Built around a simple refusal.
Petre College was founded in Toronto in 2007 by Irene Petre, who refused to accept that a bright student should ever be one face among thirty. She has been Head of School every year since. The model has never changed: one certified Ontario teacher, one student, live on screen — every single lesson.
Nineteen years later, that refusal has become a track record. Our graduates study at Columbia, Brown, McGill, U of T, Waterloo and beyond — and every one of them was taught by name, never by row.
Petre is an independent, not-for-profit, university-preparatory school — and an Apple Distinguished School, an invitation-only recognition for schools that demonstrate educational excellence, leadership and continuous innovation.
The one-to-one difference, in practice.
The lesson bends to the student
No pacing to the middle of a class. A concept that lands in five minutes takes five minutes; one that needs an hour gets the hour.
One teacher, the whole course
Your child keeps the same Ontario Certified Teacher from first lesson to final exam — someone who knows exactly where they are.
Parents see everything
Marks, attendance, and teacher notes appear in the family portal the moment they happen. No end-of-term surprises, ever.
Where our graduates go.
Every Petre graduate has gone on to university. Recent classes hold offers from:
Meet the teacher before you decide anything.
A free 20-minute call: your child’s goals, the right courses, and the teacher they’d work with.
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