Belmont Secondary School

The former Belmont Secondary School on Jacklin Road
Address
3041 Langford Lake Road
British Columbia, V9B 0L9
Canada
Information
School type Public Secondary
Founded 1947
School board Sooke School District 62
Principal Ray Miller
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1200 (capacity) (2015)
Language English/French
Colour(s) Blue, Gold
         
Mascot Bulldog
Team name Bulldogs
Website belmont.sd62.bc.ca

Belmont Secondary School is located in Langford, a western suburb of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of four secondary schools in School District 62 Sooke.[1] It serves the suburban West Shore area of Colwood, Highlands, Langford, and Metchosin.

History

The first secondary school in the area was established on the school's former Jacklin Road site soon after the Second World War in re-located Army buildings. Several years later, two schools were constructed in permanent buildings: Elizabeth Fisher Junior High School and Belmont High School. These were merged in 1973 into Belmont-Fisher Secondary School, and a new library was constructed to connect the adjacent buildings. After two years under this name, it was shortened to the current Belmont Secondary School.[2]

New facilities

In December 2012, it was announced that Belmont was to be replaced with two new grade 9-12 schools: a 1,200-student replacement Belmont Secondary in the Glen Lake area of Langford, and a new 800-student Royal Bay Secondary School to be built in Colwood. The new facilities were intended to support a wide range of programs, including expanded students' skills and trades training. Additional programs such as culinary arts and automotive technician are being considered and links to the shipbuilding industry with possible metal fabrication and marine trades training programs are being explored. Both new schools will have Neighbourhood Learning Centres to provide community services.[3]

In June 2013, construction commenced on the $53.9-million Belmont replacement school on the site of the former Glen Lake Elementary School.[4][5][6] Even before its replacement had been completed, the sale of the former site to food retailer Sobeys was announced on April 3, 2014.[7] The new Belmont Secondary School opened to students for the first time on September 8, 2015.[8]

Academies

In addition to a challenging academic program ( including several pre-AP and AP classes), Belmont Secondary offers students the opportunity to participate Academy programs.

Career programs

Music

Belmont Senior Secondary offers the following music programs and courses:
Concert Band, Concert Choir, Vocal Jazz, Jazz Band, R & B Band, Marching Band, Beginning and Advanced Guitar, Music Composition and Technology, AP Music Theory, Piano (introduction).

Athletics

The school offers the following athletic and sports programs:

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ School District website
  2. ↑ History of Belmont Athletics
  3. ↑ BC Ministry of Education news release, Dec. 18, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-05
  4. ↑ BC Ministry of Education news release, June 27, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-07
  5. ↑ New Schools - SD62, October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-07
  6. ↑ Goldstream News Gazette, 2011-10-31, retrieved online 2012-02-18
  7. ↑ Times Colonist, April 3, 2014
  8. ↑ Times Colonist, September 9, 2013
  9. ↑ Belmont Student Seeks Laughs But Finds Trouble With Speech

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