The Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario Athletic Association, or CISAA, is a sports conference for various private schools located primarily in the southern part of the province of

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. Many of the institutions are located in or near the Greater Toronto Area; One member school,

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, is located in

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. The CISAA grew out of the Little Big Four conference, consisting of Upper Canada College,

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; St. Andrew's College, Aurora; Ridley College, St. Catharines; and

Trinity College School Trinity College School (TCS) is a co-educational, independent boarding and day school located in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. TCS was founded on May 1, 1865, more than two years before Canadian Confederation. It includes a Senior School ...

(TCS), Port Hope; four of the oldest private schools in Canada. Teams for the 37 schools currently in the CISAA regularly compete in numerous sports against public high schools in the Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Association ( OFSAA) provincial championships.

Member schools

* Albert College *

Appleby College Appleby College, a leading Canadian day and boarding school, is an international independent school (grades 7–12) located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, founded in 1911 by John Guest, a former Headmaster of the Preparatory School at Upper Cana ...

Bayview Glen School Bayview Glen School (also known as Bayview Glen or BVG) is a co-educational independent school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada established in 1962. The school is located in the northern district North York of Toronto. The school occupies two campuses ...

* '' Bethany Hills School (closed)'' *

Bishop Strachan School The Bishop Strachan School (BSS; Strachan pronounced "Strawn") is an Anglican day and boarding school for girls in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The school has approximately 900 students, including 80 boarding students, ranging from Junior Kindergar ...

* Branksome Hall *

The Country Day School The Country Day School (CDS) is an independent, non-profit, preparatory, co-educational day school in King City, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1972. CDS is a member of Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS) and the Conference of ...

* Crescent School (Toronto) *

Crestwood Preparatory College Crestwood Preparatory College is a co-ed, non-semestered high school in Toronto, Ontario. Located in the former Brookbanks Public School property, Crestwood Preparatory College is owned by Toronto Lands Corporation (a real estate arm of the Toronto ...

* De La Salle College (Toronto) * Greenwood College School * Grey Gables School *

Havergal College Havergal College is an independent day and boarding school for girls from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The school was established in 1894 and named for Frances Ridley Havergal, a composer, author and humanitaria ...

Hawthorn School for Girls Hawthorn School for Girls is a private, independent, all-girls school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and offers a Catholic education. It was established in 1989. Hawthorn is a part of the Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario Athleti ...

Hillfield Strathallan College Hillfield Strathallan College is an independent, co-educational day school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The academic program runs from Montessori Toddler and Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12. The current Head of College is Marc Ayotte. Hillfield S ...

* Holy Trinity School * Kempenfelt Bay School *

Kingsway College School Kingsway College School (KCS) is a JK to Grade 12 co-ed private independent school founded in 1989. The Junior School is located on Dundas Street West in The Kingsway area of Etobicoke Etobicoke (, ) is an administrative district of, and one ...

* Lakefield College School * The Linden School * Montcrest School *

* Pickering College * Ridley College * Rosseau Lake College * Royal St. George's College * St. Andrew's College * St. Clement's School * St. John's Kilmarnock *

St. Michael's College School St. Michael's College School, (also known as St. Michael's, St. Mike's, and SMCS), is an independent, Catholic school for young men in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Administered by the Basilian Fathers, it is the largest school of its kind in Cana ...

* St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School * St. Thomas of Villanova College * Sterling Hall School * Toronto French School * Toronto Montessori Schools * Trafalgar Castle School *

* Upper Canada College * The York School

External links

CISAA Web Site
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