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Many school districts were in existence prior to British Columbia joining Canada in 1871. Some districts were just single schools or even one teacher. Traditionally school districts in British Columbia were either municipal, which were named after the municipality such as Vancouver or Victoria, or rural and given a regional name.
The list of Canadian school districts has been split by province and territory: List of school authorities in Alberta; List of school districts in British Columbia; List of school districts in Manitoba; List of school districts in New Brunswick; List of school districts in Newfoundland and Labrador; List of school districts in Nova Scotia
A middle (junior high) school teaches grades in between a primary (elementary) and secondary (senior high) school. Only some provinces have the concept, while others divide the "middle" years between primary/elementary and secondary/senior. See a table of grade structure by province for how different provinces divide their grades. Sometimes ...
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Education in British Columbia comprises public and private primary and secondary schools throughout the province. Like most other provinces in Canada, education is compulsory from ages 6–16 (grades 1–10), although the vast majority of students remain in school until they graduate from high school at the age of 18.
The next ranking jumps up the list, with Amherst College in Amherst placing 24th. Amherst is a small liberal arts college with an open curriculum and a distinguished science program. Wellesley College
York House offers a comprehensive academic program through Grades JK to 12. The Junior school is currently ranked number one in the province, and has consistently maintained a first place standing in the Fraser Institute provincial rankings. [5] Likewise, the senior school is currently ranked first out of 252 schools in the province. [6]
Both the teachers' unions are employed by Nicola-Similkameen School district but have retained their original status within the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF). The respective unions are: Nicola Valley Teachers' Union (NVTU) - Local #31 of the BCTF and Princeton District Teachers' Union (PDTU) - Local #17 of the BCTF.