Category Archives: School Board

Surrey’s score on annual learning index stalls

The Canadian Council of Learning recently released the results of its fifth annual Composite Learning Index survey, revealing that educational improvements across Canada, on average, have stalled. In Surrey, after significant gains in 2007, bringing our score up from 75 … Continue reading

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SD36 HQ making construction progress [pics]

The School District’s new headquarters, officially known as the District Education and Conference Centre, is getting closer to completion. The $40 million LEED Gold project consists of a four-storey, 125,000 sq. ft. building that will house administration, district education programs, … Continue reading

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School district HQ construction [pics]

The District Education and Conference Centre, phase 1:

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1 in 10 Surrey students in portables

By 2011, about 7,300 students in the Surrey School District will likely be attending classes in portables. That’s at least one in 10 kids – the equivalent of all the children at 12 elementary schools. Surrey currently has 217 portables … Continue reading

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Surrey School District Education & Conference Centre [pics]

The Surrey DECC continues to move forward, with phase 1 construction well underway. The $40 million LEED Gold project will consist of a four-storey, 125,000 sq. ft. building that will house administration, district education programs, and meeting spaces. Phase 2 … Continue reading

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Help name new elementary schools!

The Surrey Board of Education is welcoming public submissions for names of three new elementary schools: Clayton Centre Area: 19077 – 70 Avenue (Site #203) Scheduled to open in 2009 North West Cloverdale Area: 18228 – 68 Avenue (Site #153) … Continue reading

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A new SD36 District Education and Conference Centre

The Surrey School District continues to move forward with a plan to centralize it’s staff into a new facility – aptly named the District Education and Conference Centre or DECC. According to a recent study done for the School District, … Continue reading

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