Shawnigan Lake School

Shawnigan Lake School
Main Building
Location
1975 Renfrew Road

, ,
Canada
Coordinates48°39′26″N 123°38′20″W / 48.6573°N 123.6390°W / 48.6573; -123.6390
Information
School typePrivate boarding and day
MottoPalmam Qui Meruit Ferat
(Let whoever has deserved the palm bear it)
Founded1916
HeadmasterRichard 'Larry' Lamont
Staff250
Grades8–12
Enrollment550
LanguageEnglish
Colours    Black and gold
MascotThe Stag
EndowmentCA$32,000,000
Websitewww.shawnigan.ca

Last updated: February 19, 2026

Shawnigan Lake School is Canada's largest co-educational independent boarding school, located in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. The school was founded in 1916 by Christopher Lonsdale, an educator from Cumberland, England, and partly modelled after the Westminster School in London, England.

The school's Latin motto, Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat, means "Let whosoever deserves the palm bear it."