Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Grades 8–12 Phone +1 250-479-1414 Number of students 475 School type Independent school | Principal Mr. Andrew Keleher Enrollment 475+ (co-ed) Motto To Build in Love Founded 1983 | |
School board CISDV - Catholic Independent Schools of the Diocese of Victoria. Area trustee (Archbishop's Representative) Address 880 McKenzie Ave, Saanich, BC V8X 3G5, Canada Similar Victoria High School, Esquimalt High School, Spectrum Community School, Pacific Christian Secondar, Oak Bay Secondary Profiles | ||
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St. Andrew's, an independent co-educational Catholic High School of approximately 475 Grade 8–12 students, serves young men and women from Greater Victoria.
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History
The school was founded in 1863 as St. Louis College, a Catholic boys' school taught by the Oblate Fathers. Initially located on Humboldt Street, it soon moved to a permanent location on Pandora Avenue, where it was the first brick building in Victoria. In 1915, responsibility for the school was given over to the Congregation of Christian Brothers. The Christian Brothers departed in 1968, at which point the school became co-educational and was renamed to St. Andrews School. In 1984 the school moved to its current location and became St. Andrew's Regional High School.
Independent school status
St. Andrew's Regional High School is classified as a Group 1 school under British Columbia's Independent School Act. It receives 50% funding from the Ministry of Education. The school receives no funding for capital costs. It is under charge of the Catholic Independent Schools of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria.
Academic performance
St. Andrew's Regional is ranked by the Fraser Institute. In 2007, it is ranked 53rd out of 298 British Columbia high schools.
96.4% of the students graduate and 85%+ of those students go on to study at colleges and universities across the country.