Renowned as the economic capital of Canada and boasting a population of over 2.5 million, Toronto is a large metropolis in Ontario. Being the fifth most populous city in the whole of North America, finding the best Toronto private schools can be a daunting task especially for a parent who is new to the city.

With dozens of established non public learning institutions to choose from, it becomes necessary to put premium on those that afford easiest access from home and place of work. This is especially important if the children have not attained driving age yet. To make the task easier, it always is useful to obtain a local map and circle out a region of at most three mile radius from home and, if possible, encompassing the place of work.

The next step one would want to take is to obtain a directory listing of Toronto private schools and mark the ones falling within the designated region that you are interested in. If one is using an online listing, it will be possible to filter out those that do not fit their particular children needs for instance some do not offer all the grade levels or the preferred school curriculum.

At this point, one should have narrowed the search to about a dozen or so that satisfy all the basic requirements. It often is quite important to involve children even at this preliminary stage. They can list down what their preferred school should provide in terms of facilities and extracurricular activities like sports.

Taking this information into account, the parent should investigate whether each particular school meets the standards. Where this information is not available online, exploratory phone calls can be made just to make certain. With this information it should be possible to narrow down the search to six or seven that best match the expectations of a parent as well as the child.

The next step in the process is to arrange for visits to each of these schools in order to have a better feel of what is on offer. Depending on the convenience afforded by the school management, it should be possible to visit all the six or seven over the course of two or three days.

The visits should be ideally done in company of the child or children. During the meeting with the management, try to ascertain the important details like school matriculation rate, average class sizes, the number and qualification of available teaching staff as well as the amount of tuition fees charged.

After the visits are concluded, it is time to rank them in a list. This should be done according to both the impression of a parent as well as those children who will be joining. This should be done separately even if the two rankings are different. Ultimately, the parent will make the decision about which school is best suited for their child. It may require explaining to the children why the choice of the parent is better than what they chose themselves.

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