Nicola-Similkameen School District SD58
Merritt, British Columbia · Public · English
Student success
How Nicola-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 150 to 180 students a grade, half of them Indigenous; 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 straight 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 Nicola-Similkameen School District's Enhancing Student Learning Report, September 2025 (PDF, nssd.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
Bus Information, nssd.ca ↗- Who qualifies
- K to 3 beyond 4 km; grades 4 to 12 beyond 5 km
- Register
- Online form for Merritt or Princeton each year
- No bus
- Transportation assistance on application
- Merritt catchments
- Diamond Vale, Merritt Central, Bench, Collettville (French Immersion), Nicola-Canford
- Contact
- Board office 250-378-5161; Operations 250-315-1113
From the district
Bus schedules and catchment maps 2026-27
The district's Merritt and Princeton bus schedules, stop by stop, and its Merritt bus and school catchment maps. Open one to read it at full size.
Board of Education and district staff
Trustees
Seven trustees for 2022 to 2026, meeting alternately in Merritt and Princeton; the next election is October 17, 2026.
- gswan@sd58.bc.caGordon SwanChair
- lward@365.sd58.bc.caLeah WardVice-Chair
- jchenoweth@365.sd58.bc.caJohn ChenowethTrustee
- ehoisington@365.sd58.bc.caEverett HoisingtonTrustee
- jjepsen@365.sd58.bc.caJustin JepsenTrustee
- jkent-laidlaw@365.sd58.bc.caJamie Kent-LaidlawTrustee
- drainer@365.sd58.bc.caDave RainerTrustee
As listed on Board of Education, nssd.ca
District staff
1550 Chapman Street, Merritt, 250-378-5161.
- clawrance@sd58.bc.caCourtney LawranceSuperintendent of Schools
- msheldon@365.sd58.bc.caMisty SheldonAssistant Superintendent
- mfriesen@sd58.bc.caMark FriesenSecretary-Treasurer
- lrusnjak@365.sd58.bc.caLaura RusnjakAssistant Secretary-Treasurer
- amouland@365.sd58.bc.caAdriane MoulandDirector of Instruction, Inclusive Education and Early Learning
- amcivor@365.sd58.bc.caAngela McIvorDistrict Principal of Indigenous Education
- bmclean@365.sd58.bc.caBarb McLeanDirector of Human Resources
- dfinnigan@365.sd58.bc.caDarrell FinniganOperations Manager · 250-315-1113
- ITManager@sd58.bc.caEric ParkManager of Information Technology · 250-315-1143
- schenoweth@365.sd58.bc.caSimone ChenowethExecutive Assistant to the Superintendent · 250-315-1107
As listed on District Staff, nssd.ca
Schools
12 total| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Collettville Elementary | 112 |
| Diamond Vale Elementary | 122 |
| John Allison Elementary | 151 |
| Merritt Bench Elementary | 143 |
| Merritt Central Elementary | 200 |
| Merritt Secondary | 601 |
| Nicola Canford Elementary | 115 |
| Princeton Secondary | 198 |
| Vermilion Forks Elementary | 143 |
| Kengard Alternate School Alternate Programs School | - |
| Princeton Alternate School Alternate Programs School | - |
| South Central Interior Distance ED Provincial Online Learning School | 803 |
Enrolment 2025-2026. Source: BC Data Catalogue