The province of British Columbia in Canada is divided into 60 school districts which administer publicly funded education until the end of grade 12 in local areas or, in the case of francophone education, across the province.
Districts School district Main office Region Communities servedSchool District 5 Southeast KootenayCranbrookKootenaysCranbrook, Fernie, SparwoodSchool District 6 Rocky MountainInvermereKootenaysKimberley, Invermere, GoldenSchool District 8 Kootenay LakeNelsonKootenaysNelson, Creston, Salmo, KasloSchool District 10 Arrow LakesNakuspKootenaysNakusp, Burton, Edgewood, New DenverSchool District 19 RevelstokeRevelstokeOkanagan/MainlineRevelstokeSchool District 20 Kootenay-ColumbiaTrailKootenaysCastlegar, Rossland, TrailSchool District 22 VernonVernonOkanagan/MainlineVernon, LumbySchool District 23 Central OkanaganKelownaOkanagan/MainlineKelowna, Rutland, West Kelowna, Peachland Lake CountrySchool District 27 Cariboo-ChilcotinWilliams LakeNortheastWilliams Lake, 100 Mile House, Canim Lake, Lac La HacheSchool District 28 QuesnelQuesnelNortheastQuesnel, WellsSchool District 33 ChilliwackChilliwackFraser ValleyChilliwackSchool District 34 AbbotsfordAbbotsfordFraser ValleyAbbotsfordSchool District 35 LangleyLangleyMetro/CoastTownship of Langley, Langley City, Aldergrove, Fort LangleySchool District 36 SurreySurreyMetro/CoastSurrey, White Rock, Barnston IslandSchool District 37 DeltaDeltaMetro/CoastDelta, Ladner, TsawwassenSchool District 38 RichmondRichmondMetro/CoastRichmondSchool District 39 VancouverVancouverMetro/CoastVancouver, UBC, University Endowment LandsSchool District 40 New WestminsterNew WestminsterMetro/CoastNew Westminster, QueensboroughSchool District 41 BurnabyBurnabyMetro/CoastBurnabySchool District 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt MeadowsMaple RidgeMetro/CoastMaple Ridge, Pitt MeadowsSchool District 43 CoquitlamCoquitlamMetro/CoastAnmore, Belcarra, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port MoodySchool District 44 North VancouverNorth VancouverMetro/CoastDistrict of North Vancouver, City of North VancouverSchool District 45 West VancouverWest VancouverMetro/CoastBowen Island, Lions Bay, West VancouverSchool District 46 Sunshine CoastGibsonsMetro/CoastGibsons, SecheltSchool District 47 Powell RiverPowell RiverMetro/CoastPowell RiverSchool District 48 Sea to SkySquamishMetro/CoastWhistler, Squamish, PembertonSchool District 49 Central CoastHagensborgNortheastHagensborg, Bella Coola, Denny Island, OweekenoSchool District 50 Haida GwaiiDaajing GiidsNorthwestDaajing Giids, MassetSchool District 51 BoundaryGrand ForksKootenaysGrand Forks, Midway, GreenwoodSchool District 52 Prince RupertPrince RupertNorthwestPrince RupertSchool District 53 Okanagan SimilkameenOliverOkanagan/MainlineOliver, Osoyoos, Okanagan Falls, KeremeosSchool District 54 Bulkley ValleySmithersNorthwestSmithers, Telkwa, HoustonSchool District 57 Prince GeorgePrince GeorgeNortheastPrince George, McBride, Mackenzie, ValemountSchool District 58 Nicola-SimilkameenMerrittOkanagan/MainlineMerritt, PrincetonSchool District 59 Peace River SouthDawson CreekNortheastDawson Creek, Chetwynd, Tumbler RidgeSchool District 60 Peace River NorthFort St. JohnNortheastFort St. John, Hudson's Hope, PrespatouSchool District 61 Greater VictoriaVictoriaGreater VictoriaEsquimalt, Oak Bay, Saanich, Victoria, View RoyalSchool District 62 SookeLangfordGreater VictoriaColwood, Langford, Metchosin, Port Renfrew, SookeSchool District 63 SaanichSaanichtonGreater VictoriaSaanich, Central Saanich, North Saanich, SidneySchool District 64 Gulf IslandsSalt Spring IslandVancouver IslandSalt Spring Island, Galiano, Mayne, Saturna, Pender IslandsSchool District 67 Okanagan SkahaPentictonOkanagan/MainlinePenticton, SummerlandSchool District 68 Nanaimo-LadysmithNanaimoVancouver IslandLantzville, Nanaimo, Cedar, LadysmithSchool District 69 QualicumParksvilleVancouver IslandParksville, Qualicum BeachSchool District 70 Pacific RimPort AlberniVancouver IslandBamfield, Port Alberni, Tofino, UclueletSchool District 71 Comox ValleyCourtenayVancouver IslandComox, Courtenay, CumberlandSchool District 72 Campbell RiverCampbell RiverVancouver IslandCampbell RiverSchool District 73 Kamloops/ThompsonKamloopsThompson CountryKamloops, Chase, Barriere, Clearwater, Logan LakeSchool District 74 Gold TrailAshcroftThompson CountryAshcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton, Lytton, LillooetSchool District 75 MissionMissionFraser ValleyMission, Deroche, Dewdney,School District 78 Fraser-CascadeHopeFraser ValleyHope, Agassiz, Yale, Boston BarSchool District 79 Cowichan ValleyDuncanVancouver IslandDuncan, Lake Cowichan, Crofton, ChemainusSchool District 81 Fort NelsonFort NelsonNortheastFort NelsonSchool District 82 Coast MountainsTerraceNorthwestTerrace, Kitimat, StewartSchool District 83 Kwsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl'ecwSalmon ArmOkanagan/MainlineSalmon Arm, Enderby, Armstrong, Sicamous, MalakwaSchool District 84 Vancouver Island WestGold RiverVancouver IslandGold River, ZeballosSchool District 85 Vancouver Island NorthPort HardyVancouver IslandPort Hardy, Port McNeillSchool District 87 StikineDease LakeNorthwestDease Lake, Atlin, Lower Post, Telegraph CreekSchool District 91 Nechako LakesVanderhoofNortheastVanderhoof, Fort St. James, Burns LakeSchool District 92 Nisga'aNew AiyanshNorthwestGitlakdamix, Gitwinksihlkw, Laxgalts'ap, GingolxSchool District 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneRichmondAllAll of British Columbia
Changes 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. Many districts' names are a legacy of this pattern. In 1946, the Ministry of Education rearranged the province's 650 school districts into 74, giving each a number and a name.A Highlight History of British Columbia Schools by Shirley Cuthbertson], Royal British Columbia Museum. Retrieved 4 November 2013. The school districts were numbered geographically starting in the southeast corner and proceeding in a counter-clockwise pattern. This has been disrupted by successive changes to districts. The most recent changes occurred in April 1996 with the restructuring and reduction in the number of school districts from 74 to 57."History of Education website, History Department, Vancouver Island University.
+ District changes 1996 Old school district New school district1 Fernie, 2 Cranbrook5 Southeast Kootenay3 Kimberley, 4 Windermere, 18 Golden6 Rocky Mountain7 Nelson, 86 Creston-Kaslo8 Kootenay Lake9 Castlegar, 11 Trail20 Kootenay-Columbia12 Grand Forks, 13 Kettle Valley51 Boundary14 Southern Okanagan, 16 Keremeos53 Okanagan Similkameen17 Princeton, 31 Merritt58 Nicola-Similkameen15 Penticton, 77 Summerland67 Okanagan Skaha24 Kamloops, 26 North Thompson73 Kamloops/Thompson29 Lillooet, 30 South Cariboo74 Gold Trail32 Hope, 76 Agassiz-Harrison78 Fraser-Cascade 65 Cowichan, 66 Lake Cowichan79 Cowichan Valley80 Kitimat, 88 Terrace82 Coast Mountains21 Armstrong-Spallumcheen, 89 Shuswap83 North Okanagan-Shuswap55 Burns Lake, 56 Nechako91 Nechako Lakes
See also Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique, the province-wide francophone K-12 school system
References
External links BC Schools Book Map of BC school districts Summary of key information for BC school districts BC school district summary and performance reports