Vanier has primarily been the regional secondary school in the Comox Valley School District, serving students from Hornby and Denman Islands, the City of Courtenay, and the communities of Dove Creek, Merville, Black Creek, Saratoga and Miracle Beach communities up to the Oyster River, which separates the Comox Valley School District from the Campbell River district.

[1] The school facility has a natural setting on 96 acres (390,000 m2) located next to the Comox Valley Sports Centre, community track and playing fields.

The school includes the Vanier Studio Theatre, a full teaching cafeteria, and a large technology education wing that includes shops for house construction, auto mechanics, small engines, metalworking, electronics/robotics, woodwork and drafting.

Georges P. Vanier Secondary competes in Zone E (Vancouver Island) of BC School Sports.

The sports teams are:[2] The school won the BC provincial championships in senior girls' rugby in 2018-2019.