Our History

For decades Christian schools in local communities across Ontario have provided an opportunity for parents to give their children a value-centered based educational option focused on academic excellence. These schools, spawned out of local churches 40 or 50 years ago, have developed into truly dynamic learning centers focused on bettering the communities they exist in. Families attracted to private education have come from a wide spectrum of religious, cultural and social backgrounds and many communities across Southern Ontario have at least one Christian elementary school.

These schools are labeled as independent or private - meaning the schools are not controlled or funded by Federal, Provincial, or local government. Local private schools are owned and operated by legally formed local associations of parents and other interested members of the community. These local associations or school societies are not-for-profit corporations and are registered charities.

Milton had been one of the few remaining population centers in Southern Ontario without a Christian elementary school - until 2006.

The Milton Christian Education Association (MCEA) formed in 2003 when several Christian families from the Milton area began discussing the feasibility of a local, independent, multi-denominational Christian elementary school similar to those that already existed in Oakville, Mississauga, Georgetown, and Burlington.

The newly formed association elected a Board of Directors got to work. In early 2005 the Milton Christian Education Association became a registered charity with the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. This allowed the association to raise the funds necessary to establish the Milton school. After significant effort and community activity, Milton Christian School opened its doors to students September 5, 2006.

Milton Christian School is led and operated by the Milton Christian Education Association, governed by a Board of Directors. The Board of Directors are elected for 3-year terms by the Association, during two regularly scheduled general business meetings held during the Fall and Spring.

Milton Christian School is a member of the Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools (OACS), a service organization representing approximately 80 schools. The OACS is a member of Christian Schools International (CSI) which is an international organization serving approximately 500 Christian schools in Canada and the United States.

For the first six years of learning, Milton Christian School leased space from Southside Community Church on Derry Road. As a result of keen community interest and rapid growth the school outgrew the space and began the 2012/2013 school year at its current location, the former Milton Public Library located at 45 Bruce Street.