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.
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.