Departure Bay Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–7 · Nanaimo · SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith
School facts
- Address
- 3004 Departure Bay Rd, Nanaimo V9T 1B4
- City
- Nanaimo
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 250-758-6541
- info.db@sd68.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 295 students
- Principal
- Larry Dean
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–7
- School district
- SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith
- Programs
- Core French
- Ministry school number
- 06868028
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Nanaimo-Lantzville
- School board
- SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith · chair Leanne Lee (trusteesboardchair@sd68.bc.ca) · office 250-754-5521
- English language learners
- 7% of students
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject.
From the school district's own pages and the Ministry's school list. Programs change: confirm with the school.
Where it is
Enrolment over time
Up 6 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 22 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 51 | 70 | 51 | 34 |
Capacity: 351 students in a building designed for 295.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 295 students
- Available seats
- none: 56 students over capacity
- Seismic safety
- Waiting for a seismic upgrade (on the Province's future list)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 117% | 132% | 137% | 137% | 138% | 119% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 68: dots above the dashed line have more students than the building was designed for. This school is the large dot.
Seismic status: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, Seismic Mitigation Program progress report. No building condition score is published for this school.
Test results (FSA 2025/2026)
| This school | Last year | District | BC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 reading | 79% | — | 61% | 73% |
| Grade 4 numeracy | 84% | 87% | 55% | 67% |
| Grade 7 reading | 92% | 90% | 62% | 75% |
| Grade 7 numeracy | 79% | — | 46% | 59% |
Share of students who wrote the Foundation Skills Assessment and scored on track or extending. Groups under 10 writers are not shown. Some counts here are hidden by the Ministry (fewer than 10 students), so this school's figures are partly estimated. Source: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care.
Catchment
Which homes belong to this school's catchment isn't published as open data.
Schools nearby
| Rock City Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.4 km |
| Cilaire Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.7 km |
| Wellington Secondary | Secondary | Public | 1.9 km |
| Forest Park Elementary | Elementary | Public | 2.2 km |
| Oceane | Elementary | Francophone public (CSF) | 2.2 km |
| Discover Montessori School | Elementary & junior secondary | Independent | 2.6 km |
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