SJ Burnside Education Centre
3130 Jutland Rd · Victoria · V8T2T3 · SD 61 Greater Victoria
Victoria and its 3 km edge have 5 alternative, adult and online; SJ Burnside Education Centre is one. Every school in and around Victoria →
What stands out about SJ Burnside Education Centre
- Across its measures, its results average to the bottom fifth in British Columbia.
- Furthest behind on first-time graduation: 20%, against 91% in British Columbia.
- Public and English-language, under SD 61 Greater Victoria.
- The province lists it as alternative schooling.
How SJ Burnside Education Centre does on BC’s assessments
The Foundation Skills Assessment in Grades 4 and 7 and first-time graduation: each school against every school in BC.
One measure is reported for SJ Burnside Education Centre: the bottom fifth in British Columbia.
| Measure | Here | Middle, British Columbia | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 20% | 91% | Bottom fifth |
Masked: BC hides results for small groups. FSA figures are average scores; graduation is the share graduating on time, resident students only.
Why SJ Burnside Education Centre has a band rather than a letter
SJ Burnside Education Centre has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the bottom fifth in British Columbia.
SJ Burnside Education Centre feeds into Victoria’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at SJ Burnside Education Centre
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest alternative, adult and online
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
| School | System | Language | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJ Burnside Education Centre | English public | English | Bottom fifth | |
| The Link | English public | English | – | 0 km |
| Esquimalt High School | English public | English | Fourth fifth | 1.8 km |
| Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry | Independent | English | Fourth fifth | 2.4 km |
| St Andrew's Regional High | Independent | English | Top fifth | 2.8 km |
| Spectrum Community | English public | English | Middle fifth | 3.1 km |
| Artemis Place Secondary | Independent | English | – | 3.5 km |
Alternative, adult and online near SJ Burnside Education Centre
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about SJ Burnside Education Centre
Who runs SJ Burnside Education Centre?
SD 61 Greater Victoria: SJ Burnside Education Centre is one of its schools (English public).
What language does SJ Burnside Education Centre teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at SJ Burnside Education Centre?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which schools of the same kind are near SJ Burnside Education Centre?
Nearest of all: The Link (0 km), Esquimalt High School (1.8 km) and Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry (2.4 km).
Sources: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 school list 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – British Columbia) · 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. · 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).