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District Parent Advisory Council
- Chair: Carmen Sundstrom
- Email: cowichanvalleydpac@sd79.bc.ca
- Website: dpac.sd79.bc.ca
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Employment Opportunities
Join the Cowichan Valley School District and have the career you want that supports the life you have.
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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.caMailing Address
- 2557 Beverly Street
Duncan, British Columbia
V9L 2X3
- 2557 Beverly Street
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- Schools
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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
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- News
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- Calendars
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View 2024-2027 School Calendars
- 2024/25 School Calendar – finalized (the non-instructional and professional development days have been confirmed) and includes Early Dismissal days. Early Dismissal days added for PLCs.
- 2025/26 School Calendar
- 2026/27 School Calendar
- School Calendar Holiday Breaks (2024/25 to 2026/27)
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have questions about how the school calendars are created? Please read our Frequently Asked Questions.
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Support Team
The Inclusive Learning Support team provides both direct and consultative services to students with diverse needs and the staff who support them. Teachers and EAs work in partnership with the School-Based Team (SBT) to support the diverse learning needs of students
Assistant Superintendent: Inclusive learning
District Principal:
Inclusive Learning
District Vice- Principal:
Inclusive Learning
Learning Frameworks
The Cowichan Valley School District has developed frameworks for Literacy, Numeracy and Identity, Belonging and Health. These frameworks provide our educational community with resources and common understandings as well as opportunities to design practice
that supports learners to become literate numerate citizens with healthy life choices.
Accessibility Plan
The Cowichan Valley School District is committed to learning environments free of barriers to participation, where every student and staff member can access all activities with safety and belonging. This work is supported and embedded in ‘Beyond Education’ – Strategic Plan 2020 – 2024 and is the subject of Policy, specifically Policy 25, Identity, Belonging, and Connection.
This work is not just the purview of the Inclusive Learning Department, but is the responsibility of every staff member, student, and community member who is connected to our district.
Diverse Tools & Support Information
English Language Learning
The goal of English Language Learning (ELL) is to increase student academic success by enriching English skill development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Psycho-educational Assessment Services
The goal of a psycho-educational assessment is to gather specific and new information to better understand and improve the student’s current functioning or learning.
Elementary Counselling Services
The role of the counsellor is influenced by the unique needs of each school. The counsellors provide counselling, consultation with SBTs, coordination of services, communication with parents, as well as education for students and staff, in order to promote healthy social and emotional development.
Hospital Homebound Services
The purpose of Hospital Homebound Education Services is to enable students to continue their education program while absent from school for periods during the school year because of illness or related medical/psychiatric reasons.
- Hospital Homebound is delivered through Distributed Learning (The Grove)
Resources For Students with Visual Impairments
Consultation and support for learners with visual impairments, including instruction on orientation and mobility, functional vision assessments, and more.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
The role of the district resource teacher for the deaf and hard of hearing is to determine and deliver direct or consultative service to best meet the needs of students who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Speech and Language Pathologists
SLPs work with learners who are experiencing communication difficulties or disorders. Evaluation and consultation services are focused on Kindergarten through Grade 3. Consultation services continue through grades 4 to 12.
Physiotherapy Services
Physiotherapists provide services to children with orthopaedic, neurological, muscular, spinal, joint or sensory dysfunction.
Occupational Therapy Services
Occupational therapists are concerned with students’ abilities to perform daily tasks such as self-care, productivity and leisure.