McGirr Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–7 · Nanaimo · SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith
School facts
- Address
- 6199 Mcgirr Rd, Nanaimo V9V 1C7
- City
- Nanaimo
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 250-758-8946
- info.mg@sd68.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 390 students
- Principal
- Robbie Dhillon
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–7
- School district
- SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith
- Programs
- Core French
- Ministry school number
- 06868055
- 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
- 21% 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 57 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 38 | 49 | 45 | 60 | 64 | 60 | 73 | 75 |
Capacity: 464 students in a building designed for 390.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 390 students
- Available seats
- none: 74 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 | 104% | 111% | 116% | 119% | 123% | 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)
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
| Dover Bay Secondary | Elementary | Public | 0.5 km |
| Rutherford Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.1 km |
| Randerson Ridge Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.6 km |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.8 km |
| Uplands Park Elementary | Elementary | Public | 3.0 km |
| Frank J. Ney Elementary | Elementary | Public | 3.2 km |
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