ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, ɪt wʌz ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt bˈɛlmɔnt wʌz təbi ɹᵻplˈeɪst wɪð tˈuː nˈuː ɡɹˈeɪd nˈaɪn dˈæʃ twˈɛlv skˈuːlz: ɐ wˈʌn,tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪdstˈuːdənt ɹᵻplˈeɪsmənt bˈɛlmɔnt sˈɛkəndɚɹi ɪnðə ɡlˈɛn lˈeɪk ˈɛɹiə ʌv lˈæŋfɚd, ænd ɐ nˈuː ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪdstˈuːdənt ɹˈɔɪəl bˈeɪ sˈɛkəndɚɹi skˈuːl təbi bˈɪlt ɪn kˈɑːlwʊd.
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.