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School District 33 Chilliwack
School district in British Columbia, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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School District 33 Chilliwack is a school district in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. It has an enrollment of approximately 15,321 full students, and approximately 2,400 teachers and support staff.[1] Its annual budget for the 2023/24 school year is $248,394,300 CAD.[2]
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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.
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History
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]
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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. A vacancy was created on the Board when Trustee Heather Maahs was elected to be the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Chilliwack North in the 2024 British Columbia general election.[4] Laurie Throness was elected in a byelection on 1 March 2025.[5]
- David Swankey, Chair
- Teri Westerby, Vice Chair (on leave)
- Carin Bondar, Trustee
- Richard Procee, Trustee
- Willow Reichelt, Trustee
- Margaret Reid, Trustee
- Laurie Throness, Trustee
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2025 byelection results
Source: "2025 Chilliwack School District No. 33 by-election results". chilliwack.com. City of Chilliwack. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
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