PURCELL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
Purcell Collegiate School is a private, independent, co-educational boarding school located in British Columbia, Canada.
Our prospective Grade 7-12 students are interested in learning together in a unique setting receiving university preparation all while experiencing spectacular mountain views and activities.
Our progressive learning environment provides a world-class education experience encouraging students to make lifelong friendships and become engaged global citizens.
At Purcell Collegiate we believe that every student has powerful potential.
We provide students with a blend of strong academics and real-life experiences with individual attention and small class sizes in a caring environment.
Using a pioneering engagement model that is unique to the education sector, Purcell Collegiate is an opportunity for local and international students to live and learn together in Canada at a school focused on sustainability.
We are guided by the First People’s Principles of Learning, and dedicated to fostering self-awareness, personal resolve and leadership.
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OUR YEARLY CALENDAR
Our school calendar was thoughtfully structured to make it relatable and engageable by aligning it with the local school district. At the same time, it includes inputs and aspects unique to PCS and strategically included to maximize the unique educational opportunity that PCS affords to its learning community.
To view our calendar for the 2026-27 school year, please click on this link to open the document.
OUR DAILY SCHEDULE
Our daily schedule was designed with our motto in mind: each day, we endeavour to be grateful, mindful, purposeful, and successful. Our goal is to support the physical and mental health of our students and our staff.
To view our daily schedule, please click on this link to open the document.
Not just what, but how our children learn today won’t just shape the future of our planet: it will determine it.
At Purcell Collegiate, we’re creating a learning environment and sociocultural opportunity that will connect students from around the world in a collaborative setting to a cooperate purpose: to engage their lives toward making the world more sustainable, more inclusive, more equitable, and more just.
WELCOME MESSAGES
Purcell Collegiate School (PCS) is unique, the only educational opportunity of its kind in North America. The school’s partnership…
KEY PEOPLE
Leading a world-class international boarding school takes a team of dedicated individuals with a vast wealth…
BC CURRICULUM
At Purcell Collegiate, our students experience a challenging, diverse and engaging curriculum, approved by the British Columbia Ministry of Education.
TRUTH & RECONCILIATION
At Purcell Collegiate School we work in support of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s 94 Calls to Action…
PARTNERS
At Purcell Collegiate School, we believe in partnerships as an extension of our commitment to collaboration, cooperation…
PROJECT MILESTONES
Take a look at our Purcell timeline to see when key milestones will be met as well as key opening dates and student arrivals…
Grateful. Mindful. Purposeful. Successful.
OUR MISSION
To inspire, enable and equip students from around the world to explore and realise their potential, developing the knowledge, skills, characteristics and habits that empower growth and prepare individuals to thrive, personally and professionally, in an ever-changing and rapidly shrinking world.
OUR VISION
A world-class international school that sets the standard for transformative learning and sustainable living, providing an educational experience that is place-based in nature but global in scope, delivering a unique, close-knit community that nurtures social conscience and fosters leadership.