Saanich School District SD63
Saanichton, 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: SD63 places 8 of 42 districts with published results, on the mean of the assessments it sat (70.4%).
1,622 assessments written. Counts the ministry masks for privacy are left out rather than counted as zero. Source: BC Data Catalogue
Student success
How Saanich students are doing: the Ministry's open data, and what the district's own report says
Literacy, on track or extending
Foundation Skills Assessment in grades 4 and 7 and the Grade 10 and 12 literacy assessments, BC-resident students, from the Ministry's open data
Numeracy, on track or extending
Foundation Skills Assessment in grades 4 and 7 and the Grade 10 numeracy assessment
Graduating
Six-year completion rate, Dogwood and Adult Dogwood, BC-resident students, and grade-to-grade transitions
What students say
Student Learning Survey, grades 4, 7, 10 and 12 together, share answering positively
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 Saanich School District's Enhancing Student Learning Report, September 2025 (PDF, saanichschools.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
Transportation, saanichschools.ca ↗- Who qualifies
- K to 5 beyond 2.5 km, grades 6 to 12 beyond 4.8 km of the catchment school
- Fees 2026-27
- $200 a child, $100 for a third, $500 family maximum; $100 late fee after May 31
- Register
- By May 31 with the student number; confirmed by June 15
- On the bus
- Passes tapped on and off; ride at least 35% of days on full routes
- Contact
- 250-652-7343, transportation@saanichschools.ca
From the district
Board of Education and district staff
Write to the Board: inquiries@saanichschools.caTrustees
Seven trustees for the Saanich Peninsula; the next election is October 17, 2026. Reach the Board through the school board office, inquiries@saanichschools.ca.
- Tim DunfordBoard Chair
- Nola SilzerBoard Vice-Chair
- Keven ElderTrustee
- Susan HickmanTrustee
- Elsie McMurphyTrustee
- Joyce VandallTrustee
- Teri VanWellTrustee
As listed on Board of Education, saanichschools.ca
District staff
2125 Keating Cross Road, Saanichton, 250-652-7300.
- deberwein@saanichschools.caDave EberweinSuperintendent of Schools and CEO
- jreid@saanichschools.caJason ReidSecretary Treasurer
- mpaas@saanichschools.caMelanie PaasAssistant Superintendent
- Peter WesthaverAssistant Superintendent
- htakhar@saanichschools.caHelena TakharDirector of Instruction, Learning and Innovation
- mcimaglia@saanichschools.caMegan CimagliaDirector of Finance
- Robyn ReidDirector of Human Resources
- chenschel@saanichschools.caCody HenschelDirector of Information Technology
- Rob LumbDirector of Facilities
- transportation@saanichschools.caJason ShinglesManager of Transportation · 250-652-7343
- lglancie@saanichschools.caLeigh GlancieSenior Executive Assistant, Superintendent, Secretary Treasurer and Board
As listed on Contacts, saanichschools.ca
Schools
17 total| School | Students |
|---|---|
| ¿ELSET Elementary | 364 |
| Bayside Middle School | 587 |
| Brentwood Elementary | 322 |
| Claremont Secondary | 1,108 |
| Cordova Bay Elementary | 322 |
| Deep Cove Elementary | 357 |
| Keating Elementary | 450 |
| Lochside Elementary | 420 |
| North Saanich Middle School | 404 |
| Parkland Secondary | 540 |
| Prospect Lake Elementary | 205 |
| Royal Oak Middle School | 633 |
| Sidney Elementary | 377 |
| Stelly's Secondary | 839 |
| Continuing Ed SD 63 Continuing Education School | 41 |
| SD 63 Individual Learning Centre Alternate Programs School | 191 |
| South Island Distance Education School Provincial Online Learning School | 3,306 |
Enrolment 2025-2026. Source: BC Data Catalogue