# School District 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith

School District 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith is a school district on central Vancouver Island in British Columbia. This includes the major centres of Nanaimo and Ladysmith. It is also covers the surrounding communities and the adjacent northern Gulf Islands.

## History

The Nanaimo School district was formed July 30, 1870.
On Tuesday, July 28, 1942 a shortage of teachers in British Columbia, amongst other factors, resulted in two orders-in-council which resulted in one of the largest amalgamations of school districts undertaken by the Ministry of Education. The resulting school district reached from Saltair to Red Gap, but excluded the Ladysmith and Nanaimo Municipal Areas, which kept their own school districts. The new school district was called the "Nanaimo-Ladysmith United Rural School District" and was created by uniting the 19 school districts of: Brechin, Cedar North, Cedar South, Cedar East, Chase River, Departure Bay, Extension, Diamond Crossing, Harewood, Lantzville, Mountain, Nanaimo Bay, Northfield, Oyster, North Oyster, Red Gap, Waterloo, Wellington and South Wellington.
In 1945 the Cameron Report on restructuring the administration of public schools resulted in the government passing the Public Schools Act Amendment Act of 1946 which reduced the number of school districts in British Columbia to 74. This Act further restructured districts in the area.
On April 25, 1972, after years of discussions and financial difficulties, the board of Ladysmith School District (67) voted to merge their district with School District 68 to the North, and School District 65 to the South.

## Schools

| School | Location | Grades |
| 5 Acres Alternate School (Closed) | Nanaimo | 8–10 |
| Aurora Learning Centre | Gabriola | K–10 |
| Bayview Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Brechin Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Cedar Community Secondary School | Cedar (RDN) | 8–12 |
| Chase River Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Cilaire Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Cinnabar Valley Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Coal Tyee Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Continuing Ed SD 68 | Nanaimo | 12 |
| Davis Road Elementary School (Closed) | Ladysmith | K–7 |
| Departure Bay Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Dover Bay Secondary School | Nanaimo | 8–12 |
| Dufferin Crescent Elementary School (Closed) | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Fairview Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Forest Park Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Frank J. Ney Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Gabriola Elementary School | Gabriola | K–7 |
| Georgia Avenue Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Hammond Bay Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| John Barsby Community School | Nanaimo | 8–12 |
| Ladysmith Intermediate School | Ladysmith | 4–7 |
| Ladysmith Primary School | Ladysmith | K–3 |
| Ladysmith Secondary School | Ladysmith | 8–12 |
| Island ConnectEd (previously Learn@Home) | Nanaimo | K–12 |
| McGirr Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Mount Benson Elementary School | Nanaimo (Closed) | K–7 |
| Mountain View Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Nanaimo Career & Technical Centre | Nanaimo | 12 |
| Nanaimo District Secondary School | Nanaimo | 8–12 |
| Cedar Elementary (Formally North Cedar Intermediate School) | Cedar (RDN) | K–7 |
| North Oyster Elementary School | Ladysmith | K–7 |
| Northbrook Learning Centre | Nanaimo | 11–12 |
| Park Avenue Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Pauline Haarer Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Quarterway Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Randerson Ridge Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Rock City Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Rutherford Elementary School | Nanaimo (Closed) | K–7 |
| Seaview Elementary School | Lantzville | K–7 |
| South Wellington Elementary School | South Wellington (RDN) (Closed) | K–7 |
| Uplands Park Elementary School | Nanaimo | K–7 |
| Vast Centre School | Nanaimo | 11–12 |
| Wellington Secondary School | Nanaimo | 8–12 |
| Woodbank Primary School | Cedar (RDN) (Closed) | K–3 |
| Woodlands Secondary School | Nanaimo (Closed) | 8–12 |

## Island ConnectEd 8–12

Island ConnectEd 8–12 is a School District 68 public school that allows students in grades 8–12 throughout the district to learn in a flexible blended-model of online and face-to-face courses. The program has been in operation since 2006 and is a member of the school district's Learning Alternatives Programs.
Island ConnectEd 8–12 is one of the distributed learning schools made possible by Bill 33. As a distributed learning school, Island ConnectEd 8–12 must meet the same curriculum as other schools in the province plus additional regulations. Students in distributed learning classes must still complete mandatory provincial examinations, in grades 10, 11, and 12.
The school building of Island ConnectEd 8–12 and the K–7 portion of the school are currently located at 4355 Jingle Pot Road, Nanaimo, BC.

## School boards

1965: Trustees: Chairman: Trustee William A. Lerch