Photo: Kyle Wilson · CC BY-SA 4.0Colwood’s teenagers travel 1.6 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 24 elementary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools only. Of the 25 with results, 16 sit in the lower two fifths in British Columbia.
High schools within reach of Colwood
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 15: 9 independent and 6 English public. The nearest is Esquimalt High School, 7 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esquimalt High SchoolSecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Fourth fifth | 7 km |
| Spectrum CommunitySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Middle fifth | 7.6 km |
| Selkirk Montessori SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 8.5 km |
| Pacific School of Innovation and InquirySecondary | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 9.2 km |
| Christ Church Cathedral SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 9.7 km |
| St Andrew's Regional HighSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 10 km |
| VI School of Innovation and InquiryAll grades | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Victoria School for Ideal EducationAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Artemis Place SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Oak Bay SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
All 15 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont SecondarySecondary | SD 63 Saanich | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Lambrick Park SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Mount Douglas SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Top fifth | 14 km |
| ArtsCalibre AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Lakeview Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
How Colwood’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 C−: 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) | 17 | 453 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 17 | 449 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 8 | 431 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 8 | 419 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 4 | 90% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 7 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 419 against 454 in British Columbia. Above the middle on 0, below on 4: that is the 5 measures.
Every school’s results (25)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Westmont Montessori SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 497 · G4 numeracy 482 · G7 literacy 571 · G7 numeracy 519 · Graduation masked | Second fifth |
| View Royal ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 492 · G4 numeracy 489 | Second fifth |
| Brookes WestshoreElementary | G4 literacy 500 · G4 numeracy 489 · G7 literacy 470 · G7 numeracy 452 · Graduation 100% | Second fifth |
| Happy Valley ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 488 · G4 numeracy 478 | Middle fifth |
| John Stubbs ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 465 · G4 numeracy 493 | Middle fifth |
| John Stubbs MiddleElementary | G7 literacy 479 · G7 numeracy 446 | Middle fifth |
| David Cameron ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 463 · G4 numeracy 475 | Middle fifth |
| Eagle View ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 467 · G4 numeracy 470 | Middle fifth |
| Royal Bay SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| Sangster ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 451 · G4 numeracy 468 | Fourth fifth |
| Belmont SecondaryElementary | Graduation 87% | Fourth fifth |
| Lakewood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 439 · G4 numeracy 443 | Fourth fifth |
| Millstream ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 441 · G4 numeracy 449 | Fourth fifth |
| Shoreline Community Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 452 · G7 numeracy 421 | Fourth fifth |
| Wishart ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 454 · G4 numeracy 443 | Fourth fifth |
| Lighthouse Christian AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 453 · G4 numeracy 436 · G7 literacy 249 · G7 numeracy 416 | Fourth fifth |
| Crystal View ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 433 · G4 numeracy 437 | Bottom fifth |
| Dunsmuir Middle SchoolElementary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 409 · G7 numeracy 407 | Bottom fifth |
| Savory ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 365 · G4 numeracy 432 | Bottom fifth |
| Colwood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 426 · G4 numeracy 415 | Bottom fifth |
| Craigflower ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 396 · G4 numeracy 383 | Bottom fifth |
| Rockheights Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 391 · G7 numeracy 354 | Bottom fifth |
| Ruth King ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 401 · G4 numeracy 375 | Bottom fifth |
| Spencer Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 411 · G7 numeracy 377 | Bottom fifth |
| Westshore Secondary SchoolAlternative or adult | Graduation 46% | 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 27 schools in and around Colwood are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Colwood
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in British Columbia.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
Schooling in French isn’t on offer here.
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 Colwood’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: English public 24 and independent 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
The biggest of the 2 is SD 62 Sooke: 19 schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 62 SookeBelmont Secondary, Colwood, Crystal View, David Cameron, Dunsmuir, Happy Valley, John Stubbs, John Stubbs Middle … | English public | 19 |
| SD 61 Greater VictoriaCraigflower, Eagle View, Rockheights, Shoreline Community, View Royal | English public | 5 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Colwood
Independent schools
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
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 27 schools in and around Colwood
Alternative, adult and other schools around Colwood
The area also has alternative programs at Westshore Secondary School; adult and continuing education at SD62 Continuing Education; online learning through SD62 Online School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in British Columbia
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panorama Ridge | 36,473 | 46 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Fort St. John | 24,383 | 15 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Riley Park | 23,682 | 101 | 3 | 0.7 km |
| Brownsville | 23,515 | 67 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Renfrew-Collingwood | 23,392 | 90 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Colwood | 22,794 | 27 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Cranbrook | 22,703 | 12 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Brentwood | 22,170 | 57 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Heights | 22,141 | 50 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver | 22,031 | 58 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Strathcona | 13,783 | 66 | 1 | 0.8 km |
More schools are within reach in 37 of the 53 other towns. Of the 54, 25 offer a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Colwood
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colwood | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 km |
| Langford 3.2 km | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 km |
| View Royal 5.3 km | 35 | 2 | 5 | 2.9 km |
| New Songhees 1A 5.7 km | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 km |
| Esquimalt 6.3 km | 32 | 2 | 8 | 0.8 km |
| Metchosin 7.2 km | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8.6 km |
| Victoria 10 km | 57 | 2 | 17 | 0.8 km |
Of the neighbours, Victoria counts the most schools: 57.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- Which schools count. Inside Colwood’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every BC school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
Questions about schools in Colwood
How many schools are there in Colwood?
Inside the town there are 10; another 17 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Colwood?
There is none in or near Colwood (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
Which boards run the schools in Colwood?
SD 62 Sooke (19) and SD 61 Greater Victoria (5), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Colwood?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
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).