The Vancouver School Board (VSB; officially School District 39 Vancouver) is a

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based in

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, British Columbia, Canada. A board of nine trustees normally manages this district that serves the city of Vancouver and the

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Board of Education

The Vancouver Board of Education is composed of nine elected trustees and a student trustee. Trustees of the Vancouver School Board are elected under an at-large system.

Since 2022

As of November 2022, the trustees of the Vancouver School Board, listed by number of votes received during the 2022 Vancouver municipal election, are:

2018–2022

, the trustees of the Vancouver School Board, listed by number of votes received during the 2018 Vancouver municipal election, are:

2017–2018

All positions on the school board were vacated on October 17, 2016, when the elected board was removed by provincial Education Minister

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for failing to pass a balanced budget. A by-election was held on October 14, 2017, for all trustee seats. The trustees elected during that by-election, listed by number of votes received, were:

2014–2016

The trustees elected during the

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served until they were removed by Education Minister Mike Bernier on October 17, 2016. Listed by number of votes received, they were:

Demographics

The Vancouver school district is a large, urban and multicultural school district. , the district provides programs to 54,000 students in kindergarten to grade 12, as well as over 2,000 adults in adult education programs. In 2014, there were 1,473

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in Vancouver public schools.

Seismic upgrading

The Ministry of Education launched a seismic upgrading program in March 2005 to upgrade schools all over British Columbia. The program is quoted to cost a total of $1.5 billion. The following schools in the Vancouver School Board are supported to proceed with seismic mitigation in 2015: Killarney Secondary, David Thompson Secondary, Maple Grove Elementary, Lord Tennyson Elementary, Dr. Annie B. Jamieson Elementary, Eric Hamber Secondary, Point Grey Secondary, Renfrew Community Elementary, Sir Alexander Mackenzie Elementary, Waverley Elementary, Edith Cavell Elementary, Prince of Wales Secondary, Templeton Secondary, General Wolf Elementary, David Lloyd George Elementary, and Bayview Community Elementary.

Elementary schools

* Admiral Seymour * Bayview * Britannia Elementary * Captain James Cook Elementary * Carnarvon * Champlain Heights * Charles Dickens * Chief Maquinna * David Livingstone * David Lloyd George * David Oppenheimer * Dr. A.R. Lord * Dr. Annie B. Jamieson * Dr. George M. Weir * Dr. H.N. MacCorkindale * Dr. R.E. McKechnie * Edith Cavell * Elsie Roy * Emily Carr * False Creek * Florence Nightingale * General Brock * General Gordon Elementary School *

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* George T. Cunningham * Graham D Bruce * Grandview ʔuuqinak’uuh *Grenfell *

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* Henry Hudson * J.W. Sexsmith * John Henderson * John Norquay * Jules Quesnel * Kerrisdale Elementary School * L'Ecole Bilingue * Laura Secord * Lord Beaconsfield * Lord Kitchener * Lord Nelson * Lord Roberts * Lord Selkirk *

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* Lord Tennyson * Maple Grove * Mount Pleasant * Nootka * Norma Rose Point School * Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School * Queen Alexandra *

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* Queen Mary * Queen Victoria Annex * Quilchena * Renfrew * Shaughnessy * Simon Fraser * Sir Alexander Mackenzie * Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith *

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* Sir James Douglas * Sir John Franklin Elementary School * Sir Matthew Begbie * Sir Richard McBride * Sir Sandford Fleming Elementary School * Sir Wilfred Grenfell * Sir Wilfrid Laurier * Sir William Osler * Sir William Van Horne * Southlands * šxʷwəq̓ʷəθət Crosstown Elementary * Tecumseh * Thunderbird šxʷəxʷaʔəs * Trafalgar * Tyee * University Hill Elementary * Vancouver Learning Network Elementary * Walter Moberly * Waverley * χpey̓ Elementary (formerly named Sir William MacDonald from 1906–2017)

David Lloyd George Elementary School

David Lloyd George Elementary School is an elementary school in the

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neighbourhood. It holds approximately 427 students in grades K through 7. The school opened in 1921 and was named after

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, the British prime minister from 1916 to 1922. The sports teams are called the DLG Hornets and wear blue.

David Oppenheimer Elementary School

David Oppenheimer Elementary School opened in 1959 and was named after one of the early mayors of the city,

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. It is located at 2421 Scarboro Avenue, in the Victoria-Fraserview neighbourhood. As of 2016, the

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is Rosie Finch; the school's sports teams are called the

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General Gordon Elementary School

General Gordon Elementary School is an

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that opened in 1912. It was named for British general

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, who was killed at Khartoum in January 1885. It is located at 2268 Bayswater Street. In September 2008, it was selected as one of three schools in a pilot provincially supported "Neighbourhoods of Learning" program.

Lord Tennyson Elementary School

Lord Tennyson Elementary School is a

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school opened in 1912, named after 19th-century

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poet Alfred Tennyson, The 1st Baron Tennyson. It is located at 1936 West 10th Avenue. As of 2022, the

is Bruce Salle. Lord Tennyson is a feeder school for

Kitsilano Secondary School , motto_translation = Let There Be Light , staff = 121 , founded = 1917 , schoolboard = School District 39 Vancouver , superintendent = Scott Robinson , director = Magdalena Kassis (Director ...

, where graduates can continue their education in French Immersion.

Nootka Elementary School

Nootka Elementary School opened in 1959 as Lord Beaconsfield Annex, but a growing student population led to school status being granted in 1963. It is located at 3375 Nootka Street. As of 2016, the current

is Monika Sanft and the vice-principal is Megan Davies.

Queen Alexandra Elementary School

Queen Alexandra Elementary School opened in 1909 and was named for

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, wife of King

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. It is located at 1300 East Broadway, at the intersection with Clark Drive. It is near

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's Broadway campus, and is easily accessible from

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and

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on the SkyTrain. , the

is John MacCormack.

Queen Mary Elementary School

Queen Mary Elementary School opened in 1915. It is located at 2000 Trimble Street at 4th Avenue in the

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neighbourhood. As of 2020, the

is Megan Davies. The school has a population of about 450 students from grade K-7. Queen Mary Elementary School is on a hill close to Locarno Beach. It has two buildings, a gravel field and two playgrounds. The main red building was a former town hall for the city of Vancouver. It is named for Queen Mary, the wife of

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Shaughnessy Elementary School

Shaughnessy Elementary School opened in 1920 as Prince of Wales Elementary and Secondary School. In 1960, the current

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was opened nearby, and the school was renamed after the surrounding Shaughnessy neighbourhood. The school is located at 4250 Marguerite Street, near King Edward Avenue and

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χpey̓ Elementary School

χpey̓ Elementary opened in 1906 as Sir William Macdonald Elementary School in honour of the Canadian tobacco manufacturer and major education philanthropist. Macdonald was unofficially rechristened "χpey̓" on October 24, 2017, following a 2-year VSB initiative to rename the school to better reflect "the Indigenous heritage and education history of the area" as well as "the District Aboriginal Focus School program". The name, which means "cedar" in the henqeminem dialect of the Musqueam nation, was nominated by Chief Wayne Sparrow and Musqueam council members. The change became official following a Musqueam renaming ceremony on June 1, 2018. Because of its low enrollment and high seismic risk, χpey̓ was shortlisted for closure in 2015, but

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elected to keep it open until at least 2020. χpey̓ is located at 1959 East Hastings Street in

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's Grandview-Woodland area, but since becoming a First Nations focus school in 2012, its catchment area has switched from local to district.

List of elementary annexes

* Champlain Heights Annex * Charles Dickens Annex * Collingwood Neighbourhood (Bruce Annex) * Garibaldi Annex (Nelson Annex) * Henderson Annex (not enrolling since September 2016.) * Kerrisdale Annex * Maquinna Annex (not enrolling since September 2015.) * McBride Annex * Queen Elizabeth Annex (Jules Quesnel Annex) * Queen Victoria (Secord Annex) * Roberts Annex * Selkirk Annex * Sir James Douglas Annex * Sir Wilfrid Laurier Annex (not enrolling since September 2016.) * Tecumseh Annex * Tillicum Annex (Hastings Annex)

Secondary schools

The VSB operates 18 secondary schools within Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands. Secondary schools in the district begin at Grade 8 and continue to Grade 12, where students graduate with their Dogwood Diploma.

Alternative program education sites

* 8J/9J Program * Aries Program * Byng Satellite Program (closed 2010) * Cedar Walk Program * East Side Program * Epic Program * Foundations program * Genesis Broadway * Genesis North East * Genesis South * Hamber House Adolescent Day Treatment program * Outreach Program * Pinnacle Program * Streetfront Program * Sunrise East Program * Take A Hike Program * The West Program * Total Education Program * Tupper Young Parents Alternative Program * Vinery Program * Waverley Annex Learning Hub – Spectrum * West Coast Alternative Program

Special programs

* The University Transition Program is an early university entrance program that is located in

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. Students of this program have access to most UBC facilities, and also possess UBC ID cards. * TREK Outdoor Education Program *

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programs at

Britannia Secondary School , motto_translation = Through The Right Way , founded = 1908 , schoolboard = School District 39 Vancouver , superintendent = Helen McGregor , trustee = tba , number ...

and Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School * City School *Aboriginal Education

Mini-schools

Mini-schools are enriched programs for highly motivated students. Mini-schools begin at grade 8, with approximately 500 total spots available. Each year over 1400 students apply for mini-schools, with admission based on district assessment results, grade 6 and 7 report cards, applications, and interviews. Mini-schools in the district include: *Britannia Hockey Academy *Britannia Venture Program *

Byng Arts Mini School Byng Arts Mini School is a School District 39 Vancouver Mini School program and is located at Lord Byng Secondary School in West Point Grey in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Byng Arts Mini School, established in 1999, is for above average student ...

*David Thompson Odyssey Program *Gladstone Mini School *Hamber Challenge Studio Program *

Ideal Mini School Ideal Mini School is a public secondary mini school in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is a complete grade 8–12 high school program. It is generally accepted as the "steward school" of Sir Winston Churchill Secondary, although it was run indepe ...

*John Oliver Digital Immersion Mini School *Killarney Mini School *King George Mini School *Magee SPARTS * Point Grey Mini School *Prince of Wales Mini School *Synergy at Churchill *Templeton Mini School *Tupper Mini School *Vancouver Technical Flex Humanities Program *Vancouver Technical Summit Program *Windermere Leadership

Transgender policy

In June 2014, the Vancouver School Board adopted a new policy regarding transgender children. It intends to support

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and

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in allowing them be called by the name they identify with. They will also be able to use whichever washroom they feel most comfortable in.

Notes

References

External links

* * {{Portal bar, Canada, Schools School districts in British Columbia Education in Vancouver