Shawnigan Lake School

Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia · Day and boarding · Co-ed · Grades 8–12

Shawnigan Lake School, founded in 1916, is a coeducational boarding and day school for students aged about 12 to 18 on a lakeside campus of about 109 hectares (roughly 270 acres) on Vancouver Island, British Columbia; it has been coeducational since 1988. Around 500 students attend, from nearly 30 countries, and international students make up over 30% of the school. Applicants submit report cards, English and Math teacher recommendations and, if English is not their first language, an IELTS, TOEFL or Duolingo score (otherwise the school may arrange an English assessment), followed by an interview, preferably on campus.

• About 500 students, over 30% of them international
• Lakeside campus of about 270 acres on Vancouver Island
• Students from nearly 30 countries