Okanagan Similkameen School District SD53
Oliver, British Columbia · Public · English
Student success
How Okanagan Similkameen students are doing, in the district's own annual report
Literacy, on track or extending
Foundation Skills Assessment in grades 4 and 7 and the Grade 10 literacy assessment; about 170 to 200 students a grade, 93% of whom write it; Grade 10 runs a year behind
Numeracy, on track or extending
Foundation Skills Assessment in grades 4 and 7 and the Grade 10 numeracy assessment; Grade 10 runs a year behind
Graduating
Five-year completion rate, Dogwood and Adult Dogwood, 2023-24, and transition to a BC post-secondary institution
What students say
Student Learning Survey, grades 4, 7 and 10, positive responses
Click any figure to open its chart with every year.
What the report says
The figures as charts, every year labelled, and the report's findings, in one PDF.
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What the report says
The figures as charts, every year labelled, and the report's findings, in one PDF. Show Hide
Figures and findings read from Okanagan Similkameen School District's Enhancing Student Learning Report, September 2025 (PDF, sd53.bc.ca) , published 2025-09.
The report's own pages
The results pages as the district published them. Open a page to read it at full size.
School buses and catchment areas
Student Transportation, sd53.bc.ca ↗- Who qualifies
- Beyond 3.2 km of the school attended; others are courtesy riders
- Register
- One online form per student each year
- Walk limits
- Mapped for each school; students inside are not eligible
- Contact
- transportation@sd53.bc.ca; 250-498-3481
From the district
District boundary map
The district's area map from Okanagan Falls to Osoyoos and the Similkameen. Open it to read at full size.
Board of Education and district staff
Trustees
Seven trustees for Oliver, Osoyoos, Keremeos and Okanagan Falls; the next election is October 17, 2026. Trustees and staff are reached through the contact forms on the district site.
- Casey BrouwerBoard Chair · Osoyoos
- Rob ZandeeVice-Chair · Oliver
- Karen ClaytonTrustee · Oliver
- Brenda DoroszTrustee · Osoyoos
- Debbie MartenTrustee · Keremeos
- Sholeh PickellTrustee · Okanagan Falls
- Christine WatsonTrustee · Keremeos
As listed on Board Members, sd53.bc.ca
District staff
6161 Okanagan Street, Oliver, 250-498-3481.
- Marcus ToneattoSuperintendent of Schools
- Miranda BurdockSecretary-Treasurer · ext. 80113
- Naryn SearcyDirector of Instruction, Learning and Inquiry
- Kirsten OdianDirector of Student Support Services
- Brad BurnsDistrict Principal of Indigenous Education · ext. 89100
- Susan TrowerManager of Human Resources · ext. 80102
- Deb SansomeDirector of Facilities · ext. 80103
- transportation@sd53.bc.caTransportation departmentBus registration and routes
As listed on District Staff, sd53.bc.ca
Schools
12 total| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cawston Primary School | 165 |
| Okanagan Falls Elementary | 84 |
| Oliver Elementary | 311 |
| Osoyoos Elementary | 360 |
| Osoyoos Secondary | 264 |
| Similkameen Elem-Secondary | 304 |
| Southern Okanagan Secondary | 481 |
| Tuc-el-Nuit Elementary | 248 |
| Similkameen Secondary Alt Alternate Programs School | - |
| Southern Okanagan Alt Alternate Programs School | - |
| YouLearn - OL District Online Learning School | 102 |
| YouLearn.ca-CE Continuing Education School | 17 |
Enrolment 2025-2026. Source: BC Data Catalogue