School District #62

School district office

Sooke School District has approximately 13, 250 students and serves the communities of Sooke, Port Renfrew, Metchosin, Highlands, Langford and Colwood. Surrounded by forests, ocean, mountains and lakes, we are located a short distance from Victoria, the capital city of the province of British Columbia.

Our Vision
We honour student voice and choice through engaging, purposeful and experiential learning in a safe and respectful community.

Our Values
Relationships – Choice – Respect – Integrity – Trust – Safety – Diversity – Equity

On October 18, 1982, parents from schools on lower Vancouver Island discussed the effects of the government restraint program on education. From this meeting, parents from the Sooke District decided to form their own group called the Sooke Parents Education Advisory Council (SPEAC).
During the first few months, the newly elected executive worked hard to ensure all local schools had representation and that all teachers, principals, district office personnel and trustees were aware of the existence of the organization. In a very short time, SPEAC took a leadership role in facilitating parent involvement in education.
In 2004, the provincial government legislated District Parents’ Advisory Councils. In January 2006, SD62 adopted a policy and regulation recognizing the relationship between and the roles of the school district and SPEAC. In 2009, SPEAC added an apostrophe to the word “parents” so that the name reflected the school act.