Stanstead College is an independent boarding school in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada for boys and girls in Grades 7 through 12. The school was established in 1872 as Stanstead Wesleyan College. The first headmaster was The Rev, A. Lee Holmes, M.A., (1873–1885). Unusually, the school was founded as a co-educational school but in 1959 became 'boys only'. In 1979, the school returned to its original co-educational status and remains so today. The school is located on a 600-acre (2.4 km) campus in Quebec's Eastern Townships - just north of Vermont - and enrols about 200 students. The mission of Stanstead College is to provide students from Canada and around the world with a highly structured and supportive educational program in a small, secure environment. The Stanstead experience helps all students reach their full academic potential in preparation for university, develop healthy and active lifestyles, and understand the importance of respect, responsibility and self-discipline. In 1870, a group of Wesleyan ministers met in Sherbrooke and agreed to build a college in the Eastern Townships. Stock sold at $25 a share, with the hopes of raising $20,000.