School District 8 Kootenay Lake
Encyclopedia
School District 8 Kootenay Lake is a school district
in British Columbia
. This includes the major centres of Nelson
, Creston
and Kaslo
.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. This includes the major centres of Nelson
Nelson, British Columbia
Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush,...
, Creston
Creston, British Columbia
Creston is a town of 4,826 people in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The town is located just a few kilometers north of the Porthill, Idaho border crossing into the United States and about a three-hour drive north from Spokane, Washington. It is about a one-hour drive...
and Kaslo
Kaslo, British Columbia
Kaslo is a village in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada, located on the west shore of Kootenay Lake. Known for its great natural beauty, it is a member municipality of the Central Kootenay Regional District...
.
History
School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) was created with the amalgamation of School District No. 86 (Creston-Kaslo) and School District No. 7 (Nelson).Schools
| School | Location | Grades | School website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahk Elementary School | Yahk Yahk, British Columbia Yahk is an unincorporated hamlet in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Yahk Provincial Park borders the village to the south. Yahk is located on the Moyie River.CBC Television talk show The Hour taped a live episode in Yahk on February 9, 2006... |
K-7 | |
| Wynndel Elementary School | Wynndel | K-7 | |
| Winlaw Elementary School | Winlaw | K-6 | |
| W.E. Graham Community School | Slocan Slocan Slocan is the name of a river, lake and valley-region in the West Kootenay region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The name Slocan is derived from the Sinixt First Nations people's word meaning "to strike or pierce on head" and was derived from their practice of harpooning salmon... |
K-11 | |
| Trafalgar Middle School | Nelson Nelson, British Columbia Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush,... |
7-9 | |
| South Nelson Elementary School | Nelson | K-6 | |
| Salmo Secondary School | Salmo Salmo, British Columbia Salmo is a village in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the Salmo River Valley, surrounded by the Selkirk Mountain range.... |
7-12 | |
| Salmo Elementary School | Salmo | K-6 | |
| SD 008 Connect Program | Nelson | K-12 | |
| Rosemont Elementary School | Nelson | K-6 | |
| Redfish Elementary School | Balfour Balfour, British Columbia Balfour, also known as Balfour Bay, is an unincorporated community in British Columbia, located about northeast of the city of Nelson and located at the juncture of Kootenay Lake with its West Arm.... |
K-6 | |
| Prince Charles Secondary School Prince Charles Secondary School Prince Charles Secondary is a public high school in Creston, British Columbia, Canada; part of School District 8 Kootenay Lake. The school provides a range of activities that students can enroll in, and many clubs as well.-See also:... |
Creston Creston, British Columbia Creston is a town of 4,826 people in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The town is located just a few kilometers north of the Porthill, Idaho border crossing into the United States and about a three-hour drive north from Spokane, Washington. It is about a one-hour drive... |
8-12 | |
| A.I. Collinson Elementary School | Six Mile | K-6 | website |
| Mount Sentinel Secondary School | South Slocan | 7-12 | |
| Adam Robertson Elementary School | Creston | K-7 | website |
| L V Rogers Secondary School L V Rogers Secondary School L V Roogers Secondary is a public high school in Nelson, British Columbia part of School District 8 Kootenay Lake.... |
Nelson | 9-12 | |
| Blewett Elementary School | Blewett | K-6 | |
| Brent Kennedy Elementary School | South Slocan | K-6 | |
| Crawford Bay Elem-Secondary School | Crawford Bay | K-12 | |
| Continuing Ed SD 08 | Nelson | 12 | |
| Canyon/Lister Elementary School | Canyon | K-7 | |
| Kootenay Lake Learning Centre | Nelson | 7-12 | |
| Gordon Sargent Primary School | Nelson | K-3 | |
| Erickson Elementary School | Erickson | K-7 | |
| Jewett Elementary School | Kaslo | K-7 | |
| J V Humphries Elem-Secondary School | Kaslo | K-12 | |
| Hume Elementary School | Nelson | K-6 | |
| Homelinks Centre Online School | Creston | K-12 |