| School District 33 Chilliwack | |
| Country: | Canada |
| Motto: | Partners in Learning |
| Superintendent: | Rohan Arul-pragasm |
| Asst Superintendents: | |
| Chair Of The Board: | Willow Reichelt |
| Schools: | 32 |
| Budget: | $213 million CAD (2023-2024) |
| Students: | 14,757 (2023) |
| Staff: | 2,100 |
School District 33 Chilliwack is a school district in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. It has an enrollment of approximately 14,757 full students, and approximately 2,100 teachers and support staff.[1] Its annual budget for the 2023/24 school year is $213,172,760 CAD.[2]
The District operates under authority of the School Act of British Columbia. It is governed by Board of Education consisting of seven trustees elected to four-year terms and is funded principally by the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Education.
The Chilliwack School District was created on June 16, 1870. James Kennedy was the first teacher appointed by the Province of British Columbia in Chilliwack, on June 18, 1872.[3]
| School | Grades |
|---|---|
| Bernard Elementary | K-6 |
| Cheam Elementary | K-6 |
| K-6 | |
| Cultus Lake Community School | K-6 |
| East Chilliwack Elementary | K-6 |
| Evans Elementary | K-6 |
| Greendale Elementary | K-6 |
| Leary Integrated Arts & Technology | K-6 |
| Little Mountain Elementary | K-6 |
| McCammon Elementary | K-6 |
| Promontory Heights Community Elementary | K-6 |
| Robertson Elementary | K-6 |
| Sardis Elementary | K-6 |
| Strathcona Elementary | K-6 |
| Tyson Elementary | K-6 |
| Unsworth Elementary | K-6 |
| Vedder Elementary | K-6 |
| Watson Elementary | K-6 |
| Yarrow Community School | K-6 |
| Rosedale Traditional Community | K-8 |
| Stitó:s Lá:lém Totí:lt | K-8 |
| A D Rundle Middle School | 6-8 |
| Chilliwack Middle School | 6-8 |
| Mount Slesse Middle School | 6-8 |
| Vedder Middle School | 6-8 |
| 9-12 | |
| 9-12 | |
| Imagine High Integrated Arts/Technology | 9-12 |
| Kw'íyeqel Secondary | 9-12 |
| 9-12 | |
| 10-12 | |
| Continuing Ed SD 33 | 12 |
The district is governed by the school board, which consists of seven trustees elected at-large every four years. The most recent election was on October 15, 2022. The next scheduled election will be October 17, 2026.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Carin Bondar (elected) | 8,888 | 51.26 |
| Willow Reichelt (elected) | 8,287 | 47.8 |
| Margaret Reid (elected) | 8,116 | 46.81 |
| David Swankey (elected) | 8,047 | 46.41 |
| Teri Westerby (elected) | 7,584 | 43.74 |
| Heather Maahs (elected) | 7,075 | 40.81 |
| Richard Procee (elected) | 7,047 | 40.64 |
| Brian VanGarderen | 7,000 | 40.64 |
| Elliott Friesen | 6,767 | 39.03 |
| Darrell Furgason | 6,451 | 37.21 |
| Kaethe Jones | 6,423 | 37.05 |
| Barry Neufeld | 6,006 | 34.64 |
| Lewis Point | 4,364 | 25.17 |
| Greg Nelmes | 4,133 | 23.84 |
| Darren Ollinger | 1,402 | 8.09 |