School District 47 Powell River is a
school district
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North America United States
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in
British Columbia
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that is situated on the northern tip of the Sunshine Coast in the qathet Regional District. It provides public education to approximately 3,000 students in six elementary schools (Grades K-7), one secondary school (Grades 8-12), an alternate school and a Distributed Learning Program to support home-learning families called Partners in Education (PIE).
SD47 has an elected board for five school trustees - Dale Lawson (Chairperson), Jaclyn Miller (Vice-Chairperson), Rob Hill (Trustee), Maureen Mason (Trustee), Kirsten Van't Schip (Trustee).
Schools
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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 ...
Powell River, British Columbia
47
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