School District 64 Gulf Islands is a school district

School district

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 in British Columbia

British Columbia

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. It includes the islands off southern Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island

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 in the Strait of Georgia

Strait of Georgia

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. This includes Saltspring Island

Saltspring Island

Saltspring Island is one of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia between mainland British Columbia, Canada and Vancouver Island. It is the largest, the most populous, and the most frequently visited of the Gulf Islands...

 as well as Galiano

Galiano Island

Galiano Island is one of the Southern Gulf Islands between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Located on the west side of the Strait of Georgia, it is 27.5 km long, 6 km at its widest point, and 1.6 km across at its narrowest point and is separated...

, Mayne

Mayne Island

Mayne Island is a rustic 21-km² island in the southern Gulf Islands chain of British Columbia. It is situated midway between the Lower Mainland of BC and Vancouver Island, and has a population of around eleven hundred.-History:...

, Saturna

Saturna Island

Saturna Island is a mountainous island, about 31 km² in size, in the Southern Gulf Islands chain of British Columbia. It is situated approximately midway between the Lower Mainland of B.C. and Vancouver Island, and is the most easterly of the Gulf Islands. It is surrounded on three sides by...

, Pender

Pender Island

Pender Island is one of the Southern Gulf Islands located in the Gulf of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada. Pender Island is approximately in area and is home to about 2,500 permanent residents, as well as a large seasonal population...

 Islands.

History

One of the earliest School districts was established on Salt Spring Island . The Salt Spring Island School District was created in 1869 in the Colony of Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island

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 prior to the island colony joining mainland British Columbia.

Schools

School	Location	Grades
Fernwood Elementary School	Salt Spring Island	K-5
Fulford Community Elementary School	Salt Spring Island	K-5
Galiano Community School	Galiano Island	K-12
Gulf Islands Secondary School Gulf Islands Secondary School Gulf Islands Secondary School is a grade 9 to 12 public school in School District 64 Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada.It is located on Salt Spring Island and is attended by students from Salt Spring Island, Pender Island, Galiano Island, Mayne Island and Saturna Island. The school also...	Salt Spring Island	9-12
Mayne Elem-Jr Secondary School	Mayne Island	K-12
Pender Islands Elem-Secondary School	Pender Island	K-12
Phoenix Elementary School (Salt Spring)	Salt Spring Island	K-8
Salt Spring Elementary School	Salt Spring Island	K-5
Salt Spring Island Middle School	Salt Spring Island	6-12
Saturna Island Elementary School	Saturna Island	K-12

External links

• Education in the Early Days on Salt Spring Island