This section is designed to offer a brief Overview of our school, as well as a list of affiliations, a guide to local accommodations and directions to our school.
School Overview
- Independent boarding school founded in 1923
- Co-educational university preparatory curriculum
- 455 students (Grades 9 - 12) from over 30 different countries
- 85% boarding students
- 50% boys, 50% girls
- 64 faculty members (75% with post-graduate degrees)
- 47 acre oceanfront campus with sustainability mandate
- Located in a pristine village on Vancouver Island (Mill Bay, BC, Canada)
Leadership and Service
- Extensive student leadership, sustainability, and philanthropic opportunities
- Over $50,000 raised annually by students for non-profit organizations
Campus Facilities
- New 30,000 sq. ft. Dining Room and Student Services Centre
- New 30,000 sq. ft. Centre for Art and Humanities
- 35,000 sq. ft. Sports Complex
- 20,000 sq. ft. Performing Arts Centre
- 4 boys' dormitories (Ellis, Rogers, Privett, and Whittall)
- 4 girls' dormitories (Allard, Alexandra, Hope and Mackenzie)
Academic Curriculum
- 9:1 student to faculty average ratio
- 60% of faculty live on campus
- Academic classes 6 mornings per week
- Support for learning style differences
- SMART Board and interactive whiteboard technology in every classroom
- Ministry of Education accredited curriculum (Province of British Columbia)
- 100% of graduates accepted into university
- Between 75% and 80% of students receive offers from their first choice of university
- Wireless campus
Arts Curriculum
- 28 visual and performing arts courses offered
- Private instruction also available
- 431 seat, state-of-the-art theatre
- Annual musical, dance, and dramatic productions
Athletics Curriculum
- 21 sports programmes
- 23 Brentwood graduates have competed in the Olympics
- Nationally renowned rowing and rugby programs
- International sports tours
- Numerous interhouse competitions
Affiliations
- FISA (Federation of Independent Schools)
- ISABC (Independent Schools Association of British Columbia)
- NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools)
- SSATB (Secondary School Admission Test Board)
- TABS (The Association of Boarding Schools)
- WBSA (Western Boarding Schools Association)
- VIBS (Vancouver Island Boarding Schools)
- CAIS (Canadian Accredited Independent Schools)
Contact Information
Brentwood College School
2735 Mount Baker Road
Mill Bay, British Columbia, Canada V0R 2P1
Phone: 250-743-5521
Fax: 250-743-2911
Email: admissions@brentwood.bc.ca
