School district in British Columbia, Canada
School District 38 Richmond Headquarters for the Richmond School District
Richmond
Lower Mainland
Canada Motto Our focus is on the learner Superintendent Chris Usih Schools 53 Budget CA$344 million (2023–2024)[1] Students 23,107 (2023–2024)[2] Website www .sd38 .bc .ca
Richmond School District , officially the Board of Education of School District No. 38 (Richmond) , also known as SD38 , is a school district based in Richmond , British Columbia , Canada. The school board is governed by seven elected trustees, and serves the entire city of Richmond.
The district supports a hands on approach to learning that emphasizes students' actual skills rather than grades and standardized test performance.[3]
Schools
As of 2016, the district operates 38 primary schools , 10 secondary schools , and one alternative school .
Elementary schools
Current Elementary Schools:[4]
Name
Location[5]
Grades
Notes[6]
Anderson Elementary School
Garden City
k–7
Early French Immersion Offered
Blair Elementary School
Thompson
k–7
Blundell Elementary School
Blundell
k–7
Bridge Elementary School
South Arm
k–7
Early French Immersion Offered
Brighouse Elementary School
Brighouse
k–7
Montessori education offered
Byng Elementary School
Steveston
k–7
Cook Elementary School
Brighouse
k–7
DeBeck Elementary School
Broadmoor
k–7
Diefenbaker Elementary School
Steveston
k–7
Late French Immersion Offered
Dixon Elementary School
Seafair
k–7
Early French Immersion Offered
Errington Elementary School
Broadmoor
k–7
Ferris Elementary School
Blundell
k–7
Garden City Elementary School
Garden City
k–7
Montessori education offered[7]
General Currie Elementary School
Blundell
k–7
Gilmore Elementary School
Seafair
k–7
Early French Immersion Offered
Grauer Elementary School
Seafair
k–7
Hamilton Elementary School
Fraserwood
k–7
Homma Elementary School
Steveston
k–7
Early French Immersion Offered
Kingswood Elementary School
Southarm
k–7
Kidd Elementary School
South Arm
k–7
Lee Elementary School
South Arm
k–7
Maple Lane Elementary School
South Arm
k–7
McKay Elementary School
Thompson
k–7
McKinney Elementary School
Steveston
k–7
Montessori education offered[7]
McNeely Elementary School
Knight
k–7
Mitchell Elementary School
Knight
k–7
Early French Immersion Offered
Quilchena Elementary School
Seafair
k–7
Sea Island Annex
Sea Island /
Burkeville
k–3
Due to low amounts of students,
Sea Island is closed as of the 2019–20 school year.
Spul'u'kwuks Elementary School
Terra Nova / Seafair
k–7
Steves Elementary School
Steveston
k–7
Montessori education offered[7]
Tait Elementary School
Bridgeport
k–7
Talmey Elementary School
Bridgeport
k–7
Thompson Elementary School
Thompson
k–7
Tomsett Elementary School
Garden City
k–7
Westwind Elementary School
Steveston
k–7
Whiteside Elementary School
Ironwood
k–7
Both Early and Late French Immersion Offered
Woodward Elementary School
Ironwood
k–7
Wowk Elementary School
Seafair
k–7
Secondary schools
Prior to 1996, Richmond had separate Junior Secondary Schools (grades 8–10) and Senior Secondary Schools (grades 11–12). Starting in 1996, the district began a two-year merging process that changed all high schools to be Grades 8 to 12 inclusive.
Alternate schools
Board of Education
The Richmond Board of Education consists of seven school trustees.[9] They are elected along with the mayor and councillors of Richmond in municipal elections.
2022–present
Elected in the 2022 municipal election [9]
Rob Belleza
Ken Hamaguchi
Heather Larson
Donna Sargent
Debbie Tablotney
Alice Wong
David Yang
2018–2022
Elected in the 2018 municipal election [10]
Norm Goldstein
Ken Hamaguchi
Heather Larson
Richard Lee
Sandra Nixon
Donna Sargent
Debbie Tablotney
2014–2018
Elected in the 2014 municipal election [11]
Ken Hamaguchi
Jonathan Ho
Sandra Nixon
Donna Sargent
Debbie Tablotney
Alice Wong
Eric Yung
References
External links
Secondary or high schools Private schools