Overcrowded Schools

• Back to school in Surrey means back to portables and crowded classrooms

  Enrolment in the Surrey School District, B.C.'s most populous, is expected to increase by up to 2,000 students for a total of 85,000 this year.

  Education

  Sep 3, 2024
  
• Portables being constructed at relatively new Bedford high school to address overcrowding

  Several schools that feed into CPA have resulted to using portable classrooms over the past few years.

  Education

  Aug 9, 2019
  
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• Dozens of Saskatchewan classrooms operating overcapacity: province

  Saskatchewan NDP says the province isn't keeping pace with the population growth as dozens of schools are operating at overcapacity.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2019
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• Two new housing projects move forward in Surrey, but not without opposition on council

  The plan is to build 300 townhomes and apartments in phases.

  Politics

  Feb 28, 2019
• B.C. government announces new school on the way for Surrey

  The provincial government has announced $64 million in funding for the Surrey school district, which will go towards a new elementary school, additions to two existing schools and the purchase of land needed to build another school.

  Education

  Apr 30, 2018
• Overcrowded classrooms in Surrey B.C. frustrating new Grade 12 student

  A high school student in Surrey is frustrated she's on a waiting list for a basic academic class.

  Education

  Sep 5, 2017
• School overcrowding forces Edmonton parents to make tough decision

  A Catholic elementary school in south Edmonton is dealing with significant overcrowding that will result in students having to move to a different school.

  Education

  Jan 16, 2015