School District 36 Surrey
School District 36 Surrey | |
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Location | |
Surrey Surrey, White Rock, Barnston Island in Metro/Coast
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District information | |
Superintendent | Jordan Tinney[1] |
Schools | 128 (K-12) |
Budget | CA$1 billion |
Students and staff | |
Students | 72,526 |
Teachers | 6,063 |
Other information | |
Website | www |
School District 36 Surrey operates schools in Surrey, White Rock, and Barnston Island, British Columbia. It is the largest school district in British Columbia with 71,838 students during the 2016/2017 school year.[2] District 36 includes 101 elementary schools, 26 secondary schools, and 5 learning centres. The first school in Surrey opened in 1882. The district is Surrey’s largest employer with 10,989 employees including 6,063 teachers.[3]
Administration[]
The Surrey School District's administration hub is the District Education Centre and was officially opened on September 11, 2011.[4]
Schools[]
Elementary schools[]
School | Location | Grades | Notes |
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Adams Road Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Adams Road is a new school opened in January 2011, located in the Cloverdale/Clayton area of Surrey. Current enrollment is approximately 550 students.[5] |
A H P Matthew Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
A J McLellan Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Anniedale Traditional School | Surrey | K-7 | Closed in 2010. |
Bayridge Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Opened 1992. Expanded 2016. |
Bear Creek Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Opened 1964. |
Beaver Creek Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Principal is Karen Greaux.[6] |
Berkshire Park Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Opened 21 March 1989. Expanded 2000. Principal is Janice Charlton. Hosts Challenge Program. |
Betty Huff Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Opened 1976. |
Bonaccord Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Bothwell Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Boundary Park Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Bridgeview Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | The school's mascot was a lion but is now a bear. |
Brookside Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | The school's mascot is the bobcat. |
Cambridge Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Cambridge Elementary opened in 2006. It received a four-class addition in 2011 to try to get rid of the portables. It feeds into Sullivan Heights Secondary School. Today it is a well known elementary in South Newton Surrey with an enrolment of around 770 students with 33 divisions. It houses 12 portables plus one portable bathroom. It has approximately 23 students per class. The principal is Shawn Nelson. |
Cedar Hills Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Principal is Ms. Douglas. |
Chantrell Creek Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Mr. Linklater is the principal. |
Chimney Hill Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Cindrich Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Mrs. Maharaj is the principal. There mascot is a coyote. |
Clayton Elementary School | Surrey | 4-7 | |
Cloverdale Traditional School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Coast Meridian Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Colebrook Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Cougar Creek Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Coyote Creek Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Creekside Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Crescent Park Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
David Brankin Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Discovery Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Dogwood Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Has approximately 400 students |
Don Christian Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Dr. F.D. Sinclair Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
East Clayton Elementary School | Surrey | K-3 | |
East Kensington Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
École Henry Bose Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Ecole Riverdale Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Ellendale Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Erma Stephenson Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Fleetwood Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Forsyth Road Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Fraser Wood Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Frost Road Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
George Greenaway Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | The school Mascot is a Eagle. Seismic upgrades are being constructed on the 4-7 Grade Wing. With Upgrades Being completed on the gym. The school has the Cloverdale Ball Park located Directly Connecting to school Grounds it. It has Approximately 546 Students. The School's Pricipal is Ms. B. Copeland |
Georges Vanier | Surrey | K-7 | |
Goldstone Park Elementary | Surrey | K-7 | Goldstone Park Elementary opened in 2014. It has approximately 700 students, and opened to relieve overcrowding at Cambridge Elementary. |
Grandview Heights Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Closed in 2006. |
Green Timbers Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Enrollment 787. Principal is Glen Hilder. First opened in 1930; rebuilt in 1955.[7] |
H T Thrift Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Founded by Henry Thomas Thrift. Principal is Laureen Boulet. |
Halls Prairie Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Harold Bishop Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Hazelgrove Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Opened in 2009. Principal is Michael Hurt. Sports teams are the Hazelgrove Hurricanes. |
Hillcrest Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Hillcrest Elementary opened in 2000 with approximately 400 students. That number increased by 222 by 2008, although Hazelgrove Elementary took a few students out of the school. The principal was D. White, who retired in 2009. The school is currently[when?] in its tenth year. Has approximently 4,000 students. |
Hjorth Road Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Opened in 1910. Celebrating 107 years as of 2017. |
Holly Elementary | Surrey | K-7 | |
Hyland Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Hosts Challenge Program. |
J T Brown Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
James Ardiel Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Approximately 500 students are enrolled. |
Janice Churchill Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Enrolls approximately 400 students. The principal of Janice Churchill is Ixchel Bradley-Buick. Janice Churchill Elementary School is located in the centre of Surrey, BC. It is named after a highly respected teacher who lost her battle to skin cancer at a young age. The school's mascot is a cheetah. |
Jessie Lee Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Hosts Strongstart program. |
K B Woodward Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Katzie Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Opened in 2013. The school's mascot is the eagle. Principal is Ross Brennan. Enrolment is approximately 900. |
Kennedy Trail Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Kensington Prairie Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Kirkbride Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Principal is Martin Bobik. |
Laronde Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | French immersion school. |
Latimer Road Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Lena Shaw Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
M B Sanford Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Maple Green Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Martha Currie Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Martha Jane Norris Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Mary Jane Shannon Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
McLeod Road Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Morgan Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Mountainview Montessori School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Newton Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
North Ridge Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Ocean Cliff Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | School opened in September, 1990. |
Old Yale Road Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Pacific Heights Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Opened in 2006. The school's mascot is a phoenix. |
Panorama Park Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Peace Arch Elementary School | White Rock | K-7 | Hosts Challenge program. Mascot is a raven. |
Port Kells Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | The school's mascot is a panther. |
Prince Charles Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | The school's mascot is a Griffin. Hosts Challenge Program. |
Ray Shepherd Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Riverdale Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | French immersion program as well as English school. |
Rosemary Heights Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Royal Heights Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Founded in 1966 by anthropologist and vocalist Adam R. Knowles. The principal is R. Holman and enrolment is about 250. The school's mascot is the lion. |
Semiahmoo Trail Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | The school's mascot is a coyote. |
Senator Reid Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Founded 1961. Principal is H. Schnee. The lead singer for the band Hedley, Jacob Hoggard, attended Senator Reid. He graduated from L.A. Matheson in 2002. |
Serpentine Heights Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Located in Fleetwood. The school's mascot is the hawk. Hosts Challenge Program. |
Simon Cunningham Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | French immersion program as well as English school. |
South Meridian Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Strawberry Hill Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Strawberry Hill Elementary is a learning community with 570 students, 378 families and 58 staff members. The community has evolved into one consisting largely of Indo-Canadian and Pak-Canadian families. Most of the students speak Punjabi, English, Urdu or Hindi, with the others remaining students speaking a variety of other different languages. Strawberry Hill Elementary opened in 1983. |
Sullivan Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Sullivan Elementary School is in the Sullivan Heights neighbourhood with an enrolment of around 295 students (2018/2019 year). It is getting an addition so it can provide space for more students. |
Sunnyside Elementary | Surrey | K-7 | Sunnyside Elementary[8] is a dual-track school that offers a Montessori program and a neighbourhood program in South Surrey. |
Sunrise Ridge Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Surrey Centre Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Surrey Traditional School | Surrey | K-7 | |
T E Scott Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | T E Scott Elementary School is an elementary school in the East Newton South neighbourhood. |
W E Kinvig Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Walnut Road Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Westerman Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
White Rock Elementary School | White Rock | K-7 | |
William F. Davidson Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
William Watson Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | |
Woodward Hill Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Woodward Hill Elementary serves English and French immersion students. |
Woodland Park Elementary School | Surrey | K-7 | Principal is E. Harrison; vice-principal is W. Caley. The school's mascot is a wolf.[9] |
Secondary schools and other programs[]
Budget[]
The Surrey School District balanced its budget for the 2013-14 school year.[10] A $600 million preliminary operating budget was approved for the 2013-2014 school year. It comprises $573 million in provincial government grants and $15 million from district revenue. An additional $12.3 million was found in unspent funds and another $4 million was to come through reducing expenditures and some job reductions. There was an overall decrease of 45 positions, including 25 teachers and 17 support staff, mainly through attrition. The Surrey School District is one of few districts in the province experiencing an increase in enrollment.[11]
The district has 273 portables to address overcapacity. In May 2016, the provincial government announced contributing $100 million to fund six projects to add 2,700 new student spaces by the end of 2020. September 2019 The District Now Has 361 Portable Classrooms. [12]
In the news[]
The Surrey School District was reported in the national news numerous times during the 1990s and 2000s, most notably for its stand on social issues.
Overcrowding[]
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The Surrey School District has 361 portable classrooms for the 2019/2020 school year, 28 more than for the previous year. The district projects about 1100 students per year. Approximately 9000 students are in portables as of 2019/20.
Book banning[]
The District School Board was the focus of major media attention from 1997 to 2002 over its stand on not allowing books about families with same-sex parents to be included as optional learning resources. These books were requested by , a kindergarten teacher, to reflect on the realities of today's families and to teach his pupils about diversity and tolerance.
A legal battle to overturn the decision to ban the three books went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, where the school board's decision was overturned. The judgment, Chamberlain v. Surrey School District No. 36, cited the need for families headed by same-sex couples to be respected. Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin dismissed the Board's concerns that children would be confused or misled by classroom information about same-sex parents. She pointed out that the children of same-sex parents are rubbing shoulders with children from more traditional families, and wrote: "Tolerance is always age-appropriate, children cannot learn unless they are exposed to views that differ from those they are taught at home." The legal fees ended up costing Surrey taxpayers over $1,200,000.
Drama production[]
In 2005, the Surrey School District made national news for canceling production of The Laramie Project, a play that deals with the murder of a gay university student, in Elgin Park Secondary. Advocates for the play noted that it is designed to teach tolerance toward LGBT people. The school district's administration said that the play contains sex, violence and foul language and is not appropriate as family entertainment.[13] The decision met with outrage from LGBT advocacy organization Egale Canada.[14] A school in neighbouring Vancouver, Lord Byng Secondary School, subsequently chose to stage the play.[15]
Climate change[]
In May 2007, the Surrey School Board made national news when it voted to instruct teachers not to show Al Gore's Academy Award-winning documentary on climate change, An Inconvenient Truth, until trustees were able to review the film. On the issue of climate change, Board Trustee and social activist Heather Stilwell stated: "I am not sure. I mean I see evidence. I think there is climate change, there's no question about that. Whether what Al Gore says about it is the truth, I have questions."[16]
Bible study[]
In early November, 2009, a Cloverdale father, Paul Jubenvill, requested an extra-curricular, non-instructional, voluntarily-attended Bible club be established during lunch-hour at his sons' school,[17][18] Colebrook Elementary. The school would not permit the club on their property, and the Surrey School District supported the school's position. The father argued that this ban violated the provincial BC Human Rights Code by disallowing a normally available service on the grounds of discrimination against religion. The school district was concerned that permitting the club may have given the appearance of the school endorsing a particular religious ideology. Jubenvill argued that there is a difference between endorsing a faith versus "accommodating" spiritual needs.
A complaint was filed with the BC Human Rights Tribunal; however, Jubenvill withdrew the complaint because he felt that the resulting media attention and the reaction it generated did not accurately represent his intentions and he preferred to address the matter with the school district out of the public eye.[19]
Some secondary schools in the School District have, or have had, overtly Christian clubs (for example, LA Matheson has a prayer club titled "PUSH",[20][21][22] Semiahmoo Secondary had a Crossroad Christian club in 2008 and earlier years,[23] and Fraser Heights Secondary had a Bible Club in 2007[24]).
Roof collapse[]
At Colebrook Elementary in July 2010, a 75-foot portion of a roof over an exterior walkway collapsed, with no injuries reported.[25] In 2011 the school district initiated legal action against the contractor and architect involved in the design and construction of the roof, which had been built in 1987.[26]
Anti-discrimination code[]
In November 2013 the School Board adopted an anti-discrimination code to provide protection for students and staff against homophobic and other forms of bullying. Approximately one third of all school districts in the province have policies against homophobic bullying.[27]
Gallery[]
Holly Elementary School by day
The moon sets over Holly Elementary School, October 14, 2008.
Princess Margaret Secondary School
Colebrook Elementary School; evening shot of the south wing in October 2009
Surrey Centre Elementary School; Dec 2, 2009 (full moon) HDR shot at 11:10 pm
Cambridge Elementary School; May 1, 2011
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Superintendent's Department - Superintendent's Department". www.surreyschools.ca.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Contact Us - Surrey Schools". www.surreyschools.ca.
- ^ School Website
- ^ School webpage
- ^ "Surrey Schools from 1901 to 1939". www.surreyhistory.ca.
- ^ Sunnyside Elementary
- ^ School website
- ^ http://www.surreyleader.com/news/212557861.html Balancing Surrey school budget 'trying,' says trustee June 22, 2013
- ^ https://vancouversun.com/news/Spending+restraints+threaten+public+schooling+trustees+warn/2933026/story.html Archived 2010-04-27 at the Wayback Machine "Spending restraints threaten public schooling, trustees warn", The Vancouver Sun, May 8, 2010
- ^ Saltman, Jennifer (2016-08-30). "NDP leader John Horgan offers fix to Surrey school district's portable problem". The Province. The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- ^ Sudbury stages the play Surrey shunned, The Globe and Mail, October 4, 2005. Retrieved 2014-01-21
- ^ "Egale calls on B.C. government to stop censorship, ensure safe schools". Egale Canada. September 23, 2005. Archived from the original on 2010-09-12.
- ^ "B.C. school stages controversial 'Laramie Project'". CBC Arts. January 11, 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-01-13.
- ^ "Inconvenient Truth raises questions in B.C. school district". CBC News. May 14, 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Surrey parent fights school over thwarted Bible study group". December 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ "Dad files human rights complaint against Surrey School District". December 5, 2009. Archived from the original on December 7, 2009.
- ^ "Surrey parent backs away from fight over school Bible group". December 9, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
- ^ "Clubs". November 30, 2009.
- ^ "L. A. Matheson Secondary". November 30, 2009.
- ^ L.A. Matheson Secondary School Back To School Newsletter, August 2004. Retrieved 2014-01-21
- ^ "september 2009 newsletter" (PDF). November 30, 2009.
- ^ "Fraser Heights Focus newsletter" (PDF). November 30, 2009.
- ^ "Portion of school's roof collapses". July 12, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Janet Steffenhagen (January 25, 2011). "Surrey school district suing over collapsed elementary-school roof". The Vancouver Sun..Retrieved 2014-01-21
- ^ Surrey School Board adopts anti-homophobia policy, News1130.com, November 15, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-21
External links[]
- School districts in British Columbia
- Education in Surrey, British Columbia