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	{{Infobox school		{{Infobox school
	\| name = Shawnigan Lake School		\| name = Shawnigan Lake School

	\| seal_image = Shawnigan crest.svg
	\| image_size = 120
	\| caption =
	\| motto = Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat		\| motto = Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat
	\| motto_translation = Let whoever ~~has deserved~~ the palm bear it		\| motto_translation = Let whoever deserves the palm bear it
	\| city = ]		\| city = ]
	\| province = ]		\| province = ]
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	\| country = Canada		\| country = Canada
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|48.6573\|N\|123.6390\|W\|display=inline}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|48.6573\|N\|123.6390\|W\|display=inline}}
	\| ~~schooltype~~ = Private Day and Boarding		\| school type = Private Day and Boarding
	\| founded = 1916		\| founded = 1916
	\| principal = Richard 'Larry' Lamont		\| principal = Richard 'Larry' Lamont
	\| staff = 250
	\| grades = 8–12		\| grades = 8–12
	\| colours = {{color box\|#000000}} {{color box\|#c99700}} Black and Gold		\| colours = {{color box\|#000000}} {{color box\|#c99700}} Black and Gold
	\| mascot = Stag		\| mascot = Stag
	\| address = 1975 Renfrew Road		\| address = 1975 Renfrew Road
	\| principal_label = Headmaster
	\| grades_label = ]
	\| enrollment = 509
	\| language = English		\| language = English
	\| url = {{URL\|https://www.shawnigan.ca}}{{break}}{{break}}]		\| url = {{URL\|https://www.shawnigan.ca}}{{break}}{{break}}]
	\| lastupdate = February 7, 2019		\| lastupdate = February 7, 2019
	}}		}}
	'''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>~~		'''Shawnigan Lake School''' is a co-educational independent ] located on ] in ], Canada. It was founded by Englishman ] in 1916 and was partly modeled after the ] in England.<ref>{{cite web\|title=C. W. Lonsdale. The current head master is Richard (Larry) Lamont

	Located on 270 acres of lakefront property, the campus has 35 buildings including 11 boarding houses, an observatory, an ice arena, a crew house, grass rugby pitches, water-based field hockey turf, a Growing Dome, and a fish hatchery.		Located on 270 acres of lakefront property, the campus has 35 buildings including 11 boarding houses, an observatory, an ice arena, a crew house, grass rugby pitches, water-based field hockey turf, a Growing Dome, and a fish hatchery.
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	== Students ==		== Students ==
			fake School At a Glance\|url=https://bbk12e1-cdn.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/589/misc/misc_193646.pdf}}</ref>
	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==		==Current campus==
	Shawnigan has approximately 35 buildings on its campus ~~which includes~~ classrooms, dormitories (and staff housing), a theatre, an ice hockey arena, ~~and~~ several sports fields.		Shawnigan has approximately 35 buildings on its campus, including classrooms, dormitories (and staff housing), a theatre, an ice hockey arena, several sports fields.

	{{Gallery		{{Gallery
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	== Boarding Houses ==		== Boarding Houses ==
	The school is primarily a boarding school with 90% of its students attending the school as boarders. The school currently has 6 residences for boys and 5 residences 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~~.		The school is primarily a boarding school with 90% of its students attending the school as boarders. The school currently has 6 residences for boys and 5 residences for girls. Each boarding house has a house director and an assistant house director, who is assisted by student prefects.

	'''Copeman's House:''' Founded in September 1929 and named for John Y. Copeman, a Victoria lawyer who was chairman of the Board of Governors for many years. ~~The original building, which housed 90 boys and had its own kitchen and dining room, mysteriously burned to the ground one night in the autumn of 1968. The current dorm was built in 2005.~~		'''Copeman's House:''' Founded in September 1929 and named for John Y. Copeman, a Victoria lawyer who was chairman of the Board of Governors for many years.

	'''Duxbury House:''' Founded in September 1999 ~~and named after Frank Duxbury, a teacher who was Senior Master at the school during the 1950s and early ’60s~~.		'''Duxbury House:''' Founded in September 1999.

	'''Groves' House:''' Founded in September 1927, “Groves’” was named after Jocelyn James Douglas Groves, its first head of the house, who rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the British Army. Groves’ was converted to a girls' residence in 1992. Groves’ House was rebuilt in 2004.		'''Groves' House:''' Founded in September 1927, “Groves’” was named after Jocelyn James Douglas Groves, its first head of the house, who rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the British Army. Groves’ was converted to a girls' residence in 1992. Groves’ House was rebuilt in 2004.
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	'''Kaye's House:''' Founded in September 1989 as the second girls’ house, it was named to honour G. Peter Kaye, the school's second headmaster, whose sons and grandsons also attended the school.		'''Kaye's House:''' Founded in September 1989 as the second girls’ house, it was named to honour G. Peter Kaye, the school's second headmaster, whose sons and grandsons also attended the school.

	'''Lake's House:''' One of the two original houses, “Lake’s” was founded on May 12, 1927. “Lake’s” was named after Harry John Lake, its first head of the house, who later became a colonel in the ]. Col. Lake's uncle, Sir ], was the first Chief of the Canadian General Staff and served as chairman of the Board of Governors, while the Colonel's father was Sir Richard Lake, sometime Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan.		'''Lake's House:''' One of the two original houses, “Lake’s” was founded on May 12, 1927.
			'''Lonsdale's House:''' Founded in September 1968.

	'''Lonsdale's House:''' Founded in September 1968 and named for Christopher Windley Lonsdale, Shawnigan's first and founding headmaster. “Lonsdale’s” moved into a new building in March 2007.

	'''Renfrew House:''' Established in September 1996 in order to expand the space for girls wishing to enroll at the school.		'''Renfrew House:''' Established in September 1996 in order to expand the space for girls wishing to enroll at the school.

	'''Ripley's House:''' One of the two original houses, “Ripley’s” was founded on May 12, 1927~~, and was named after its first Head of House, Alexander 'Alec' B. Ripley~~.		'''Ripley's House:''' One of the two original houses, “Ripley’s” was founded on May 12, 1927.

	'''Strathcona House:''' Founded in 2007 and named to mark Shawnigan's long association with Strathcona Lodge School, a defunct girls’ school in Shawnigan Lake which closed its doors in 1977. Shawnigan has since adopted the former 'Old Girls' of 'Strath' as honorary Shawnigan alumnae to incorporate earlier generations of women from Strathcona Lodge School alumnae within the ranks of Shawnigan's current alumni.		'''Strathcona House:''' Founded in 2007 and named to mark Shawnigan's long association with Strathcona Lodge School.
			'''Stanton House:''' Founded in September 2019 to house the Grade 8 girls.
			'''Levien House:''' Founded in September 2020 to house the Grade 8 boys after the success of Stanton House.

	'''Stanton House:''' Founded in September 2019 to house the Grade 8 girls. Stanton is named after the first school nurse at Shawnigan, Eleanor Stanton who worked there from 1918 to 1962.

	'''Levien House:''' Founded in September 2020 to house the Grade 8 boys after the success of Stanton House. Named after a dedicated and dynamic member of staff from the 1920-1930s, Captain 'Tiny' Levien was a colleague of Stanton. He introduced Rugby to Shawnigan and taught the younger boys.

	===Former===
	'''School House:''' Founded in September 1988 as the inaugural girls’ residence in the School, named after its unique position in a refurbished wing of the School's main building, School House was replaced in 2007 by Strathcona Lodge School House.

	==Academics==
	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>
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	*'''''English'''''
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	*'''''Social Studies'''''
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** Advanced Placement Art History
	*'''''Mathematics'''''
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	*'''''Science'''''
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	*'''''Modern Languages'''''
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	*'''''Curricular Fine Arts'''''
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	*'''''Information Technology'''''
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	*'''''Business'''''
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	{{div col end}}

	==Fine arts==
	Students are encouraged to try a variety of Fine Arts, selecting from a list of twenty options.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.sls.bc.ca/finearts.html \|title=Fine Arts at Shawnigan \|website=www.sls.bc.ca \|access-date=15 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981206065852/http://www.sls.bc.ca/finearts.html \|archive-date=6 December 1998 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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	*'''''Performing Arts'''''
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	*'''''Visual Arts'''''
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	*'''''Community Service'''''
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	{{div col end}}

	==Athletics==
	Shawnigan has partnerships with ] and ].

	In 2014, Shawnigan joined the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.csshl.ca/leagues/newsletter.cfm?page=79939&clientID=4542&leagueID=15269&stype=1 \|title=Canadian Sport School Hockey League (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdesk.com) \|website=Csshl.ca \|date= \|accessdate=2017-03-29}} {{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>

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	*'''''Boys Sports Program'''''
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	*'''''Boys Sports Con't'''''
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	*'''''Girls Sports Program'''''
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	*'''''Girls Sports Con't'''''
	** ]
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	{{div col end}}

	== 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==		==School athletic championships==
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	<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.shawnigan.ca/announcements/2012/06/04/4th-straight-provincial-title \|title=4th Straight Provincial Title! \| 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! \| 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"/>		<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.shawnigan.ca/announcements/2012/06/04/4th-straight-provincial-title \|title=4th Straight Provincial Title! \| 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! \| 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===		===Ice hockey===
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	*] (rugby player) Prop for Canada national team. Played 3 World Cups in 1987, 1991 and 1995.		*] (rugby player) Prop for Canada national team. Played 3 World Cups in 1987, 1991 and 1995.

	====Broadcasting====

	*] (d. 2003) – CBC radio Classical music programme presenter of ''Off the Record'' for 36 years (retired 1996)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bcradiohistory.com/Biographies/BobKerr.htm \|title=Bob Kerr and BC Radio History \|website=Bcradiohistory.com \|date= \|accessdate=2017-03-29}}</ref>

	====Business====		====Business====

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School in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Shawnigan Lake School
Address

1975 Renfrew Road Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, V0R 2W1 Canada
Coordinates	48°39′26″N 123°38′20″W / 48.6573°N 123.6390°W / 48.6573; -123.6390
Information
Motto	Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat (Let whoever deserves the palm bear it)
Founded	1916
Principal	Richard 'Larry' Lamont
Grades	8–12
Language	English
Colour(s)	Black and Gold
Mascot	Stag
Website	www.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 modeled after the Westminster School in England.

Current campus

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

Shawnigan Lake School Campus
Shawnigan Lake School's Olsen and Craig Buildings
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 currently has 6 residences for boys and 5 residences for girls. Each boarding house has a house director and an assistant house director, who is assisted by student prefects.

Copeman's House: Founded in September 1929 and named for John Y. Copeman, a Victoria lawyer who was chairman of the Board of Governors for many years.

Duxbury House: Founded in September 1999.

Groves' House: Founded in September 1927, “Groves’” was named after Jocelyn James Douglas Groves, its first head of the house, who rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the British Army. Groves’ was converted to a girls' residence in 1992. Groves’ House was rebuilt in 2004.

Kaye's House: Founded in September 1989 as the second girls’ house, it was named to honour G. Peter Kaye, the school's second headmaster, whose sons and grandsons also attended the school.

Lake's House: One of the two original houses, “Lake’s” was founded on May 12, 1927. Lonsdale's House: Founded in September 1968.

Renfrew House: Established in September 1996 in order to expand the space for girls wishing to enroll at the school.

Ripley's House: One of the two original houses, “Ripley’s” was founded on May 12, 1927.

Strathcona House: Founded in 2007 and named to mark Shawnigan's long association with Strathcona Lodge School. Stanton House: Founded in September 2019 to house the Grade 8 girls. Levien House: Founded in September 2020 to house the Grade 8 boys after the success of Stanton House.

School athletic championships

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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

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

Robert Stewart Hyndman – Artist
Peter Saul – Artist

Athletes

George Hungerford – Gold Medal Olympian – Rowing
John Lecky – Silver Medal Olympian – Rowing
Kristopher McDaniel – Team Canada Rower
Josh Jackson – Rugby Canada Player
Hannah Darling – Rio 2016 Olympic Bronze Medal, 2015 Pan American Games Gold Medal, Women's Rugby 7's Team Canada
Eloise Blackwel - New Zealand Black Ferns
Brett Beukeboom - Rugby Canada and Cornish Pirates
John Lander (rower) - 1928 Olympic Gold Medalist, coxless four
Eddie Evans (rugby player) Prop for Canada national team. Played 3 World Cups in 1987, 1991 and 1995.

Business

Jim Shaw – CEO Shaw Communications

Entertainment

Jon Kimura Parker – Order of Canada, Concert Pianist
Tara Spencer-Nairn – Actress, Corner Gas

Politics

The Hon. Henry Pybus Bell-Irving – Lt. Governor of British Columbia
Peter Ladner – Vancouver City Councillor
Stephen D. Owen – Former Member of Parliament
Anthony Vincent - Canadian ambassador to Peru and later, to Spain

Scholars and scientists

Graham Anderson – Scholar
Dr. Barry F. Cooper – Canadian Political Scientist
Dr. Steve Deering – Computer Scientist
Dr. Roger Stanier – Microbiologist

Notable staff