Now home to 13,767 students, the district has seen a 40 per cent growth rate over the past 15 years
Enrolment in the Sooke School District has spiked by another 680 students, bringing this year’s student total to the highest-ever in the district.
Superintendent Scott Stinson said there are currently 59 portables in the district, an all-time high. “We try and guess where the growth is going to be and where we need to put the portables,” he said. In nine heavily populated elementary schools, much of the multi-purpose space normally used for activities like music, art and drama has had to be converted to classroom space — a step the district called “a last resort.”
She said students still have access to music and art education, but it’s happening without dedicated rooms. “It’s sometimes not as functional as it could be,” she said. “They can’t do as much.” Recently completed projects include PEXSISEN Elementary and Centre Mountain Lellum Middle School in Langford, while SĆIȺNEW̱ SṮEȽIṮḴEȽ Elementary is currently under construction, also in Langford.
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