Richmond School District

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School District 38 Richmond
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Headquarters for the Richmond School District
Location
Richmond
Lower Mainland
Canada
District information
MottoOur focus is on the learner
SuperintendentChris Usih
Schools53
BudgetCA$344 million (2023–2024) [1]
Students and staff
Students23,107 (2023–2024) [2]
Other information
Website www.sd38.bc.ca

Richmond School District, officially the Board of Education of School District No. 38 (Richmond), also known as SD38, is a school district based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The school board is governed by seven elected trustees, and serves the entire city of Richmond.

Contents

The district supports a hands on approach to learning that emphasizes students' actual skills rather than grades and standardized test performance. [3]

Schools

As of 2016, the district operates 38 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, and one alternative school.

Elementary schools

Current Elementary Schools: [4]
NameLocation [5] GradesNotes [6]
Anderson Elementary School Brighouse k–7Early French Immersion Offered
Blair Elementary SchoolThompsonk–7
Blundell Elementary SchoolBlundellk–7
Bridge Elementary SchoolBroadmoork–7Early French Immersion Offered
Brighouse Elementary SchoolBrighousek–7 Montessori education offered
Byng Elementary School Steveston k–7
Cook Elementary SchoolBrighousek–7
DeBeck Elementary SchoolBroadmoork–7
Diefenbaker Elementary SchoolStevestonk–7Late French Immersion Offered
Dixon Elementary SchoolSeafairk–7Early French Immersion Offered
Errington Elementary SchoolBroadmoork–7
Ferris Elementary SchoolBroadmoork–7
Garden City Elementary SchoolBroadmoork–7Montessori education offered [7]
General Currie Elementary SchoolBroadmoork–7
Gilmore Elementary SchoolSeafairk–7Early French Immersion Offered
Grauer Elementary SchoolSeafairk–7
Hamilton Elementary SchoolHamiltonk–7
Homma Elementary SchoolStevestonk–7Early French Immersion Offered
Kingswood Elementary SchoolShellmontk–7
Kidd Elementary SchoolShellmontk–7
Lee Elementary SchoolBroadmoork–7
Maple Lane Elementary SchoolBroadmoork–7
McKay Elementary SchoolBlundellk–7
McKinney Elementary SchoolStevestonk–7Montessori education offered [7]
McNeely Elementary SchoolEast Cambiek–7
Mitchell Elementary SchoolEast Cambiek–7Early French Immersion Offered
Quilchena Elementary SchoolThompsonk–7
Spul'u'kwuks Elementary SchoolThompsonk–7
Steves Elementary SchoolStevestonk–7Montessori education offered [7]
Tait Elementary SchoolBridgeportk–7
Talmey Elementary SchoolBridgeportk–7
Thompson Elementary SchoolThompsonk–7
Tomsett Elementary SchoolWest Cambiek–7
Westwind Elementary SchoolStevestonk–7
Whiteside Elementary SchoolShellmontk–7Both Early and Late French Immersion Offered
Woodward Elementary SchoolShellmontk–7
Wowk Elementary SchoolBlundellk–7

Secondary schools

Prior to 1996, Richmond had separate Junior Secondary Schools (grades 8–10) and Senior Secondary Schools (grades 11–12). Starting in 1996, the district began a two-year merging process that changed all high schools to be Grades 8 to 12 inclusive.

Current Secondary Schools: [8]
NameLocation [5] GradesNotes [6]
Burnett Secondary School Thompson8–12
Cambie Secondary School East Cambie8–12
Hugh Boyd Secondary School Seafair8–12
MacNeill Secondary School Brighouse8–12
McMath Secondary School Steveston8–12French Immersion offered
McNair Secondary School Shellmont8–12
McRoberts Secondary School Broadmoor8–12French Immersion offered
Palmer Secondary School Broadmoor8–12
Richmond Secondary School Brighouse8–12
Steveston-London Secondary School Blundell8–12

Alternate schools

Alternate Schools:
NameLocationNotes
Richmond Virtual SchoolOnline
Station StretchMinoru

Defunct Schools

Defunct Schools:
NameLocationGrades Upon ClosureYear ClosedNotes
Sea Island Annex Sea Island/Burkeville k–32019Closed due to decreasing amount of students. [9]
Steveston Secondary School Steveston11–122007Aging infrastructure of building. [10]
Alexander Kilgour Elementary SchoolBlundellK-72003Declining enrolment and provincial financial restraints. And Renamed Ecole Des Navigateurs By Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique
Garden City AnnexBroadmoorUnknown1966 (Probably)Lack Of Enrolment And Replaced By Debeck Elementary
Rideau Park Elementary SchoolBroadmoorK-72003Declining Enrolment And Now Its A Resource Education Center


Board of Education

The Richmond Board of Education consists of seven school trustees. [11] They are elected along with the mayor and councillors of Richmond in municipal elections.

2022–present

Elected in the 2022 municipal election [11]

2018–2022

Elected in the 2018 municipal election [12]

2014–2018

Elected in the 2014 municipal election [13]

References

  1. ↑ Rantanen, Maria (2 June 2023). "Richmond school board approves budget but still faces 'cost pressures'". Richmond News. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "B.C. Education System Performance - Richmond School District: Contextual Information". studentsuccess.gov.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. ↑ 2013 District Annual Report p. 7 (Report). 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Elementary Schools — School District No. 38 (Richmond)". sd38.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. 1 2 "2023–2024 School Catchment Boundaries" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Our French Immersion Schools — School District No. 38 (Richmond)". sd38.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 "Our Montessori Schools — School District No. 38 (Richmond)". sd38.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Secondary Schools | School District No. 38 (Richmond)". sd38.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Richmond's Sea Island elementary shuttered after only 13 students registered". Richmond News. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Focus on Steveston High". The Richmond Review. 26 April 2007. pp. A20. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Our Trustees — School District No. 38 (Richmond)". Richmond School District. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Board of Education, 2018—2022 — Richmond School District". Richmond School District. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Board of Education, 2014—2018 — Richmond School District". Richmond School District. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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