They limited advanced education to the clergy and those training for a profession, however most of the schools were funded by the church.
This is because the school has managed to continue educating Canada's social and economic elite, due to rising tuition costs.
Private tuition costs have been continuously rising, which can be attributed to the reproduction of classism and educational inequalities in society.
[21] Tuition costs for private secondary education can be seen as only attainable by family who has high economic status.
This is occurring because the cost of living in Canada rising, while the median annual income of families is staying on a stable trajectory.
while their incomes stay the same, meaning they are unable to additionally compensate for private school education.
Despite the rising tuition costs, private education provides a multitude of benefits such as smaller class sizes, additional support (gifted, special needs, etc.)
A portion of this tuition was saved by UCC in attempts to alleviate financial stress for future generations.
[23] This is an attempt to increase financial accessibility as well maintaining generational attendance which many other private secondary schools are aiming to attain as well.
[36] There are many types of faith-based schools in Canada, such as Anglican, Baptist, Christian, Catholic, Jewish, and Islamic.