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District News highlights the latest announcements, information, events, or stories that are happening in or around the Cowichan Valley School District (SD 79). Check this page often for updates!

Summer Board Office Hours

Posted: June 28, 2016, 4:21pm

SUMMER BOARD OFFICE HOURS The School Board Office will be closed to the public: Monday, July 4, 2016 to Friday, August 26, 2016 Re-opening Monday, August 29, 2016   Central Receiving Summer[...]

Young Film Makers

Posted: June 21, 2016, 10:04pm

As part of the Catalyst Program, learners from around the district, grades 5 to 8, were invited to participate in the Young Filmmakers Showcase.  The theme for this year's festival was  "The Environ[...]

École Cobble Hill Lieutenant-Governor's Visit

École Cobble Hill  

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The grade three/four class at École Cobble Hill created a song about what it means to be Canadian called "Mon Canada / My Canada."  The students won the under eleven years of age category and the Li[...]

Survey for Parents re: April Parent Teacher Conferences

Posted: May 4, 2016, 1:35pm

To Parents and Guardians: Click here to complete survey questions re: Parent Teacher Conferences. Paper version:   Survey Questions for Parents - May 2016 This survey comes as a result of the cha[...]

SD79 Passes Balanced Budget

Budget  2016–2017  School Board  

Posted: May 3, 2016, 7:26pm

The 2016 – 2017 budget benefited from public input with 162 survey responses, consultative meetings with unions, principals & vice principals, the District Student Advisory Committee and the Dis[...]