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Sep
1
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School Holidays & Closures

Labour Day

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A faded Canadian flag with the words, "Labour Day" in black on top of the flag, in an old typewriter font.
Sep
2
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General

Welcome back! 

September 2 is the first day of the 2025-2026 school year. 

Students will be dismissed three hours early, and buses will be scheduled accordingly. 

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A handwritten "Welcome Back" poster on a hallway wall, with colorful balloons. The festive, celebratory of a school event or the first day back, with a blurred background of a school
Sep
8
Event Type
Special Events

"Since 1967, International Literacy Day (ILD) celebrations have taken place annually around the world to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights, and to advance the literacy agenda towards a more literate and sustainable society."

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Child in purple shirt and grey jeans sitting holding an open book in one hand and tablet in the other.
Jun
10
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Board

You are invited to attend the Meeting of the Board Held in Public at 5:00 p.m. PT on the second Tuesday of each month from September through June.

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Sep
18
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PAC/DPAC

Monthly DPAC Meeting

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Sep
30
Event Type
Special Events

SD8 joins the rest of Canada to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. September 30 honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.

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Orange t-shirt with white text saying "Every Child Matters"
Sep
30
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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Orange Shirt Day

Oct

Oct
10
Event Type
Special Events
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Three young people sit in camping chairs looking out onto a mountain vista
Oct
11
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Special Events
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Two young girls wearing bright green and yellow sleeveless shirts and smiling broadly with arms around one anothers shoulders outdoors
Oct
13
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Thanksgiving Day

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Jun
10
Event Type
Board

You are invited to attend the Meeting of the Board Held in Public at 5:00 p.m. PT on the second Tuesday of each month from September through June.

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Oct
15
Event Type
General

Early Dismissal (1 hour early)

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Oct
16
Event Type
General

Early Dismissal (1 hour early)

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Sep
18
Event Type
PAC/DPAC

Monthly DPAC Meeting

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Oct
24
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

PSA Pro-D Day

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Nov

Jun
10
Event Type
Board

You are invited to attend the Meeting of the Board Held in Public at 5:00 p.m. PT on the second Tuesday of each month from September through June.

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Sep
18
Event Type
PAC/DPAC

Monthly DPAC Meeting

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Dec

Jun
10
Event Type
Board

You are invited to attend the Meeting of the Board Held in Public at 5:00 p.m. PT on the second Tuesday of each month from September through June.

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Dec
25
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Christmas Day Statutory Holiday

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Dec
26
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Boxing Day Statutory Holiday

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Jan

Jan
1
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

New Year's Day Statutory Holiday

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Jan
5
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Schools re-open

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2026 written in colourful chalk on a blackboard
Jun
10
Event Type
Board

You are invited to attend the Meeting of the Board Held in Public at 5:00 p.m. PT on the second Tuesday of each month from September through June.

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Jan
15
Event Type
PAC/DPAC

Monthly DPAC Meeting

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Jan
19
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

District Pro-D Day

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Feb

Feb
1
Event Type
General

Black History Month

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Green, yellow, black and red horizontal bars arranged in an abstract pattern
Jun
10
Event Type
Board

You are invited to attend the Meeting of the Board Held in Public at 5:00 p.m. PT on the second Tuesday of each month from September through June.

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Feb
13
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

School-Based Pro-D Day

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Feb
16
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Family Day Statutory Holiday

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Jan
15
Event Type
PAC/DPAC

Monthly DPAC Meeting

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Feb
25
Event Type
General

Pink Shirt day

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Yellow, turquoise and green text against a hot pink background. The text says, "kindness starts here."

Mar

Jun
10
Event Type
Board

You are invited to attend the Meeting of the Board Held in Public at 5:00 p.m. PT on the second Tuesday of each month from September through June.

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Mar
12
Event Type
PAC/DPAC

Monthly DPAC Meeting

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Mar
13
Event Type
General

Last Day of school before Spring Break

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A white rabbit leaping through a whimsical field of daffodils, crocuses and other spring flowers as well as butterflies.
Mar
16
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Spring Break

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Daffodils framing a wood-framed blackboard with the words, Spring Break written in yellow chalk.
Mar
23
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Spring Break

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Daffodils framing a wood-framed blackboard with the words, Spring Break written in yellow chalk.
Mar
30
Event Type
General

School re-opens after Spring Break

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A colourful school cloakroom full of boots and backpacks

Apr

Apr
3
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Good Friday Statutory Holiday

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Apr
6
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Easter Monday Statutory Holiday

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Apr
13
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

District Pro-D Day

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Jun
10
Event Type
Board

You are invited to attend the Meeting of the Board Held in Public at 5:00 p.m. PT on the second Tuesday of each month from September through June.

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Apr
16
Event Type
PAC/DPAC

Monthly DPAC Meeting

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Apr
22
Event Type
General

Early Dismissal (1 hour early)

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Apr
22
Event Type
Special Events

Administrative Professional Day

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Vase of colourful tulips against a mottled colorful background
Apr
23
Event Type
General

Early Dismissal (1 hour early)

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Apr
28
Event Type
Special Events

Day of Mourning

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An orange circle with an orange ribbon inside signifying the National Day of Mourning

May

May
1
Event Type
Special Events

National Principals' and Vice-Principals' Day

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A tall daffodil against a background of daffodils and a blurry, sunny scene in the distance.
May
5
Event Type
Special Events

National Day of Awareness for MMIWG2S

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A short-sleeved red dress hanging on hanger in an oak tree
Jun
10
Event Type
Board

You are invited to attend the Meeting of the Board Held in Public at 5:00 p.m. PT on the second Tuesday of each month from September through June.

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May
18
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

Victoria Day Statutory Holiday

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Apr
16
Event Type
PAC/DPAC

Monthly DPAC Meeting

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May
25
Event Type
School Holidays & Closures

School-Based Pro-D Day

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Jun

Jun
10
Event Type
Board

You are invited to attend the Meeting of the Board Held in Public at 5:00 p.m. PT on the second Tuesday of each month from September through June.

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Apr
16
Event Type
PAC/DPAC

Monthly DPAC Meeting

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Jun
21
Event Type
General

National Indigenous Peoples Day

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Sun rising over a low mountain across a field of purple lupins in bloom with fir trees in the distance.
Jun
24
Event Type
General

Last Day of School

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Two children leap into the air with coloured balloons against a background of mountains and sunshine.
Jun
25
Event Type
General

Administrative Day

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Design element

Aug

Aug
1
Event Type
General

August 1 marks the actual day in 1834 that the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 came into effect across what was then the British Empire.

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A black and white historic photo of a man in a top hat riding a horse at the front of a parade of people