Margaret Jenkins Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–5 · Victoria · SD 61 Greater Victoria
School facts
- Address
- 1824 Fairfield Rd, Victoria V8S 1G8
- City
- Victoria
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 250-598-5191
- margjenkins@sd61.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 485 students
- Principal
- Carey Nickerson
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–5
- School district
- SD 61 Greater Victoria
- Programs
- Early French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 06161012
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Oak Bay-Gordon Head
- School board
- SD 61 Greater Victoria · office 250-475-3212
- English language learners
- 8% of students
- In French Immersion
- 234 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 13 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 56 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 82 | 95 |
Capacity: 440 students in a building designed for 485.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 485 students
- Available seats
- 45
- Seismic safety
- Seismic upgrade complete
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 93% | 95% | 91% | 93% | 95% | 91% |
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 2025/2026)
| This school | Last year | District | BC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 reading | 84% | — | 79% | 73% |
| Grade 4 numeracy | 85% | — | 71% | 67% |
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
| Glenlyon Norfolk School | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Independent | 0.5 km |
| Sundance-Bank Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.3 km |
| Sir James Douglas Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.3 km |
| Central Middle School | Elementary | Public | 1.6 km |
| Victor School | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Public | 1.9 km |
| St Patrick's School | Elementary | Independent | 1.9 km |
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