School District 46 Sunshine Coast is a
school district
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations.
North America United States
In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, wh ...
in
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
,
Canada
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. It covers an area in the
Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast may refer to:
* Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
**Sunshine Coast Region, a local government area of Queensland named after the region
**Sunshine Coast Stadium
* Sunshine Coast (British Columbia), geographic subregion of the Br ...
region northwest of
Greater Vancouver
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, including the communities of
Gibsons, and
Sechelt.
The school district has a significant number of students with
First Nations,
Métis
The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...
, and
Inuit
Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories ...
ancestry. It operates within the traditional territories of the
shíshálh (Sechelt) Nation and the
Skwxwu7mesh uxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and works with these First Nations to provide Aboriginal Programs and Services, including the sháshishálhem (shíshálh) Language and Culture Program. In partnership with the
Sechelt Indian Band The Sechelt Indian Band, also known as the shishalh first nation, is a First Nations band government located in the southern Sunshine Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. They were an early signatory with the BC government on land claims, an ...
Education Department, these are offered at both elementary and secondary schools.
Schools
School board
The current school board was elected in October 2022 for a four-year term.
* Amanda Amaral (Board Chair)
* Sue Giraard
* Samantha Haines (BCSTA Provincial Councillor)
* Maria Hampvent
* Stacia Leech (Vice-chair)
* Pammila Ruth (BCPSEA Trustee Representative)
* Ann Skelcher
See also
*
List of school districts in British Columbia
This is a list of school districts in British Columbia. 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, acr ...
References
External links
BC Ministry of Education school information
Sunshine Coast Regional District
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