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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
Coordinates48°39′26″N 123°38′20″W / 48.6573°N 123.6390°W / 48.6573; -123.6390
Information
MottoPalmam Qui Meruit Ferat
(Let whoever deserves the palm bear it)
Founded1916
PrincipalRichard 'Larry' Lamont
Grades8–12
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 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 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 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

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2011)

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

Athletes


Business

Entertainment

Politics

Scholars and scientists

Notable staff

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2011)

For a full list see List of Shawnigan Lake School people

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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