Villa Sainte-Marcelline

What Villa Sainte-Marcelline does

Villa Sainte-Marcelline is a private, non-profit Catholic French-language school for girls, established in 1959 and located at 815 Avenue Upper Belmont in Westmount (Montreal), Quebec. The school delivers a continuous educational pathway from preschool (maternelle 5 ans) through primary (P1-P6) and secondary (Secondary 1-5), serving approximately 350-450 students across all levels. Its curriculum is built on Marcelline humanist values emphasizing intellectual rigor, general culture, family spirit, and education of the whole person, and features a distinctive gestural reading pedagogy (Borel-Maisonny method) at the preschool-primary level. Specialized programs include a computing and robotics track (Blue Bot, Scratch, Micro:Bit, Lego Spike), an Option Musique delivered in partnership with the École de musique de Verdun (since ~1975), a Programme d'Études Personnalisé (PEP) for elite athletes, and digital arts for Secondary 5.

The school's product portfolio spans three core academic levels plus ancillary add-ons (music option, PEP-sports, digital arts) and support services (cafeteria, before/after-school care, supervised study, extracurriculars). Technology infrastructure is a commodity WordPress-based website with Wistia video, Google Analytics, CallRail call tracking, reCAPTCHA, and Google Maps integrations; the internal Coba.Net/PedNet portal handles admissions and student records. The business model is subscription-recurring tuition at ~CAD $8,500-$12,150 per student annually depending on level, supplemented by registration, cultural activity, supervision, and infrastructure maintenance fees. Revenue is augmented by donations and an annual Christmas benefit concert through the registered Fondation de la Villa Sainte-Marcelline (charity #876491275 RR 0001), which funds financial aid (~$50,000 to ~50 families/year, up to 80% of tuition) and capital projects ($100K-$182K facility upgrades in 2024-2025).

Go-to-market is sales-led via direct admissions with priority for siblings, alumni daughters, and staff daughters, supported by a multi-channel marketing presence (website, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, newsletter, alumni and parent associations) and inbound referrals. The school is governed by a 12-member Board of Directors drawn from parents, alumni, faculty, and Foundation representatives, and operates exclusively in the Montreal metropolitan area of Quebec. There is no evidence of external investment, M&A activity, or parent company ownership.

Name

Villa Sainte-Marcelline

Legal name

Villa Sainte-Marcelline

Website

https://villa.marcelline.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Villa Sainte-Marcelline is a non-profit Catholic French-language school for girls in Westmount, Montreal, offering preschool through secondary education (founded 1959). It serves approximately 350-450 students with subscription tuition funded by families and a registered charitable Foundation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter Montessori/Waldorf/Classical/Expeditionary (Pedagogical Models) (EDAJACAL)

Keywords

• Private girls school
• French language education
• Catholic k-12 education
• Montreal prescolaire primaire
• Private secondary education

Headquarters

HQ city

Westmount

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: The school generates revenue primarily through tuition fees charged to families for educational services across preschool, primary, and secondary levels. Additional revenue comes from ancillary fees including registration, cultural activities, supervision services, cafeteria, and infrastructure maintenance fees.
2. Donations and Foundation: The Fondation de la Villa Sainte-Marcelline raises funds through donations, fundraising events, and the annual Christmas benefit concert to support financial aid programs, facility improvements, and educational projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Villa Sainte-Marcelline operates a private French-language Catholic school for girls at its Westmount, Montreal campus, delivering continuous education from preschool (maternelle 5) through Secondary 5. The school sells academic instruction by level (Préscolaire, Primaire P1–P6, Secondaire S1–S5), supplemented by specialized programs (Music Option with École de musique de Verdun, Computing and Robotics, PEP for elite athletes, Digital Arts) and support services (cafeteria, before/after-school care, supervised study, extracurricular activities). Revenue is generated through annual tuition and ancillary fees paid by families, with financial aid administered via the Fondation de la Villa Sainte-Marcelline.

Product overview

Villa Sainte-Marcelline is a private French-language Catholic school for girls established in 1959 in Montreal, offering a unified educational program spanning preschool (maternelle), elementary (primary P1-P6), and secondary (secondary 1-5) levels. The school provides a comprehensive academic curriculum enriched with specialized programs including Computing and Robotics, Music Options (in partnership with École de Musique de Verdun), and Digital Arts. The institution operates personalized study programs (PEP) for elite athletes and offers extensive extracurricular activities including sports teams (Les ARCHANGES), theatre, and pastoral education. Support services include on-site cafeteria, before/after-school care, supervised study periods, and orthopedagogy. The school also administers Coba.Net/PedNet as its internal portal for admissions and student records. Financial aid is available through the Foundation's Sœur Matilde et Sœur Louise Education Fund.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Préscolaire (Preschool) Preschool program (maternelle 5 ans) offering foundational education for 5-year-old girls using the Borel-Maisonny gestural reading method, alongside music, physical education, arts, and robotics activities. Annual tuition $8,500 plus registration, materials, cultural activities, supervision, and infrastructure maintenance fees (total approximately $12,150 annually).
• Primaire (Elementary School) Elementary school program (Grades P1 to P6) for girls aged 6-12 offering comprehensive education in French, English, general culture, sciences, computing, robotics, music, arts, and physical education, with strong emphasis on French literacy and extracurricular enrichment. Annual tuition $4,625 plus ancillary fees (total approximately $8,550 annually).
• Secondaire (Secondary School) Secondary school program (Secondary 1-5) for adolescent girls offering an enriched curriculum including sciences, international languages (English, Spanish, German with PASCH/Goethe Institut partnership), arts, music options, sports (PEP for athletes), and comprehensive university preparation including ELA exams. Annual tuition $5,860 plus ancillary fees (total approximately $8,910 annually).
• Option Musique (Music Option) Intensive music option delivered in partnership with École de musique de Verdun, providing individual instrument lessons (violin, cello, piano, flute, clarinet, guitar, ukulele, harp, voice), music theory, choir, and performance opportunities with over 20 qualified professors integrated into the school schedule.
• Les Archanges Sports Program Competitive sports program with teams called Les Archanges that compete in RSEQ (Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec) tournaments across multiple sports including karate, swimming, flag football, volleyball, basketball, and hockey.
• Service de Garde et Étude Surveillée (Before/After-School Care and Supervised Study)

Quantifiable outcome

• 45% of secondary students participate in sports programs with 397 practices and games annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Aro Travel AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership since 2015 for organizing cultural immersion trips to Hispanic countries (Cuba, Costa Rica, Peru). Aro shares the Marcelline values with focus on authentic community connections through established relationships with small communities.
• École de musique de Verdun (EMV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1975Nearly 50-year partnership providing instrumental music education (piano, violin, violoncelle, flute, clarinet, guitar, ukulele, harp, voice) and music theory instruction. Over 20 qualified and dedicated professors deliver lessons integrated into the school schedule.
• Goethe Institut (PASCH Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVilla Sainte-Marcelline is the only PASCH (Partnerschool for the Future) school in Montreal associated with the Goethe Institut. The German program provides access to international DELE-equivalent certifications and annual scholarships allowing students to spend 3 weeks in Germany with all expenses paid.
• École Maria-Ward de MunichmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 10 years of student exchange program with German school in Bavaria. Villa students participate in immersion experiences with German host families, practicing the language and experiencing a different culture.
• Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSports federation organizing tournaments and competitions for Quebec schools. Villa's sports teams (Les Archanges) participate in RSEQ tournaments across various sports.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lower Canada College: Independent co-educational private school in Montreal offering K-11 education with strong academic, athletic, and arts programming. Comparable to Villa as a Montreal private school competing for similar affluent, education-focused families, though co-ed rather than single-gender.
• Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf: Private French-language Jesuit college preparatory school in Montreal serving secondary students. Comparable to Villa as a Montreal-area private school with rigorous academics, strong extracurricular programming, and university-preparatory focus, though co-ed and college-prep rather than primary-secondary.
• The Study: Private English-language girls' school in Westmount, Montreal, serving students from kindergarten through grade 11. Directly comparable to Villa on gender (girls-only), geography (adjacent neighborhood), independent status, and educational model, differing primarily on language of instruction.
• Trafalgar School for Girls: Private English-language girls' school in Westmount, Montreal, offering elementary and secondary education. Comparable to Villa on gender-specific focus, small-school human-scale environment, and emphasis on personalized academics and extracurricular breadth, with overlap in target demographic.
• Collège Sainte-Marcelline: Private French-language Catholic girls' school in Montreal affiliated with the same Marcelline religious order that founded Villa. Shares the same Marcelline educational philosophy, Catholic identity, and girls-only mission, serving as Villa's institutional sibling and most ideologically aligned peer.
• Kells Academy: Private bilingual school in Montreal serving elementary and secondary students with strong academic programming. Comparable to Villa as a Montreal private school competing for similar families seeking rigorous, personalized education with emphasis on individualized attention.
• West Island College: Private English-language school in the West Island of Montreal offering secondary education. Comparable to Villa as a Greater Montreal private school targeting education-focused families with university-preparatory programming and strong extracurricular offerings.
• Sacred Heart School of Montreal: Independent Catholic girls' school in Montreal serving students from preschool through secondary. Comparable to Villa in single-gender Catholic identity, family-oriented mission, and broad academic programming with extracurricular enrichment in arts, athletics, and international exchange.
• Académie Marie-Claire: Private French-language Catholic girls' school in the greater Montreal area serving preschool through secondary grades. Shares with Villa the combination of French-language instruction, Catholic identity, girls-only enrollment, and family-oriented mission in a similar geographic market.

Broad incumbents

• Stanstead College: Independent co-educational boarding and day school in the Eastern Townships of Quebec with century-old heritage. Comparable to Villa as a Quebec independent school with strong academic reputation, boarding/day mix, and emphasis on values-based education, though more established as a regional incumbent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@villa.sainte-marcelline
• Facebookfacebook.com/VillaSainteMarcelline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/villa-sainte-marcelline
• Instagraminstagram.com/villasaintemarcelline

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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