Royal Oak Middle School

About

Royal Oak Middle School is located at 751 Travino Lane, Victoria, BC V8Z 0C6. The school describes itself as “Home of the Eagles!” and opens with a territorial acknowledgement recognizing and thanking the W̱SÁNEĆ people on whose traditional territory students live, learn, and teach.

At a Glance

School type: Public School (Saanich)

Education language: District information describes supports for students learning English through the English Language Learners (ELL) program, delivered by trained specialty teachers in class and/or small groups, with assessments and an Annual Instructional Plan for qualifying students. The district also offers French Immersion as a bilingual program in which students receive much of their instruction in French while following the regular curriculum; the sources provided do not confirm whether Royal Oak Middle School specifically offers French Immersion.

Religious affiliation: None / Secular

Grades: 6-8

Phone: 250 479-7128

Email: royaloak@saanichschools.ca

Principal: Karen Macewan

Education Languages

District information describes supports for students learning English through the English Language Learners (ELL) program, delivered by trained specialty teachers in class and/or small groups, with assessments and an Annual Instructional Plan for qualifying students. The district also offers French Immersion as a bilingual program in which students receive much of their instruction in French while following the regular curriculum; the sources provided do not confirm whether Royal Oak Middle School specifically offers French Immersion.

Programs and Services

Learning Commons (Library) The school Learning Commons invites students to use the library to access “tonnes of valuable resources,” including both digital and print/library resources. Music / Band Royal Oak Middle School communications reference band programming, including Grade 6 band registration and school band concerts.

School Culture and Expectations

The school includes a territorial acknowledgement recognizing and thanking the W̱SÁNEĆ people on whose traditional territory the school community lives, learns, and teaches.

Transportation, Parking, and Getting Here

Saanich School District provides bus transportation information, including annual registration requirements for K–12 riders, fees, and bus pass scanning when boarding and disembarking. The district outlines walk-limit guidelines for bus routing (2.5 km for K–5 and 4.8 km for Grades 6–12) and emphasizes safe, orderly loading/unloading and a bus riders code of conduct.

Enrollment

For district programs such as French Immersion (Kindergarten entry) and English Language Learner (ELL) supports, families are directed to contact their child’s school for more information; French Immersion has a district application process for district residents.