In an increasingly globalized world, the decision of where to educate a child is paramount. For Nigerian parents seeking a high-calibre international education that also promises a clear path to top universities, Canada’s Alexander Academy is one of the best schools to choose.
This is the position of Berenice Lewis, Director of Admissions and Business Development at Alexander Academy, who emphasized the school’s commitment to the development of secondary school children.
Speaking with TVC’s Your View on Friday, November 7, 2025, and monitored by Pan-Atlantic Kompass, Lewis explained that one of the best attributes of Canada’s Alexander Academy, located in downtown Vancouver, is its commitment to personalized learning.
According to her, with class sizes below 20 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio, each student will receive what she described as the individualized attention necessary to excel.
Lewis said that teachers at Alexander Academy are experienced in supporting foreign students as they integrate into a new cultural, academic, and linguistic environment. She added that the school offers one-on-one university preparation and counseling.
She said: “I believe that primarily the main reason for students to want to come study High School in Canada is that it allows them to obtain a Canadian certificate that’s known globally, all over the world.
“So, for example, at our high school, the universities know our students. They know our program, and they know exactly what type of student they’re getting, which gives the students a really strong foundation before going on to post-secondary studies.
“So University in Canada is quite rigorous, and coming straight into university from a foreign land, you know, it’s a different educational system.
“We teach differently compared to other countries around the world. So, allowing your students to come a little bit earlier just gives them that foundation. It gives them that confidence. We teach in a student-centered learning environment. It’s not so teacher-centered.
“So, the students learn more about project-based learning, about internationally minded thinking. They come into a school where maybe there are students from 24 different countries. So, they’re learning the foundations that they need, and getting that basic foundation before going on into this new environment of university.
“We have very small class sizes. We’ll never have more than 200 students in our school. So we have a one-to-seven student-teacher ratio.
“Our students get very personalized attention. Every single student’s timetable is like a fingerprint. And our teachers, because we have a one-to-seven student-to-teacher ratio, become their mentors. So our students are in a family-like environment as well as an educational environment.”
Lewis also stated that the high-performance program of Canada’s Alexander Academy opens opportunities for students after secondary school education.
According to her, a total of 44 students received scholarships to top universities across the world from the class of 2025 who recently graduated.
She continued: “We have so many opportunities for our students. So primarily, after our students graduate, many of them receive scholarships.
“This year’s class of 2025 had 44 students, and I’m just so proud and excited. They received $1.5 million in scholarships from two top 10 universities in Canada, primarily the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia.
“But we also have students going to the top 100 universities in the world. We had scholarships to the University of Berkeley, in California, the University of Leeds, Manchester, and we’ve had student scholarships just for students all over the world.
“So, one big selling point, is that students can come to us and really raise their grade point average while in high school, which helps them to get a scholarship.”
Pan-Atlantic Kompass, in this link here, has explained a simple step-by-step guide for students who want to pursue high school education in Canada’s Alexander Academy.
