School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen

School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen is a school district in British Columbia.This includes the major centres of Merritt and Princeton.

School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen
Location
Merritt Merritt, Princeton in Okanagan/Mainline Canada
District information
Superintendent	Stephen McNiven
Schools	13
Budget	CA$23.5 million
Students and staff
Students	2816
Other information
Website	www.sd58.bc.ca

History

School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen was created by the merger of the Merritt and Princeton School districts. Prior to the merger Princeton was School District 17 and Merritt was School District #31. Both the teachers' unions are employed by Nicola-Similkameen School district but have retained their original status within the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF). The respective unions are: Nicola Valley Teachers' Union (NVTU) - Local #31 of the BCTF and Princeton District Teachers' Union (PDTU) - Local #17 of the BCTF.

Schools

School	Location	Grades
Collettville Elementary School (French Immersion)	Merritt	K-7
Continuing Ed SD 58	Princeton	9-12
Coquihalla Middle School (Closed 2012)	Merritt	4-7
Diamond Vale Elementary School	Merritt	K-7
John Allison Elementary School	Princeton	K-3
Kengard Alternate School	Merritt	8-12
Merritt Bench Elementary School	Merritt	K-7
Merritt Central Elementary School	Merritt	K-7
Merritt Secondary School	Merritt	8-12
Nicola Canford Elementary School	Lower Nicola	K-7
Princeton Secondary School	Princeton	8-12
SCIDES CoNNect School	Merritt	K-12
Vermilion Forks Elementary School	Princeton	4-7

See also

• List of school districts in British Columbia