Kamloops Education Profile

Elementary and Secondary

• School District #73  

School District #73 (Kamloops/Thompson) includes Kamloops and the communities of Barriere, Clearwater, Vavenby, Blue River, Chase, Logan Lake, Savona and Westwold.

As of 2010, 15,087 students were enrolled in the District. Several types of learning environments, including a storefront school and a virtual school, support the needs of students.

Elementary Enrolment as of 2009/2010 - School District No. 73 (Kamloops)  

GRADE
Area	School	K	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Special	2010	2009
Aberdeen, Dufferin	Aberdeen	40	44	41	55	35	48	58	54	7	382	366
	Dufferin	40	42	30	48	43	54	34	47	3	341	312
	McGowan Park	31	34	32	33	44	26	36	52		288	269
	Pacific Way	29	42	38	30	38	39	26	39	3	284	286
Dallas, Barnhartvale	Dallas	42	36	36	49	32	35	42	40		312	322
	Marion Schilling	27	28	28	15	30	27	37	39	4	235	279
	RL Clemitson	23	34	40	30	33	45	42	36	4	287	286
Brocklehurst	Kay Bingham	22	29	15	21	24	24	22	25		182	197
	George Hilliard	23	24	25	21	21	21	26	34		195	204
	Parkcrest	29	44	40	44	38	47	54	62	7	365	383
Heffley Creek	Heffley Creek	13	13	12	13	16	7	15	12		101	100
	Rayleigh	24	22	22	25	17	30	28	26	3	197	190
Juniper, Rose Hill	Juniper Ridge	43	41	44	45	38	50	51	38		350	347
	Ralph Bell	12	18	16	17	23	26	21	25		158	166
North Shore	AE Perry	44	38	39	30	33	34	42	43		303	295
	Arthur Hatton	39	33	28	26	27	25	25	17	1	221	200
	Bert Edwards	20	39	23	24	18	28	35	33		220	231
	John Tod	20	16	12	16	10	17	21	10		122	142
Sahai	Beattie	26	31	26	31	26	37	39	31	4	251	274
	South Sahali	46	41	42	36	28	39	36	42	3	313	279
	Summit	22	12	25	22	21	37	42	32	1	214	227
South Shore	Lloyd George	59	42	60	54	58	54	51	49	11	438	434
	Stuart Wood	15	13	11	13	8	14	13	11		98	98
Westsyde	Arthur Stevenson	31	33	45	29	35	38	44	32		287	313
	David Thompson	42	35	52	39	46	46	47	48		355	346
	Westmount	25	23	24	23	26	28	33	28		210	218
	TOTAL	787	807	806	789	768	876	920	905	51	6709	6764

Source: Ministry of Education Report - Overview of Class Size and Composition in BC Public Schools 2009/10

Secondary

Click here to see 2009/2010 School Distric #73 Public Secondary School enrolment for Kamloops.

• Kamloops Christian School 

• St. Anne's Academy 

 

University & Colleges

Thompson Rivers University

Thompson Rivers University (TRU), including on-campus and distance/on-line students in 2009/2010, has an enrolment of over 25,000 students with 2,000 students graduating each year. TRU is the largest post secondary institution in B.C. north of Vancouver with a wide range of industry-oriented academic, technician and trades training.

The international education department, known as TRU World,  has the largest proportion of international students in enrolled learning programs of any university in Canada. Reaching more than 1,200 students from over 65 countries, the program provides a $35 million economic spin-off to the local Kamloops economy.

The university has a unique combination of traditional degree programs, many allowing diploma and certificate program graduates access through laddering, along with flexible degree completion through distance education as the BC Centre for Open Learning. Visit TRU's facts & figures

TRU has more than 120 different undergraduate and graduate degree options, along with over 50 career diploma and job-entry certificate programs, including trade-entry and apprenticeship training and college preparation and upgrading courses for adults. 

The Office of Graduate Studies and Research at TRU is the liaison office between the private sector, industry and community groups wishing to establish joint research and development projects. The Graduate Office works with industry, First Nations and local governments. It's services range from a first point of contact to managing applied research projects. Since 1996, the centre has worked with over 200 manufacturing and technology businesses to develop and implement commercial applications of new and existing technologies and innovation.

Thompson Rivers University, Open Learning (TRU-OL) is the division of Thompson Rivers University (TRU) that specializes in providing mature learners with flexible learning options, open access to education wherever possible, and a wide variety of course and program choices, meeting the needs of its own students and helping other institutions and organizations meet the open and online learning needs of their communities.

Supported by over 100 highly respected and qualified tutors who telecommute from all over BC, over 20,000 students a year take courses toward 52 degree, diploma and certificate programs, including 220 TRU distance courses and another 200 delivered through consortium institutions, as well as a further 34 language courses that can be challenged.

TRU also has several community centers in Ashcroft, Barrier, Chase, Clearwater and 100 Mile House.  Enrollment figures have increased steadily as TRU expands its curriculum and develops new programs.  Including TRU's distance learning program Open Learning, the enrollment number is over 20,000 students.

TRU offers over 50 undergraduate and graduate degrees and more than 40 diploma and certificate programs in academic, professional, vocational and applied disciplines. The number of areas of research strength continues to expand.

Visit TRU's facts & figures

The industry liaison office links the private sector, industry and community groups to establish joint research and development projects. The industy liaison office facilitates the implementation of commercial applications, new technologies and innovation.

TRU research covers a broad spectrum of fields, with a focus on extensive undergraduate involvement, multidisciplinary work driven by strong connections between departments, and close ties with the regional communities we serve.

TRU is currently working on several projects, including Masters Programs in Environmental Sciences and Education and Undergraduate programs in Physical Education, Interdisciplinary Studies and Water Treatment Technology.

TRU Credentials Awarded June 2009

TRU On Campus	Assoc. Degree	Appr.	Bacc.	Cert.	Dev.	Diploma	Post Bacc. Diploma	Masters	TOTAL
Faculty of Arts	7	-	174	1	-	4	3	-	189
Faculty of Science	4	-	83	50	-	81	-	-	218
School of Advanced Technology & Mathematics	-	-	15	-	-	61	-	-	76
School of Business & Economics	-	-	344	136	-	51	22	39	592
School of Education	-	-	50	26	-	14	-	-	90
School of Nursing	-	-	94	88	-	-	-	-	182
School of Social Work	-	-	48	29	1	23	-	-	101
School of Tourism	-	-	33	39	-	57	-	-	129
School of Trades & Technology	-	172	-	273	-	-	-	-	445
Student Development	-	-	-	28	89	-	-	-	117
TOTAL	11	172	841	670	90	291	25	39	2,139
TRU Open Learning
Arts and Science	4	-	110	-	2	11	-	-	127
Business and Management Studies	-	-	43	35	-	20	4	2	104
Health and Human Services	-	-	18	50	-	-	-	-	68
Technology	-	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	15
TOTAL	4	-	171	100	2	31	4	2	314

 Source: TRU Factbook Summary 2008/2009  

TRU Student Enrolment by Program (September 2009)

Program	Enrolment
Arts	8,119
Science	4,158
Business & Economics	4,688
Tourism	2,193
Nursing	1,306
Student Development	1,524
Education	1,524
Advanced Technology & Mathematics	2,780
SW & Human Services	733
TRU Total	27,025

Source: TRU Stable Enrolment Summaries 2010

TRU Student Enrolment By Gender (2008-2009)

	Male		Female		Not Reported		Total
	Count	Percent	Count	Percent	Count	Percent	Count	Percent
On Campus	6,395	47%	6,780	50%	502	4%	13,677	100%
TRU OL	3,249	32%	6,785	68%	1	0%	10,035	100%
Total	9,644	41%	13,565	57%	503	2%	23,712	100%

Source: TRU 2008-2009 Factbook Summary

Kamloops Sprott-Shaw Community College Campus