District Overview

Nestled in the recreation-rich Sea to Sky corridor, just 45 minutes from Vancouver, our school district serves approximately 5,100 students. We are honoured to be teaching within a number of culturally vibrant communities, from Furry Creek to D'Arcy, including the main centres of Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton. The District also serves six First Nation communities: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw, Lil’wat, N’Quatqua, Samahquam Ucwalmicw, Skatin, Xa’xtsa, and the Metis, Inuit, and Off-Reserve Nations. We welcome a growing immigrant population and approximately 190 international students annually. We create safe, purposeful, and powerful learning environments in order that all students can think critically, create, collaborate, contribute, and learn. Rich with an abundance of active learning opportunities, our students love to learn here!

• 5,130 students
• 15 schools - 9 elementary, 1 middle, 3 secondary (including the Squamish Alternate program),1 K-12, and 1 distributed learning school (outreach and online)
• 1 K-12 school in partnership with School District 78, Fraser Cascade
• 7 Board of Education Trustees
• Staff (as of Sept. 30, 2024):
  • 481 teachers 
  • 386 support staff
  • 29 principals and vice-principals
  • 29 senior staff and union-exempt staff

• We are guided by the Protocol Agreement with the Squamish Nation and work closely with the Lower St'át'y'emc Nations
• We are proud of the LEA with the Lil'wat Nation
• We are committed to implementing a second Indigenous Enhancement Agreement

• 3 preschool programs
• 3 StrongStart Centres
• 5 before and after school care programs
• Supporting Parents Along the Road to Kindergarten (S.P.A.R.K.) runs annually in all 3 communities
• Transition meetings in each school (Preschool to Kindergarten)