School District 62 Sooke is a school district

School district

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 in British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

Canada

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. It includes the suburbs of Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...

 known as the Western Communities (or WestShore) as well as the mostly rural areas around the sea-side villages of Sooke

Sooke, British Columbia

Sooke is a district municipality situated on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada. About a 45 minute drive from the city of Victoria , Sooke is considered the westernmost of the Greater Victoria region's "Western Communities." It is situated to the north and west of the Sooke...

 and Port Renfrew

Port Renfrew, British Columbia

Port Renfrew is a community on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located approximately 2 hours' drive west of Victoria, British Columbia. Port Renfrew is the western terminus of the Juan de Fuca Trail. Tall Tree Music Festival also calls Port Renfrew home, proving to be...

. The District's Victoria suburbs include the municipalities of Colwood

Colwood, British Columbia

Colwood is a city located on Vancouver Island to the southwest of Victoria, capital of British Columbia. Colwood was incorporated in 1985 and has a population of approximately 15,000 people. Colwood lies within the boundaries of the Victoria Census Metropolitan area or Capital Regional District,...

, Highlands, Langford

Langford, British Columbia

Langford is a city of 22,459 residents on southern Vancouver Island, within the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is considered one of Greater Victoria's Western Communities...

, and Metchosin

Metchosin, British Columbia

The District of Metchosin is a small, coastal community in the metro Greater Victoria region of British Columbia. It is part of the Western Communities and one of the 13 regional municipalities. Many Metchosinites are small farmers . Most are retired or work outside the community...

.

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. The Highlands School District was formed in 1893 and incorporated into the SSD in 1952.

Schools

School	Location	Grades
Belmont Secondary School Belmont Secondary School Belmont Secondary School is located in Langford, a western suburb of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of three secondary schools in School District 62 Sooke...	Langford	10-12
Byte Alternate Program	Victoria	11-12
Colwood Elementary School	Colwood	K-6
Crystal View Elementary School	Colwood	K-6
David Cameron Elementary School	Victoria	K-6
Dunsmuir Middle School	Victoria	7-9
Ecole Poirier Elementary School	Sooke	K-5
Edward Milne Community School Edward Milne Community School Edward Milne Community School is one of three secondary schools in the School District 62 Sooke. It is located in Sooke, British Columbia, Canada. Roughly 700 students attend in grades 9 to 12 in both regular and French immersion programs. The school services the areas of Sooke, East Sooke, Jordan...	Sooke	9-12
Glenlake Elementary School	Victoria	K-6
Hans Helgesen Elementary School	Victoria	K-6
Happy Valley Elementary School	Victoria	K-6
John Muir Elementary School	Sooke	K-5
École John Stubbs Memorial School École John Stubbs Memorial School École John Stubbs Memorial School is a K-9 school located in Belmont Park neighbourhood of Colwood, British Columbia, Canada, part of the Western Communities suburbs of Victoria. The school is part of School District 62 Sooke. The school's population currently stands at approximately 675 students,...	Colwood	K-9
Journey Middle School	Sooke	6-8
Lakewood Elementary School	Victoria	K-6
Millstream Elementary School	Victoria	K-6
Pacific Secondary School	Victoria	8-12
Port Renfrew Elementary School	Port Renfrew	K-5
Ruth King Elementary School	Langford	K-6
Sangster Elementary School	Victoria	K-6
Saseenos Elementary School	Sooke	K-5
Savory Elementary School	Colwood	K-6
Sooke Elementary School	Sooke	K-5
Spencer Middle School	Langford	7-9
Westshore Centre for Learning & Training	Langford	9-12
Willway Elementary School	Victoria	K-6
Wishart Elementary School	Victoria	K-6