Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Langford’s schools mostly sit under the middle in British Columbia, 15 of the 24 with results
The highest results belong to Westmont Montessori School and View Royal Elementary. Counting a 3 km margin, Langford has 23 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 3 alternative or adult schools.
How Langford’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) | 18 | 452 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 18 | 446 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 6 | 440 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 6 | 431 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 4 | 90% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 7 literacy, where the area’s schools reach 440 against 467 in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 4 below.
Every school’s results (24)
| 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 |
| SĆIȺNEW̱ SṮEȽIṮḴEȽ Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 451 · G4 numeracy 438 | 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 |
| Willway ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 439 · G4 numeracy 419 | Bottom fifth |
| Colwood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 426 · G4 numeracy 415 | 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 Langford are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
2 more have no point in the source and are listed below the map.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Langford
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.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none 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 Langford’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: English public 24 and independent 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
SD 62 Sooke runs the most, 22 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 62 SookeBelmont Secondary, Colwood, Crystal View, David Cameron, Dunsmuir, Happy Valley, John Stubbs, John Stubbs Middle … | English public | 22 |
| SD 61 Greater VictoriaEagle View, View Royal | English public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Langford
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 27 schools in and around Langford
High schools within reach of Langford
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 16: 9 independent and 7 English public. First by distance comes Spectrum Community, at 8.1 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum CommunitySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Middle fifth | 8.1 km |
| Esquimalt High SchoolSecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.6 km |
| Selkirk Montessori SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 10 km |
| St Andrew's Regional HighSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 11 km |
| Pacific School of Innovation and InquirySecondary | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| Christ Church Cathedral SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 12 km |
| VI School of Innovation and InquiryAll grades | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Claremont SecondarySecondary | SD 63 Saanich | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Victoria School for Ideal EducationAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| Lakeview Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 13 km |
All 16 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemis Place SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Lambrick Park SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Oak Bay SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Middle fifth | 15 km |
| ArtsCalibre AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | – | 15 km |
| Mount Douglas SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Top fifth | 15 km |
| Edward Milne Community SchoolSecondary | SD 62 Sooke | English public | Middle fifth | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Langford
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: adult and continuing education at SD62 Continuing Education; online learning through SD62 Online School; alternative programs at Westshore Secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Westminster | 92,124 | 88 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Prince George | 85,944 | 42 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| Port Coquitlam | 67,724 | 67 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| North Vancouver | 66,624 | 58 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Fleetwood | 63,957 | 73 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Langford | 59,664 | 27 | 0 | 1 km |
| Whalley | 52,642 | 63 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Newton | 51,222 | 94 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Vernon | 49,527 | 21 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| West Vancouver | 47,929 | 37 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Hastings-Sunrise | 36,072 | 75 | 1 | 0.4 km |
19 of 23 similar towns count more schools. A French-language school is within reach in 17 of the 24.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Langford
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langford | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 km |
| Colwood 3.2 km | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 km |
| View Royal 5.3 km | 35 | 2 | 5 | 2.9 km |
| New Songhees 1A 6.7 km | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 km |
| Esquimalt 8 km | 32 | 2 | 8 | 0.8 km |
| Metchosin 8.7 km | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8.6 km |
| Highlands 9.8 km | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 km |
The neighbour with most schools is View Royal (35).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Langford’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- The year. The open list of 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- 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.
Questions about schools in Langford
How do I get a place at a school in Langford?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which boards run the schools in Langford?
By number of schools: SD 62 Sooke (22) and SD 61 Greater Victoria (2).
Is there a French-language school in Langford?
Not in or within 3 km of Langford; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How many schools are there in Langford?
14 are inside the town itself and 13 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).