School District 62 Sooke Explained

School District 62 Sooke
Country:Canada
Superintendent:Paul Block
Chair Of The Board:Amanda Dowhy
Schools:28
Budget:CA$150 million
Students:13250

Sooke School District 62 is a school district in British Columbia, Canada. It includes the suburbs of Victoria known as the Western Communities (or Westshore) as well as the mostly rural areas around the sea-side villages of Sooke and Port Renfrew. The District's Victoria suburbs include the municipalities of Colwood, Highlands, Langford, and parts of Metchosin.[1]

In addition to a full range of academic offerings, the District is also home to the Sooke International Student Program, one of the first international student programs in all of British Columbia. The Sooke International Program enrolls students from South America, Europe and Asia. These students represent under 1% of the District's total student population.

History

The school district in what today is the western suburbs of Victoria predates the formation of the Canadian province of British Columbia in mid 1871. The Metchosin School District was formed April 8, 1871. The Sooke School District was formed 23 May 1872 as one of the first school districts of the new province.[2] The Highlands School District was formed in 1893 and incorporated into the Sooke School District in 1952.[3]

Schools

SchoolLocationGrades
Belmont Secondary SchoolLangford9-12
Byte Alternate ProgramLangford11-12
Colwood Elementary SchoolColwoodK-5
Crystal View Elementary SchoolLangfordK-5
Centre Mountain Lellum Middle School Langford6-8
David Cameron Elementary SchoolColwoodK-5
Dunsmuir Middle SchoolColwood6-8
Ecole Poirier Elementary SchoolSookeK-5
Edward Milne Community SchoolSooke9-12
Hans Helgesen Elementary SchoolMetchosinK-5
Happy Valley Elementary SchoolLangfordK-5
John Muir Elementary SchoolSookeK-5
École John Stubbs Memorial SchoolColwoodK-8
Journey Middle SchoolSooke6-8
Lakewood Elementary SchoolLangfordK-5
Millstream Elementary SchoolLangfordK-5
Pacific Alternate ProgramColwood8-12
Port Renfrew Elementary SchoolPort RenfrewK-5
Pexsisen Elementary School LangfordK-5
Royal Bay Secondary SchoolColwood9-12
Ruth King Elementary SchoolLangfordK-5
Sangster Elementary SchoolColwoodK-5
Saseenos Elementary SchoolSookeK-5
Savory Elementary SchoolLangfordK-5
Sooke Elementary SchoolSookeK-5
Spencer Middle SchoolLangford6-8
Westshore Centre for Learning & TrainingLangford9-12
Willway Elementary SchoolLangfordK-5
Wishart Elementary SchoolColwoodK-5

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our District Sooke School District . 2024-03-08 . www.sd62.bc.ca.
  2. https://www.viu.ca/homeroom/content/schools/public/firstann.htm First Annual Report of the Public Schools of British Columbia
  3. http://www.calebpikeheritagepark.org/history_schoolhouse.htm History of the Little Red Schoolhouse