Greater Victoria School District SD61
Victoria, British Columbia · Public · English
FSA results
Students at or above expectations in the Foundation Skills Assessment, 2025-2026. The British Columbia average is 73.4%.
Good for British Columbia: SD61 places 10 of 42 districts with published results, on the mean of the assessments it sat (69.4%).
4,322 assessments written. Counts the ministry masks for privacy are left out rather than counted as zero. Source: BC Data Catalogue
Student success
How Greater Victoria students are doing, in the district's own annual report
Literacy, on track or extending
Foundation Skills Assessment in grades 4 and 7 and the Grade 10 literacy assessment; about 1,450 students a grade; Grade 10 runs a year behind
Numeracy, on track or extending
Foundation Skills Assessment in grades 4 and 7 and the Grade 10 numeracy assessment; Grade 10 runs a year behind
Graduating
Five-year completion rate, Dogwood and Adult Dogwood, and transition straight to a BC post-secondary institution
What students say
Student Learning Survey, grades 4, 7 and 10, positive responses
Click any figure to open its chart with every year.
What the report says
The figures as charts, every year labelled, and the report's findings, in one PDF.
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What the report says
The figures as charts, every year labelled, and the report's findings, in one PDF. Show Hide
Figures and findings read from Greater Victoria School District's Enhancing Student Learning Report, Part 1, September 2025 (PDF, sd61.bc.ca) , published 2025-09.
The report's own pages
The results pages as the district published them. Open a page to read it at full size.
School buses and catchment areas
Student Transportation, sd61.bc.ca ↗- Who qualifies
- English catchment school beyond 4 km (elementary) or 4.8 km (middle and secondary)
- Register 2026-27
- February 9 to March 12, 2026; accessible busing to April 10
- Routes
- Three routes to Spectrum, Colquitz, View Royal and Eagle View
- First bus day
- September 9, 2026
- Contact
- transportation@sd61.bc.ca; 250-920-3400
Route map
All 3 routes drawn from the district's stop lists. Open the live map to pick a route and see its stops and times.
Stops placed with OpenStreetMap; a stop that could not be placed is left off rather than guessed. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Board of Education and district staff
Trustees
Nine trustees elected across Victoria, Saanich, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, View Royal and the Highlands; the next election is October 17, 2026.
- nduncan@sd61.bc.caNicole DuncanChair
- kkwan@sd61.bc.caKarin KwanVice-Chair
- nbaillaut@sd61.bc.caNatalie BaillautTrustee
- ancarmichael@sd61.bc.caAngela CarmichaelTrustee
- mdavid@sd61.bc.caMavis DavidTrustee
- dgagnon@sd61.bc.caDerek GagnonTrustee
- emahbobi@sd61.bc.caEmily MahbobiTrustee
- dmcnally@sd61.bc.caDiane McNallyTrustee
- rpaynter@sd61.bc.caRob PaynterTrustee
As listed on About the Board, sd61.bc.ca
District office
556 Boleskine Road, Victoria, 250-475-3212.
- Deb WhittenSuperintendent · 250-475-4162
- Tom AertsDeputy Superintendent · 250-475-4106
- Sean PowellAssociate Superintendent · 250-475-4117
- Katrina StrideSecretary-Treasurer · 250-475-4108
- jlutner@sd61.bc.caJulie LutnerAssociate Secretary-Treasurer · 250-475-4172
- community@sd61.bc.caKelsey MooreCommunications Specialist · 250-475-4103
- Mike KnudsonDirector, Human Resource Services · 250-475-4247
- hparmar@sd61.bc.caHervinder ParmarDirector of Finance · 250-475-4104
- facility@sd61.bc.caMarni Vistisen-HarwoodDirector of Facilities Services · 250-920-3400
- jbarks@sd61.bc.caJosh BarksDirector of Information Technology for Learning · 250-475-4154
- dhovis@sd61.bc.caDavid HovisDirector of Instruction, Elementary, Registration and Transfers
- nnaughton@sd61.bc.caSean McCartneyDirector of Instruction, Secondary, Inclusive Learning and Wellness
- sniemi@sd61.bc.caShelly NiemiDirector of Indigenous Education · 250-475-4130
- cshortt@sd61.bc.caCharmaine ShorttDistrict Principal, Early Learning and Child Care · 250-475-4148
- jedavis@sd61.bc.caJeff DavisDirector, International Students Program · 250-592-6871
- transportation@sd61.bc.caEric FischerManager of Grounds, Transportation and Fleet
As listed on Department Directory, sd61.bc.ca
Schools
49 total| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Arbutus Global Middle School | 467 |
| Braefoot Elementary | 231 |
| Campus View Elementary | 440 |
| Cedar Hill Middle | 538 |
| Central Middle School | 557 |
| Cloverdale Traditional Elementary | 341 |
| Colquitz Middle School | 533 |
| Craigflower Elementary | 166 |
| Doncaster Elementary | 422 |
| Eagle View Elementary | 293 |
| Ecole Macaulay Elementary | 475 |
| Ecole Marigold School | 300 |
| Ecole Quadra Elementary | 451 |
| Ecole Willows Elementary | 499 |
| Esquimalt High School | 990 |
| Frank Hobbs Elementary | 226 |
| George Jay Elementary | 416 |
| Glanford Middle School | 380 |
| Gordon Head Middle School | 379 |
| Hillcrest Elementary | 258 |
| James Bay Community | 178 |
| Lake Hill Elementary | 210 |
| Lambrick Park Secondary | 612 |
| Lansdowne Middle School | 757 |
| Margaret Jenkins Elementary | 440 |
| McKenzie Elementary | 257 |
| Monterey Middle School | 404 |
| Mount Douglas Secondary | 939 |
| Northridge Elementary | 254 |
| Oak Bay Secondary | 1,329 |
| Oaklands Elementary | 422 |
| Reynolds Secondary | 1,002 |
| Rockheights Middle School | 316 |
| Rogers Elementary | 224 |
| Shoreline Community Middle School | 409 |
| Sir James Douglas Elementary | 387 |
| South Park Family School | 176 |
| Spectrum Community | 1,093 |
| Strawberry Vale Elementary | 275 |
| Sundance-Bank Elementary | - |
| Tillicum Community School | 440 |
| Torquay Elementary | 296 |
| Victor School | - |
| Victoria High | 1,100 |
| Victoria West Elementary | 342 |
| View Royal Elementary | 263 |
| SJ Burnside Continuing Education Continuing Education School | 129 |
| SJ Burnside Education Centre Alternate Programs School | 172 |
| The Link District Online Learning School | 37 |
Enrolment 2025-2026. Source: BC Data Catalogue