Surrey School District

• 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
  
• 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
  
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• 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

  Feb 29
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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
• 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
• ‘Slap in the face’: Permission withdrawn for Khalistan vote to be held at B.C. school

  The group Sikhs For Justice, which describes itself as a human rights advocacy group, had secured a school in Surrey to hold a referendum on Khalistan on Sunday.

  Politics

  Sep 6, 2023
• Surrey councillor wants schools built in new tower construction along SkyTrain line

  Surrey is already B.C.'s most populous school district, with thousands more students enrolling every year. The district is already home to more than 335 portables.

  Education

  Sep 5, 2023
• ‘I was destroying lives’: Former B.C. high school drug dealer on the lure of gang life

  "We see our young people … usually (between) the ages of about 16 and 22 … that is where the bulk of our street-level drug dealers are in that range," an anti-gang official said.

  Crime

  Aug 8, 2023
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• B.C. announces 1,000 new spaces in expansions at two Surrey high schools

  Surrey's Tamanawis and Guildford Park secondary schools will get badly-needed expansions as the school district grapples with overcrowding and a growing number of portables.

  Education

  Jun 19, 2023
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• ‘Mind-blowing’: Surrey parents, teachers concerned about ‘double-decker’ portables

  Surrey is currently home to more than 360 portables, and the district says that number could climb over 400 next year.

  Education

  Apr 26, 2023