It includes the suburbs of Victoria known as the Western Communities (or Westshore) as well as the mostly rural areas around the sea-side villages of Sooke and Port Renfrew.

The District's Victoria suburbs include the municipalities of Colwood, Highlands, Langford, and parts of Metchosin.

[1] In addition to a full range of academic offerings, the District is also home to the Sooke International Student Program, one of the first international student programs in all of British Columbia.

The Sooke International Program enrolls students from South America, Europe and Asia.

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.