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  • 15,843 students enrolled in Kindergarten to Grade 12 and over 740 early learners 
  • 8,907 elementary and 6,936 secondary students, including 170 graduated adults 
  • 48.6% female, 51.4% male, 3.9% Aboriginal, 5.1% English Language Learners (ELL), 15.2% French Immersion, 3.4% Non-Residents
  • Top ten languages spoken in home: English 79.3%, Persian 4.8%, Korean 3.3%, Tagalog (Philipino) 1.8%, Mandarin 1.3%, Spanish 1.2%, Japanese 1.1%, Chinese 1%, German 0.7%, and Portuguese 0.6%
  • $162.5 million operating budget for 2012/13 [amended]
  • $55 million capital budget for new construction, renovation and improvements
  • 2,363 employees (full-time and part-time), which includes 1,095 teachers, 222 teachers-on-call, 767 non-teaching staff, 159 casual staff, 35 management and 85 school administrative staff
  • 49% 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, enrolling 1,108 secondary and adult students, works in partnership with mainstream high schools and provides 34 academic and elective courses for Grades 10, 11 and 12 students
  • Early French Immersion and Late French Immersion Programs, enrolling 2,407 students
  • Nationally recognized local programs, including Band and Strings, Our Turn to Talk, Reading 44, Firm Foundations, Writing 44, Math 44, and the ELF (Early Learning Foundations) affiliation of preschool and child care providers
  • Summer School, enrolling over 1,300 students, provides comprehensive programming for elementary and secondary remediation and full-credit senior secondary school courses for English Language Learners (ELL) and French Language Learners
  • A variety of specialized support services for students with exceptional learning needs
  • An International Education Program, attracting over 500 learners from around the world
  • 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 BC Centres with 738 registered early learners 
  • 25 elementary schools
  • 6 secondary schools
  • An alternate secondary school
  • An environmental outdoor education centre, the North Vancouver Outdoor School, located near Squamish, BC

Updated March 4, 2013


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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