KELOWNA, B.C. — Funding has been secured for a new 1,200-seat secondary school in West Kelowna.
The province will spend $102.7 million on the school while the Central Okanagan School District will contribute $3 million. The school will include a neighbourhood learning centre that can be used for community programming, such as child care, Indigenous or cultural services, and children and family resources.
The school will be built with enhanced greenhouse gas reduction strategies, which will be achieved through high-efficiency HVAC and lighting systems. It is also being designed with future climate impacts in mind as it will incorporate non-combustible materials in construction.
“The board of education thanks the Ministry of Education for approving a new 1,200-capacity secondary school to support growing enrolment on the Westside,” said Moyra Baxter, chair of the Central Okanagan board of education, in a press release. “This new school will address the significant capacity issues and increasing number of portables at Mount Boucherie Secondary school. The entire community looks forward to providing input on how the new school can meet the needs of our students as well as serving as a community hub.”
The school will be built on the site of the existing George Pringle Elementary facility. Current students will be moved to nearby schools, including Webber Road Elementary, which will reopen to students in September 2022.
Work is expected to begin in 2025 and is scheduled for completion in September 2027. It will be the first new secondary school to open in the Central Okanagan School District since 2002, when Kelowna Secondary school was replaced.
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