School District 27 Cariboo-Chilcotin 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 central

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, ...

. It covers a large geographic area in the Chilcotin and

Cariboo The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia, Canada, centered on a plateau stretching from Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the caribou that were once abundant in the region. The Cariboo was the ...

districts, from

100 Mile House 100 Mile House is a district municipality located in the South Cariboo region of central British Columbia, Canada. History 100 Mile House was originally known as Bridge Creek House, named after the creek running through the area. Its origins ...

in the south to Williams Lake in the north. The school district had 30 schools as of May 2012.Cariboo-Chilcotin: School District 27
Careers in BC education. Retrieved 2012-05-07. Of these, three are high schools, eight are junior secondary or combined elementary/junior secondary schools, 16 elementary schools and three provide alternative provision. The district also operates a Rural Secondary Program to allow learners to study from home in remote rural areas using virtual classroom.Rural Secondary Program
School District #27 Cariboo-Chilcotin. Retrieved 2012-05-06. A number of StrongStart BC programs operate in the district and specialist provision is also provided for First Nation learners.School information - District 027 - Cariboo-Chilcotin
British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2012-05-07. The district educates around 5,800 students and has in the region of 1,000 employees.

Schools

The district has a number of Elementary/Junior schools located in more remote rural areas.Elementary/Junior schools
School District #27 Cariboo-Chilcotin. Retrieved 2012-05-06. These allow learners to continue to study close to their homes. They cater for students in grades 8 and 9, with the opportunity to include grade 10 learners if demand exists. School enrollment varies between very low numbers - as low as 15 students enrolled at some of the more remote elementary schools in September 2011 - to over 800 students at

Columneetza Secondary School Columneetza Junior Secondary is a public Middle school in Williams Lake in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The school is administered as part of School District 27 Cariboo-Chilcotin. It is a grade 7-9 facility enrolling approximately 8 ...

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