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

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]

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

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

School Level Grades [4]
Bernard Elementary Elementary K-5
Central Elementary Community School Elementary K-5
Cheam Elementary Elementary K-5
Cultus Lake Elementary Elementary K-5
East Chilliwack Elementary Elementary K-5
Evans Elementary Elementary K-5
F.G. Leary Fine Arts Elementary Elementary K-5
Greendale Elementary Community Elementary K-5
Little Mountain Elementary Elementary K-5
McCammon Elementary Elementary K-5
Promontory Heights Elementary Elementary K-5
Robertson Elementary Elementary K-5
Rosedale Traditional Community Elementary K-8
Sardis Elementary Elementary K-5
Strathcona Elementary Elementary K-5
Tyson Elementary Elementary K-5
Unsworth Elementary Elementary K-5
Vedder Elementary Elementary K-5
Watson Elementary Elementary K-5
Yarrow Community Elementary Elementary K-5
A.D. Rundle Middle Middle 6-8
Chilliwack Middle Middle 6-8
Mt. Slesse Middle Middle 6-8
Rosedale Traditional Community Middle 6-8
Vedder Middle Middle 6-8
Chilliwack Secondary Secondary 9-12
G. W. Graham Secondary Secondary 9-12
Imagine High Integrated Arts and Technology Secondary Secondary 9-12
Sardis Secondary Secondary 9-12
CHANCE Alternate Alternative SU
Education Centre Alternative 8-12
Fraser Valley Distance Education Alternative K-12
Shxwetetilthet: Sto:Lo Alternative
Stitó:s Lá:lém totí:lt Elementary / Middle School Elementary / Middle K-8

Board of Education

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.

2022 election results

Candidate Votes  %
Carin Bondar (elected)8,88851.26
Willow Reichelt (elected)8,28747.8
Margaret Reid (elected)8,11646.81
David Swankey (elected)8,04746.41
Teri Westerby (elected)7,58443.74
Heather Maahs (elected)7,07540.81
Richard Procee (elected)7,04740.64
Brian VanGarderen7,00040.64
Elliott Friesen6,76739.03
Darrell Furgason6,45137.21
Kaethe Jones6,42337.05
Barry Neufeld6,00634.64
Lewis Point4,36425.17
Greg Nelmes4,13323.84
Darren Ollinger1,4028.09

See also

References

  1. ↑ "District Profile". Chilliwack School District. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  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. ↑ "Reconfiguration | Chilliwack School District #33". www.sd33.bc.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-28.


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