This article contains a list of choir schools sorted alphabetically by country.

Australia

St Andrew's Cathedral School St Andrew's Cathedral School is a multi-campus Independent school, independent Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican Mixed-sex education, co-educational comprehensive education, comprehensive and specialist Primary school, primary and Seconda ...

, Sydney * St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney *

Xavier High School, Albury Xavier Catholic College, Albury is an independent Catholic secondary day school for boys and girls, located in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. Xavier Catholic College is supported and partially funded by the Catholic School's Office of the ...

, NSW * St John's Cathedral Choir School, Brisbane

Austria

Vienna Boys' Choir The Vienna Boys' Choir () is a choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the best known boys' choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other countries. The choir is a privat ...

, Vienna

Canada

Royal St. George's College Royal St. George's College (RSGC) is an Anglican-affiliated independent school for boys located in The Annex neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The school admits boys from Grades 3 through 12. Founded in 1961 as an Anglican choir school in ...

, Toronto *

St. Michael's Choir School St. Michael's Choir School (also known as SMCS, The Choir School, or St. Mike's Choir) is a semi-Independent school, private Catholic Church, Catholic Cathedral school, choir school for boys from Educational stage, grades 3-12 in Toronto, Ontario, ...

, Toronto

Czech Republic

* Boni Pueri, the Czech Boys Choir, Hradec Králové

Denmark

* Copenhagen Boys Choir

Germany

Kreuzschule The ''Kreuzschule'' (German for "School of the Cross") in Dresden (also known by its Latin name, ''schola crucis'') is the oldest surviving school in Dresden and one of the oldest in Germany. As early as 1300, a schoolmaster (''Cunradus puerorum re ...

, Dresden *

Thomasschule zu Leipzig St. Thomas School, Leipzig (; ) is a co-educational and public boarding school in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. It was founded by the Augustinians in 1212 and is one of the oldest schools in the world. St. Thomas is known for its art, language and m ...

, Leipzig *Gymnasium der

Regensburger Domspatzen The Regensburger Domspatzen (literally: Regensburg Cathedral Sparrows) is the cathedral choir at the Regensburg Cathedral in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany. The boys' choir dates back to 975, and consists of boys and young men only. They perform in ...

, Regensburg

Latvia

* Riga Cathedral Choir School

New Zealand

* The Cathedral Grammar School *

Sacred Heart Cathedral School, Thorndon Sacred Heart Cathedral School is a New Zealand, Catholic, primary school located in the central-city suburb of Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand. It is part of a Catholic precinct dating from 1850. It joins St Mary's College, Wellington and Sac ...

South Africa

Drakensberg Boys' Choir School Drakensberg Boys Choir School is a choir school located near Winterton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, at the foot of the Central Drakensberg mountain range. Performing in a variety of genres such as jazz, pop and African music, the choir is ba ...

United Kingdom

Bristol Cathedral Choir School Bristol Cathedral Choir School is a mixed gender non-selective musical Secondary Academy, located in the Cabot area of Bristol, England. Until 2008 it was Bristol Cathedral School, part of Bristol Cathedral, in the centre of the city. The chor ...

The Cathedral School, Llandaff The Cathedral School, Llandaff ( Welsh: ''Ysgol y Gadeirlan, Llandaf'') is a coeducational private day school located in Llandaff, a district north of the Welsh capital Cardiff. Originally established as a choral foundation to train choir boys f ...

, Cardiff (Church in Wales) *

Christ Church Cathedral School Christ Church Cathedral School is an independent preparatory school for boys in Oxford, England. It is one of three choral foundation schools in the city and educates choristers of Christ Church Cathedral, and the Chapels of Worcester College ...

Oxford Oxford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...

Exeter Cathedral School Exeter Cathedral School (ECS) is a 3–13 Mixed-sex education, mixed, Church of England, Private schools in the United Kingdom, private Day school, day and Boarding school, boarding Choir school, choir and Preparatory school (United Kingdom), pr ...

Hereford Cathedral School Hereford Cathedral School is a private, co-educational boarding and day school for pupils of ages 3 to 18 years, from nursery to sixth form. Its headmaster is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school's premises a ...

King's College School, Cambridge King's College School is a coeducational Private schools in the United Kingdom, private Preparatory school (UK), preparatory school for pupils aged 4 to 13 in Cambridge, England, situated on West Road, Cambridge, West Road off Grange Road, Cam ...

King's Ely King's Ely The School's Terms and Conditions and the Companies House registration would suggest that the School's legal name remains "The King's School, Ely" is an All-through school, all through Public school (United Kingdom), public school ...

The King's School, Gloucester The King's School is a co-educational private day school in Gloucester, in the county of Gloucestershire, in South West England. It traces its heritage to a monastic school founded in the 11th century in the cloisters of Gloucester Cathedral. I ...

The King's (The Cathedral) School Founded by King Henry VIII in 1541, The King's (The Cathedral) School is a state-funded Church of England Cathedral Chorister School located in Peterborough, England. It is the Chorister School for Peterborough Cathedral. Former pupils are kn ...

, Peterborough *

The King's School, Rochester The King's School, Rochester, is a private co-educational all through day and boarding school in Rochester, Kent. It is a cathedral school and, being part of the foundation of Rochester Cathedral. The school claims to be the second oldest co ...

, Rochester *

The King's School, Worcester The King's School, Worcester is a private co-educational day school refounded by Henry VIII in 1541. It occupies a site adjacent to Worcester Cathedral on the banks of the River Severn in the centre of the city of Worcester. It offers mixed-se ...

Lichfield Cathedral School Lichfield Cathedral School is a private day school in the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It traces its lineage to the 14th century when Lichfield Cathedral made provisions to educate its choristers. The school in its current form no ...

Lincoln Minster School Lincoln Minster School (known locally as "LMS" or "The Minster") is a private co-educational day and boarding school in Lincoln, England. It comprises two schools: the preparatory, and senior school. While the school is now open to pupils from ...

The London Oratory School The London Oratory School, also known as "The Oratory" or "The London Oratory" to distinguish it from other schools, is a Selective school, Selective Catholic Church, Catholic Voluntary aided school, Voluntary Aided Secondary school#United Kin ...

Magdalen College School, Oxford Magdalen College School (MCS) is a private day school in the British public school tradition located in Oxford, England, for boys aged seven to eighteen and for girls in the sixth form (i.e. ages sixteen to eighteen). It was founded by Willia ...

The Minster School, Southwell The Minster School is a Church of England secondary school with sixth form in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England, for children aged 7 to 18. There are just under 1700 students on roll. Text was copied from this source, which is available unde ...

New College School New College School (officially St Mary's College School) is a private preparatory school for boys aged 4 to 13 in Oxford. It was founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham to provide for the education of 16 choristers for the chapel of New Coll ...

, Oxford *

Norwich School Norwich School (formally King Edward VI Grammar School, Norwich) is a private selective day school in the close of Norwich Cathedral, Norwich. Among the oldest schools in the United Kingdom, it has a traceable history to 1096 as an episcop ...

(previously King Edward VI's Grammar School) *

The Pilgrims' School The Pilgrims' School is a Preparatory school (UK), preparatory school and cathedral school for boys aged 4-13, in the cathedral city Winchester, Hampshire, England. The official date of establishment for the cathedral school is unknown but hist ...

, Winchester *

Old Palace School The Old Palace of John Whitgift School is a selective independent school for girls in Croydon, London. It was founded in 1889, and is scheduled to close in 2025. It is based in the Croydon Palace, Old Palace in Old Town, Croydon, Old Town, a Gra ...

, Croydon *

Truro School Truro School is a coeducational private boarding and day school located in the city of Truro, Cornwall, England. It is the largest coeducational independent school in Cornwall with over 1050 pupils from pre-prep to sixth form. It is a member s ...

, Cornwall *

Polwhele House School Polwhele House School is a private day school at Polwhele House, near Truro, Cornwall (United Kingdom). It follows the thirteen-plus Common Entrance Examination syllabus. In September 2024, the school proceeded with plans to provide senior scho ...

, Cornwall *

Portsmouth Grammar School The Portsmouth Grammar School (PGS) is a co-educational Private schools in the United Kingdom, private day school in Portsmouth, England, located in the historic part of Portsmouth. It was founded in 1732 as a Single-sex education, boys' school ...

, Portsmouth *

The Prebendal School The Prebendal School is a private preparatory school in Chichester, situated adjacent to the Chichester Cathedral precinct. It is a boarding and day school educating the cathedral choristers. The school has ancient origins as the medieval cat ...

, Chichester *

St Edmund's School St Edmund's School Canterbury is a private day and boarding school located in Canterbury, Kent, England and established in 1749. The extensive school grounds were acquired in 1855. The school currently caters for girls and boys aged 3–18, in ...

, Canterbury *

St. Edward's College St Edward's College is a co-educational Catholic school with academy status in the UK located in the Liverpool suburb of West Derby. Founded in 1853 as the Catholic Institute, the college was formerly a boys grammar school run by the Congreg ...

, Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral *

St George's School, Windsor Castle St George's School, Windsor Castle is a co-educational private preparatory school in Windsor, near London, England. Founded to provide choirboys for the Choir of St George's Chapel, it now educates over 400 boys and girls. History The school ...

St James' School, Grimsby St James School is a coeducational Private schools in the United Kingdom, private day and boarding school located in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England. It comprises a Senior School and Sixth Form. The school is associated with the Church ...

St John's College School St John's College School is a co-educational preparatory school founded in the 17th century for the education of the choristers of the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, England. The 20 choristers are educated in the school, which comprises ...

, Cambridge *

St John's College, Cardiff St John's College is a private co-educational day school in the village of Old St Mellons in Cardiff, Wales. It is the choir school of Wales' national Catholic cathedral, Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral. History of St John's College De La ...

(RC) *

Reigate St Mary's School Reigate St Mary's Preparatory and Choir School is a mixed private prep and choir school in Reigate, Surrey, England. The school was established in 1949 to serve as the choir school of , and still has that function. In 2003 it became affiliated ...

, Surrey *

St Mary's Music School St Mary's Music School is a music school in Scotland in the West End of Edinburgh, for children aged 9 to 19 and is also the Choir School of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral. The school, which is non-denominational, provides education for child ...

, Edinburgh *

St Paul's Cathedral School St Paul's Cathedral School is an independent school associated with St Paul's Cathedral in London and is located in New Change in the City of London. The school has around 220 pupils, most of whom are day pupils, both boys and girls, including ...

, London *

St Peter's School, York St Peter's School is a mixed-sex education, co-educational Private schools in the United Kingdom, private boarding and day school (also referred to as a Public school (United Kingdom), public school), in the English City of York, with extensive ...

Salisbury Cathedral School Salisbury Cathedral School is a co-educational Private schools in the United Kingdom, private school in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, which was founded in 1091 by Saint Osmund. The Salisbury Cathedral Choir, choristers of Salisbury Cathedral are ...

, Wiltshire *

Wells Cathedral School Wells Cathedral School is an independent co-educational boarding and day school for 2–18 year olds located in Wells, Somerset, Wells, Somerset, England, which provides an all-round education alongside specialist music and chorister training. T ...

Westminster Abbey Choir School Westminster Abbey Choir School is a boarding preparatory school for boys in Westminster, London and the only remaining choir school in the United Kingdom which exclusively educates choristers (i.e. only choirboys attend the school). It is loca ...

(CofE) *

Westminster Cathedral Choir School Westminster Cathedral Choir School is a boarding and day preparatory school for about 280 boys in the area of Victoria in the City of Westminster. It is one of two Roman Catholic cathedral schools in the United Kingdom, the other being St Jo ...

(RC) *

Whitgift School Whitgift School is an independent day school with limited boarding in South Croydon, London. Along with Trinity School of John Whitgift and Old Palace School it is owned by the Whitgift Foundation, a charitable trust. The school was prev ...

, Croydon * Chorister School, Durham

United States

Newark Boys Chorus The Newark Boys Chorus is a boys' choir based in Newark, New Jersey. The choir was founded as the New Jersey Symphony Boys Choir in 1966. In 1969, the choir led to the establishment of the Newark Boys Chorus School. The group tours regularly in ...

school (closed in 2023) * Pacific Boychoir Academy *

Saint Thomas Choir School Saint Thomas Choir School is an all-boys boarding school located in Manhattan, New York, dedicated to the education and training of approximately 30 choirboys from ages 8 to 14. It is one of three all-boarding, all-boys choral schools in the wor ...

St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.) St. Albans School (STA) is an independent college-preparatory school, college preparatory day school, day and boarding school for boys in grades 4–12, located in Washington, D.C. The school is named after Saint Alban, traditionally regarded a ...

* St. Paul's Choir School * The

American Boychoir School The American Boychoir School was a boarding/day middle school located in Princeton, New Jersey, and the home of the American Boychoir. The school originated as the Columbus Boychoir in Columbus, Ohio. In 1950, the school relocated after receivin ...

(closed in 2017) * Charlotte Choir School (Formerly The Choir School at St. Peter's) * The

Madeleine Choir School Madeleine or La Madeleine may refer to: Common meanings * Madeleine (given name), also Madeline, a feminine given name, includes a list of people and fictional characters * Madeleine (cake), a traditional sweet cake from France Christianity * ...

Westminster Choir College Westminster Choir College (WCC) is a historic conservatory of music, currently operating on the campus of Rider University, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Rider's College of Arts and Sciences (the college under which the historic institution has ...

References

External links

Choir Schools Association
– contains information on 44 schools attached to cathedrals, churches and college chapels around the UK. {{DEFAULTSORT:Choir schools

Choir schools A choir ( ), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin ''chorus'', meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words ...