School District 39 Vancouver
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| Region | Metro/Coast |
| Board office location | Vancouver |
| Communities served | Vancouver, University Endowment Lands |
| Number of schools | 119 |
| Budget:
CAD$ (millions) |
392.0 |
| Student population:
full-time equivalent |
56,567 |
| Superintendent: | Mr Chris Kelly |
Vancouver School Board (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.
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.
It is their collective responsibility as a school district to ensure the highest quality of learning experiences for all students, with a focus on student engagement, learning and development in a safe, inclusive environment.
[edit] Schools
| Name | Community | Website |
|---|---|---|
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Champlain Heights | http://champlain.vsb.bc.ca |
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http://jamieson.vsb.bc.ca | |
| Built in 1961, named after the first woman school administrator in Vancouver, has a high percentage of English Second Language students and International students, majority of students speak an Asian dialect at home, only Grades 4 through 7 Mandarin Bilingual Program in B.C.[1] | ||
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Fraserview | http://maccorkindale.vsb.bc.ca |
| Constructed in 1967 as the first open-area school in British Columbia[2] | ||
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http://maquinna.vsb.bc.ca | |
| Opened in 1954, the majority of students come from homes where English is a second language, Cantonese, Mandarin and Vietnamese are the most prevalent.[3] | ||
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http://thunderbird.vsb.bc.ca | |
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Vancouver District programme | http://tyee.vsb.bc.ca |
| Montessori alternative program school[4] | ||
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