ðə skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt ɪn wʌt tədˈeɪ ɪz ðə wˈɛstɚn sˈʌbɜːbz ʌv vɪktˈoːɹiə pɹɪdˈeɪts ðə fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kɐnˈeɪdiən pɹˈɑːvɪns ʌv bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəlˈʌmbiə ɪn mˈɪd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn.
The school district in what today is the western suburbs of Victoria predates the formation of the Canadian province of British Columbia in mid 1871.