First of all, I would like to point out how Bishop Strachan School, "BSS" is always striving and taking initiatives to provide a better environment for its students; and academics is no exception. They have launched another initiative to strengthen the math and science education, and with the outstanding faculty BSS already has, it will bring more good to its academics. Bishop Strachan School has its strengths in arts, foreign languages, social sciences, and in humanities. (Also, BSS has a variety of excellent sports teams ranging from field hockey to archery.) The quality of the teachers is far beyond great; not only do they have the knowledge in their specific fields and the ability to teach, they also care about each student sitting in their classes. Also, they are always willing to provide as much help as they can, when help is needed. For instance, if a student wants to take an AP exam in a subject that BSS doesn't have a class for, the teachers in a relevant department will help her prepare it along the way. I personally found most of my teachers more than approachable, and a lot of students have close relationships with their teachers individually. A true mentor so to say. The class size is adequate. Most classes have about 10 to 15 students, but in subjects where a close attention is needed, i.e foreign language classes, the class size is even smaller. And as mentioned, teachers at BSS are very caring. Speaking of the work load, it can be overwhelming from time to time, especially when you are taking many challenging courses. School provides a yearly agenda to everyone, and a lot of students use it effectively. From there, you can see that there is a major assignment due pretty much every other day, and it is fairly common that one student has more than three major assessments on one day. (of course, then that student can reschedule it a bit.) The teachers will always keep you busy. It is up to each individual to decide how much effort they will put in, but I find that most of those assignments were worth my time and energy. One other great thing I experienced at Bishop Strachan School was that they really emphasize on making sure each student understands the material. (This inevitably has something to do with the caring faculty, and honestly, I even hope that the school emphasizes a little bit more on exam-taking skills.) In addition, BSS has all kinds of technologies needed; senior school mandates using laptops with an excellent IT department, and BSS is the first high school to have a 3D printer in Ontario. Student body is somewhat diverse in terms of their academic competitiveness. About 20~30% of the students are fairly competitive, and there is a great diversity in what students are interested in. There are currently more than 18 AP courses offered.