Vancouver School Board

Demographics

The Vancouver school district is a large, urban and multicultural school district providing programs to 56,000 students in kindergarten to grade 12, over 3,000 adults in adult education programs and over 40,000 in continuing education. On Oct 17, 2016 BC Liberal Party government's Education Minister, Mike Bernier, dismissed the publicly-elected School Board for "failing to balance" the district budget, ironic since the BC Liberal government's own crown corporations' budgets' "deferrals" constitute billions of dollars of BC government provincial deficit.

In 2014 there were 1,473 international students in Vancouver public schools.

Seismic Upgrading

The Ministry of Education launched a seismic upgrading program in March 2005 to upgrade schools all over British Columbia. The program is quoted to cost a total of $1.5 billion. The following schools in the Vancouver School Board are supported to proceed with seismic mitigation in 2015: Killarney Secondary, David Thompson Secondary, Maple Grove Elementary, Lord Tennyson Elementary, Dr. Annie B. Jamieson Elementary, Eric Hamber Secondary, Point Grey Secondary, Renfrew Community Elementary, Sir Alexander MacKenzie Elementary, Waverley Elementary, Edith Cavell Elementary, Prince of Wales Secondary, Templeton Secondary, General Wolf Elementary, David Lloyd George Elementary, Bayview Community Elementary.

David Lloyd George Elementary School

David Lloyd George Elementary School is an elementary school in the Marpole neighbourhood. It holds approximately 427 students in grades K through 7. The school opened in 1921 and was named after David Lloyd George, the British prime minister from 1916 to 1922. The sports teams are called the DLG Hornets and wear Blue and White. The school motto is Remember the Four B's. Be Responsible, Be Safe, Be Ready to Learn, Be Respectful.

David Oppenheimer Elementary School

David Oppenheimer Elementary School opened in 1959 and was named after one of the early mayors of the city, David Oppenheimer. It is located at 2421 Scarboro Avenue, at the intersection with Nanaimo Street in the Victoria-Fraserview neighbourhood. As of 2011, the current school principal is Rosie Finch; the school's sports teams are called the Orcas.

Lord Tennyson Elementary School

Lord Tennyson Elementary School is a French immersion school opened in 1912, and was named after 19th-century British poet Lord Alfred Tennyson. It is located at 1936 West 10th Avenue, near Broadway and Burrard Street. As of 2015, the current school principal is Claudette Alain. Lord Tennyson is a feeder school for the nearby Kitsilano Secondary School, where graduates can continue their education in French Immersion.

Nootka Elementary School

Nootka Elementary School opened in 1959 as Lord Beaconsfield Annex, but a growing student population led to school status being granted in 1963. It is located at 3375 Nootka Street, near Renfrew Street. As of 2016, the current school principal is Monika Sanft and the Vice-principal is Megan Davies.

Queen Alexandra Elementary School

Queen Alexandra Elementary School opened in 1909 and was named for Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII. It is located at 1300 East Broadway, at the intersection with Clark Drive. It is near Vancouver Community College's King Edward campus, and is easily accessible from VCC–Clark Station on the SkyTrain. As of 2015, the current school principal is Cheryll Matthews.

Queen Mary Elementary School

Queen Mary Elementary School opened in 1915. It is located at 2000 Trimble Street, at the intersection with 4th Avenue in the West Point Grey neighbourhood. As of 2017, the current school principal is Hugh Blackman. The school has a population of about 450 students from grade K-7. Queen Mary Elementary School is located close to the beach and is upon a hill. It has two buildings, a gravel field and two playgrounds (one for upper school and one for lower school.) The main red building was a former Town Hall for the city of Vancouver.

Elsie Roy Elementary school

Elsie Roy Elementary School was opened in 2005. It is located at 150 Drake Street, beside the Roundhouse Communnity Centre. Starting from 2015, the current school principal is Jenny Chin Petersen. They have about 400+ studentd from k-7. The school name is the "Orcas". In 2016, their grade 6 boy's and girl's volleyball team reached the city finals.

List of elementary annex

Secondary Schools

Alternative Program Education Sites

Special programs

Mini schools

Mini schools are enriched programs for highly motivated students. Each year over 1300 students apply for approximately 600 grade 8 spots. Admission is based on admission test marks, grade 7 report cards, applications, and interviews.

Mini schools in Vancouver include Britannia Venture Program, Britannia Hockey Academy, Byng Arts Mini School, David Thompson Odyssey Program, Gladstone Mini School, Hamber Challenge Program, Ideal Mini School, John Oliver Digital Immersion Mini School, Killarney Mini School, King George Technology Immersion, Point Grey Mini School, Prince of Wales Mini School, Synergy at Churchill, Templeton Mini School, Tupper Mini, Vancouver Technical Flex Humanities Program, Vancouver Technical Summit Program, Windermere Leadership, and Windermere Athena Arts Program.

Gender

In June 2014 the Vancouver School Board adopted a new policy regarding transgender children. The update in the policy intends to support transgender and LGBTQ in allowing them be called by the name they identify with. They will also be able to use whichever washroom they feel most comfortable in.

Trustees

Trustees of the Vancouver School Board are elected under an at-large system. All positions on the board have been vacant since October 17, 2016 when the elected board was removed by Education Minister Mike Bernier for failing to pass a balanced budget.