…A Canadian education “Public schools are funded more equally, and the gap
between higher-performing and lesser-performing districts is generally less dramatic than it is in the US,” she says. “Indeed, it has been argued that the more equitable funding of schools in Canada, in addition to other basic services, such as healthcare, has led to a system in which academic achievement is more evenly spread across social classes. “In Canada, the vast majority of people use public, rather than private, education.”
For families on shorter assignments and those with older children, fee-paying international schools can offer ease of transferability and even the curriculum of their home country or an internationally recognised programme of learning such as the International Baccalaureate (IB).
“The IB is available in many schools in Canada, as are Advanced Placement (AP) courses preparing students for the US College Board AP exams,” says Elizabeth Sawyer.
