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.
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.First Annual Report of the Public Schools of British Columbia. Retrieved 2011-10-20 The Highlands School District was formed in 1893 and incorporated into the Sooke School District in 1952.History of the Little Red Schoolhouse. Retrieved 2011-10-20
Schools SchoolLocation GradesBelmont Secondary SchoolLangford9-12Colwood Elementary SchoolColwoodK-5Crystal View Elementary SchoolLangfordK-5Centre Mountain Lellum Middle School Langford6-8David Cameron Elementary SchoolColwoodK-5Dunsmuir Middle SchoolColwood6-8Ecole Poirier Elementary SchoolSookeK-5Edward Milne Community SchoolSooke9-12Hans Helgesen Elementary SchoolMetchosinK-5Happy Valley Elementary SchoolLangfordK-5John Muir Elementary SchoolSookeK-5École John Stubbs Memorial SchoolColwoodK-8Journey Middle SchoolSooke6-8Lakewood Elementary SchoolLangfordK-5Millstream Elementary SchoolLangfordK-5Port Renfrew Elementary SchoolPort RenfrewK-5PEXSISEN Elementary School LangfordK-5Royal Bay Secondary SchoolColwood9-12Ruth King Elementary SchoolLangfordK-5Sangster Elementary SchoolColwoodK-5Saseenos Elementary SchoolSookeK-5Savory Elementary SchoolLangfordK-5SĆIȺNEW̱ SṮEȽIṮḴEȽ Elementary SchoolLangfordK-5Sooke Elementary SchoolSookeK-5Spencer Middle SchoolLangford6-8Westshore Secondary SchoolLangford9-12Willway Elementary SchoolLangfordK-5Wishart Elementary SchoolColwoodK-5
See also List of school districts in British Columbia
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