Shawnigan Lake School
Shawnigan Lake School is located on 380 stunning acres right beside the lake that shares its name. Shawnigan offers a complete education to over 500 students in grades 8-12. Connections between students and teachers thrive on campus, demonstrated in academic, athletic, fine art and boarding programs that create whole new contexts for learning. Shawnigan has over 100 years of tradition producing leaders imbued with the character and moral fiber required to be a success in their post-secondary endeavors and beyond.
| General Information | |
| Year Founded | 916 |
| Type of the School | Co-Ed |
| Location of the School | Vancouver Island |
| School Area | 380 acres |
| Programs of study | |
| Academic Programs | Advanced Placement |
| Extra Curricular | Sports: Basketball, Cross, Country, Field Hockey, Fitness and Conditioning, Golf, Ice Hockey, Outdoor Pursuits, Rowing, Rugby, Soccer, Squash, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball Fine Arts and Activities: Baking, Boatbuilding, Ceramics, Choir, Composition & Production, Dance, Digital Arts, Digital Photography, Environment Club (E-Club), Figure Skating, Film Production, Fly Tying, Graphic Arts, Happy Bodies & Healthy Minds, Homework Helpers, Instrumental Arts, Library, Model UN, Musical Theatre, Peer Assistance & Leadership, Pod & Radio Casting, Pottery, Puppet Theatre Performance, Recording Arts, Robotics, Rock Band, Sculpture, Search & Rescue, Service |
| Tuitions/Fees | |
| Boarding Tuitions (Per Academic Year) | 67,900 CAD (boarding and tuition 2018-2019) |
| Boarding Tuitions Fees include | - |
| Boarding Tuitions Fees does not include | Uniform, Ski Week, Transportation, etc. |
| Teaching Environment | |
| Total number of students (Day & Boarding) | 515 |
| Total number of Boarding Students | 450 |
| How many different nationalities | 30 |
| Teacher-Student Ratio | 1:8 |
| Languages | |
| Language courses offered | Mandarin, Spanish, French |
| Main Language of instruction | English |
| Students | |
| Age of entry to school | 12-13 years |
| Age of entry to Boarding houses | 12-13 years |
| Grades offered by school | 8-12 |
| Boarding | |
| Full Boarding | YES |
| Day students | Yes (only local BC students) |
| English language Requirements | |
| Minimum Score in IELTS/TOEFL | Grade 8+ 9 does not matter as we have special Prep School program; we can support any level Grade 10, 11, 12: IELTS 6.5+ TOEFL junior 850+ |
| If the student doesn’t have IELTS/ TOEFL | Can participate in internal English Language Test |
| English Language Preparatory Courses | Yes |
| Accommodations & Foods | |
| Type of Rooms available | 2-4 students per room |
| Foods Extra Options | Vegetarian, Halal Foods, Diet, |
| Achievements & Accreditations | |
| Accredited and Member of | CAIS, NAIS, NABI, TABS |
| Honors and Prizes | - |
| Sport Championships | Most recent championships won: Rugby: BC AAAA Boys Rugby Champions - 2017 BC AAA Junior Boys Rugby Champions - 2017 Junior Boys Rugby 7s Champions – 2016 BC AAA Junior Boys Rugby Champions – 2016 Girls CAIS Rugby Champions – 2016 BC Girls AA Rugby Champions – 2016 Fieldhockey (girls): BC Girls AAA Sr. Field Hockey Champions – 2014 BC Girls AA Field Hockey Champions – 2011 Ice Hockey (boys): CSSHL Midget Varsity Champions – Boy's Midget Varsity – 2016 CSSHL Midget Varsity Champions – Boy's Midget Varsity – 2015 Rowing: Canadian Champions – Jr. Men’s Eight – 2013 Canadian Champions – Jr. Men’s Coxed Four – 2013 Soccer: Bronze placement (junior boys) in ISA Championships - 2017 Swimming (new program; established 2013): Two top 10 placements in ISA Championships (overall and freestyle)- 2016 Squash: 2017 1st and 2nd Boys U19 Canadian National Championships |
