School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen

School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen is a school district in British Columbia.This includes the major centres of Merritt and Princeton.

School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen
Location
Merritt
Merritt, Princeton in Okanagan/Mainline
Canada
District information
SuperintendentStephen McNiven
Schools13
BudgetCA$23.5 million
Students and staff
Students2816
Other information
Websitewww.sd58.bc.ca

History

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School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen was created by the merger of the Merritt and Princeton School districts. Prior to the merger Princeton was School District 17 and Merritt was School District #31. Both the teachers' unions are employed by Nicola-Similkameen School district but have retained their original status within the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF). The respective unions are: Nicola Valley Teachers' Union (NVTU) - Local #31 of the BCTF and Princeton District Teachers' Union (PDTU) - Local #17 of the BCTF.

Schools

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School Location Grades
Collettville Elementary School (French Immersion) Merritt K-7
Continuing Ed SD 58 Princeton 9-12
Coquihalla Middle School (Closed 2012) Merritt 4-7
Diamond Vale Elementary School Merritt K-7
John Allison Elementary School Princeton K-3
Kengard Alternate School Merritt 8-12
Merritt Bench Elementary School Merritt K-7
Merritt Central Elementary School Merritt K-7
Merritt Secondary School Merritt 8-12
Nicola Canford Elementary School Lower Nicola K-7
Princeton Secondary School Princeton 8-12
SCIDES CoNNect School Merritt K-12
Vermilion Forks Elementary School Princeton 4-7

See also

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