Photo: rpaterso · CC BY-SA 2.017 above the middle in British Columbia, 7 below: Oak Bay’s 32 tested schools
Best placed: Christ Church Cathedral School and Frank Hobbs Elementary. Its 3 km reach takes in 29 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools, 4 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school, all of Oak Bay’s schooling.
What stands out about Oak Bay’s schools
The strongest results
Christ Church Cathedral School (all grades) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How Oak Bay’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) | 21 | 500 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 21 | 500 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 12 | 494 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 12 | 475 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 8 | 97% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 4 literacy, where the area’s schools reach 500 against 468 in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 5 sit above the province’s middle and 0 below.
Every school’s results (32)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Cathedral SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 509 · G4 numeracy 536 · G7 literacy 536 · G7 numeracy 566 | Top fifth |
| Frank Hobbs ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 510 · G4 numeracy 556 | Top fifth |
| Glenlyon Norfolk SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 564 · G4 numeracy 564 · G7 literacy 568 · G7 numeracy 546 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Mount Douglas SecondarySecondary | Graduation 98% | Top fifth |
| St Patrick's SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 536 · G4 numeracy 517 · G7 literacy 556 · G7 numeracy 534 | Top fifth |
| St. Michaels University SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 622 · G4 numeracy 641 · G7 literacy 604 · G7 numeracy 603 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Torquay ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 516 · G4 numeracy 524 | Top fifth |
| Maria Montessori AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 524 · G4 numeracy 524 · G7 literacy 535 · G7 numeracy 465 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Arbutus Global Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 498 · G7 numeracy 518 | Second fifth |
| Braefoot ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 519 · G4 numeracy 507 | Second fifth |
| Margaret Jenkins ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 515 · G4 numeracy 503 | Second fifth |
| Campus View ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 491 · G4 numeracy 500 | Second fifth |
| Ecole Willows ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 500 · G4 numeracy 492 | Second fifth |
| Gordon Head Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 489 · G7 numeracy 486 | Second fifth |
| Lambrick Park SecondarySecondary | Graduation 95% | Second fifth |
| Reynolds SecondaryElementary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Sundance-Bank ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 484 · G4 numeracy 502 | Second fifth |
| Cloverdale Traditional ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 493 · G4 numeracy 466 | Middle fifth |
| Hillcrest ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 490 · G4 numeracy 467 | Middle fifth |
| Oaklands ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 495 · G4 numeracy 483 | Middle fifth |
| Sir James Douglas ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 488 · G4 numeracy 466 | Middle fifth |
| Victoria School for Ideal EducationAll grades | G4 literacy 512 · G4 numeracy 468 · G7 literacy 490 · G7 numeracy 422 | Middle fifth |
| Cedar Hill MiddleElementary | G7 literacy 471 · G7 numeracy 454 | Middle fifth |
| Monterey Middle SchoolElementary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 469 · G7 numeracy 458 | Middle fifth |
| Oak Bay SecondarySecondary | Graduation 90% | Middle fifth |
| Central Middle SchoolElementary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 432 · G7 numeracy 440 | Fourth fifth |
| Doncaster ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 470 · G4 numeracy 441 | Fourth fifth |
| George Jay ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 475 · G4 numeracy 441 | Fourth fifth |
| Lansdowne Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 445 · G7 numeracy 428 | Fourth fifth |
| Victoria HighElementary | Graduation 80% | Fourth fifth |
| Ecole Quadra ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 436 · G4 numeracy 415 | Bottom fifth |
| South Park Family SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 400 · G4 numeracy 407 | 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 38 schools in and around Oak Bay 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 Oak Bay
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.
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 Oak Bay’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: English public 27 and independent 11.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Oak Bay
Independent schools
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 38 schools in and around Oak Bay
Show all 29 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Oak Bay
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 15: 9 independent and 6 English public. Closest of all: Oak Bay Secondary (0.5 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Bay SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Middle fifth | 0.5 km |
| Artemis Place SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | – | 2 km |
| Victoria School for Ideal EducationAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 2.4 km |
| VI School of Innovation and InquiryAll grades | – | Independent | – | 3.1 km |
| Christ Church Cathedral SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 3.5 km |
| Pacific School of Innovation and InquirySecondary | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 4.1 km |
| Mount Douglas SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Top fifth | 4.8 km |
| Selkirk Montessori SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 5.1 km |
| ArtsCalibre AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | – | 5.7 km |
| Lambrick Park SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Second fifth | 5.8 km |
All 15 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Regional HighSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 6.4 km |
| Esquimalt High SchoolSecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Fourth fifth | 6.4 km |
| Spectrum CommunitySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Middle fifth | 7.9 km |
| Claremont SecondarySecondary | SD 63 Saanich | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Lakeview Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Oak Bay
The area also has online learning through Oak and Orca School (DL). Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in British Columbia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squamish | 28,578 | 15 | 1 | 2.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Salmon Arm | 20,891 | 14 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Port Alberni | 19,671 | 13 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| Esquimalt | 19,512 | 32 | 2 | 0.8 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 |
| … | ||||
| Norquay Village | 11,287 | 69 | 2 | 1.2 km |
Among 60 towns its size, 24 have more schools nearby. Teaching in French: 23 of the 61 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Oak Bay
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Bay | 38 | 0 | 11 | 0.5 km |
| Victoria 3.2 km | 57 | 2 | 17 | 0.8 km |
| Saanich 6.3 km | 83 | 2 | 21 | 1 km |
| Esquimalt 7 km | 32 | 2 | 8 | 0.8 km |
| New Songhees 1A 8.5 km | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 km |
| View Royal 10 km | 35 | 2 | 5 | 2.9 km |
| Colwood 13 km | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 km |
Saanich leads the neighbours with 83 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Oak Bay or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
Questions about schools in Oak Bay
How do I get a place at a school in Oak Bay?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
How many schools are there in Oak Bay?
3 in the town, 35 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Oak Bay?
Not near Oak Bay: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
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).