ðə fˈɜːst skˈuːl ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə ðæt ɪz pɹˈɛzənt dˈeɪ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəlˈʌmbiə wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt æt fˈɔːɹt vɪktˈoːɹiə ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z.
The first school in the area that is present day British Columbia was established at Fort Victoria in the 1840s.