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Welcome to Cowichan Valley School District
The Cowichan Valley School District proudly serves learners across many diverse communities. We offer world-class instruction and a rich diversity of engaging programs to help prepare our learners for a world they will create.
Contact District
Phone: (250) 748-0321
Fax: (250) 748-6591
Email: info@sd79.bc.ca
Mailing Address
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Welcome to Cowichan Valley School District
There are 17 Elementary schools and 5 Secondary schools in the Cowichan Valley School District.
Catchment School
To learn what your catchment school is and to obtain school contact info please use the School Locator tool.
Framework for Enhancing Student Learning (FESL)
Each school has their own plan on how to serve our learners. These plans align with the district-wide FESL and Beyond Education, you can find individual school FESL’s with the below
Nourish Cowichan
Nourish Cowichan provides lunch for all students who need it without barriers such as registration or application.
Please connect with your school office staff for access or more information.
Transportation Registration
Registration for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year will open May 1, 2024 – May 31, 2024, for annual registration
School Fees
District Academies
The Cowichan Valley School District, in partnership with a number of organization, offers District Academies to students both within, and beyond, the Cowichan Valley. The various District Academies offer students exceptional choice and the ability to focus their learning in specific areas of interest led by specialists in that field.
View 2024-2027 School Calendars
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have questions about how the school calendars are created? Please read our Frequently Asked Questions.
Parent Resources
District Parent Advisory Council
Welcome to Cowichan Valley School District
The Cowichan Valley School District proudly serves learners across many diverse communities. We offer world-class instruction and a rich diversity of engaging programs to help prepare our learners for a world they will create.
Contact District
Phone: (250) 748-0321
Fax: (250) 748-6591
Email: info@sd79.bc.ca
Mailing Address
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A.B. Greenwell school in Lake Cowichan is coming down. The school has been closed since February 2008 and has sat vacant for that time. Now, with provincial funding, the old building is to be demolished.
A.B. Greenwell school opened its doors in 1969 and served the Town of Lake Cowichan for 39-years, until 2008, when environmental conditions inside the school necessitated that students and staff be moved from there to Yount Elementary. In 2013 the school was officially closed and since that time the site has been vacant.
Recently the Board of Education was successful in applying for demolition funds from the Ministry of Education and Child Care. These funds have allowed the Board to contract Milner Group Ventures Inc. to remediate and demolish the old school. The school property is Crown Land and belongs to the Provincial Government and will be returned to their care after the site has been reclaimed.
The demolition is slated to conclude March 31, 2023 and final arrangements will be made with the Provincial Government at that time.