Surrey School District

• Surrey School District superintendent made more than half a million dollars last year

  Surrey is the largest school district in B.C., with more than 83,000 children enrolled. However, it has struggled recently with insufficient classrooms and support.

  Education

  May 7
  
• Surrey School District faces expensive portable removal costs

  Surrey's District Parent Advisory Council says the cost to remove the portables they are replacing is more than $100,000 each.

  Education

  Sep 2, 2025
  
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• District makes funding plea as Surrey schools run short of paper

  Surrey schools are calling for increased provincial funding after running low on basic school supplies like paper.

  Education

  Apr 24, 2025
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• Surrey School District cancels all U.S. field trips over ‘border safety’

  Mark Pearmain, Supt. and CEO of the Surrey School District, told Global News that the district has a "vibrant and diverse" community of 85,000 students.

  Education

  Apr 11, 2025
• Students make plea to save Surrey learning centres

  A group of students and parents plan to present to the Surrey School Board Wednesday night, as a last-ditch effort to save the facility.

  Education

  Feb 12, 2025
• Surrey early learning program at risk of cancellation

  A funding crunch could mean StrongStart will be scaled back or scrapped, which would impact thousands of children.

  Education

  Mar 15, 2024
• Surrey to get a new school and an addition as part of B.C. budget

  As part of the B.C. budget, a new Darts Hill area elementary and an addition to Grandview Heights Secondary School will be built to support the growing population.

  Politics

  Mar 1, 2024
• Books pulled from B.C. district curriculum in what premier calls ‘crazy decision’

  In November 2023, a panel of 12 teachers decided to pull the books from the recommended reading curriculum due to concerns about controversial themes.

  Education

  Mar 1, 2024
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• ‘Unprecedented’: Surrey council votes down key school planning document

  Council voted unanimously to reject the proposal, which means the province will need to appoint a facilitator to work with the district and the city to resolve the numbers.

  Education

  Dec 18, 2023
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• Kids learning in gym and staff room at Surrey school awaiting portable setup

  Some students at the overcrowded Walnut Road Elementary School are learning on stage, in the gym or in the staffroom as new portables await use on the grounds. 

  Education

  Oct 4, 2023