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Wickaninnish Community School
About
Wickaninnish Community School is located in Tofino, BC (mailing address: PO Box 220, Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0). The school describes itself as a community focused on learning and growing together, with an emphasis on cultural inclusion, reconciliation, and partnership with the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations. The school community also highlights family involvement through its Parent Advisory Council (WEPAC) and ongoing communication and support between families and staff.
At a Glance
School type: Public School (Pacific Rim)
Education language: English
Religious affiliation: None / Secular
Grades: K-7
Phone: 250 725-3254
Email: dstone@sd70.bc.ca
Principal: Danielle Stone
Programs and Services
After-school and community programs The Wickaninnish Community School Society (a non-profit) provides after-school and evening programming for the community, with a focus on supporting vulnerable students and youth. Programming includes drop-in lunch programs, afterschool programs, community youth sports, and adult evening recreation opportunities. Food program (breakfast, snacks, lunch) WEPAC operates a school food program from the Wickaninnish Community School kitchen to help ensure all students have access to healthy, scratch-made food while attending school. The program provides breakfast, recess snacks (for K–1), lunch service (with monthly menus), and afterschool snacks for students enrolled in afterschool programs, with a “pay what you can” model.
School Culture and Expectations
The school acknowledges it is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations and states it strives for cultural inclusion, reconciliation, and learning in partnership with the TFN community. The principal’s message emphasizes regular attendance, family-school communication, and safe arrival routines. Families are also reminded to send weather-appropriate clothing and supplies for changing conditions.
Enrollment
The school’s website directs families to SD70 registration policies and forms and a school catchment locator. For kindergarten registration, families are invited to contact the school by phone or email for assistance (abotting@sd70.bc.ca). The district also describes an option to submit registration packages electronically by emailing required forms and documentation to the appropriate school email address (found via the district list of schools).
Location
Wickaninnish Community School Reviews
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Academic Learning of Wickaninnish Community School
33.73
Academic Performance
Academic Performance Score
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades overall score: 34 - well below the province public school average of 42, trailing by 8 points.
Literacy: 34
Numeracy: 34
Literacy and numeracy are closely matched.
69.11
Student Commitment to Learning
Student Commitment
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 69 - well above the province public school average of 50, ahead by 19 points.
Students report stronger engagement, effort, and investment in learning than comparable schools, pointing to solid day-to-day learning habits.
73.49
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 73 - well above the province public school average of 50, ahead by 23 points.
Students report stronger problem solving, analysis, and independent thinking than comparable schools, suggesting this is a relative strength.
76.27
College and Career Readiness
Readiness for Future
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 76 - well above the province public school average of 52, ahead by 24 points.
Students report stronger preparation for future learning, transitions, and career pathways than comparable schools, which points to a solid readiness profile.
Academic Scores by School Year
Clustered Academic Score Trends
School year trend view: All Grades (combined Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where available). In 2024-2025, literacy is 34, numeracy is 34, and overall is 34.
Compared with 2019-2020, the overall score improved by 8 points.
In the latest year, literacy is the strongest of the three measures at 34, while numeracy is lowest at 34.
Across the available years, literacy improved by 5 points since 2019-2020, while numeracy improved by 10 points since 2019-2020.
Academic Performance Score Change Over Years
Academic Performance Score Change Over Years
All Grades trend view combines Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where both are available. In 2024-2025, academic performance is 34, student commitment to learning is 69, critical thinking is 73, and college and career readiness is 76.
The strongest current area is College and Career Readiness at 76, while Academic Performance is lowest at 34.
Academic Performance shows the largest shift across the available period, improved by 8 points since 2019-2020.
Additional Information
Data is regularly updated to reflect the latest available academic scores and assessments from official school records.
Character and Wellbeing
75.14
Civic Engagement
Civic Engagement
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 75 - well above the province public school average of 70, ahead by 5 points.
Students report stronger participation in school and community life than comparable schools, suggesting a healthy sense of involvement and contribution.
67.35
Health
Health
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 67 - in line with the province public school average of 67, within 1 point.
Students report physical and emotional well-being at levels broadly similar to comparable schools.
76.20
Work Ethic
Work Ethic
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 76 - above the province public school average of 75, ahead by 2 points.
Students report stronger effort, persistence, and responsibility than comparable schools, suggesting productive day-to-day learning habits.
Character and Wellbeing Score Change Over Years
Character and Wellbeing Score Change Over Years
All Grades trend view combines Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where both are available. In 2024/2025, Civic Engagement is 75, Health is 67, and Work Ethic is 76.
The strongest current area is Work Ethic at 76, while Health is lowest at 67.
Work Ethic shows the largest shift across the available period, improved by 9 points since 2020/2021.
Resources
76.14
Community Support
Community Support
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 76 - well above the district public school average of 69, ahead by 7 points.
Parents and the wider community appear to provide stronger support for student learning than in comparable schools, making this a relative strength.
79.55
Facilities and Personnel
Facilities and Personnel
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 80 - well above the district public school average of 72, ahead by 7 points.
Staffing, spaces, and school infrastructure are rated more positively than in comparable schools, suggesting a stronger resource base.
72.53
Learning Resources
Learning Resources
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 73 - well above the comparison cohort average of 58, ahead by 14 points.
Instructional resources are rated more positively than in comparable schools, suggesting students and families see stronger learning supports in place.
Resources Score Change Over Years
Resources Score Change Over Years
All Grades trend view combines Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where both are available. In 2024/2025, Community Support is 76, Facilities and Personnel is 80, and Learning Resources is 73.
The strongest current area is Facilities and Personnel at 80, while Learning Resources is lowest at 73.
Community Support shows the largest shift across the available period, improved by 26 points since 2020/2021.
School Culture
60.33
Academic Orientation
Academic Orientation
Showing latest available year: 2020-2021. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 60 - in line with the province public school average of 60, within 0 points.
Students report an academic orientation broadly similar to comparable schools.
80.23
Relationships
Relationships
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 80 - above the province public school average of 78, ahead by 2 points.
Students report stronger relationships among peers, staff, and the school community than in comparable schools, making this a relative strength.
61.83
Safety
Safety
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 62 - below the province public school average of 66, trailing by 4 points.
Students report a weaker sense of physical and emotional safety than in comparable schools, making this an area that deserves close attention.
School Culture Score Change Over Years
School Culture Score Change Over Years
All Grades trend view combines Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where both are available. In 2024/2025, Relationships is 80 and Safety is 62.
The strongest current area is Relationships at 80, while Safety is lowest at 62.
Relationships shows the largest shift across the available period, improved by 4 points since 2020/2021.
Teachers and Teaching Environment
64.42
Knowledge and Skills of Teachers
Knowledge and Skills of Teachers
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 64 - in line with the province public school average of 65, within 0 points.
Teachers are rated for instructional quality, knowledge, and professional practice at levels broadly similar to comparable schools.
Teachers and Teaching Environment Score Change Over Years
Teachers and Teaching Environment Score Change Over Years
All Grades trend view combines Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where both are available. In 2024/2025, Knowledge and Skills of Teachers is 64.
Knowledge and Skills of Teachers shows the largest shift across the available period, was broadly stable since 2020/2021.