Sands Secondary is a public high school in
Delta, British ColumbiaDelta is a district municipality in British Columbia, and forms part of Metro Vancouver. Located south of Richmond, it is bordered by the Fraser River to the north, the United States to the south and the city of Surrey to the east...
part of
School District 37 DeltaSchool District No. 37 is a school district in British Columbia south of Vancouver. The district serves the Municipality of Delta includes the three communities of Ladner, Tsawwassen, and North Delta.-Schools:...
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Academics
Sands Secondary was formerly Sands Junior Secondary with Grades 8-10. With the reconfiguration of the 5 high schools in North Delta (also Delview, Burnsview, Seaquam and North Delta), Sands Secondary is now Grades 8-12 with its first Grade 12 class graduated in June 2006.
Athletics
Sands has several sports teams, including a junior and senior level basketball team. In 2009-2010 the senior boys soccer team won the AAA provincials. Sands also has field hockey, and badminton teams. As of September 2010 Sands now has an ice hockey team.
System
Sands Secondary runs on a linear system like other Canadian high schools. It is based on 8 courses separated into four days. For example, if Monday is a day 1 then Tuesday would have to be a day 2. Each day contains 4 blocks numbered ABCDEFGH. Day 1 contains A B C D block, while day 2 contains E F G H. Day 3 contains B A D C block. Day 4 contains F E H G block. Between B and C block there is a 45 min lunch break, as well as F and G block.
School Reports - Ministry of Education
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