3 school boards share New Songhees 1A
The largest is SD 61 Greater Victoria, with 16; beside it are SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone and SD 62 Sooke. The 21 with results split, 5 in the upper two fifths in British Columbia and 10 in the lower. Counting a 3 km margin, New Songhees 1A has 18 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about New Songhees 1A’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Ecole Marigold School (elementary), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
3 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 61 Greater VictoriaColquitz, Craigflower, Eagle View, Ecole Macaulay, Ecole Marigold, Esquimalt, McKenzie, Rockheights … | English public | 16 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneBeausoleil, Victor-Brodeur | French public | 2 |
| SD 62 SookeJohn Stubbs, John Stubbs Middle | English public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How New Songhees 1A’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) | 14 | 475 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 14 | 475 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 8 | 461 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 8 | 434 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 5 | 91% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 434 here, against 454 in British Columbia. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 1 below, out of 5.
Every school’s results (21)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Ecole Marigold SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 515 · G4 numeracy 514 | Top fifth |
| Selkirk Montessori SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 578 · G4 numeracy 602 · G7 literacy 618 · G7 numeracy 615 | Top fifth |
| St Joseph's CatholicElementary | G4 literacy 517 · G4 numeracy 533 · G7 literacy 532 · G7 numeracy 482 | Top 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 |
| John Stubbs ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 465 · G4 numeracy 493 | Middle fifth |
| John Stubbs MiddleElementary | G7 literacy 479 · G7 numeracy 446 | Middle fifth |
| McKenzie ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 482 · G4 numeracy 477 | Middle fifth |
| Victoria West ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 482 · G4 numeracy 465 | Middle fifth |
| Eagle View ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 467 · G4 numeracy 470 | Middle fifth |
| Spectrum CommunitySecondary | Graduation 91% | Middle fifth |
| Ecole Macaulay ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 448 · G4 numeracy 474 | Fourth fifth |
| Tillicum Community SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 454 | Fourth fifth |
| Colquitz Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 452 · G7 numeracy 415 | Fourth fifth |
| Esquimalt High SchoolSecondary | Graduation 82% | Fourth fifth |
| Shoreline Community Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 452 · G7 numeracy 421 | Fourth fifth |
| Victor-BrodeurElementary | G4 literacy 425 · G4 numeracy 360 · G7 literacy 433 · G7 numeracy 374 · Graduation 97% | Fourth fifth |
| BeausoleilElementary | G4 literacy 457 · 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 |
| SJ Burnside Education CentreAlternative or adult | Graduation 20% | 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 24 schools in and around New Songhees 1A are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around New Songhees 1A
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.
Schooling in French, 2 schools: Beausoleil and Victor-Brodeur, with SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone running the public ones.
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 New Songhees 1A’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 18, French-language 2 and independent 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in New Songhees 1A
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
Independent schools
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 24 schools in and around New Songhees 1A
High schools within reach of New Songhees 1A
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
16 secondary schools are within 15 km: 9 independent and 7 English public. The closest high school is Spectrum Community, 2 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum CommunitySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Middle fifth | 2 km |
| Esquimalt High SchoolSecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Fourth fifth | 2.1 km |
| Selkirk Montessori SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 3.4 km |
| St Andrew's Regional HighSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 4.3 km |
| Pacific School of Innovation and InquirySecondary | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 5 km |
| VI School of Innovation and InquiryAll grades | – | Independent | – | 5.4 km |
| Christ Church Cathedral SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 5.6 km |
| Victoria School for Ideal EducationAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 6.2 km |
| Artemis Place SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.1 km |
| Lambrick Park SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Second fifth | 7.7 km |
All 16 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Bay SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Middle fifth | 8 km |
| Mount Douglas SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Top fifth | 8.1 km |
| ArtsCalibre AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | – | 8.2 km |
| Claremont SecondarySecondary | SD 63 Saanich | English public | Second fifth | 8.3 km |
| Lakeview Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 9.7 km |
| Stelly's SecondarySecondary | SD 63 Saanich | English public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around New Songhees 1A
The area also has adult and continuing education at SJ Burnside Continuing Education; alternative programs at SJ Burnside Education Centre; online learning through The Link. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Schools in the towns around New Songhees 1A
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
Of the neighbours, Saanich counts the most schools: 83.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Counted: New Songhees 1A’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- 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. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
Questions about schools in New Songhees 1A
Is there a French-language school in New Songhees 1A?
Yes, there are French-language schools: Beausoleil and Victor-Brodeur.
How many schools are there in New Songhees 1A?
0 in the town, 24 just beyond it, within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in New Songhees 1A?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in New Songhees 1A?
By number of schools: SD 61 Greater Victoria (16), SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (2) and SD 62 Sooke (2).
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).