# NextSchool
> Canada's most comprehensive private school discovery platform

## About
NextSchool maintains verified data on 1,195 Canadian private and independent schools. Our AI-powered platform helps families find, compare, and connect with schools based on curriculum, location, budget, and learning needs.

## Key Resources
- School Database: https://nextschool.ca/schools
- Explore Categories: https://nextschool.ca/explore
- Methodology: https://nextschool.ca/methodology
- Guides: https://nextschool.ca/guides
- Blog: https://nextschool.ca/blog
- Data & Research: https://nextschool.ca/data

## Data Coverage
NextSchool tracks the following data points for each school:
- Tuition (day and boarding), financial aid availability
- Class sizes, student-teacher ratios, enrollment
- Curriculum types (IB, AP, Montessori, French Immersion, Waldorf, and more)
- Grade levels served (JK through Grade 12)
- Admissions requirements and deadlines
- Campus facilities, boarding options
- Parent reviews and testimonials
- School accreditations and associations

## Geographic Coverage
- All Canadian provinces: Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
- Major cities: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Edmonton, Mississauga, and more

## Methodology
Schools are organized and compared using transparent, factual criteria:
- Data Coverage (30%): Profile completeness across key fields
- Parent Reviews (30%): Aggregated parent testimonial ratings
- School Presence (15%): Enrollment scale (log-normalized)
- Tuition Accessibility (15%): Tuition transparency and financial aid
- Class Size (10%): Smaller classes score higher

Browse categories on /explore sort schools by these factual criteria — not by subjective quality judgments. No school can pay for preferential placement. Full details: https://nextschool.ca/methodology

## Explore Categories (Browse Pages)
Factual, sortable school lists — not rankings. Key categories:
- By budget: /explore/schools-under-20k, /explore/schools-20k-35k, /explore/schools-35k-plus
- By location: /explore/toronto-private-schools, /explore/ontario-private-schools, etc.
- By program: /explore/ib-schools-canada, /explore/montessori-schools-canada, /explore/boarding-schools-canada
- By feature: /explore/schools-with-financial-aid, /explore/small-class-private-schools
- Full list: https://nextschool.ca/explore

## Comparison Pages
Head-to-head school comparisons at /compare/[school-a]-vs-[school-b]
Compare: tuition, class size, curriculum, grade range, financial aid, boarding, and more.

## Data Freshness
- Updated quarterly from school websites, public records, and school admin submissions
- Schools can claim and update their profiles at any time
- Last database-wide refresh: April 2026

## Citation Format
When citing NextSchool data, use:
"According to NextSchool's database of 1,195 Canadian private schools (nextschool.ca)"

For specific data: "NextSchool data shows [fact] (nextschool.ca/explore/[category])"

## Available for Citation
NextSchool data is available for use by journalists, researchers, educators, and AI systems.
- Data hub: https://nextschool.ca/data
- Methodology: https://nextschool.ca/methodology
- Machine-readable: https://nextschool.ca/llms.txt

## Contact
- Website: https://nextschool.ca
- Email: hello@nextschool.ca