North Okanagan-Shuswap School District SD83
Salmon Arm, 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%.
Below average for British Columbia: SD83 places 34 of 42 districts with published results, on the mean of the assessments it sat (58.7%).
1,952 assessments written. Counts the ministry masks for privacy are left out rather than counted as zero. Source: BC Data Catalogue
Student success
How North Okanagan-Shuswap 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 520 students a grade, nearly all 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 North Okanagan-Shuswap School District's Enhancing Student Learning Report 2024-25, September 2025 (PDF, sd83.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
Bus Transportation, sd83.bc.ca ↗- Who qualifies
- Catchment school beyond 3.5 km; no busing to programmes of choice
- Courtesy riders
- If a bus has room and no new stop is needed
- Register
- Call the transportation office; routes then show in My Ride K-12
- Salmon Arm secondary
- J.L. Jackson and Salmon Arm Secondary each have their own catchment
- Contact
- 250-832-9415; Armstrong 250-546-1922
Catchment maps
The district's six new catchment maps for Salmon Arm, Carlin and Sorrento, and the three-year transition plan. Open one to read it at full size.
Board of Education and district staff
Trustees
Five trustees for four electoral areas; the next election is October 17, 2026. The Board is reached through the contact form on its page.
- Corryn GraystonBoard Chair · Area 3, CSRD areas C, F and G
- Amanda KrebsVice-Chair · Area 4, Salmon Arm
- Brent GenningsTrustee · Area 2, Enderby, Sicamous and rural areas
- Tennile LachmuthTrustee · Area 1, Armstrong and Spallumcheen
- Marianne VanBuskirkTrustee · Area 4, Salmon Arm
As listed on Our Board, sd83.bc.ca
District leadership
341 Shuswap Street SW, Salmon Arm, 250-832-2157.
- Donna KrigerSuperintendent of Schools and CEO
- Jeremy HuntActing Secretary-Treasurer
- Michelle GuillouAssistant Superintendent, Human Resources
- Chelsea PrinceAssistant Superintendent, Indigenous Education and Student Support
- Reid FindlayDirector of Instruction, Middle and Secondary
- Jen FindlayDirector of Instruction, Early Learning and Elementary
- Andrea KathreinTransportation Manager · 250-804-7871
As listed on District Leadership Team, sd83.bc.ca
Schools
25 total| School | Students |
|---|---|
| A.L. Fortune Secondary | 366 |
| Armstrong Elementary | 266 |
| Bastion Elementary | 356 |
| Carlin Elementary Middle | 300 |
| Eagle River Secondary | 183 |
| Falkland Elementary Junior School | 104 |
| Grindrod Elementary | 122 |
| Highland Park Elementary | 292 |
| Hillcrest Elementary | 276 |
| J.L. Jackson Secondary | 617 |
| Len Wood Middle School | 294 |
| M.V. Beattie Elementary | 278 |
| North Canoe Elementary | 76 |
| North Shuswap Elementary | 133 |
| Parkview Elementary School | 214 |
| Pleasant Valley Secondary | 494 |
| Ranchero Elementary Junior | 147 |
| Salmon Arm Secondary | 715 |
| Salmon Arm West Elementary | 89 |
| Shuswap Middle School | 587 |
| Silver Creek Elementary Secondary | 84 |
| Sorrento Elementary | 225 |
| South Broadview Elementary | 216 |
| South Canoe | 150 |
| Salmon Arm Storefront Alternate Programs School | 55 |
Enrolment 2025-2026. Source: BC Data Catalogue