School District 79, is located in the Cowichan Valley

Cowichan Valley

The Cowichan Valley is a region around the Cowichan River and Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. There is some debate as to the origin of the name Cowichan, which many believe to be an anglicized form of the First Nations tribal name Quw'utsun.Communities include...

 on Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...

, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It consists of numerous elementary (Kindergarten

Kindergarten

A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...

-Grade 6 or 7), middle (Grade 6-9), Secondary (Grade 8-12) schools, and alternative schools for programs like adult education.

The current Superintendent

Superintendent (education)

In education in the United States, a superintendent is an individual who has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization....

 of SD 79 is Dan Boudreault.

History

The current school district can trace its heritage to the Colony of Vancouver Island. Two school districts were established in the area prior to the colony joining mainland British Columbia.

South Cowichan School District was established on June 16, 1869. North Cowichan School District was established a year later on June 16, 1870.

The current School District 79 was formed in 1996 when School District 65 (Cowichan) was combined with School District 66 (Lake Cowichan).

Schools

Elementary Schools

School	Location	Grades
AB Greenwell Elementary School	Lake Cowichan	K-5
Alex Aitken School	Duncan	K-6
Alexander Elementary School	Duncan	K-6
Bench Elementary School	Cowichan Bay	K-6
Chemainus Community School	Chemainus	K-7
Cobble Hill Elementary School	Cobble Hill	K-6
Crofton Elementary School	Crofton	K-7
Discovery Elementary School	Shawnigan Lake	K-6
Drinkwater Elementary School	Duncan	K-6
Duncan Elementary School	Duncan	K-6
Elsie Miles Elementary School	Shawnigan Lk	K-1
Khowhemun Elementary School	Duncan	K-6
Koksilah Elementary School	Duncan	K-7
Maple Bay Elementary School	Duncan	K-6
Palsson Elementary School	Lake Cowichan	K-5
Somenos Elementary School	Duncan	K-6
Tansor Elementary School	Duncan	K-6
Thetis Island Elementary School	Chemainus	K-7

Middle Schools

School	Location	Grades
George Bonner Middle School	Mill Bay	6-8
Mount Prevost Middle School	Duncan	7-9
Quamichan Middle School	Duncan	7-9

Secondary Schools

School	Location	Grades
Chemainus Secondary School Chemainus Secondary School Chemainus Secondary is a public high school in Chemainus, British Columbia part of School District 79 Cowichan Valley. It was founded in 1953 and it serves students from the area around Chemainus, Crofton, Thetis Island and southern Saltair....	Chemainus	8-12
Cowichan Adult Learning Centre	Duncan	SU
Cowichan Secondary School Cowichan Secondary School Cowichan Secondary is a public high school in Duncan, British Columbia part of School District 79 Cowichan Valley.-School Reports - Ministry of Education:* * * *...	Duncan	10-12
Cowichan Valley Open Learning Co-op	Duncan	6-12
SD79 Distance Education Program	Duncan	K-11
Frances Kelsey Secondary School Frances Kelsey Secondary School Frances Kelsey Secondary School is a high school located in Mill Bay, British Columbia, Canada, named after Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey. The school, under founding Principal Allan MacLeod, adopted a self-directed learning system. FKSS is one of School District 79 Cowichan Valley's four main-stream...	Mill Bay	9-12
Lake Cowichan Secondary School	Lake Cowichan	6-12