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| principal = Richard 'Larry' Lamont
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'''Shawnigan Lake School''' is a private ], located in ]. It was founded by C.W.Lonsdale in ]. '''Shawnigan Lake School''' is a co-educational independent ] located on ] in ], Canada. It was founded by Englishman ] in 1916 and was partly modelled after the ] in England.<ref>{{cite web|title=C. W. Lonsdale |work=Our History |publisher=Shawnigan Lake School |url=http://www.sls.bc.ca/archives/lonsdale.htm |accessdate=2008-06-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050213162727/http://www.sls.bc.ca/archives/lonsdale.htm |archivedate=February 13, 2005 }}</ref>


The school's Latin motto, {{Lang|la|Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat}}, means "Let whosoever deserves the palm bear it."
== Location ==
Shawnigan Lake School is on the shores of Shawnigan Lake on a wooded 290-acre campus. It is located just a few minutes away from ], the village, and is 45 minutes north of ], ] on ].


== History == ==Location==
]
Shawnigan Lake School, an independent (private) school for boys, was founded in 1916 by Christopher Windley Lonsdale (1886-1952). A clergyman's son, Lonsdale was born in ] and educated at ], ]. He immigrated to ] in 1907. Two years later, having worked at a variety of jobs on the lower mainland and northern ], he settled in ], where he operated a ] business.
Shawnigan Lake School was built along Shawnigan Lake and occupies a wooded {{convert|270|acre|km2|adj=on}} property. It is near the village ].


== Students ==
During the ] years, ] attracted many genteel settlers from the ], ], and the overseas empire. Many of these immigrants were alumni of prestigious British ]s and understandably they wished to provide a similar education for their sons. Appreciating this fact, Lonsdale gave up his milk route in 1915 and opened a small day school near ], south of ]. Despite its limited facilities, "Mr. Lonsdale's School" proved to be a successful venture - so successful, in fact, that Lonsdale was encouraged to open a large, purpose-built ]. Located on 140 acres of heavily-wooded, lake-side property, Lonsdale's "Shawnigan Lake Preparatory School for Boys" was launched in 1916.
As of September 2021, the student body at Shawnigan Lakes School consists of 520 students representing 27 countries with 430 students residing on campus in the boarding houses, making it a ] with the largest number of full-time boarders in Canada. Day students constitute 10 percent of the student body. Students come from all over the world, with 20% from International locations, 15% from the ], 15% from other Canadian Provinces and 50% of students being from ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=M|first=Lauren|title=Shawnigan Lake School At a Glance|url=https://bbk12e1-cdn.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/589/misc/misc_193646.pdf}}</ref>


==Current campus==
Shawnigan Lake School (SLS) was modelled on ], ] (established 1540). SLS was divided into "houses", each under the supervision of a housemaster and student prefects. The school colours of Westminster were adopted, as were many of its rituals and traditions. Spiritually, the school adhered to the tenets of the ]; academically, it emphasized classical studies, liberal arts, and applied sciences. Like Westminster and its counterparts throughout the ], SLS also promoted sports and organized games, as a means of developing boys' character.
Shawnigan has approximately 35 buildings on its campus, which include classrooms, dormitories (and staff housing), a theatre, an ice hockey arena, and several sports fields.


{{Gallery
The school opened with an enrolment of less than a dozen students: within a decade, it boasted almost a hundred pupils, a well-equipped gymnasium, and a growing reputation for scholarly excellence. In December 1926 the school was all but destroyed by fire. Undaunted, Lonsdale ensconced his boys in the Cadboro Beach Hotel in ] for the remainder of the term and set about raising funds for a new building programme. Thanks largely to the support he received from students' parents in the ] area, he succeeded, and in 1927 the school re-opened.
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=== Boarding houses ===
The school is primarily a boarding school, with 90% of its students attending the school as boarders. The school has six residences for boys and five for girls. Each boarding house has a house director (formerly called the housemaster) and an assistant house director, who is assisted by student house prefects in the management of house duties and issues.

==Academics and athletics==
Shawnigan's academic program is university preparatory. Shawnigan was ranked by the ] in 2017 as 11th out of 253 British Columbian Secondary Schools based on a score of 9.3/10 for academic achievements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://britishcolumbia.compareschoolrankings.org/secondary/Shawnigan_Lake/Shawnigan_Lake/Report_Card.aspx |title=Shawnigan Lake Shawnigan Lake British Columbia Academic school ranking |website=Britishcolumbia.compareschoolrankings.org |date= |accessdate=2017-03-29}}</ref> Students are encouraged to try a variety of fine arts, selecting from a list of twenty options.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fine Arts at Shawnigan |url=http://www.sls.bc.ca/finearts.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981206065852/http://www.sls.bc.ca/finearts.html |archive-date=6 December 1998 |access-date=15 January 2022 |website=www.sls.bc.ca}}</ref> Shawnigan has partnerships with ] and ]. In 2014, Shawnigan joined the ].<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Canadian Sport School Hockey League (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdesk.com) |url=http://www.csshl.ca/leagues/newsletter.cfm?page=79939&clientID=4542&leagueID=15269&stype=1 |accessdate=2017-03-29 |website=Csshl.ca}} {{verify source|date=September 2019|reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/880797413 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/880073644 cite #7 – verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. ]}}</ref>

== Headmasters ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Name
|-
| 1916–1952
| ]
|-
| 1952–1958
| G. Peter Kaye
|-
| 1958–1967
| Edward R. 'Ned' Larsen
|-
| 1967–1968
| Lachlan Patrick 'Pat' MacLachlan, ''acting''
|-
| 1968
| Brian S. Powell
|-
| 1968–1972
| Lachlan Patrick 'Pat' MacLachlan
|-
| 1972
| The Rev. Canon William Hamilton Horace McClelland, M.B.E., ''acting''
|-
| 1972–1975
| Hugh C. Wilkinson
|-
| 1975–1978
| The Rev. Canon William Hamilton Horace McClelland, M.B.E.
|-
| 1978–1983
| Darrell John Farrant
|-
| 1983–1984
| Derek William Hyde-Lay, ''acting''
|-
| 1984–1989
| Douglas J. 'Doug' Campbell
|-
| 1989–1990
| Derek William Hyde-Lay
|-
| 1990–2000
| ]
|-
| 2000–2018
| David Robertson
|-
| 2018–current
| Richard 'Larry' Lamont
|}

==School athletic championships==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!

=== Rowing ===
!
!
|-
|2013
| Canadian Champions
|Jr. Men's Eight
|-
|
|
|Jr. Men's Coxed Four
|-
|2011
|Canadian Champions
|Sr. Men's Lwt. Eight
|-
|
|
|Sr. Men's Lwt. Pair
|-
|2010
|Canadian Champions
|Sr. Women's Double
|-
|2009
|Canadian Champions
|Sr. Women's Eights
|-
|
|
|Sr. Men's Four
|-
|
|
|Jr. Women's Lwt. Pair
|-
|2008
|]
|]<ref name="SLS_Regatta_2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.hrr.co.uk/thisyear/display.php?event=The%20Princess%20Elizabeth%20Challenge%20Cup%20(Junior%20M8%2B)&year=2008|title=Race Results|date=2008-07-07|work=2008 Henley Royal Regatta|publisher=Henley Royal Regatta|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706033342/http://www.hrr.co.uk/thisyear/display.php?event=The+Princess+Elizabeth+Challenge+Cup+(Junior+M8+)&year=2008 <!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archivedate=2008-07-06|accessdate=2008-07-07}}</ref>
|-
|
|Canadian Champions
|Sr. Men's Eight<ref name="CSSRA2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.cssrarowing.ca/2008-draw/sunday_results_2008.asp|title=Race Results|date=2008-06-01|work=CSSRA 63rd Annual Regatta|publisher=Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604011028/http://www.cssrarowing.ca/2008-draw/sunday_results_2008.asp|archive-date=2008-06-04|url-status=dead|accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref>
|-
|
|
|Sr. Men's Four
|-
|2007
|Canadian Champions
|Jr. Men's Eights<ref name="SLS_Regatta_2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.cssrarowing.ca/2007-results/sunday.html|title=Race Results|date=2007-06-03|work=CSSRA 62nd Annual Regatta|publisher=Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601031839/http://www.cssrarowing.ca/2007-results/sunday.html|archive-date=2008-06-01|url-status=dead|accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref>
|-
|2006
|Canadian Champions
|Jr. Men's Eights<ref name="SLS_Regatta_2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.cssrarowing.ca/2006-results/sunday/sunday-june-4-finals.shtml|title=Race Results|date=2006-06-04|work=CSSRA 61st Annual Regatta|publisher=Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601121350/http://www.cssrarowing.ca/2006-results/sunday/sunday-june-4-finals.shtml|archive-date=2008-06-01|url-status=dead|accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref>
|-
|2005
|Canadian Champions
|Sr. Women's Four<ref name="SLS_Regatta_2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.cssrarowing.ca/2005-results/sunday/sunday-june-5-finals.shtml|title=Race Results|date=2005-06-05|work=CSSRA 60th Annual Regatta|publisher=Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060621132051/http://www.cssrarowing.ca/2005-results/sunday/sunday-june-5-finals.shtml|archive-date=2006-06-21|url-status=dead|accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref>
|-
|
|
|Sr. Men's Four<ref name="SLS_Regatta_2005" />
|-
|
|
|Sr. Men's Eight<ref name="SLS_Regatta_2005" />
|-
|2004
|Canadian Champions
|Sr. Men's Four<ref name="SLS_Regatta_2004">{{cite web|url=http://www.cssrarowing.ca/2004-results/sunday/sunday-june-6-finals.shtml|title=Race Results|date=2004-06-06|work=CSSRA 59th Annual Regatta|publisher=Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606051120/http://www.cssrarowing.ca/2004-results/sunday/sunday-june-6-finals.shtml|archive-date=2011-06-06|url-status=dead|accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref>
|-
|
|
|Sr. Women's Four<ref name="SLS_Regatta_2004" />
|-
|
|
|Sr. Men's Eight<ref name="SLS_Regatta_2004" />
|-
|2003
|Canadian Champions
|Jr. Men's Four<ref name="SLS_Regatta_2003">{{cite web|url=http://www.cssrarowing.ca/2003-results/sunday/all-results.html|title=Race Results|date=2003-06-01|work=CSSRA 58th Annual Regatta|publisher=Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606041512/http://www.cssrarowing.ca/2003-results/sunday/all-results.html|archive-date=2011-06-06|url-status=dead|accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref>
|-
|2002
|Canadian Champions
|Sr. Women's Pair<ref name="SLS_Regatta_2002">{{cite web|url=http://www.cssrarowing.ca/rowing-results/2002-sunday-final-results.html|title=Race Results|date=2002-06-02|work=CSSRA 57th Annual Regatta|publisher=Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208133436/http://www.cssrarowing.ca/rowing-results/2002-sunday-final-results.html|archive-date=2008-02-08|url-status=dead|accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref>
|-
|
|
|Jr. Men's Eights<ref name="SLS_Regatta_2002" />
|-
|2001
|Canadian Champions
|Sr. Men's Four<ref name="SLS_Regatta_2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.cssrarowing.ca/rowing-results/2001-sunday-final-results.html|title=Race Results|date=2001-06-03|work=CSSRA 56th Annual Regatta|publisher=Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208133416/http://www.cssrarowing.ca/rowing-results/2001-sunday-final-results.html|archive-date=2008-02-08|url-status=dead|accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref>
|}
(Note: championships exist pre-2001 to the founding.)

===Rugby union===
BC AAAA Boys Rugby Champions – 2019
BC AAAA Boys Rugby Champions – 2017
BC AAA Junior Boys Rugby Champions – 2017
Junior Boys Rugby 7s Champions – 2016<br />
BC AAA Junior Boys Rugby Champions – 2016<br />
Girls CAIS Rugby Champions – 2016<br />
BC Girls AA Rugby Champions – 2016<br />
Senior Boys CAIS Rugby Champions – 2016<br />
BC Boys AAAA Rugby Champions – 2016<br />
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2015<br />
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2013<br />
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2012<br />
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2011<br />
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2010<br />
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2009<ref name="shawnigan1">{{cite web |url=http://www.shawnigan.ca/news/2009/05/30/rugby-champions |title=Rugby Champions &#124; Shawnigan Lake School |accessdate=2009-06-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612063708/http://www.shawnigan.ca/news/2009/05/30/rugby-champions |archivedate=2009-06-12 }}</ref><br />
Boys ] National Rugby Champions – 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ucc.on.ca/podium/default.aspx?t=111332 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-04-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706192930/http://www.ucc.on.ca/podium/default.aspx?t=111332 |archivedate=2011-07-06 }}</ref><br />
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 1998<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcssru.com/reflections.htm |title=British Columbia Secondary Schools' Rugby Union |accessdate=2008-04-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706093531/http://www.bcssru.com/reflections.htm |archivedate=2008-07-06 }}</ref><br />
BC Girls AA Rugby Champions – 1997<br />
BC Girls AA Rugby Champions – 1996<br />
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shawnigan.ca/announcements/2012/06/04/4th-straight-provincial-title |title=4th Straight Provincial Title! &#124; Shawnigan Lake School |accessdate=2012-09-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026052519/http://www.shawnigan.ca/announcements/2012/06/04/4th-straight-provincial-title |archivedate=2012-10-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shawnigan.ca/news/2010/05/31/sr-boys-aaa-provincial-rugby-champions |title=Sr. Boys AAA Provincial Rugby Champions! &#124; Shawnigan Lake School |accessdate=2010-06-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614230300/http://www.shawnigan.ca/news/2010/05/31/sr-boys-aaa-provincial-rugby-champions |archivedate=2010-06-14 }}</ref><ref name="shawnigan1"/>

===Field hockey===
BC Girls AAA Sr. Field Hockey Champions – 2014<br />
BC Girls AA Field Hockey Champions – 2011

===Ice hockey===
] Midget Varsity Champions – Boy's Midget Varsity – 2016

] Midget Varsity Champions – Boy's Midget Varsity – 2015

(Note: championships exist pre-1996 to the founding.)

== Notable people ==
{{Main|List of Shawnigan Lake School people}}

===Notable alumni===
{{alumni|date=February 2019}}

====Artists====

*] – artist
*] – artist <ref>J Hoberman in ''The Point'' 29 Dec. 2020, https://thepointmag.com/criticism/shock-value-peter-saul/</ref>

====Athletes====

*] – New Zealand Black Ferns<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allblacks.com/Player/Ferns?id=2163|title=Eloise Blackwell {{!}} allblacks.com|website=All Blacks|language=en|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref>
*] – ] and ]
*] – Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medal, 2015 Pan American Games gold medal, women's rugby 7's Team Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Canada+Rugby+Team+women&mie=oly%2C%5B%22%2Fg%2F11c0q_csn4%22%2C2%2C%22o%22%2C1%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2C15%5D |title=Google |website=Google.ca |date= |accessdate=2017-03-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hannah Darling |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/hannah-darling/ |website=Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website |accessdate=15 February 2019 |language=en |date=10 June 2015}}</ref>
*] – rugby player, prop for Canada national team, played 3 World Cups in 1987, 1991 and 1995
*] – gold medal Olympian – rowing<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.law.ubc.ca/files/pdf/alumni/magazine/Alumni_Mag_spr07.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-06-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626034134/http://www.law.ubc.ca/files/pdf/alumni/magazine/Alumni_Mag_spr07.pdf |archivedate=2011-06-26 }}</ref>
*] – Rugby Canada player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/14024.html |title=Josh Jackson &#124; Rugby Union &#124; Players and Officials |publisher=ESPN Scrum |date= |accessdate=2017-03-29}}</ref>{{citation needed|reason=no sourced confirmation of attendance|date=February 2019}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Canada reveals Rugby World Cup squad |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/canada-reveals-rugby-world-cup-squad/article1078534/ |work=The Globe and Mail |date=13 July 2007 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
*] – 1928 Olympic gold medalist, coxless four
*] – silver medal Olympian – rowing<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sls.bc.ca/pdf/vol16num2_1.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.sls.bc.ca |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927044918/http://www.sls.bc.ca/pdf/vol16num2_1.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*] – Team Canada rower<ref name="rowingcanada1"> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080816043500/http://www.rowingcanada.org/national_team/bios/hwt_men_2007/|date=2008-08-16}}</ref>


====Business====
On 17 February 1928, Shawnigan Lake School was incorporated as a ] ]. The objects of the foundation, according to its charter, were to


*] – CEO of ]{{citation needed|reason=linked article does not confirm attendance|date=February 2019}}
: "Maintain the school as a fabric founded to endure in all future time and ordered to the intent that it shall exercise a continuing influence upon the lives of the boys and so contribute towards the welfare of the Dominion of Canada...."


====Entertainment====
Soon after, the school added a new chapel, playing fields, dormitories and laboratories. Enrolment increased to over two hundred - a number that included the sons of some of the most prominent families in the West.


*] – ], concert pianist<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/cityguides/victoria/storyJames Robertson Justice.html?id=8f8d45b3-47f3-4757-abfa-e33fb059433e |title=Mad about Mozart |accessdate=2008-06-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604141432/http://www.canada.com/cityguides/victoria/story.html?id=8f8d45b3-47f3-4757-abfa-e33fb059433e |archivedate=2011-06-04 }}</ref>
The following years, however, were difficult for the school. The international ] made it impossible for the school to maintain its fee structure, while the threat of Japanese invasion in 1942 prompted many parents to remove their sons from the ]. Although the school survived both the ] and ], it was apparent by the early 1950s that SLS was on the decline. Enrollments had fallen and many of the school buildings were in great need of repair. The headmaster's health was also failing and in 1952 the SLS Board of Governors persuaded him to retire.
*] – actress, '']''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cornergas.com/whoswho/?bio=6 |title=Corner Gas Online :: Who's Who |website=Cornergas.com |accessdate=2017-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330083602/http://www.cornergas.com/whoswho/?bio=6 |archive-date=2017-03-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


====Politics====
C.W. Lonsdale's successors - Peter Kaye, a financier from Vancouver, and E.R. ("Ned") Larsen, an SLS Old Boy - revitalized the school, modernized its facilities, philosophy, and curriculum, and placed it on a sound financial footing. Enrolments and endowments increased accordingly as the school regained its enviable scholastic and athletic reputation.


*The Hon. ] – lt. governor of British Columbia<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boardoftrade.com/events/presentations/BellIrvingobitVanSun24sep02.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-06-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929141301/http://www.boardoftrade.com/events/presentations/BellIrvingobitVanSun24sep02.pdf |archivedate=2007-09-29 }}</ref>
In 1989 the school decided not only to allow boys but also now has four girls dormatories to accompany the boys five.
*] – Vancouver City Councillor<ref name="ReferenceA"> {{dead link|date=March 2017}}</ref>
*] – former Member of Parliament
*] – Canadian ambassador to Peru and later, to Spain{{citation needed|reason=linked article does not confirm attendance|date=February 2019}}


====Scholars and scientists====
Currently the school is undergoing consruction to replace some older dorms. Copemans and Groves have already been completed and Construction on Lonsdales house is currently being completed.


*] – scholar<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sls.bc.ca/staff.htm |title=Meet the Teachers |website=www.sls.bc.ca |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070927044838/http://www.sls.bc.ca/staff.htm |archive-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Even today Shawnigan remains one of the leading independent schools in Canada.
*Dr. ] – political scientist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davidorchard.com/online/media-2004/flannagan-walrus-macdonald-200410xx.html |title=Media Coverage |publisher=David Orchard |date= |accessdate=2017-03-29}}</ref>
*Dr. ] – computer scientist
*Dr. ] – microbiologist<ref name="stanier1980">{{Cite journal | last1 = Stanier | first1 = R. Y. | title = The Journey, not the Arrival, Matters | journal = Annual Review of Microbiology | volume = 34 | pages = 1–48 | year = 1980 | pmid = 6776882 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.mi.34.100180.000245}}{{subscription required}}</ref>


== Residences == ===Notable staff===
*] – cricketer
The two original houses, “Lake’s” and “Ripley’s”, were founded in May 12th 1927. “Lake’s” was named after Harry J. Lake, its first Head of House, who later became a colonel in the Canadian Army. “Ripley’s” was named after Alec B. Ripley, who was its first Head of House, and who later became a lawyer in California.
*] – actor{{citation needed|reason=linked article does not mention this school|date=February 2019}}


==Affiliations==
In September 1927 the third house was built. “Groves” was named after Captain J.J.D. Groves, a Governor of the School. “Copeman’s” was founded in September 1929 and named for J.Y. Copeman, a Victoria lawyer and for many years Chairman of the Board of Governors. “Lonsdale’s” was founded in September 1968 and named for C.W. Lonsdale, first and founding Headmaster. “School” House was the inaugural girls’ residence in the School, founded in September 1988. Named after its unique position in a refurbished wing of the School’s main building. “Kaye’s” was founded in September 1989 as the second girls’ House. Named after G. Peter Kaye, second Headmaster of the School. “Renfrew” was established September 1996 in order to expand the number of girls. “Duxbury” was founded in September 1999 and named for Frank Duxbury, a teacher who was a leader in the School, to staff and students, during the 1950’s and early ’60s. These residences brought the school to its current total of nine houses.
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*TABS – The Association of Boarding Schools
*FISA BC – Federation of Independent School Associations in British Columbia
*ISABC – Independent Schools Association of BC


==References==
The last few years have brought a new program of residential renewal. In September 2004 a new “Groves’” residence was unveiled, followed by a new “Copeman’s” a year later. In November 2005 construction started on the new replacement for “Lonsdale’s” house.
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== See also == ==Bibliography==
''Rough Diamond : An Oral History of Shawnigan Lake School'' (ISBN 0-9696005-0-X) by Jay Connolly. *''Rough Diamond: An Oral History of Shawnigan Lake School'' ({{ISBN|0-9696005-0-X}}) by Jay Connolly.
*''The Handbook of Canadian Boarding Schools'', by Lafortune, Sylvie, Thomson, Ashley, p.&nbsp;115


== External links == ==External links==
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Private day and boarding school in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Shawnigan Lake School
Address
1975 Renfrew Road
Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, V8H 2G7
Canada
Coordinates48°39′26″N 123°38′20″W / 48.6573°N 123.6390°W / 48.6573; -123.6390
Information
School typePrivate day and boarding
MottoPalmam Qui Meruit Ferat
(Let whoever has deserved the palm bear it)
Founded1916
HeadmasterRichard 'Larry' Lamont
Staff250
Grades8–12
Enrollment509
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)    Black and gold
MascotStag
Websitewww.shawnigan.ca

Last updated: February 7, 2019

Shawnigan Lake School is a co-educational independent boarding school located on Vancouver Island in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It was founded by Englishman Christopher Windley "C. W." Lonsdale in 1916 and was partly modelled after the Westminster School in England.

The school's Latin motto, Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat, means "Let whosoever deserves the palm bear it."

Location

Shawnigan Lake School

Shawnigan Lake School was built along Shawnigan Lake and occupies a wooded 270-acre (1.1 km) property. It is near the village Shawnigan Lake.

Students

As of September 2021, the student body at Shawnigan Lakes School consists of 520 students representing 27 countries with 430 students residing on campus in the boarding houses, making it a boarding school with the largest number of full-time boarders in Canada. Day students constitute 10 percent of the student body. Students come from all over the world, with 20% from International locations, 15% from the United States, 15% from other Canadian Provinces and 50% of students being from British Columbia.

Current campus

Shawnigan has approximately 35 buildings on its campus, which include classrooms, dormitories (and staff housing), a theatre, an ice hockey arena, and several sports fields.

  • Shawnigan Lake School Campus Shawnigan Lake School Campus
  • Shawnigan Lake School's Olsen and Craig buildings Shawnigan Lake School's Olsen and Craig buildings
  • Shawnigan Lake School's Jim and Kathryn Shaw Library Shawnigan Lake School's Jim and Kathryn Shaw Library

Boarding houses

The school is primarily a boarding school, with 90% of its students attending the school as boarders. The school has six residences for boys and five for girls. Each boarding house has a house director (formerly called the housemaster) and an assistant house director, who is assisted by student house prefects in the management of house duties and issues.

Academics and athletics

Shawnigan's academic program is university preparatory. Shawnigan was ranked by the Fraser Institute in 2017 as 11th out of 253 British Columbian Secondary Schools based on a score of 9.3/10 for academic achievements. Students are encouraged to try a variety of fine arts, selecting from a list of twenty options. Shawnigan has partnerships with Rugby Canada and Rowing Canada. In 2014, Shawnigan joined the Canadian Sport School Hockey League.

Headmasters

Year Name
1916–1952 C. W. Lonsdale
1952–1958 G. Peter Kaye
1958–1967 Edward R. 'Ned' Larsen
1967–1968 Lachlan Patrick 'Pat' MacLachlan, acting
1968 Brian S. Powell
1968–1972 Lachlan Patrick 'Pat' MacLachlan
1972 The Rev. Canon William Hamilton Horace McClelland, M.B.E., acting
1972–1975 Hugh C. Wilkinson
1975–1978 The Rev. Canon William Hamilton Horace McClelland, M.B.E.
1978–1983 Darrell John Farrant
1983–1984 Derek William Hyde-Lay, acting
1984–1989 Douglas J. 'Doug' Campbell
1989–1990 Derek William Hyde-Lay
1990–2000 Simon C. Bruce-Lockhart
2000–2018 David Robertson
2018–current Richard 'Larry' Lamont

School athletic championships

Rowing
2013 Canadian Champions Jr. Men's Eight
Jr. Men's Coxed Four
2011 Canadian Champions Sr. Men's Lwt. Eight
Sr. Men's Lwt. Pair
2010 Canadian Champions Sr. Women's Double
2009 Canadian Champions Sr. Women's Eights
Sr. Men's Four
Jr. Women's Lwt. Pair
2008 Henley Royal Regatta Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
Canadian Champions Sr. Men's Eight
Sr. Men's Four
2007 Canadian Champions Jr. Men's Eights
2006 Canadian Champions Jr. Men's Eights
2005 Canadian Champions Sr. Women's Four
Sr. Men's Four
Sr. Men's Eight
2004 Canadian Champions Sr. Men's Four
Sr. Women's Four
Sr. Men's Eight
2003 Canadian Champions Jr. Men's Four
2002 Canadian Champions Sr. Women's Pair
Jr. Men's Eights
2001 Canadian Champions Sr. Men's Four

(Note: championships exist pre-2001 to the founding.)

Rugby union

BC AAAA Boys Rugby Champions – 2019 BC AAAA Boys Rugby Champions – 2017 BC AAA Junior Boys Rugby Champions – 2017 Junior Boys Rugby 7s Champions – 2016
BC AAA Junior Boys Rugby Champions – 2016
Girls CAIS Rugby Champions – 2016
BC Girls AA Rugby Champions – 2016
Senior Boys CAIS Rugby Champions – 2016
BC Boys AAAA Rugby Champions – 2016
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2015
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2013
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2012
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2011
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2010
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2009
Boys CAIS National Rugby Champions – 2008
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 1998
BC Girls AA Rugby Champions – 1997
BC Girls AA Rugby Champions – 1996

Field hockey

BC Girls AAA Sr. Field Hockey Champions – 2014
BC Girls AA Field Hockey Champions – 2011

Ice hockey

CSSHL Midget Varsity Champions – Boy's Midget Varsity – 2016

CSSHL Midget Varsity Champions – Boy's Midget Varsity – 2015

(Note: championships exist pre-1996 to the founding.)

Notable people

Main article: List of Shawnigan Lake School people

Notable alumni

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Artists

Athletes

Business

Entertainment

Politics

Scholars and scientists

Notable staff

Affiliations

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Bibliography

  • Rough Diamond: An Oral History of Shawnigan Lake School (ISBN 0-9696005-0-X) by Jay Connolly.
  • The Handbook of Canadian Boarding Schools, by Lafortune, Sylvie, Thomson, Ashley, p. 115

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