Photo: Ken Walker · CC BY 2.5Of Central Saanich’s 7 tested schools, 3 sit above the middle in British Columbia and 2 below
Best placed: Brentwood Elementary and Cordova Bay Elementary. Taken together, Central Saanich and its 3 km edge hold 5 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 school for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school.
How Central Saanich’s schools do on BC’s assessments
The Foundation Skills Assessment in Grades 4 and 7 and first-time graduation: each school against every school in BC.
Its School Grade is A−: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | British Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 literacy (FSA score) | 5 | 482 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 5 | 497 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 449 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 450 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 92% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 4 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 497 against 472 in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 1 above the middle, 1 below.
Every school’s results (7)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Brentwood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 482 · G4 numeracy 501 | Second fifth |
| Cordova Bay ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 490 · G4 numeracy 509 | Second fifth |
| Keating ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 486 · G4 numeracy 487 | Second fifth |
| Lakeview Christian SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 460 · G4 numeracy 497 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Middle fifth |
| Stelly's SecondarySecondary | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| Bayside Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 449 · G7 numeracy 450 | Fourth fifth |
| ḰELSET ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 433 · G4 numeracy 438 | Bottom fifth |
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care: FSA 2021/22 to 2025/26 (the latest year with a value) and first-time Grade 12 graduation; masked where groups are small; resident students only. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Where the 8 schools in and around Central Saanich are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Central Saanich
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in British Columbia marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
None of them teaches in French.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Central Saanich’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: English public 7 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Central Saanich
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 8 schools in and around Central Saanich
High schools within reach of Central Saanich
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
11 secondary schools are within 15 km: 7 English public and 4 independent. The nearest is Stelly's Secondary, 0.7 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stelly's SecondarySecondary | SD 63 Saanich | English public | Middle fifth | 0.7 km |
| Lakeview Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 5.4 km |
| Claremont SecondarySecondary | SD 63 Saanich | English public | Second fifth | 7.3 km |
| Parkland SecondarySecondary | SD 63 Saanich | English public | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| St Andrew's Regional HighSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 12 km |
| Spectrum CommunitySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| Lambrick Park SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| ArtsCalibre AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Brentwood CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Mount Douglas SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Top fifth | 14 km |
All 11 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Kelsey SecondarySecondary | SD 79 Cowichan Valley | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Central Saanich
Other schooling here: alternative programs at SD 63 Individual Learning Centre. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in British Columbia
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squamish | 28,578 | 15 | 1 | 2.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Granville Entertainment District | 19,125 | 42 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Oak Bay | 18,626 | 38 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Collingwood | 18,399 | 64 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Royal Oak | 18,364 | 52 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Central Saanich | 18,184 | 8 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Fraser Heights | 17,688 | 38 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Lake Country | 17,637 | 5 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Sooke | 17,248 | 6 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| East Burnaby | 17,233 | 67 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Little Saigon | 11,086 | 86 | 3 | 1 km |
Of the 61 others, 52 count more schools. 24 of 62 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Central Saanich
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Saanich | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| East Saanich 2 3.5 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Highlands 7.5 km | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 km |
| Sidney 9.4 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| North Saanich 10 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 km |
| Saanich 12 km | 83 | 2 | 21 | 1 km |
| Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley 12 km | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 km |
83 schools make Saanich the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Central Saanich’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Bands, not ranks. FSA scores and first-time graduation are placed by fifths among BC’s schools; international fee-paying students aren’t counted.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
Questions about schools in Central Saanich
Is there a French-language school in Central Saanich?
None within 3 km of Central Saanich. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
How many schools are there in Central Saanich?
Inside the town there are 5; another 3 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Central Saanich?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Sources: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 school list 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – British Columbia) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).