School profile

School Profile

With 90 per cent of our students and more than 60 staff residing full-time on our beautiful campus, Shawnigan provides countless opportunities for young people to realize their full potential.

Our world-class teachers will inspire you to find and develop your intellectual passions. Our coaches will push you to discover your physical potential. Our fine arts instructors will unleash your inherent creativity.

Students at Shawnigan grow as citizens, learn the joy of serving others and develop strength and breadth of character.

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Engaged learning

Shawnigan students are involved and engaged, taking full advantage of the nearly 50 different athletic and fine arts activities. They are also globally conscious citizens, embarking on service trips around the world.

Campus

  • 270 acre, lake-front setting
  • Family-style dining in Marion Hall
  • 5 boys & 4 girls boarding houses - Grade 9-12
  • 2 boarding houses for Grade 8s - Levien (boys), Stanton (girls)
  • Research-grade observatory
  • Ice arena, crew house, grass rugby pitches and water-based field hockey turf
  • Jim & Kathryn Shaw library 
  • Wireless campus

Fast facts

  • University preparatory-based education
  • Faculty Advisor assigned to each student to facilitate academic progress and general wellbeing
  • Learning Centre with seven instructors
  • 35% of faculty with advanced degrees
  • 26 AP courses offered
  • 156 courses offered within the B.C. curriculum
  • Extensive volunteering opportunities
  • Thorough Environmental Issues approach
  • Annual international service expeditions
  • Whole-school ski trip to B.C. interior
  • In-house residential curriculum
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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.