today."

Jessica Liu
Class of '95
Oncology Research Associate