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Many school districts were in existence prior to British Columbia joining Canada in 1871. Some districts were just single schools or even one teacher. Traditionally school districts in British Columbia were either municipal, which were named after the municipality such as Vancouver or Victoria, or rural and given a regional name.
86% [3] Education in British Columbia comprises public and private primary and secondary schools throughout the province. Like most other provinces in Canada, education is compulsory from ages 6–16 (grades 1–10), although the vast majority of students remain in school until they graduate from high school ( grade 12) at the age of 18. In ...
History. The Nanaimo School district was formed July 30, 1870. On Tuesday, July 28, 1942 a shortage of teachers in British Columbia, amongst other factors, resulted in two orders-in-council which resulted in one of the largest amalgamations of school districts undertaken by the Ministry of Education. The resulting school district reached from ...
Website. www .sd23 .bc .ca. School District 23 Central Okanagan is a school district in the Okanagan valley of British Columbia. It includes the cities of Kelowna, and West Kelowna, and the District Municipalities of Lake Country, and Peachland, and is the 5th largest district in BC. [2] The boundaries of the school district are identical to ...
Website. www .surreyschools .ca. School District 36 Surrey operates schools in Surrey, White Rock, and Barnston Island, British Columbia. It is the largest school district in British Columbia with 77,303 students and 195+ languages represented [5] during the 2022-23 school year. [4] District 36 includes 103 elementary schools, 21 secondary ...
Website. www .sd63 .bc .ca. School District 63 Saanich is a school district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It covers the area north of Victoria on the Saanich Peninsula. This includes part of the District of Saanich, as well as the Municipalities of Central Saanich, North Saanich, and the township Sidney.
History. The current school district can trace its heritage to the Colony of Vancouver Island. Two school districts were established in the area prior to the colony joining mainland British Columbia. South Cowichan School District was established on June 16, 1869. North Cowichan School District was established a year later on June 16, 1870.
History Plaque commemorating first BC school. The earliest history of schools in Western Canada is within the boundary of the current Greater Victoria School district. The first school in the area that is present day British Columbia was established at Fort Victoria in the 1840s. A plaque to commemorate this can be found on the side of the ...