School type Independent Superintendent Joseph Colistro Total enrollment 450 (1962) Mascot Patrick the leprechaun | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Phone +1 250-592-6713 Founded 1956 | |
Motto Ora Et Labora
(Pray and Work) School board CISDV - Catholic Independent Schools of the Diocese of Victoria. Area trustee (Archbishop's Representative) Address 2368 Trent Street, Victoria, BC V8R 4Z3, Canada | ||
St. Patrick's, an independent co-educational Catholic Elementary School of approximately 315 Grade K-7 students, serves young men and women from Greater Victoria.
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History
A tradition of excellence was established in 1956 by Father M. J. McNamara. In January of that year St. Patrick's School opened on Haultain Street with 4 classrooms and 50 pupils. In the late spring of 1956 the school moved to its present location. Sister Mary Edmunda was the first principal, and she remained at the school until 1961. In that same year a new gymnasium was added to the facilities.
In 1962 the school accepted students up to Grade 9 - the enrolment being approximately 450 students. In 1965 Sister Norah Keane was appointed principal and held the position for 14 years. Partial aid was granted to the school in 1977, and the school came under the auspices of the Ministry of Education.
Independent school status
St.Patrick's Elementary 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.