Richmond School District

School district in British Columbia, Canada

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School District 38 Richmond

Headquarters for the Richmond School District

Location

Richmond

Lower Mainland

Canada
District information
Motto| Our focus is on the learner
Superintendent| Chris Usih
Schools| 53
Budget| CA$344 million (2023–2024)[1]
Students and staff
Students| 23,107 (2023–2024)[2]
Other information
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

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As of 2016, the district operates 38 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, and one alternative school.

### Elementary schools

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Current Elementary Schools:[4] Name  | Location[5] | Grades  | Notes[6]

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Anderson Elementary School  | Brighouse | k–7  | Early French Immersion Offered
Blair Elementary School  | Thompson  | k–7  |
Blundell Elementary School  | Blundell  | k–7  |
Bridge Elementary School  | Broadmoor  | 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  | Broadmoor  | k–7  |
Garden City Elementary School  | Broadmoor  | k–7  | Montessori education offered[7]
General Currie Elementary School  | Broadmoor  | k–7  |
Gilmore Elementary School  | Seafair  | k–7  | Early French Immersion Offered
Grauer Elementary School  | Seafair  | k–7  |
Hamilton Elementary School  | Hamilton  | k–7  |
Homma Elementary School  | Steveston  | k–7  | Early French Immersion Offered
Kingswood Elementary School  | Shellmont  | k–7  |
Kidd Elementary School  | Shellmont  | k–7  |
Lee Elementary School  | Broadmoor  | k–7  |
Maple Lane Elementary School  | Broadmoor  | k–7  |
McKay Elementary School  | Blundell  | k–7  |
McKinney Elementary School  | Steveston  | k–7  | Montessori education offered[7]
McNeely Elementary School  | East Cambie  | k–7  |
Mitchell Elementary School  | East Cambie  | k–7  | Early French Immersion Offered
Quilchena Elementary School  | Thompson  | k–7  |
Spul'u'kwuks Elementary School  | Thompson  | 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  | West Cambie  | k–7  |
Westwind Elementary School  | Steveston  | k–7  |
Whiteside Elementary School  | Shellmont  | k–7  | Both Early and Late French Immersion Offered
Woodward Elementary School  | Shellmont  | k–7  |
Wowk Elementary School  | Blundell  | k–7

### Secondary schools

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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.

Current Secondary Schools:[8] Name  | Location[5] | Grades  | Notes[6]

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Burnett Secondary School | Thompson  | 8–12  |
Cambie Secondary School | East Cambie  | 8–12  |
Hugh Boyd Secondary School | Seafair  | 8–12  |
MacNeill Secondary School | Brighouse  | 8–12  |
McMath Secondary School | Steveston  | 8–12  | French Immersion offered
McNair Secondary School | Shellmont  | 8–12  |
McRoberts Secondary School | Broadmoor  | 8–12  | French Immersion offered
Palmer Secondary School | Broadmoor  | 8–12  |
Richmond Secondary School | Brighouse  | 8–12  |
Steveston-London Secondary School | Blundell  | 8–12  |

### Alternate schools

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Alternate Schools:  Name  | Location  | Notes

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Richmond Virtual School  | Online  |
Station Stretch  | Minoru  |

### Defunct Schools

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Defunct Schools:  Name  | Location  | Grades Upon Closure  | Year Closed  | Notes

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Sea Island Annex  | Sea Island/Burkeville | k–3  | 2019  | Closed due to decreasing amount of students.[9]
Steveston Secondary School | Steveston  | 11–12  | 2007  | Aging infrastructure of building.[10]
Alexander Kilgour Elementary School  | Steveston  | K-7  | 2003  | Declining enrolment and provincial financial restraints. And Renamed Ecole Des Navigateurs By Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique

## Board of Education

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The Richmond Board of Education consists of seven school trustees.[11] They are elected along with the mayor and councillors of Richmond in municipal elections.

### 2022–present

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Elected in the 2022 municipal election [11]

* Rob Belleza
* Ken Hamaguchi
* Heather Larson
* Donna Sargent
* Debbie Tablotney
* Alice Wong
* David Yang

### 2018–2022

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Elected in the 2018 municipal election [12]

* Norm Goldstein
* Ken Hamaguchi
* Heather Larson
* Richard Lee
* Sandra Nixon
* Donna Sargent
* Debbie Tablotney

### 2014–2018

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Elected in the 2014 municipal election [13]

* Ken Hamaguchi
* Jonathan Ho
* Sandra Nixon
* Donna Sargent
* Debbie Tablotney
* Alice Wong
* Eric Yung

## References

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1. ^ Rantanen, Maria (2 June 2023). "Richmond school board approves budget but still faces 'cost pressures'". Richmond News. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
2. ^ "B.C. Education System Performance - Richmond School District: Contextual Information". studentsuccess.gov.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
3. ^ 2013 District Annual Report p. 7 (Report). 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
4. ^ "Elementary Schools — School District No. 38 (Richmond)". sd38.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
5. ^ a b "2023–2024 School Catchment Boundaries" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
6. ^ a b "Our French Immersion Schools — School District No. 38 (Richmond)". sd38.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
7. ^ a b c "Our Montessori Schools — School District No. 38 (Richmond)". sd38.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
8. ^ "Secondary Schools | School District No. 38 (Richmond)". sd38.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
9. ^ "Richmond's Sea Island elementary shuttered after only 13 students registered". Richmond News. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
10. ^ "Focus on Steveston High". The Richmond Review. 26 April 2007. pp. A20. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
11. ^ a b "Our Trustees — School District No. 38 (Richmond)". Richmond School District. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
12. ^ "Board of Education, 2018—2022 — Richmond School District". Richmond School District. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
13. ^ "Board of Education, 2014—2018 — Richmond School District". Richmond School District. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

## External links

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* Canada portal
* Schools portal

* Richmond School District official website

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Schools in Richmond, British Columbia

Secondary or high schools|

* Burnett
* Cambie
* Hugh Boyd
* MacNeill
* McMath
* McNair
* McRoberts
* Palmer
* Richmond
* Steveston-London

Private schools|

* B.C. Muslim School
* Choice School
* Cornerstone Christian Academy
* Pythagoras Academy
* Richmond Christian
* Richmond Jewish Day School

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