News & Announcements

School District No.48 (SD48) is welcoming new registrations for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year starting January 17th, 2023 at 8:00am.

SD48 Board of Education follows a budget development process each school year in order to establish the final annual budget for submission to the Ministry of Education and Child Care. This process begins with providing an opportunity for partners to share input toward decision-making through a survey. Click on the headline to access this survey. The survey will be open for input from December 15th, 2022 to January 18th, 2023. Thank you for your engagement in this important process.

January 13, 2023, is Black Excellence day as a lead-up to Black History Month in February. Black Excellence Day recognizes and honours the accomplishments of Black individuals, and SD48 acknowledges the ongoing struggle for equality and justice for all marginalized populations, specifically Black people. To learn more, we encourage you to check out the Black Excellence Day website by clicking on the headline of this post.

School District No. 48 (SD48) offers Early French Immersion for the Squamish area and Late French Immersion for Whistler and Pemberton. Families are invited to attend an in-person information session in one of these communities to learn more about this program of choice. Click the above headline for more information.

Please read a letter of introduction and holiday wishes on behalf of Minister Rachna Singh, Minister of Education and Child Care.

Warm wishes from the Superintendent of Schools.

This school year, School District 48 is completing a school calendar development process for each of the next three school years. By clicking on the headline, it will link to a website describing the calendar development process, along with information to help you provide input to the Board of Education. On this webpage, you can review the draft calendars and complete a brief survey, which should take about 10-15 minutes of your time. The Board appreciates your input. The survey will close on Friday, December 16th at 4:00 pm.

December 3rd marked a special day that has been in the works for the last 3 years! Ms. Saenger welcomed students, staff, contractors and families to the Grand Opening of the Brackendale Elementary new Outdoor Classroom and Nature Play Area on December 3rd.

The Ministry of Education and Child Care has recently released updated health guides and expanded kindergarten-to-Grade-12 curriculum resources to support educators in teaching consent with an age-appropriate and non-discriminatory approach in the classroom. These resources can be accessed within the news release.

As we transition into the winter season, with wind storms and snow becoming more frequent, we want to share a friendly reminder about school closures related to extreme weather conditions.