If you have always dreamed of sending your son to Upper Canada College – the prestigious all-boys school in Forest Hill - but the $24,000 tuition fee for an elementary student made your dream unattainable, there may now be a possibility of entrance for your son. There is currently a student body of 1,130 students, with a mere 7% on some type of scholarship program. And these programs are not available until the 7^th grade. In an effort to open up UCC to a more diverse student body, they are embarking on a multi-million fundraising campaign in the hopes of being able to fund 25% its students.

UCC has always had the reputation of being an elite institution and trying to shed its elitist image will take some work. Working on the US standard where more than 20% of students receive financial aid, UCC will have its work cut out for it. Also in the plan is to phase out the boarding school in response to the continent-wide decline in boarding school enrolment. UCC hopes to appeal to a diverse group of students from all walks of life and different socioeconomic backgrounds. Would you know be interested in sending your son to UCC now that financial aid was going to be available? Or do you find it still too elitist?