Photo: Keefer4~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 2.5Schools in Saanich: 4 boards, side by side
SD 61 Greater Victoria leads with 47 schools, alongside SD 63 Saanich, SD 62 Sooke and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone. On the tests, 34 of 73 schools land above the middle in British Columbia, 22 under it. Its 3 km reach takes in 60 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools, 6 schools for every grade and 7 alternative or adult schools, all of Saanich’s schooling.
What stands out about Saanich’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Christ Church Cathedral School (all grades), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Which of the 4 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 61 Greater VictoriaArbutus Global, Braefoot, Campus View, Cedar Hill Middle, Central, Cloverdale Traditional, Colquitz, Craigflower … | English public | 47 |
| SD 63 SaanichBayside, Brentwood, Claremont Secondary, Continuing Ed SD 63, Cordova Bay, Keating, Lochside, Prospect Lake … | English public | 11 |
| SD 62 SookeCrystal View, Millstream, Savory | English public | 3 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneBeausoleil, Victor-Brodeur | French public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How 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 B+: 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) | 48 | 490 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 48 | 491 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 24 | 490 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 24 | 473 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 20 | 93% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 7 literacy, where the area’s schools reach 490 against 467 in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 4 above the middle, 0 below.
Every school’s results (73)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Cathedral SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 509 · G4 numeracy 536 · G7 literacy 536 · G7 numeracy 566 | Top fifth |
| Ecole Marigold SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 515 · G4 numeracy 514 | 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 |
| Lake Hill ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 527 · G4 numeracy 528 | Top fifth |
| Mount Douglas SecondarySecondary | Graduation 98% | Top fifth |
| Selkirk Montessori SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 578 · G4 numeracy 602 · G7 literacy 618 · G7 numeracy 615 | Top fifth |
| St Andrew's Regional HighSecondary | Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| St Patrick's SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 536 · G4 numeracy 517 · G7 literacy 556 · G7 numeracy 534 | Top fifth |
| St. Margaret'sElementary | G4 literacy 592 · G4 numeracy 641 · G7 literacy 631 · G7 numeracy 542 · Graduation 100% | 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 |
| Pacific Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 546 · G4 numeracy 554 · G7 literacy 535 · G7 numeracy 533 · Graduation 93% | Top fifth |
| St Joseph's CatholicElementary | G4 literacy 517 · G4 numeracy 533 · G7 literacy 532 · G7 numeracy 482 | 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 |
| Rogers ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 503 · G4 numeracy 494 | Second fifth |
| Regent Christian Online AcademyAlternative or adult | G4 literacy 596 · G4 numeracy 626 · G7 literacy 537 · G7 numeracy 573 · Graduation 74% | Second fifth |
| Brentwood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 482 · G4 numeracy 501 | Second fifth |
| Campus View ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 491 · G4 numeracy 500 | Second fifth |
| Claremont SecondarySecondary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Cordova Bay ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 490 · G4 numeracy 509 | 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 |
| Keating ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 486 · G4 numeracy 487 | Second fifth |
| Lambrick Park SecondarySecondary | Graduation 95% | Second fifth |
| Lochside ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 494 · G4 numeracy 487 | Second fifth |
| Reynolds SecondaryElementary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Royal Oak Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 486 · G7 numeracy 488 | Second fifth |
| Strawberry Vale ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 479 · G4 numeracy 492 | Second fifth |
| Sundance-Bank ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 484 · G4 numeracy 502 | Second fifth |
| View Royal ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 492 · G4 numeracy 489 | Second fifth |
| Cloverdale Traditional ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 493 · G4 numeracy 466 | Middle fifth |
| Hillcrest ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 490 · G4 numeracy 467 | Middle fifth |
| Lakeview Christian SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 460 · G4 numeracy 497 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Middle fifth |
| McKenzie ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 482 · G4 numeracy 477 | Middle fifth |
| Northridge ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 466 · G4 numeracy 485 | Middle fifth |
| Oaklands ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 495 · G4 numeracy 483 | Middle fifth |
| Prospect Lake ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 477 · G4 numeracy 467 | 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 |
| Victoria West ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 482 · G4 numeracy 465 | Middle fifth |
| Cedar Hill MiddleElementary | G7 literacy 471 · G7 numeracy 454 | Middle fifth |
| Eagle View ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 467 · G4 numeracy 470 | Middle fifth |
| Glanford Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 467 · G7 numeracy 452 | 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 |
| Spectrum CommunitySecondary | Graduation 91% | Middle fifth |
| Stelly's SecondarySecondary | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| Bayside Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 449 · G7 numeracy 450 | Fourth 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 |
| Ecole Macaulay ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 448 · G4 numeracy 474 | Fourth fifth |
| George Jay ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 475 · G4 numeracy 441 | 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 |
| Lansdowne Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 445 · G7 numeracy 428 | Fourth fifth |
| Millstream ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 441 · G4 numeracy 449 | Fourth fifth |
| Pacific School of Innovation and InquirySecondary | Graduation 84% | 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 |
| Victoria HighElementary | Graduation 80% | Fourth fifth |
| BeausoleilElementary | G4 literacy 457 · G4 numeracy 415 | Bottom fifth |
| Crystal View ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 433 · G4 numeracy 437 | Bottom fifth |
| Ecole Quadra ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 436 · G4 numeracy 415 | Bottom fifth |
| Savory ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 365 · G4 numeracy 432 | 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 |
| South Island Distance Education SchoolAlternative or adult | G4 literacy no data · G4 numeracy no data · G7 literacy no data · G7 numeracy no data · Graduation 21% | 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 83 schools in and around 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 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.
2 of them teach in French: Beausoleil and Victor-Brodeur; the public ones belong to SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone.
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 Saanich’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: English public 61, French-language 2 and independent 20.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Saanich
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 83 schools in and around Saanich
Show all 60 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Saanich
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
16 secondary schools are within 15 km: 9 independent and 7 English public. The shortest trip is to St Andrew's Regional High, 1 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Regional HighSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 1 km |
| Lambrick Park SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Second fifth | 2.5 km |
| ArtsCalibre AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | – | 3 km |
| Mount Douglas SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Top fifth | 3.2 km |
| Spectrum CommunitySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Middle fifth | 3.6 km |
| Selkirk Montessori SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 3.9 km |
| VI School of Innovation and InquiryAll grades | – | Independent | – | 4 km |
| Victoria School for Ideal EducationAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 4.1 km |
| Artemis Place SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.2 km |
| Claremont SecondarySecondary | SD 63 Saanich | English public | Second fifth | 4.8 km |
All 16 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esquimalt High SchoolSecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Fourth fifth | 4.8 km |
| Pacific School of Innovation and InquirySecondary | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 5.7 km |
| Christ Church Cathedral SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 5.8 km |
| Oak Bay SecondarySecondary | SD 61 Greater Victoria | English public | Middle fifth | 5.9 km |
| Lakeview Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 6.7 km |
| Stelly's SecondarySecondary | SD 63 Saanich | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Saanich
Beyond the ordinary schools: adult and continuing education at Continuing Ed SD 63 and SJ Burnside Continuing Education; online learning through South Island Distance Education School, The Link, Oak and Orca School (DL) and Regent Christian Online Academy; alternative programs at SJ Burnside Education 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
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford | 175,358 | 79 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| Coquitlam | 173,599 | 128 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Kelowna | 167,654 | 49 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| Langley | 163,885 | 104 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Saanich | 126,011 | 83 | 2 | 1 km |
| Delta | 124,670 | 113 | 2 | 6.6 km |
| Nanaimo | 111,845 | 39 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Kamloops | 108,793 | 42 | 1 | 2.5 km |
| Maple Ridge | 105,925 | 42 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Prince George | 85,944 | 42 | 2 | 1.4 km |
Of the 13 others, 4 count more schools. Of the 14, 12 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 Saanich
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saanich | 83 | 2 | 21 | 1 km |
| Victoria 5.1 km | 57 | 2 | 17 | 0.8 km |
| New Songhees 1A 5.3 km | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 km |
| Esquimalt 5.5 km | 32 | 2 | 8 | 0.8 km |
| Oak Bay 6.3 km | 38 | 0 | 11 | 0.5 km |
| View Royal 6.3 km | 35 | 2 | 5 | 2.9 km |
| Colwood 11 km | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 km |
None of its 6 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025/26.
- 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.
- Bands, not ranks. BC publishes average FSA scores and graduation rates, masking small groups, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- Which schools count. Inside Saanich’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
Questions about schools in Saanich
Which boards run the schools in Saanich?
SD 61 Greater Victoria (47), SD 63 Saanich (11), SD 62 Sooke (3) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Saanich?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
How many schools are there in Saanich?
Inside the town there are 42; another 41 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Saanich?
Yes, schooling in French is at Beausoleil and Victor-Brodeur.
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).