We are welcoming boarding applications for September 2025 for students entering grades 8-11
and day applications for students entering in grades 8-10. Day student application deadline is November 1st, 2024.
Shawnigan Lake School is an independent co-educational boarding school for ages 13 –18 on Canada’s beautiful West Coast. Our diverse, interdisciplinary and innovative programming helps shape the next generation of global leaders.
8:1
student teacher ratio
34.5%
of students receive
financial aid
$5.4M
awarded annually in scholarships, bursaries & subsidies
English proficiency test (e.g. IELTS general, TOEFL junior/iBt, Duolingo, etc.) for students whose first language is not English *In case a test score is not submitted, we reserve the right to schedule an internal English assessment with the applicant if needed*
Email English and Math teacher recommendation forms (link will be provided once application has been submitted)
Pay $260 application fee
Once we receive the online application, one of our Admissions Associates will be in touch with the next steps.
Interviews are conducted when the family arranges to come tour the campus.Both the applicant and his/her parents or guardians are expected to attend the interview. It is in the applicant’s best interest to visit the School and be interviewed in person. Skype interviews may be considered on a case by case basis.
Decisions are made after a thorough assessment of the applicant. We stress that this assessment is based on academic performance and potential, extra-curricular skills and accomplishments, integrity and suitability for the boarding experience.
Requests for financial aid (Founder's Awards) will only be considered after a student is accepted.
Shawnigan Lake School was the set location for the 2020 Disney film Upside-Down Magic.
We acknowledge with respect the Coast Salish Peoples on whose traditional lands and waterways we live, learn and play. We are grateful for the opportunity to share in this beautiful region, and we aspire to healthy and respectful relationships with those who have lived on and cared for these lands for millennia.
Shawnigan Lake School is an independent co-educational boarding school for ages 13 –18 on Canada’s beautiful West Coast. Our diverse, interdisciplinary and innovative programming helps shape the next generation of global leaders.