School District 70 Pacific Rim (formerly School District 70 Alberni) is a school district on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The board office and the majority of the schools are located in Port Alberni but the district extends to the west to include Ucluelet, Tofino, and Bamfield.
At the request of the Board of School Trustees, the name of the district was changed from School District 70 Alberni to School District 70 Pacific Rim by the Province of British Columbia through an Order-in-Council on September 20, 2020.
The current Superintendent of the Pacific Rim School District is Peter Klaver.
Schools
SchoolLocationGradesNotesAlberni District Secondary SchoolPort Alberni8-12Bamfield Community SchoolBamfieldK-12École Alberni ElementaryPort AlberniK-7Eighth Avenue Learning CentrePort AlberniK-12EJ Dunn Elementary SchoolPort AlberniK-7John Howitt Elementary SchoolPort AlberniK-7Maquinna Elementary SchoolPort AlberniK-7This school is named for Maquinna, the powerful Mowachaht Nuu-chah-nulth chief during the peak of the maritime fur trade in the 1780s and 1790s. Pacific Rim International Student ProgramPort AlberniK-12Tsuma-as Elementary SchoolPort AlberniK-7Ucluelet Elementary SchoolUclueletK-7Ucluelet Secondary SchoolUcluelet8-12Wickaninnish Community SchoolTofinoK-7Wickaninnish was a chief of the Tla-o-qui-aht people of Clayoquot Sound in the 1780s and 1790s.Wood Elementary SchoolPort AlberniK-7
Board of Education The district is governed by the school board, which consists of six school trustees elected from the Alberni Valley region, and one from the West Coast region. Elections are held every four years. The most recent election was on October 15, 2022. The next scheduled election will be October 17, 2026.
Member Votes Janis Joseph 3,937 Craig Pam 2,888 Christine Washington 2,501 Larry Ransom 2,402 Cherilyn Bray 2,262 Helen Zanette 2,001 Cynthia Orr acclaimed School Buses | 2 2004 Blue Bird All American Gen 4 | 2 2005 IC RE | 2 2004 Blue Bird Vision wheelchair | 1 2026 Blue bird All American Gen 6 wheelchair | 1 2020 Blue Bird All American Gen 6 | 1 2019 Blue Bird All American Gen 6 | 1 2013 Blue Bird All American Gen 5 | 1 2014 Blue Bird All American Gen 6 | 2 2010 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX | 2 2026 IC CE References
See also
List of school districts in British Columbia
External links
BC Ministry of Education district's school information Board members (retrieved 16 March 2024) Board office team (retrieved 16 March 2024) List of schools (retrieved 16 March 2024) Audited financial statements. School district 70 (Pacific Rim). 30 June 2023. (retrieved 16 March 2024)