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  • 16,262 students enrolled in Kindergarten to Grade 12, including adults
  • 9005 elementary and 7257 secondary students
  • 48% female, 52% male, 4% Aboriginal, 6% English Second Language (ESL), 13% French Immersion, 4% Non-Residents
  • Top five languages spoken in home - English 79.7%, Persian 5%, Korean 4.7%, Tagalog (Philipino) 1.6%, Spanish 1.2%
  • $137 million operating budget for 2010/11
  • $90 million capital budget for new construction, renovation and improvements
  • 2002 employees (full-time and part-time) - 1114 teachers, 728 non-teaching staff, 160 casual staff
  • 46% of the non-teaching employees are Special Education staff 
  • A comprehensive K-12 education program consisting of over 200 provincial and locally developed educational programs and services in the Humanities, Mathematics/Sciences, Physical Education, Fine Arts and Applied Skills
  • The North Vancouver Distributed Learning School, working in partnership with our mainstream high schools, to provide interactive and engaging online courses for both youth and adults requiring credits in Grades 10, 11 and 12 
  • Early French Immersion, Late French Immersion and Secondary Bilingual Programs, enrolling 2,212 students
  • Nationally recognized local programs, including Band and Strings, Reading 44, Firm Foundations, Inspirations 44, Math 44, and Early Learning Foundations
  • Summer School, providing comprehensive programming for elementary and secondary remediation, full credit senior secondary school courses, and courses for ESL and French language learners
  • A variety of specialized support services for students with exceptional learning needs
  • An International Education Program, attracting over 600 learners from around the world - 200 elementary and 400 secondary students
  • Continuing Education, providing adults with Literacy Foundation courses and English 10, 11, and 12.
  • The Artists for Kids Trust housing a collection of contemporary Canadian art and providing award winning fine arts enrichment programming and scholarships
  • 7 StrongStart early learning centres
  • 25 elementary schools
  • 4 alternate schools/programs (Keith Lynn Alternate Secondary School (KLASS), Youth Learning Centre (YLC), Therapeutic Day Program, Key (Third Step) Program)
  • 7 secondary schools
  • An environmental outdoor education centre, the North Vancouver Outdoor School, located near Squamish, BC

Updated July 8, 2011


We provide world-class instruction and a rich diversity of engaging programs to inspire success for every student and bring communities together to learn, share and grow.

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