• Children enrolled at Issachar Christian Academy will be taught using a modified version of the Ontario curriculum ensuring the quality aspects of the Ontario curriculum are maintained while embedding Christian values throughout.


  • • From ideas as basic as creation to personally encountering God, children at ICA will learn about biblical concepts every day.
    • Corporate prayer and chapel time will be a regular part of the program.

  • Issachar Christian Academy will be accepting enrolment for junior kindergarten through to grade 8. 

  • We will seek to develop the gifts and abilities that God has given to each child. Some children at ICA may have Individual Education Plans to meet their specific needs. Given the unique situation of each child, it is best to arrange to meet with our principal to discuss your individual needs.

  • • Enroll your child.
    • Pray for the students, families, and staff.
    • Donate through a one-time gift, as a monthly sponsor, or through a gift-in-kind.
    • Volunteer your time and gifts.

  • For the 2025/26 school year tuition rates are as follows:
    • $6,500.00 for first child enrolled ($650/month)
    • $10,900.00 for two children ($1,090.00/month)
    • $14,200.00 for three children ($1,420.00/month)
    • $16,300.00 for four children ($1,630.00/month) 

    There will be a financial assistance fund set up to help qualifying students with the cost of enrolment. There will be an application process for interested families overseen by the board of directors. Financial transparency will be required for those interested in accessing the fund.

  • ICA is a charitable organization, and as such we will be able to issue tax receipts for monetary gifts (tax receipt for 100% of amount), and tuition costs (over and above the fixed cost to educate a child in Ontario).

  • We offer sports club, art club, robotics and choir. During January and February our students have the opportunity to go skating, snowshoe, visit Nature's Harmony in Mattawa, and Nordic Ski Club. There are always end of the year school trips for each grade which vary from year to year.

  • Issachar Christian Academy is located in a school building at 235-B Albert Avenue, centrally located in the city (just off O’Brien Street). We are well equipped with a large outside play area, a gymnasium, several classrooms, a library, and more. If you are interested in enrolling your children for September 2026, please arrange a tour by calling the office at (705) 478-7662 or by emailing us at info@issacharca.net

  • ICA will not be government funded or operated. It is registered as a private Christian school with the Ministry of Education. As such, it will allow us to provide our children an education founded on a biblical world view and filled with biblical truth.

  • ICA is a non-denominational Christian school serving more than ten area churches. The school strives to respect the distinctive teachings of each family's local congregation while joyfully affirming the essential unifying truths of the Christian faith.

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