Shawnigan Lake School

Since 2018, Richard (Larry) Lamont. Born in England, studied English literature at the universities of London, Cambridge and Oxford. Former Rektor of UWC Red Cross Nordic, a co-educational residential school located on the edge of the Norwegian

The admissions team travels far and wide eg Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, Mexico, Germany etc to connect with parents interested in sending their children here.

Overseas families are drawn by the opportunity for their children to spend a year or two ,

All graduates head to top-notch universities. Around 60 per cent stay in Canada (University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, McGill) and around 15 per cent head south to the US (Yale, Harvard) with sport scholarships a notable achievement

In 2025, AP results: of the 393 AP exams written, 66 per cent were 4s and 5s; 89 per cent were 3s, 4s and 5s and the mean score was 3.8.

Following the British Columbia (BC) curricula, the school offers three paths to graduation: the Dogwood diploma (the standard BC graduation), the double Dogwood (the bilingual BC graduation) and Advance Placement (AP). Twenty-five AP courses are

The Learning Centre is staffed with qualified professionals and offers warm and inviting spaces and classrooms dedicated to academic support. Each student is assigned a learning specialist who monitors progress, communicates with teachers, parents

Non-native English speakers are in abundance. Emphasis is placed on supporting language development and enabling students to achieve their goals. Between 60-90 mins of individual learning every other day focuses students’ learning, with incredible

International travel is paramount to an education here. From trips to France or Quebec, to ‘live the language’ in grades 10 and 11, to older students attending the Model United Nations trip to New York, the annual Global Goals conference, various

Amazing facilities and without doubt one of the hallmarks of a Shawnigan education. With 18 sports overseen by world-class coaching staff, including 15 international players-turned-coaches, it’s no wonder that sport is second to none. An active

While Canada doesn’t have the boarding tradition in the way that the UK and US does, Shawnigan Lake has embraced a full boarding philosophy. Even day students (around 20 per cent each year) are integrated into houses and enjoy the longer school day.

The happiness of the students is paramount to the success of the school. An on-campus health and wellbeing centre offers counselling, massage, acupuncture, athletic therapists and registered nurses - no shortage of fabulous resources here. While the

‘This school is the reason my son went into engineering,’ says one parent, with plenty of others crediting the teaching as igniting passions in their children. ‘My son never wants to come home,’ said another. The friendships they make are for life.

A Shawnigan education doesn’t come cheap. Forty per cent of pupils receive financial assistance, with 17 different scholarships on offer including those for international students from eg Ukraine, Afghanistan and Tibet. The school is proud that it’s

The phrase, ‘The best years of my life were spent at school’ might have been coined by a Shawnigan alumni. From the moment a student starts they are made to feel part of a family, expectations are set high and they reap the rewards of this hard work