Summer office hours

Please note that the office hours and email monitoring will be limited from July 15-August 12, 2019. If you have a homestay related inquiry please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The homestay email address will be monitored over the summer for homestay related inquiries only. The rest of the SISP team will have out of office messages when away in the summer. Thank you for your patience as we spend time enjoying the BC outdoors and our families. 

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School District Overview

There are three secondary schools and three middle schools in the Saanich School District that support the International Student Program.  The three secondary schools are Parkland, Stelly’s, and Claremont, and the three middle schools are Bayside, Royal Oak, and North Saanich. They are located in beautiful British Columbia near the capital city of Victoria and Sidney by the Sea.

Saanich schools offer a variety of challenging courses. Students have access to exciting academic and elective courses. They can choose classes in languages, music, art, woodworking, computer science, calculus, physics, chemistry, dance, physical education, and drama. Please see focus programs for more details.

Location & Climate                                              

Saanich is a municipality on southern Vancouver Island with a population of 110,000. It is the largest municipality in Greater Victoria, home to 350,000 people. Victoria is the capital of British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province that has a population of about 4.5 million. Saanich is about 15 minutes from Vancouver (2.4 million) by air, and about three hours by car/bus and ferry.