School District 81 Fort Nelson

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School District 81 Fort Nelson
Location
Fort Nelson
Northeastern British Columbia
Canada
District information
SuperintendentMrs Diana Samchuck
Schools5
BudgetCA$11.4 million [1]
Students and staff
Students600 FTEs
Other information
Website www.sd81.bc.ca

School District 81 Fort Nelson is a school district in British Columbia. It covers the northeastern corner of the province up to the Alberta and Yukon borders. It is centered on the town of Fort Nelson and includes a large, mostly uninhabited area along the Alaska Highway.

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Currently, due to a lack of qualified physician, Northern Health advised all pregnant patients that they must travel to other regions (e.g. Fort St John, Grande Prairie, Kelowna) to give birth to their babies. All expecting mothers are asked to sign a waiver of understanding. The travel fee and accommodation expenses are not reimbursed. [2] Lack of access to maternal care has deterred many young professionals to relocate for work.

Despite significant increase in education funding throughout the province, Fort Nelson school district registered the second highest decrease in overall budget over the last five years. The aggregate funding has decreased by 12.5% since the 2015/16 school year, making the district an outlier in reduced enrolment. [3]

Schools

SchoolLocationGrades
Fort Nelson Secondary School Fort Nelson8-12
G W Carlson Elementary School Fort NelsonK-4
J S Clark Elementary School Fort NelsonK-4
R L Angus Intermediate School Fort Nelson5-7
Toad River Elem-Secondary School Toad RiverK-12

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  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2019-08-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "No maternity ward, unreliable medevac, dangerous roads: why doctors tell pregnant women to leave Fort Nelson | CBC News".
  3. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/administration/resource-management/school-district-financial-reporting/revenue/1920-tables.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]

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