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School District 61 Greater Victoria
British ColumbiaRegion Vancouver Island Board office location 556 Boleskine Road, PO Box 700, Victoria BC Canada V8W 2R1 Communities served Victoria,Esquimalt, Oak Bay Number of schools 56 Budget: CAD$ (millions)
134.3 Student population: full-time equivalent
20,024 Superintendent: Mr John Gaiptman Greater Victoria School District Website School District 61 Greater Victoria is a school district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This includes the municipalities of Victoria, Esquimalt, Oak Bay, View Royal, and parts of Saanich.
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History
Plaque commemorating First BC School
The earliest history of schools in Western Canada is within the boundary of the current Greater Victoria School district. The first school in the area that is present day British Columbia was established at Fort Victoria in the 1840s. A plaque to commemorate this can be found on the side of the Christmas Store on Government and Fort Street in downtown Victoria.
The first public school was opened in 1853 near what is now Central Middle School. This building later became Victoria High School.
When the area became part of the province of British Columbia there were already three school districts in the area; the Victoria City School District was established on June 25, 1869, the Esquimalt School District (October 22, 1870) and Craigflower School District (July 23, 1870).
Schools
School Location Grades Arbutus Middle School Saanich 6-8 Braefoot Elementary School Saanich K-5 Burnside Community School Victoria K-5 Campus View Elementary School Saanich K-5 Central Middle School Victoria 6-8 Cloverdale Elementary School Saanich K-5 Colquitz Middle School Victoria 6-8 Continuing Ed SD 61 Victoria 12 Craigflower Elementary School Victoria K-5 Doncaster Elementary School Saanich K-5 Eagle View Elementary School Victoria K-5 Ecole Intermediatre Cedar Hill Middle School Saanich 6-8 Esquimalt High School Esquimalt 9-12 Frank Hobbs Elementary School Saanich K-5 George Jay Elementary School Victoria K-5 Girls' Alternative Program Victoria 11-12 Glanford Middle School Victoria 6-8 Gordon Head Middle School Saanich 6-8 Hillcrest Elementary School Victoria K-5 Home Learners' Link SD61 Victoria K-12 James Bay Community School Victoria K-5 Lake Hill Elementary School Saanich K-5 Lambrick Park Secondary School Saanich 9-12 Lampson Elementary School Victoria K-5 Lansdowne Middle School Saanich 6-8 Ledger School Victoria Macaulay Elementary School Victoria K-5 Margaret Jenkins Elementary School Victoria K-7 Marigold Elementary School Victoria K-5 Mckenzie Elementary School Victoria K-5 Monterey Middle School Oak Bay 6-8 Mount Douglas High School Saanich 9-12 Northridge Elementary School Victoria K-5 Oak Bay Secondary School Oak Bay 9-12 Oaklands Elementary School Victoria K-5 Pembroke Street School Victoria 11-12 Provincial Integration Support Program SD61 Victoria Quadra Elementary School Victoria K-5 Reynolds Secondary School Saanich 9-12 Rockheights Middle School Victoria 6-8 Rogers Elementary School Saanich K-5 S J Willis Educational Centre Victoria 9-11 Shoreline Community School Victoria 6-8 Sir James Douglas Elementary School Victoria K-5 South Park Elementary School Victoria K-5 Spectrum Community School Saanich 9-12 Strawberry Vale Elementary School Victoria K-5 Sundance Elementary School Victoria K-5 Tillicum Elementary School Victoria K-5 Torquay Elementary School Victoria K-5 Victor School Victoria 1-12 Victoria High School Victoria 9-12 Victoria SD Hospital Program Victoria Victoria West Elementary School Victoria K-5 View Royal Elementary School Victoria K-5 Willows Elementary School Oak Bay K-5 SD 61 School Boards
1988/1990 Trustees
The six candidates elected on Saturday, November 19, 1988 to serve from December 1, 1988 until December 1, 1990 were:[1] David Brown, Elizabeth Cull, Brenda McBain, Peter Yorke and Brian Zelley
One of the interesting issues during the two year term was the naming of the new elementary school "Rogers Elementary School" which featured some debate in the board room: "Trustees disagree on name choice for new Saanich elementary school"[2]
See also
References
External links
Categories:- School districts in British Columbia
- Education in Victoria, British Columbia
- British Columbia school stubs
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