School District 27 Cariboo-Chilcotin is a school district in central British Columbia. It covers a large geographic area in the Chilcotin and Cariboo districts, from 100 Mile House in the south to Williams Lake in the north.
The school district had 30 schools as of May 2012.Cariboo-Chilcotin: School District 27, Careers in BC education. Retrieved 7 May 2012. Of these, three are high schools, eight are junior secondary or combined elementary/junior secondary schools, 16 elementary schools and three provide alternative provision. The district also operates a Rural Secondary Program to allow learners to study from home in remote rural areas using virtual classroom.Rural Secondary Program, School District #27 Cariboo-Chilcotin. Retrieved 6 May 2012. A number of StrongStart BC programs operate in the district and specialist provision is also provided for First Nation learners.School information – District 027 – Cariboo-Chilcotin, British Columbia Ministry of Education, 30 September 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
The district educates around 5,800 students and has in the region of 1,000 employees.
Schools The district has a number of Elementary/Junior schools located in more remote rural areas.Elementary/Junior schools, School District #27 Cariboo-Chilcotin. Retrieved 6 May 2012. These allow learners to continue to study close to their homes. They cater for students in grades 8 and 9, with the opportunity to include grade 10 learners if demand exists.
School enrollment varies between very low numbers – as low as 15 students enrolled at some of the more remote elementary schools in September 2020 – to over 800 students at Columneetza Secondary School and Lake City Secondary.
SchoolLocation Grades100 Mile House Elementary School100 Mile HouseK-7100 Mile House Jr Secondary School100 Mile HouseClosed as of June 2013108 Mile Elementary School108 Mile RanchK-7150 Mile Elementary School150 Mile HouseK-6Alexis Creek Elementary/Secondary SchoolAlexis CreekK-10Anahim Lake Elem-Jr Secondary SchoolAnahim LakeK-10Big Lake Elementary SchoolBig LakeK-7Bridge Lake Elementary SchoolBridge LakeClosed as of June 2016 due to low enrollmentBuffalo Creek Elementary School100 Mile HouseClosed as of June 2013Cataline Elementary SchoolWilliams LakeK-6Chilcotin Road Elementary SchoolWilliams LakeK-6Columneetza Secondary SchoolWilliams Lake7–9Dog Creek Elem-Jr. Secondary SchoolDog CreekK-10Glendale Elementary SchoolWilliams LakeClosed as of June 2013GROW-Graduation Routes Other WaysLac La HacheAdult Education, Alternate Programs, Distance Education, Cross-Enrolled CoursesHorse Lake Elementary SchoolLone ButteK-7Horsefly Elem-Jr Secondary SchoolHorseflyK-10Kwaleen Elementary SchoolWilliams LakeClosed as of June 2013Lac La Hache Elementary SchoolLac La HacheK-7Lake City Secondary SchoolWilliams Lake10–12 Likely Elem-Jr Secondary SchoolLikelyK-7Marie Sharpe Elementary SchoolWilliams LakeK-7Mountview Elementary SchoolWilliams LakeK-6Naghtaneqed Elem-Jr Secondary SchoolNemaiah ValleyK-10Nenqayni Treatment CentreWilliams LakeNo enrollment as of September 2011Nesika Elementary SchoolWilliams LakeK-6 French ImmersionPeter Skene Ogden Secondary School100 Mile House8–12Skyline Alternate SchoolWilliams Lake9–12Tatla Lake Elem-Jr Secondary SchoolTatla LakeK-10Wildwood Elementary SchoolWilliams LakeClosed as of May 2015 due to mold.Williams Lake Secondary SchoolWilliams LakeClosed as of June 2013
See also List of school districts in British Columbia
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