Qualicum School District SD69
Parksville, British Columbia · Public · English
FSA results
Students at or above expectations in the Foundation Skills Assessment, 2025-2026. The British Columbia average is 73.4%.
Good for British Columbia: SD69 places 15 of 42 districts with published results, on the mean of the assessments it sat (67.2%).
1,313 assessments written. Counts the ministry masks for privacy are left out rather than counted as zero. Source: BC Data Catalogue
Student success
How Qualicum students are doing: the Ministry's open data, and what the district's own report says
Literacy, on track or extending
Foundation Skills Assessment in grades 4 and 7 and the Grade 10 and 12 literacy assessments, BC-resident students, from the Ministry's open data
Numeracy, on track or extending
Foundation Skills Assessment in grades 4 and 7 and the Grade 10 numeracy assessment
Graduating
Six-year completion rate, Dogwood and Adult Dogwood, BC-resident students, and grade-to-grade transitions
What students say
Student Learning Survey, grades 4, 7, 10 and 12 together, share answering positively
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 Qualicum School District's Framework for Enhancing Student Learning Report, approved September 23, 2025 (PDF, qsdlearns.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
School Transportation, qsdlearns.ca ↗- Walk limits
- 3.2 km for K to 7 (1.5 km at Bowser, Errington, Nanoose Bay); 4.8 km for grades 8 to 12
- Fees 2026-27
- Eligible riders free by June 30, then $25 to $50; courtesy $175 to $275
- Register
- Online every year; wait list after September 1
- Bus passes
- Mandatory, swiped on and off
- Contact
- 250-954-3022
Catchment maps
The district's catchment maps for each elementary school and the two secondary schools (2025-26 boundaries; new boundaries apply from 2026-27).
Board of Education and district staff
Trustees
Five trustees for electoral areas across the district; the next election is October 17, 2026.
- eflynn@sd69.bc.caEve FlynnChairperson · Area E; Ballenas Secondary and Nanoose Bay Elementary liaison
- ckellogg@sd69.bc.caCarol KelloggVice Chairperson
- jaustin@sd69.bc.caJulie AustinTrustee · Area F; Errington and Oceanside liaison
- bkurland@sd69.bc.caBarry KurlandTrustee · Area H; Bowser Elementary liaison
- eyoung@sd69.bc.caR. Elaine YoungTrustee · Qualicum Beach Elementary and Kwalikum Secondary liaison
As listed on Trustee Information, qsdlearns.ca
District staff
100 Jensen Avenue East, Parksville, 250-248-4241.
- Peter JorySuperintendent of Schools · 250-248-4241
- Gillian WilsonAssociate Superintendent of Schools · 250-248-4241
- Rudy TerpstraDirector of Instruction · 250-954-4681
- Ron AmosSecretary-Treasurer · 250-248-4241
- Ryan BrennanDirector of Instruction, Human Resources · 250-248-4241
- Phil MunroDirector of Operations · 250-248-2067
- Brant PrunklManager of Operations, Safety and Transportation · 250-248-2067
- Lesley RowanPrincipal, IT Services · 250-248-2067
- Karin HergtExecutive Assistant · 250-954-4679
As listed on Staff Directory, qsdlearns.ca
Schools
13 total| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Arrowview Elementary | 271 |
| Bowser Elementary | 195 |
| Ecole Secondaire Ballenas Secondary | 1,021 |
| Errington Elementary | 248 |
| False Bay School | 30 |
| Kwalikum Secondary | 803 |
| Nanoose Bay Elementary | 314 |
| Oceanside Elementary | 465 |
| Qualicum Beach Elementary | 385 |
| Springwood Elementary | 521 |
| Collaborative Education Alternative Prg. District Online Learning School | 88 |
| Continuing Ed SD 69 Continuing Education School | - |
| Pass/Woodwinds Alternate Alternate Programs School | - |
Enrolment 2025-2026. Source: BC Data Catalogue