School District 46 Sunshine Coast

School District 46 Sunshine Coast is a school district in British Columbia, Canada. It covers an area in the Sunshine Coast region northwest of Greater Vancouver, including the communities of Gibsons, and Sechelt.

School District 46 Sunshine Coast
School District 46 Sunshine Coast logo
Location
Gibsons
Gibsons, Sechelt in Metro/Coast
Canada
District information
SuperintendentKate Kerr
Schools14
BudgetCA$64.54 million [1]
Students and staff
Students3,533
Other information
Websitewww.sd46.bc.ca

The school district has a significant number of students with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit ancestry. It operates within the traditional territories of the shíshálh 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 shíshálh Nation Education Department, these are offered at both elementary and secondary schools.[2][3]

Schools

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School Location Grades School number School type Staff Enrollment (2024[4])
Cedar Grove Elementary School Gibsons K-7 234
Chatelech Secondary School Sechelt 8-12 4646017 Public high school 617
Davis Bay Elementary School Sechelt K-5 195
Elphinstone Secondary School Gibsons 8-12 4646008 Public high school 568
Gibsons Elementary School Gibsons K-7 349
Halfmoon Bay Elementary School Halfmoon Bay K-7 177
Kinnikinnick Elementary School Sechelt K-7 240
Langdale Elementary School Gibsons K-7 120
Madeira Park Elementary School Madeira Park K-6 113
Pender Harbour Elementary-Secondary School Madeira Park 7-12 76
Roberts Creek Elementary School Roberts Creek K-7 305
Sechelt Elementary School Sechelt Closed in 2010
Sunshine Coast Alternative School Gibsons 8-12 4699076 Public high school 11 107
West Sechelt Elementary School Sechelt K-7 277
SPIDER Online K-12 123
Continuing Ed n/a 32

School board

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The current school board was elected in October 2022 for a four-year term.[5] However, Trustee Haines resigned from the board September 13th, 2023, prompting a by-election.[6] Following the December 9th election, Tracey Lynn McClelland was elected to the Board for the duration of the term.[7]

  • Amanda Amaral (Board Chair)
  • Sue Giraard
  • Tracey Lynn McClelland
  • Maria Hampvent
  • Stacia Leech (Vice-chair)
  • Pammila Ruth (BCPSEA Trustee Representative)
  • Ann Skelcher

Former Board Member:

  • Samantha Haines (resigned)


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Annual Budget Bylaw" (PDF). School District 46.
  2. ^ allnationscoast. Retrieved 2014-01-30
  3. ^ About SD46. Retrieved 2014-01-30
  4. ^ "Schools". School District 46.
  5. ^ "22-28 Board of Education". School District 46. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  6. ^ <"Upper Coast school board trustee Samantha Haines resigns from SD46". Coast Reporter.
  7. ^ "School District 46 Announces School Trustee By-Election Results". School District 46.
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