ɪkˈoʊl vˈɪktɚbɹˈoʊdɜː wʌz fˈɔːɹmd fɹʌmðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv mˈɜːdʒɚɹ ʌvðə tˈuː lˈoʊkəl fɹˈæŋkəfˌoʊn skˈuːlz, ðə "pɹˈoʊɡɹæm kˈɑːdɚ də fɹˈænsaɪz" æɾ ˈʌpləndz ˌɛlɪmˈɛntɚɹi skˈuːl ɪn nˈɪɹbaɪ ˈoʊk bˈeɪ ænd ɐ skˈuːl fɚðə tʃˈɪldɹən ʌvðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi æt sˌiːˌɛfbˈiː ˈɛskwɪmˌɔlt.
École Victor-Brodeur was formed from the 1985 merger of the two local Francophone schools, the "Programme Cadre de français" at Uplands Elementary School in nearby  Oak Bay and a school for the children of the military at CFB Esquimalt.