About Elmwood
Elmwood School is the pre-eminent all-girls school in the National Capital region. It is an independent day school for outstanding girls from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12, with a student population just under 400. The School has been a fixture in Ottawa’s Rockcliffe Park since its inception in 1915.
Opportunity for learning and leading abounds at Elmwood School. Girls excel in our safe, dynamic, culturally diverse environment. Free to pursue their passions, students strive for academic excellence, develop their creativity, and find their voice.
Elmwood’s faculty draws on best practices unique to all girls’ education as they encourage students to be open-minded and reflective life-long learners. Academics, leadership training, community involvement, and balance are part of each school day – creating a setting in which girls can ask questions, take constructive risks, and be assertive.
The first all girls’ school to be accredited at all three levels of the International Baccalaureate Programme in North America, Elmwood embraces the challenge of global citizenship and brings the world to our students. Collaborative team work and critical thinking are incorporated into every aspect of student life.
Our graduates approach their next educational challenge with confidence, integrity and the moral courage to make a difference in the world around them.
