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.
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.