This is the worst school in Victoria with out a doubt for one major reason the teachers, the…read moreteachers at Monterey are absolutely terrible, along with the principal there. I have reported someone who was seriously grabbed by there shirt and was choked, and guess what nothing happened the person who choked them where not called down to the office, I think people would be better of at Selkirk Montessori which starts at kindergarten to grade 9.

This is probably the worst school I've ever attended for a few reasons, but my main issue was the…read moreteachers. While there are some nice teachers here, there are also quite a few who show little empathy for their students and don't know how to manage those who are misbehaving. I was bullied quite often and the teachers (including the nice ones) did very little to help. One teacher didn't even look in my direction while a student pushed me off my stool, yelled at me, then proceeded to push my papers off my desk, and another just told me to sort my life out when I was underperforming during PE without even asking me what was wrong. There was also a lack of priority and research when it came to non-school related events which left me wondering what on earth they were thinking on a few occasions. In short, you're probably better off going to Central Middle School if you live in the Greater Victoria District.

such nice and awesome teachers beautiful campus two my daughter's been going there since JK four…read moreand we absolutely love the school recommended to anyone that wants their daughters to go to private school

Yay class of 1995! Man, I'm old. Smart? Not really, but smarter I suppose than if I hadn't gone…read moreto school. Missing my youth... where did it go...

SD61 made us go to school even though its so ICEY that my car did a full 180 spin. Yet they call…read morethe roads CLEAR! Not acceptable. Worst excuse to have more school. Nanimo and Duncan had the exact same road reports, but Nanimo and Duncan had all schools have a Snow Day. Yet SD61 STILL makes us go to school! Horrible

Amazing people! The respect I had for them then it's nothing to the ever growing respect and awe…read more that I feel now. My hat's off to all of the SD61 teachers and EAs (Education Assistants). The challenges that these amazing people have and yet are still able to put a smile on their faces and continue their day. They get bitten, scratched, kicked, spat on and this is only the "minor" incidents. As a parent and an EA I too feel frustrated when my child isn't as focused on as I think my princess should be. But sadly I have witnessed how no matter how big hearted and wonderful her teacher is (and she truly is) she is only one person with only one EA who also only has two eyes and two arms. Four arms arms and four eyes may sound like enough for a class especially if you believe that your wonderful child represents the classroom norm. He/ she is not. If your lucky the classroom has 20 children one or two has a designation, but now count the children who have learning disability but either their waiting to be diagnosed or there is no diagnosis because it's not a cognitive disability but a traumatic event in their short life and there are way too many young souls in our school systems where this is true. So if your child comes home with their little snack container not put on properly and it made a mess in their lunch kits, (been there) just remember your child's teacher or EA was probably keeping him/herself from being assaulted or keeping your child or another child safe. Support your public school teachers and EAs who CHOOSE to work with your children in the public schools. They/we are not over paid babysitters/bored housewives.

A full K-12 grade school. Solid leadership and great Christian teachers. A beautiful location of…read morecourse on the island. So much is offered without sacrificing the positives of having small class sizes.