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School District 33 Chilliwack

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School District 33 Chilliwack is a school district in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. It has an enrollment of approximately 14,757 full students, and approximately 2,100 teachers and support staff.[1] Its annual budget for the 2023/24 school year is $213,172,760 CAD.[2]

School District 33 Chilliwack
School District 33 Chilliwack logo
Location
8430 Cessna Drive
Chilliwack, BC
Chilliwack, Sardis, Rosedale, Yarrow, Cultus Lake & Greendale in the Fraser Valley
Canada
District information
MottoPartners in Learning
SuperintendentRohan Arul-pragasm
Asst. superintendent(s)
Paula Jordan
Kirk Savage
David Manuel
Chair of the boardWillow Reichelt
Schools32
Budget$213 million CAD (2023-2024)
Students and staff
Students14,757 (2023)
Staff2,100
Other information
Websitewww.sd33.bc.ca

The District operates under authority of the School Act of British Columbia. It is governed by Board of Education consisting of seven trustees elected to four-year terms and is funded principally by the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Education.

History

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The Chilliwack School District was created on June 16, 1870. James Kennedy was the first teacher appointed by the Province of British Columbia in Chilliwack, on June 18, 1872.[3]

Schools

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School Grades
Bernard Elementary K-6
Cheam Elementary K-6
Central Elementary K-6
Cultus Lake Community School K-6
East Chilliwack Elementary K-6
Evans Elementary K-6
Greendale Elementary K-6
Leary Integrated Arts & Technology K-6
Little Mountain Elementary K-6
McCammon Elementary K-6
Promontory Heights Community Elementary K-6
Robertson Elementary K-6
Sardis Elementary K-6
Strathcona Elementary K-6
Tyson Elementary K-6
Unsworth Elementary K-6
Vedder Elementary K-6
Watson Elementary K-6
Yarrow Community School K-6
Rosedale Traditional Community K-8
Stitó:s Lá:lém Totí:lt K-8
A D Rundle Middle School 6-8
Chilliwack Middle School 6-8
Mount Slesse Middle School 6-8
Vedder Middle School 6-8
Chilliwack Secondary 9-12
G. W. Graham Secondary 9-12
Imagine High Integrated Arts/Technology 9-12
Kw'íyeqel Secondary 9-12
Sardis Secondary 9-12
Fraser Valley Distance Education 10-12
Continuing Ed SD 33 12

Board of Education

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The district is governed by the school board, which consists of seven trustees elected at-large every four years. The most recent election was on October 15, 2022. The next scheduled election will be October 17, 2026. A vacancy was created on the Board when Trustee Heather Maahs was elected to be the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Chilliwack North in the 2024 British Columbia general election.[4]

2022 election results

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Candidate Votes %
Carin Bondar (elected) 8,888 51.26
Willow Reichelt (elected) 8,287 47.8
Margaret Reid (elected) 8,116 46.81
David Swankey (elected) 8,047 46.41
Teri Westerby (elected) 7,584 43.74
Heather Maahs (elected) 7,075 40.81
Richard Procee (elected) 7,047 40.64
Brian VanGarderen 7,000 40.64
Elliott Friesen 6,767 39.03
Darrell Furgason 6,451 37.21
Kaethe Jones 6,423 37.05
Barry Neufeld 6,006 34.64
Lewis Point 4,364 25.17
Greg Nelmes 4,133 23.84
Darren Ollinger 1,402 8.09

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "District Profile". Chilliwack School District. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Annual Budget, School District No. 33 (Chilliwack) 2023-2024" (PDF). bced.gov.bc.ca. Chilliwack School District. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ "First Annual Report of the Superintendent of Education." John Jessop, July 31, 1872.
  4. ^ Feinberg, Jennifer (20 October 2024). "B.C. Conservative Heather Maahs wins Chilliwack North riding". The Chilliwack Progress. Black Press Media. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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