George Jay Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–5 · Victoria · SD 61 Greater Victoria
The school from outside
Google Street View from the street in front of the school (drag to look around), or the satellite photo. Photos may be a few years old. Imagery © Google.
School facts
- Address
- 1118 Princess Ave, Victoria V8T 1L3
- City
- Victoria
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 250-385-3381
- georgejay@sd61.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 625 students
- Principal
- Liz McMaster
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–5
- School district
- SD 61 Greater Victoria
- Programs
- Early French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 06161005
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Victoria-Beacon Hill
- School board
- SD 61 Greater Victoria · office 250-475-3212
- English language learners
- 22% of students
- In French Immersion
- 147 students
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject. - Early French Immersion Language
Most of the school day is taught in French from Kindergarten or Grade 1.
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
Down 45 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 63 | 80 | 65 | 52 | 73 | 83 |
Capacity: 416 students in a building designed for 625.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 625 students
- Available seats
- 209
- Seismic safety
- Seismic upgrade complete
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 74% | 72% | 71% | 71% | 69% | 67% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 61: 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)
No published Grade 4 or 7 Foundation Skills Assessment results for this school (secondary schools don't write it, and small groups are hidden).
Catchment
Which homes belong to this school's catchment isn't published as open data.
Schools nearby
| Victoria High | Elementary | Public | 0.5 km |
| VI School of Innovation and Inquiry | Elementary & junior secondary | Independent | 0.7 km |
| Victor School | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Public | 1.0 km |
| Oak and Orca Bioregional School | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Independent | 1.0 km |
| Central Middle School | Elementary | Public | 1.0 km |
| Victoria School for Ideal Education | Elementary & junior secondary | Independent | 1.2 km |
What it costs to live here
That's 16% below the typical asking price near Victoria schools ($738K).
Houses and multi-family homes listed for sale within 1 km of the school, October 29, 2026. Asking prices, not sale prices. Listing data from REALTOR.ca (CREA DDF®).
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