Category: News

Dear families of Sunshine Coast students, As you are no doubt aware, our region currently has an air quality advisory due to wildfire smoke from active fires in Washington and Oregon. Our school district has been closely monitoring the situation and communicating with other school districts as well. Our schools will limit smoke exposure for staff

Dear families of Sunshine Coast students, I am very pleased to welcome everyone back to a new school year! Our staff have worked very hard to prepare our schools for a highly successful learning experience for your children in each of the options that we have available. I appreciate that for some of our families the

August 27, 2020 Dear Parents and Caregivers, We are excited to welcome your children back to our safe, caring, and positive learning environments. Orientation for your child is on September 10thor 11th(your principal will provide the schedule soon) and then full time on Monday, September 14th. Our schools are rigorously following all directives of the Ministry

SD46 September Restart Plan Health and Safety: 1. Provide a copy of your district’s updated health and safety plan that implements the Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools and WorkSafeBC guidelines. SD46 Health and Safety Plan 2. Indicate the date when your district’s health and safety committee became/will be operational. The Health and Safety Plan will be operational by

August 13, 2020 Dear Sunshine Coast Families, The Ministry has announced that the first week after Labour Day will be devoted to training and orientation first for our staff, and then for our students. We will have some operational guidelines from the Ministry (due to us on August 17th) which will allow us to plan specifically

Ministry of Children and Family Development News Release: July 27th, 2020 Sechelt parents to benefit from new child care spaces Families in Sechelt will have access to 67 new licensed child care spaces as part of the Province’s ongoing commitment to increase child care throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. “By integrating new child care spaces

Ministry of Education News Release: July 20th, 2020 Work begins on West Sechelt Elementary school expansion Students and families on the Sunshine Coast are closer to having six new classrooms at West Sechelt Elementary school, along with a new child care facility, as construction is underway. “No matter where they live, B.C. students deserve to learn

Superintendent’s Message & Feedback Survey June 25th, 2020 Dear Sunshine Coast families, It has been a remarkable school year. Everyone’s lives have changed since the Coronovirus pandemic arrived in Canada and even much more so when schools were closed to in-class learning after the Spring Break. Since the beginning of April families needed to adapt to

Industry Training Authority News Release: Student Participation in Work in Trades Program earns Sunshine Coast SD46 Youth in Trades Award from Industry Training Authority  “Work in Trades has allowed me to learn and grow my skills in many areas.”  Gibsons – Sunshine Coast School District 46 has received the Industry Training Authority (ITA) Youth Work in

Open letter to parents and families: Please see attached a letter to parents from the Ministry of Education and BCCPAC. This letter is also posted in French and Punjabi on the Ministry of Education website here at the bottom of the page.