School District 82 Coast Mountains is a school district

School district

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 in northwestern 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...

 between Prince Rupert

Prince Rupert, British Columbia

Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and home to some 12,815 people .-History:...

 and Prince George

Prince George, British Columbia

Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...

. This includes the major centres of Terrace

Terrace, British Columbia

Terrace is a city on the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada. The Kitselas people, a tribe of the Tsimshian Nation, have lived in the Terrace area for thousands of years. The community population fell between 2001 and 2006 from 12,109 with a regional population of 19,980 to 11,320 and...

, Kitimat

Kitimat, British Columbia

Kitimat is a coastal city in northwestern British Columbia, in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine. The Kitimat Valley, which includes the adjacent community of Terrace, is the most populous urban district in Northwest British Columbia...

 and extends to the town of Stewart

Stewart, British Columbia

Stewart is a small town, incorporated as a district municipality at the head of the Portland Canal in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. In 2006, its population was about 496.-History:...

 on the BC-Alaska

Alaska

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 border.

History

School District 82 was created in 1996 by the amalgamation of School District 80 (Kitimat) and School District 88 (Terrace)

Until 2000, the school district had also provided schooling to American students from neighbouring Hyder, Alaska

Hyder, Alaska

Hyder is a census-designated place in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 97. Hyder has achieved fame as a point in Alaska accessible to automobile and motorbike travelers in Canada who want to say that they have been to Alaska...

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Schools

School	Location	Grades
Bear Valley School	Stewart	K-12
Caledonia Senior Secondary School Caledonia Senior Secondary School Caledonia Senior Secondary School is a senior secondary school in Terrace, British Columbia, Canada. The school's address is 3605 Monroe St., Terrace, British Columbia, Canada, V8G 3C4.- Sports :...	Terrace	11-12
Cassie Hall Elementary School	Terrace	4-7
Clarence Michiel Elementary School	Terrace	4-7
E T Kenney Elementary School	Terrace	K-3
Hazelton Secondary School	Hazelton	8-12
John Field Elementary School	Hazelton	K-7
Kildala Elementary School	Kitimat	K-7
Kiti K'shan Elementary School	Terrace	K-3
Kitimat City High School	Kitimat	9-12
Kitwanga Elem-Jr Secondary School	Kitwanga	K-7
Mount Elizabeth Secondary School Mount Elizabeth Secondary School Mount Elizabeth Secondary School is a public school in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada.The school was built in 1959 to serve the newly formed Kitimat, British Columbia. The building was expanded and improved in the 1970s and 1980s to compensate for an increase in population. The building now has...	Kitimat	8-12
Nechako Elementary School	Kitimat	K-7
New Hazelton Elementary School	New Hazelton	K-7
North Coast Distance Education School	Terrace	K-12, Adult
Parkside Secondary School	Terrace	8-12
Roy Wilcox Elementary School	Kitimat	K-7
SD 082 Connect Program	Terrace	K-12
Skeena Junior Secondary School Skeena Junior Secondary School Skeena Junior Secondary School is a junior secondary school in Terrace, British Columbia, Canada.-Grades:The school currently holds grades eight through ten. In the fall 2012 they will hold grade 7-9.-External links:*...	Terrace	8-10 (7 in 2010)
South Hazelton Elementary School	South Hazelton	K-7
Thornhill Elementary School	Terrace	4-7
Thornhill Junior Secondary School	Terrace	8-10
Thornhill Primary School	Terrace	K-3
Uplands Elementary School	Terrace	K-7