Sir James Douglas Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–5 · Victoria · SD 61 Greater Victoria
School facts
- Address
- 401 Moss St, Victoria V8V 4N2
- City
- Victoria
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 250-382-7788
- sjd@sd61.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 480 students
- Principal
- Josee Paris
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–5
- School district
- SD 61 Greater Victoria
- Programs
- Early French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 06161007
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Victoria-Beacon Hill
- School board
- SD 61 Greater Victoria · office 250-475-3212
- English language learners
- 8% of students
- In French Immersion
- 218 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 57 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 57 | 59 | 55 | 69 | 74 | 73 |
Capacity: 387 students in a building designed for 480.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 480 students
- Available seats
- 93
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 92% | 95% | 90% | 85% | 81% | 81% |
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
| Central Middle School | Elementary | Public | 0.9 km |
| Christ Church Cathedral School | Elementary & junior secondary | Independent | 1.1 km |
| Margaret Jenkins Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.3 km |
| South Park Family School | Elementary | Public | 1.4 km |
| Glenlyon Norfolk School | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Independent | 1.4 km |
| Victoria High | Elementary | Public | 1.6 km |
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