Preliminary Boundary Review Discussions

The Chilliwack School District is among the fastest growing school districts in BC and is projected to grow by 1,150 students over the next decade. As of 2024-2025, there are approximately 15,000 students in the district.

In September 2023, the provincial government announced $58.6 million to build a new elementary school to alleviate capacity challenges on Chilliwack’s east side by adding space for 500 K-5 students. Update: The new elementary school will open for the 2027/2028 school year.

District staff anticipate that the Board of Education will engage in a boundary review process to determine which students will attend the new school on the north side. During the boundary review there is also an opportunity to review boundaries and enrolment on the south side of the city.

Update: From February to April 2025, we engaged in preliminary discussions with parents/guardian/caregivers and staff in potentially impacted school communities. The focus of preliminary discussions was to share potential changes to balance enrolment on Chilliwack's south side and to explore scenarios for enrolment at the new east side elementary school. Staff are compiling everything we heard from families and school communities to share with the Board of Education in a What We Heard Report. The report will be ready at the end of April 2025.