W.L. Seaton Secondary
Public secondary school · grades 8–12 · Vernon · SD 22 Vernon
Good to know before you buy
- Over capacity: 129% full. Busy schools can send new students, even from the catchment, to another school.
- Growing fast: enrolment up 25% in 5 years. Watch for catchment changes and portables.
From Ministry of Education enrolment, capacity, seismic and facility data. Always confirm registration rules with the district.
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
- 2701 41 Ave, Vernon V1T 6X3
- City
- Vernon
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 250-542-3361
- gbusenius@sd22.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 825 students
- Principal
- Gus Busenius
- Level
- Secondary
- Grades
- 8–12
- School district
- SD 22 Vernon
- Programs
- Early French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 02222007
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Vernon-Lumby
- School board
- SD 22 Vernon · chair Kelli Sullivan (ksullivan@sd22.bc.ca) · office 250-542-3331
- English language learners
- 5% of students
- In French Immersion
- 403 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
Up 215 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 203 | 196 | 227 | 208 |
Capacity: 1,065 students in a building designed for 825.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 825 students
- Available seats
- none: 240 students over capacity
- 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 | 103% | 113% | 120% | 122% | 126% | 129% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 22: 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
| Ecole Beairsto Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.7 km |
| Harwood Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.8 km |
| Alexis Park Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.8 km |
| Pleasant Valley Christian Academy | Elementary & junior secondary | Independent | 1.1 km |
| St James | Elementary | Independent | 1.2 km |
| Silver Star Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.4 km |
What it costs to live here
That's about the same as the typical asking price near Vernon schools ($614K).
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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