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School District 27 Cariboo-Chilcotin

School District 27 Cariboo-Chilcotin

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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.

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The school district had 30 schools as of May 2012.[3] Of these, three are high schools, eight are junior secondary or combined elementary/junior secondary schools, 16 elementary schools and three provide alternative provision.[3][4] The district also operates a Rural Secondary Program to allow learners to study from home in remote rural areas using virtual classroom.[5] A number of StrongStart BC programs operate in the district and specialist provision is also provided for First Nation learners.[2][3][6]

The district educates around 5,800 students and has in the region of 1,000 employees.[3]

Schools

The district has a number of Elementary/Junior schools located in more remote rural areas.[4] 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.[4]

School enrollment varies between very low numbers - as low as 15 students enrolled at some of the more remote elementary schools in September 2020[6] - to over 800 students at Columneetza Secondary School and Lake City Secondary.[6]

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References

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    , Cariboo-Chilcotin School District. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  2. [2]
    School district profile, British Columbia Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
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    Cariboo-Chilcotin: School District 27, Careers in BC education. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
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    Elementary/Junior schools, School District #27 Cariboo-Chilcotin. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
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    Rural Secondary Program, School District #27 Cariboo-Chilcotin. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
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    School information - District 027 - Cariboo-Chilcotin, British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
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    "GROW (Graduation Routes Other Ways) and Skyline | School District No. 27 (Cariboo - Chilcotin)". www.sd27.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-02-26.


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