Mount Douglas Secondary - Victoria, British Columbia

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Probably it is pronounced Joe

Solid School. The STEM teachers in grade 11 and 12 are amazing. There is definitely ... variability amongst the English teachers and Socials teachers, but challenge program students get the experienced and fair ones throughout grades 9 and 12. As for the student population though, gotta get used to the cotton candy smell in the washrooms. Took me a good 2 years to start making good friends as I started having lots of classes in common with them. Counsellors though ... *sigh*

Got a decent entrance scholarship to a decent uni (STEM major) thanks to the teachers! I learned so much and found my passion in this school, would recommend to fellow STEM nerds.

Pio Tan

Great facility, and great children. Can’t say much about the experience, however from mere visual and audio feedback from people and achievements, the school has a solid academic foundation. This school will certainly be one of my go to places to study.

Susan Smith

My kids went to Mt. Doug, and were really happy with their experience! They are now both doing incredibly well in UVic's Engineering program, thanks to the amazing math/science/computer teachers at Mt. Doug. This school prepares students well for post-secondary education and many students who graduate from here also get into (&stay) University of Waterloo or University of Toronto (plus Ivy-League universities in the U.S). Sports, arts, music, Outdoor-Ed and extra-curricular activities are outstanding too. Thank you MD!

Letters From The Fireflies

Horrible school. I started going to this school in 11th grade, a lot of empty promises were made to me by staff.
This school pretends to care about you, when they actually don’t. 90% of staff are racist. The art program is horrendous. They pride themselves on being the most academic school in the districts , to which they are but the cons of going here greatly outweigh the pros. As an indigenous student, the district pays more for me attend school, I never saw a single penny of that government fund actually go towards me. This school failed me multiple times and continued to fail me up to graduation. The worst school I’ve ever been to.

Selena Jensen

What a great school! As soon as you walk in the door, there is a sense of purpose and community. Students and teachers are here to learn. The staff are professional, collaborative and welcoming. The diverse student body is composed of interested, hard-working and friendly students. On top of all that, there are so many extracurricular opportunities! A wonderful place to teach and learn.

N. Johnsoh

In terms of academics, this is the top school on Vancouver Island and consistently among the top in British Columbia. This is inclusive of all private and public schools. They have a Gifted program that is outstanding for students with that aptitude, but students do not have to be in that Gifted program to access the many Honours, AP, or enriched courses offered there.

This is also the top STEM school on the island. They have an amazing record of being the top school on the island for numerous University of Waterloo Mathematics and Computer Programming competitions (among other provincially and nationally recognized competitions). It is displayed on a STEM wall in the lobby and has also been written about in the Saanich News.

Other programs that are exceptional include the music program. My oldest son was mediocre at best coming from his middle school band (told to pretend to play during concerts) to becoming a decent trumpet player who, more importantly, has learned to enjoy music in his everyday life.

The football program is well known for its exceptional results, but the school also excels at other sports such as swimming, badminton, and recently volleyball with some provincial championships.

Culture-wise, it is less cliquey than most schools. This can be good or bad depending on whether your kid is the star or not, but for my kids, it was definitely good as it felt very accepting and inclusive.

Weaknesses include things such as the facility. It is not a new building and has no cafeteria or musical theatre, although it does have a beautiful new indoor/outdoor space for general use.

The school also has an interesting and unique pattern to it. Its enrolment always increases yearly for each grad class. The grade 9 class has their numbers grow as they move to grade 10, and again to grade 11, etc. Given that it’s enrolment by boundary catchment is only around 180 students in total, but transfers from across boundaries and from other school districts (along with International students) push this enrolment to the 900 or so range, this is quite a testament as to its draw. Students will often transfer to this school as a university prep school since it has such a high rate of successful university transition for its students.

As parents of 5 kids who attended multiple schools, we eventually transitioned all but our first child over to this school. She graduated from another local French Immersion school but we just found Mount Douglas to be such a better academic and social experience for our kids. We tried a French Immersion school again for our fourth child, but found it was significantly lacking compared to what our other children received, so we transferred him over as well. Best decision we ever made.

SOULJA BOY LUVER

An Epic Saga of Dookie and Dubious Counselors

ACTUAL CIRCUS. A REVERSE CHEERLEADING SQUAD. BANDWAGON OF NAYSAYERS. WHERE MY DREAMS CAME TO DIE. Support? You would have more luck finding a bipartisan agreement in Congress.
Those counselors must have gotten their diplomas in Dookiology instead of counselling (except one). Staff were constantly praying on my downfall and did not support me one flipping bit. Counsellors kept bringing up my sister who attended over 10 years ago thinking I was exactly like her AND THROWING SHADE ON HER NAME YO? However, I've met some incredible individuals who truly flourished in this environment. Anyways I graduated and am doing well now but no thanks to this school.