Travel
The Brentwood campus is located in Mill Bay, a beautiful oceanside community on Vancouver Island, BC. It is approximately a one-hour drive from four major ferry terminals and airports located in Nanaimo and Victoria. There are a number of scenic ways to travel here.
Parents will receive notices throughout the school year regarding upcoming breaks and reminders to enter their child's travel information into the MySchool Travel System. Dates of leaves may be subject to change, however, families will be notified well in advance of any changes to these details.
Unaccompanied Student Travel
The management of travel plans is imperative for the safety of our students. Brentwood’s travel system in MySchool requires parents/guardians to log in to the Parent Portal throughout the year to provide details regarding their child's travel.
Details should include departure, arrival times, flight, and/or ferry information, and will allow our houseparents and operations team to ensure the safe arrival to and departure from our Vancouver Island points of entry.
Students travelling as unaccompanied minors will require a Brentwood staff member to assume responsibility for them at the airport. The staff member is required to stay and wait at the airport until the plane has taken off. There is an additional hourly cost of $30 per hour for this service.
View more Unaccompanied Travel Information >
If you have any questions related to School run travel please email travelquestions@brentwood.bc.ca
Key Travel Information
Entering your travel information: Please log in to MySchool and click 'Brentwood' on the left-hand navigation pane, then 'Travel System' to enter your child's travel details
If you are accompanying your child to/picking up your child from the School: Please select the option ''Brentwood Gates' for the Drop off point or Return pick-up location, accordingly
Departure details: Once the travel portal has closed and buses have been assigned, departure times will be updated in MySchool. Buses depart from Crooks Dining Hall; it is the students' responsibility to arrive at least 15 minutes early to ensure a timely departure
Before booking your child's flights throughout the year: Please check with coaches for tours/tournaments/training over the breaks in order to minimize the risk of additional charges due to flight changes
How to Get Here
Brentwood College School
2735 Mount Baker Road
Mill Bay, BC, Canada V8H 1K8
+1 (250) 743-5521
By Air
Connect your final flight from YVR to Victoria International or Nanaimo airports
Travel to Victoria Inner Harbour from downtown Vancouver via HeliJet, Harbour Air or Kenmore Air
Travel to Departure Bay, Nanaimo via Seair Seaplanes or downtown Nanaimo via Harbour Air
By prior arrangement with the School, land a chartered or private seaplane (or moor a private boat) at the Brentwood docks
By Ferry
Depending on where you are travelling from, there are several ferry options:
Hulo Ferry offers fast, passenger-only service between Nanaimo and Vancouver
BC Ferries offers the following sailing routes. Please note it requires approximately five hours of travel time from the Vancouver airport to our campus using this method
Tsawwassen (Greater Vancouver) to Swartz Bay (Victoria)
Tsawwassen (Greater Vancouver) to Duke Point (Nanaimo)
Horseshoe Bay (West Vancouver) to Departure Bay (Nanaimo)
Reservations can be made for these routes and are highly recommended when travelling via vehicle, to minimize the possibility of sailing waits.
From Port Angeles, WA: M.V. Coho
From Seattle, WA: FRS Clipper
Early Leave or Late Return Requests
Requests for early leave or late return must be submitted to Houseparents for approval. In the event the request is approved, the School will provide transportation, if available (charge applicable here). If school transportation is not available, the student/parents will be notified and will be responsible for booking and paying for their own transportation.
Weekend Leaves
Weekend leave typically allows boarding students to visit with family and friends in the area.
How: Request must be submitted to Houseparents
Cut-off: Wednesday before each weekend
Leave: After classes, sports, and other school commitments on Saturday
Return: By 10:00 pm (PST) on Sunday
Costs: $20 per direction billed to students for transportation to and from ferry terminals, alternating between Swartz Bay and Departure Bay.
Students are responsible for the cost of ferry tickets ($18.50 one-way)
For leave requests received after Wednesday at midnight, parents/students will be responsible for arranging and paying for their own transportation.
Alternate Transportation
Encore Car Service - 250-710-3927
Beaton’s Meet & Greet - 250-580-5455 (From Vancouver: 604-377-5455)
Yellow Cab Taxi - 250-381-2222
Cobble Hill Taxi - 250-743-5555
Island Link Bus - info@islandlinkbus.com
