School District 51 Boundary

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School District 51 Boundary
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Location
Beaverdell, Grand Forks, Midway, Greenwood, Christina Lake, Rock Creek, in Boundary Country
Canada
District information
SuperintendentAnna Lautard
Schools10
BudgetCA$20.3 million
Students and staff
Students1350
Other information
Website www.sd51.bc.ca

School District 51 Boundary is a school district in British Columbia. Centred in Grand Forks, it covers an area west to the outskirts of Kelowna, British Columbia and all along the border with the United States. This includes the communities of Midway, Greenwood, Beaverdell, and Rock Creek.

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History

School District 51 was created in 1996 with the merger of School District No. 12 (Grand Forks) and School District No. 13 (Kettle Valley).

Schools

SchoolLocationGrades
Beaverdell Elementary SchoolBeaverdellK-3
Big White Community SchoolBig WhiteK-11
Boundary Central Secondary SchoolMidway8-12
Christina Lake Elementary SchoolChristina LakeK-7
Dr. D. A. Perley Elementary SchoolGrand ForksK-7
Grand Forks Secondary SchoolGrand Forks8-12
Greenwood Elementary SchoolGreenwoodK-7
John A. Hutton Elementary SchoolGrand ForksK-7
Walker Development CentreGrand Forks8-12
West Boundary Elementary SchoolRock CreekK-7

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