In 1987, the school expanded, with grades one to four being offered in the old band office, based on parents’ wishes that the community have a school. Since that time, the school has been overseen by parents/guardians, with all students’ families making up the School Authority.
Five members of the Authority make up the Management Team that makes decisions on behalf of the school between general parent/guardian meetings. |
BackgroundNeqweyqwelsten School has operated in Simpcw First Nation since 1983, when the Nursery/Kindergarten opened in a portable near the band office. In 1993, the new building opened and the school, now with students up to grade five enrolled, also included an adult program. The school currently offers a program for Nursery to grade seven, and works closely with the Head Start to bring the youngest students into the school as they reach their fourth birthday.
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