Statement from VSB Communications on school crowding

 As part of my story on A Campus Resident about school crowding, VSB communications sent me the following statement. It was too long to include in the original story, so I share it here for full disclosure.

Hi Charles, 

The catchments of Norma Rose Point Elementary, University Hill Elementary and University Hill Secondary define the geographical region referred to as UBC/UEL. The District recognizes the enrolment at UBC/UEL is unique as a significant proportion of parents in this area have temporary student or work permits. Although enrolment is increasing due to ongoing development of new residential units in the area, to date, enrolment forecasts have adequately captured the impact of continuing development. These forecasts indicate that there will be additional enrolment pressure in the UBC/UEL region in coming years; however rapid enrolment growth is not anticipated. In addition, the Wesbrook site near University Hill Secondary school has been set aside for the construction of a new elementary school as required when capital funding becomes available. A new elementary school at UBC is prioritized in Year 5 of the Capital Plan.

As students get settled back to school, the enrolment for the 2022-2023 school year is still being finalized. Enrolment data since 2011 is posted on our website and can be located at: https://www.vsb.bc.ca/District/Planning_and_Facilities/Open_Data/Pages/Default.aspx. 

 

Maximizing catchment enrolment is a District priority. Unfortunately I will not be able to differentiate the enrolment data between international students and Canadian students before your deadline. 

 

The District works closely with UBC Planning and the City of Vancouver to closely monitor new developments around the city. The District annually updates long-range forecast of youth population based on the birth registry from Vital Statistics BC and the Universal Child Care Benefit recipient data from CRA.  Enrolment forecasts are based on youth population and historical enrolment trends and patterns.

 

The District mitigates uncertainty about the future through a capital planning process that emphasizes designing for flexibility and adaptability in facilities that will be in use for many decades.

 

UBC or the City does not have its own data sources for birth rates, youth population, or enrolment and relies on the District for this information. The District is well positioned to foresee, adapt, and respond to increases in the youth population from any development in future decades. Further information on the enrolment forecasting is available from the 2020 Long Range Facilities Plan – Chapter 4. This chapter also provides information on how the District validates its enrolment forecasts.

 

Regards,

 

Communications Department

Vancouver School District
1580 West Broadway, Vancouver BC V6J 5K8
e: communications@vsb.bc.ca

Vancouver School Board Trustee Candidates

Residents in the UNA area, the University Endowment Lands, and on the institutional campus of UBC have the right to vote in the Vancouver School Board elections coming up in October. Candidates are randomly assigned the place on the ballot and, for ease of finding them, are assigned a number starting from 300.

You can find a list of current trustees on the VSB web site. Not all of the current trustees are running for reelection. 

Political parties (in order of first appearance on the ballot):

• ABC Vancouver -web.
• NPA - web.
• Green - web.
• Vision Vancouver - web.
• COPE - web.
• Vote Socialist -web.
• One City - web.

CANDIDATES FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEE (VOTERS CHOOSE NINE)

•  300 RICHARDSON, Christopher JK (ABC Vancouver)
•  301 FEDORA, Aaron (NPA)
•  302 CHAN-PEDLEY, Lois (GREEN)
•  303 THOMSON, Hilary (Vision Vancouver)
•  304 MAH, Suzie 馬陳小珠 (COPE)
•  305 TENGCO, Amanda
•  306 LEUNG, Aaron (Vision Vancouver)
•  307 ZEIDLER, Karina (VOTE Socialist)
•  308 HOPKINS, Heming
•  309 LITZCKE, Karin
•  310 TRIGUEROS, Rocco (COPE) Burnaby
•  311 AGGARWAL, Rahul 羅家衛 (NPA)
•  312 MCARTHUR, Kera (Vision Vancouver)
•  313 CHIEN, Alfred (ABC Vancouver)
•  314 FARIDKOT, Preeti (ABC Vancouver)
•  315 FRASER, Janet (GREEN)
•  316 JUNG, Victoria (ABC Vancouver)
•  317 SIGURDSON, Krista (OneCity)
•  318 EPSTEIN, Kyla (OneCity)
•  319 VAUGHAN, Ashley (NPA)
•  320 REDDY, Jennifer (OneCity)
•  321 GOODINE, Nadine C (NPA)
•  322 SOMERS, Gavin (OneCity)
•  323 BROWN, Rory (OneCity)
•  324 LEVINE, Zelda
•  325 KLJAJIC, Milan 夏•米男 (NPA)
•  326 CARDWELL, Steve (Vision Vancouver)
•  327 POPPELL, Nick (GREEN)
•  328 ZHANG, Josh (ABC Vancouver)
•  329 WONG, Allan 黃偉倫 (Vision Vancouver)
•  330 ALAM, Matiul (TEAM)