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 2009, 14,956 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

Elementary Enrolment as of 2008/2009 - School District No. 73

			GRADE
			K	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Special	2009	2008
Kamloops
	Aberdeen, Mt. Dufferin	Aberdeen	38	38	48	31	47	55	55	54		366	384
		Dufferin	36	28	43	41	52	29	46	37		312	297
		McGowan Park	32	33	31	37	25	31	46	26	8	269	273
		Pacific Way	38	37	31	39	43	22	36	40		286	288
	Barnhartvale, Dallas	Dallas	36	39	48	28	33	41	46	51		322	316
		Marion Schilling	31	31	24	35	30	40	41	39	8	279	265
		R L Clemitson	31	32	24	30	39	44	35	51		286	288
	Brocklehurst	Kay Bingham	28	18	20	25	24	23	28	30	1	197	199
		George Hilliard	27	21	19	22	22	26	34	25	8	204	218
		Parkcrest	41	41	42	41	44	46	54	74		383	393
	Heffley Creek, Rayleigh	Heffley Creek	12	12	15	14	8	16	14	9		100	93
		Rayleigh	18	21	24	16	29	26	28	28		190	221
	Juniper, Rose Hill, Valleyview	Juniper Ridge	37	41	38	41	48	53	37	52		347	344
		Ralph Bell	19	17	16	18	22	21	22	24	7	166	158
	North Shore	A.E. Perry	39	39	28	33	33	43	40	39	1	295	336
		Arthur Hatton	33	29	23	25	25	30	17	18		200	212
		Bert Edwards	33	22	22	24	30	37	35	28		231	233
		John Tod	20	14	19	12	19	21	12	12	13	142	152
	Sahali	Beattie	35	27	31	28	35	37	34	37	10	274	300
		South Sa-hali	39	39	29	28	38	31	38	37		279	292
		Summit	10	23	21	18	35	41	32	47		227	251
	South Shore	Lloyd George	50	64	57	57	52	51	55	48		434	428
		Stuart Wood	11	11	12	9	16	13	12	14		98	107
	Westsyde	Arthur Stevenson	31	43	30	37	39	52	35	46		313	312
		David Thompson	31	48	39	40	44	44	42	58		346	336
		Westmount	22	26	23	32	29	28	29	29		218	208

Source: Ministry of Education Report 1555B - 2008/2009

Secondary

Secondary Enrolment as of 2008/2009 - School District #73

Kamloops	8	9	10	11	12	2009	2008	Change
Beattie	48	38	18	13		117	75	42
Brocklehurst	143	143	148	168	158	760	781	-21
Norkam	152	137	148	157	176	770	838	-68
Sahali	150	149	163	162	160	795	840	-45
South Kamloops	317	311	320	320	300	1568	1541	27
Valleyview	136	160	144	144	149	733	728	5
Westsyde	133	147	152	144	139	715	744	-29

Source: Ministry of Education Report 1555B - 2008/2009   

 

• Kamloops Christian School 

• St. Anne's Academy 

 

University

Thompson Rivers University

Thompson Rivers University (TRU), including on-campus and distance/on-line students in 2008/2009, has an enrollment of over 20,000 students with 1,800 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 2008)

	Certificates	Diplomas	Assoc. Deg.	Degrees	Totals
Arts	2	9	14	157	182
Science	119	81	1	133	334
Advanced Tech. & Math.	2	78	0	1	81
Business & Economics	125	66	0	594	785
Trades and Technology	331	0	0	0	331
Education	14	10	0	47	71
Nursing	91	0	0	83	174
Social Work	55	18	0	65	138
Tourism	39	45	0	37	121
Student Development	108	11	0	0	119
Open Learning
Arts & Sciences	13	7	0	81	101
Business & Management	26	15	0	39	80
Health & Human Services	30	0	0	18	48
Total	955	340	15	1,255	2,565

Source:  TRU 2007/2008 Fact book

Student Enrollment and Gender by Program

Program	Enrollment		2007/2008
	2007/2008		Male	Female
Arts	2,149		30%	70%
Science	2,098		40%	60%
Business & Economics	2,003		50%	50%
Trades & Technology	1,243		95%	5%
Tourism	799		54%	46%
Nursing	536		8%	92%
Student Development	536		45%	55%
Education	307		14%	86%
Advanced Technology	281		75%	25%
Other***	3,495		44%	56%
Open Learning
Arts & Sciences	700		38%	62%
Business & Management	862		36%	64%
Health & Human Services	211		16%	84%
Other	6,901		32%	68%
TRU Total	22,121

***Includes primarily Continuing Education credit course students
Source: TRU Facts & Figures 2009

Kamloops Sprott-Shaw Community College Campus