Stratford is fortunate to have an above average collection of quality education options for families, including elementary, secondary, and post-secondary.
As a local parent and former university professor I have personal experience with most of them, and can speak to each school’s particular culture and strengths. We can also set up tours of schools you’re interested in so you can check them out for yourself.
The Avon Maitland District School Board administers Stratford’s public schools. Within the city they include, K-6:
French Immersion:
English:
AMDSB also has a strong ESL program, focused on students’ individual needs and ensuring all students feel welcome and included in the school community.
Stratford’s Catholic schools are administered by the Huron-Perth District Catholic School Board. Within the city, these schools include (K-8):
French Immersion:
English:
There is a vibrant community of homeschoolers in Stratford and surrounding area, comprised of families who have chosen un/homeschooling for a large variety of reasons, from their children’s special needs to religious beliefs to seeking a more holistic and unstructured education for their children. Some of these homeschoolers are organized into formal co-ops, or participate in ones nearby in New Hamburg, Kitchener-Waterloo, or London, and others are a more loosely affiliated with each other. Some families coordinate to hire a teacher that will suit their needs and do school together. I’m happy to put you in touch with any of these local un/homeschooling communities.
In Stratford, the public schools go from K-6 and then students attend a local junior high. For the 2019-2020 school year the junior high students are housed in what used to be Stratford Northwestern Secondary School and is now Stratford Secondary and Elementary School, while the historic Jr High building is renovated into a state of the art facility.
Grades 7 and 8 students in Stratford’s Catholic Schools stay in their elementary school until they attend high school in grade 9.
Public 9-12 (both English and French Immersion)
Stratford Secondary and Elementary School
Catholic 9-12 (both English and French Immersion)
St. Michael’s Catholic Secondary School
Private