Editing Victoria, British Columbia (section)

==Education==
[[File:Hatley Castle BC.jpg|thumb|[[Royal Roads University]] is one of three universities in Greater Victoria.]]
The city of Victoria lies entirely within the [[Greater Victoria School District]]. [[Victoria High School (British Columbia)|Victoria High School]] is the only public high school located within the municipal boundaries of the city of Victoria. Opened 7 August 1876, Victoria High School is the oldest High School in North America north of [[San Francisco]] and west of [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=History - Victoria High |url=https://vichigh.sd61.bc.ca/our-school/history/#:~:text=Victoria%20High%20School%20is%20the,grounds%20of%20Central%20Junior%20Secondary. |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=vichigh.sd61.bc.ca}}</ref> Many of the elementary schools in Victoria offer both [[French immersion]] and English programs of instruction. [[École Victor-Brodeur]] in [[Esquimalt, British Columbia|Esquimalt]] serves as a dedicated school for Francophones.

In addition, there are several independent schools serving the Greater Victoria community, including the Chinese School in Chinatown, the Christ Church Cathedral School Christ Church Cathedral School | primary and middle school, [[Glenlyon Norfolk School]], [[Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific]], St. Margaret's School St. Margaret's School, [[St. Michaels University School]], [[St. Patrick's Elementary School]].

Greater Victoria is served by three public post secondary educational institutions, listed by student population size below:

# [[University of Victoria]] (UVic), with 22,020 undergraduate and graduate students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the university - University of Victoria - University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/about-uvic/about-the-university/index.php |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}</ref> The University of Victoria is located within the boundaries of the [[Saanich, British Columbia|District of Saanich]] and the [[Oak Bay, British Columbia|District of Oak Bay]].
# [[Camosun College]], with 20,400 learners.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fast Facts |url=http://camosun.ca/about/about-camosun-college/fast-facts |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Camosun College |language=en}}</ref> Camosun College has two campuses (Lansdowne and Interurban), both of which are located within the [[Saanich, British Columbia|District of Saanich]]. 
# [[Royal Roads University]] (RRU) with 4,748 full-time undergraduate and graduate students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Roads |url=https://www.macleans.ca/schools/royal-roads-university/ |access-date=29 August 2022 |website=MacLean's 2022 University Guide |archive-date=29 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829195753/https://www.macleans.ca/schools/royal-roads-university/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>  The Royal Roads University campus is located in [[Colwood, British Columbia|Colwood]].

A number of private career colleges are located in Victoria including the [[Justice Institute of British Columbia]], Pacific Rim College, [[Sprott Shaw College]] and the [[Victoria College of Art]].