Vancouver School Board

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This article is about the public school district in Vancouver, British Columbia. For the public school district in Vancouver, Washington, see Vancouver Public Schools.

**School District 39 Vancouver**
Region	Metro/Coast
Board office location	1580 West Broadway, Vancouver
Communities served	Vancouver, University Endowment Lands
Number of schools	119
Budget: CAD$ (millions)	392.0
Student population: full-time equivalent	56,567
Superintendent:	Steve Cardwell
Vancouver School District Website

Vancouver School Board (VSB, also School District #39) is a school district based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A board of nine trustees manage this district that serves the city of Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands.

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.

Special programs

The University Transition Program is an early university entrance program that is located in University of British Columbia. Students of this program have access to most UBC facilities, and also possess UBC ID cards.
TREK Outdoor Education Program
International Baccalaureate programs at Britannia Secondary School and Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School
City School

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

References

↑ "Mini Schools Frequently Asked Questions". Vancouver School Board. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
↑ "Mini School Registration". Vancouver School Board. Retrieved 26 June 2011.

External links

Official website

v t e Schools in Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands

Secondary schools	Britannia Lord Byng Sir Winston Churchill David Thompson Gladstone Eric Hamber Ideal Mini School John Oliver Killarney King George Kitsilano Magee Point Grey Prince of Wales Templeton Sir Charles Tupper University Hill Vancouver Technical Windermere Jules-Verne Vancouver Learning Network

Primary or elementary schools	Anne-Hébert Bayview Beaconsfield Begbie Britannia Brock Bruce Carleton Carnarvon Carr Cavell Champlain Heights Champlain Heights Annex Collingwood Cook Cunningham Dickens Dickens Annex Douglas Douglas Annex Elsie Roy False Creek Fleming Franklin Fraser Garibaldi Annex Gordon Grandview Grenfell Hastings Henderson Henderson Annex Hudson Jamieson Jules Quesnel Kerrisdale Kerrisdale Annex Kingsford-Smith Kitchener Laurier Laurier Annex L'École Bilingue Livingstone Lloyd George Lord MacCorkindale MacDonald MacKenzie Maple Grove Maquinna Maquinna Annex McBride McBride Annex McKechnie Moberly Mount Pleasant Nelson Nightingale Nootka Norma Rose Point School Norquay Oppenheimer Osler Queen Alexandra Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth Annex Queen Mary Queen Victoria Annex Quilchena Renfrew Roberts Roberts Annex Rose-des-Vents Secord Selkirk Selkirk Annex Sexsmith Seymour Shaughnessy Southlands Strathcona Tecumseh Tecumseh Annex Tennyson Thunderbird Tillicum Annex Trafalgar Trudeau Tyee University Hill Van Horne Waverley Weir Wolfe

Private schools	Bodwell High School Blessed Sacrament School Corpus Christi Elementary Crofton House School Family Montessori School Fraser Academy King David High School Khalsa School Little Flower Academy Madrona School North Creek Montessori School Notre Dame Regional Secondary School Our Lady of Perpetual Help School Our Lady of Sorrows Elementary St. Andrew's School St. Anthony of Padua School St. Francis of Assisi Elementary St. Francis Xavier Elementary School St. George's School St. John's School St. Jude's Elementary St. Mary's Elementary St. Patrick's Elementary School St. Patrick's Regional Secondary School Stratford Hall Vancouver Christian School Vancouver College Vancouver Formosa Academy Vancouver Hebrew Academy Vancouver Montessori School Vancouver Talmud Torah West Point Grey Academy Westside Christian School York House School

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