Richmond School District, officially the Board of Education of School District No. 38 (Richmond), also known as SD38, is a school district based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The school board is governed by seven elected trustees and serves the entire city of Richmond.
The district supports a hands-on approach to learning, which emphasizes students' actual skills, rather than grades and standardized test performance.
Schools As of 2016, the district operates 38 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, and one alternative school.
Elementary schools +Current Elementary Schools:NameLocationGradesNotesAnderson Elementary SchoolBrighousek–7Early French Immersion OfferedBlair Elementary SchoolThompsonk–7Blundell Elementary SchoolBlundellk–7Bridge Elementary SchoolBroadmoork–7Early French Immersion OfferedBrighouse Elementary SchoolBrighousek–7Montessori education offeredByng Elementary SchoolStevestonk–7Cook Elementary SchoolBrighousek–7City Centre Elementary SchoolGolden Villagek–7DeBeck Elementary SchoolBroadmoork–7Diefenbaker Elementary SchoolStevestonk–7Late French Immersion OfferedDixon Elementary SchoolSeafairk–7Early French Immersion OfferedErrington Elementary SchoolBroadmoork–7Ferris Elementary SchoolBroadmoor k–7Garden City Elementary SchoolBroadmoork–7Montessori education offeredGeneral Currie Elementary SchoolBroadmoork–7Gilmore Elementary SchoolSeafairk–7Early French Immersion OfferedGrauer Elementary SchoolSeafairk–7Hamilton Elementary SchoolHamiltonk–7Homma Elementary SchoolStevestonk–7Early French Immersion OfferedKingswood Elementary SchoolShellmontk–7Kidd Elementary SchoolShellmontk–7Lee Elementary SchoolBroadmoork–7Maple Lane Elementary SchoolBroadmoork–7McKay Elementary SchoolBlundellk–7McKinney Elementary SchoolStevestonk–7Montessori education offeredMcNeely Elementary SchoolEast Cambiek–7Mitchell Elementary SchoolEast Cambiek–7Early French Immersion OfferedQuilchena Elementary SchoolThompsonk–7Spul'u'kwuks Elementary SchoolThompsonk–7Steves Elementary SchoolStevestonk–7Montessori education offeredTait Elementary SchoolBridgeportk–7Talmey Elementary SchoolBridgeportk–7Thompson Elementary SchoolThompsonk–7Tomsett Elementary SchoolWest Cambiek–7Westwind Elementary SchoolStevestonk–7Whiteside Elementary SchoolShellmontk–7Both Early and Late French Immersion OfferedWoodward Elementary SchoolShellmontk–7Wowk Elementary SchoolBlundellk–7
Secondary schools Prior to 1996, Richmond had separate Junior Secondary Schools (grades 8–10) and Senior Secondary Schools (grades 11–12). Starting in 1996, the district began a two-year merging process that changed all high schools to be Grades 8 to 12 inclusive.
+Current Secondary Schools:NameLocationGradesNotesBurnett Secondary SchoolThompson8–12Cambie Secondary SchoolEast Cambie8–12Hugh Boyd Secondary SchoolSeafair8–12MacNeill Secondary SchoolBrighouse8–12McMath Secondary SchoolSteveston8–12French Immersion offeredMcNair Secondary SchoolShellmont8–12McRoberts Secondary SchoolBroadmoor8–12French Immersion offeredPalmer Secondary SchoolBroadmoor8–12Richmond Secondary SchoolBrighouse8–12International Baccalaureate offeredSteveston-London Secondary SchoolBlundell8–12
Alternate schools +Alternate Schools:NameLocationNotesRichmond Virtual SchoolOnline Station StretchMinoru
Defunct Schools
+NameLocationGrades Upon ClosureYear closedNotesSea Island AnnexSea IslandK–32019Closed due to decreasing amount of students.Steveston Secondary SchoolSteveston8–122007Aging infrastructure of building.Sidaway Elementary SchoolEast RichmondK-72005Closed due to decreasing amount of students.Alexander Kilgour Elementary SchoolBlundellK-72003Declining enrolment and provincial financial restraints. Currently houses the Ecole Des Navigateurs By Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique.Rideau Park Elementary SchoolBroadmoorK-72003Declining Enrolment and financial restraints. The building is now used as a resource education centre.B.W. Garratt Elementary SchoolBlundellK-72003Declining enrolment and financial restraints.Austin Harris Elementary SchoolStevestonUnknown1991Closed due to decreasing amount of students.Eburne Elementary SchoolCity CentreUnknown1982Opened as an annex to Bridgeport School. Closed due to decreasing amount of students. Reopening in 2026 as City Centre Elementary School.Bridgeport SchoolBridgeportUnknown1980First Richmond school to offer secondary classes. Absorbed by Richmond High School.Garden City AnnexBroadmoorUnknown1953Lack of enrolment and replaced by DeBeck Elementary in 1966.
Board of Education The Richmond Board of Education consists of seven school trustees. They are elected along with the mayor and councillors of Richmond in municipal elections.
2022–present Elected in the 2022 municipal election Rob Belleza Ken Hamaguchi Heather Larson Donna Sargent Debbie Tablotney Alice Wong David Yang
2018–2022 Elected in the 2018 municipal election Norm Goldstein Ken Hamaguchi Heather Larson Richard Lee Sandra Nixon Donna Sargent Debbie Tablotney
2014–2018 Elected in the 2014 municipal election Ken Hamaguchi Jonathan Ho Sandra Nixon Donna Sargent Debbie Tablotney Alice Wong Eric Yung
References
External links
Richmond School District official website