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Kamloops Education Profile

Elementary and Secondary

School District #73 (Kamloops/Thompson) includes Kamloops and the communities of Barriere, Clearwater, Vavenby, Blue River, Chase, Logan Lake, Savona and Westwold.  School enrollment in Kamloops has been slowly decreasing over the past five years. This pattern is part of a province-wide trend.

As of 2004, 15,423 students were enrolled in the District. Several types of learning environments, including a storefront school and a virtual school, support the needs of students.

Enrollment Trends - School District 73 (000's)
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Elementary

Elementary Enrolment as of 2004/2005 - School District No. 73

      GRADE    
      K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Special 2004 2003
Kamloops                          
  Aberdeen, Mt. Dufferin Aberdeen 31 47 45 61 52 44 54 41   371 372
    Dufferin 38 28 33 31 29 21 25 30   235 204
    McGowan Park 22 31 38 31 41 30 50 44 9 296 303
    Pacific Way 31 24 35 40 26 39 27 38   260 276
  Barnhartvale, Dallas Dallas 30 30 40 42 49 50 39 45   325 337
    Marion Schilling 29 36 29 29 23 27 21 35 7 236 240
    R L Clemitson 25 31 33 40 40 48 31 52   300 329
  Brocklehurst Kay Bingham 21 28 22 28 42 31 44 36 1 253 275
    George Hilliard 34 39 34 31 27 38 36 42 6 287 298
    Parkcrest 45 48 42 64 51 54 58 67   429 434
  Heffley Creek, Rayleigh Heffley Creek 8 10 13 13 12 18 17 18   109 110
    Rayleigh 24 21 27 28 30 33 33 30   226 231
  Juniper, Rose Hill, Valleyview Juniper Ridge 33 37 42 38 39 40 50 46   325 330
    Ralph Bell 18 14 18 20 21 27 24 31 8 181 204
  North Shore A.E. Perry 33 41 39 48 50 57 41 48 8 365 353
    Arthur Hatton 26 43 31 28 33 26 26 27   240 283
    Bert Edwards 16 22 20 21 35 17 43 37   211 212
    John Tod 29 23 23 20 27 25 34 31 11 223 220
  Tranquille Tranquille Valley 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 3
  Sahali Beattie 30 32 35 22 44 44 42 29 12 290 165
    South Sa-hali 26 32 38 39 42 34 38 34   283 308
    Summit 34 33 32 40 44 48 39 26   296 296
  South Shore Lloyd George 55 52 55 45 42 44 52 45   390 416
    Stuart Wood 17 14 22 11 17 16 21 24   142 151
  Westsyde Arthur Stevenson 22 32 20 33 40 59 49 48   303 318
    David Thompson 18 17 24 26 25 30 29 40   209 233
    Oak Hills 16 14 12 16           58 61
    Westmount 21 32 16 33 30 26 27 21   206 205
    Westsyde 21 22 20 26 28 31 45 31   224 227
Adams Lake Brennan Creek 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 6
Barriere   Barriere Elem. 19 41 27 39 26 31 37 39   259 213
Blue River   Blue River 4 2 3 6 2 1 0 0   18 20
Chase   Chase Primary 59 57 60             176 174
    Haldane 38 57 57 64 52 49 47 45   409 421
Clearwater   Raft River 39 32 34 36 33 45 45 39   303 331
Logan Lake Logan Lake Elem 7 10 20 17 20 19 19 28   140 164
Pinantan   Pinantan 6 4 8 6 11 6 8 7   56 42
Savona   Savona 10 6 11 6 4 6 5 7   55 85
Vavenby   Vavenby 7 7 8 5 10 12 9 19   77 51
Westwold   Westwold 7 3 4 6 6 5 3 2   36 37
    SUBTOTAL 949 1,053 1,072 1,091 1,105 1,131 1,170 1,182 62 8,811 8,938
Source: Ministry of Education Report 1555B

Secondary

Secondary Enrolment as of 2005 - School District #73

Kamloops SPEC 8 9 10 11 12 2004 2003 Change
Brocklehurst 15 166 163 109 160 153 766 729 37
Norkam 0 189 191 201 179 163 923 954 -31
Sahali 12 172 164 163 165 154 830 789 41
South Kamloops 28 292 301 317 323 264 1525 1499 26
Valleyview 12 186 167 170 181 127 843 834 9
Westsyde 0 163 162 123 142 156 746 718 28
Barriere 0 57 55 52 69 34 267 270 -3
Chase 0 67 53 64 58 30 272 297 -25
Clearwater 8 45 65 82 62 66 328 349 -21
Logan Lake   14 28 23 18 29 112 147 -35
SUBTOTAL 75 1351 1349 1304 1357 1176 6612 6586 26
Source: Ministry of Education Report 1555B

University

Thompson Rivers University (www.tru.ca) is British Columbia’s fourth largest university, a uniquely comprehensive, teaching-focused institution built on over 35 years of excellence in postsecondary education and training.

The on-campus student population of over 9,000 includes 900 international students from over 65 countries and over 700 First Nations/Aboriginal students.

TRU’s Open Learning Division serves more than 15,000 distance and on-line students.

TRU offers over 50 undergraduate and graduate degrees and more than 40 diploma and certificate programs in academic, professional, vocational and applied disciplines. The number of areas of research strength continues to expand. TRU’s recently-approved strategic plan can be read at www.tru.ca/president/strategicplan.html.

Visit TRU's facts & figures

The industry liaison office links the private sector, industry and community groups to establish joint research and development projects. The industy liaison office facilitates the implementation of commercial applications, new technologies and innovation.

TRU research covers a broad spectrum of fields, with a focus on extensive undergraduate involvement, multidisciplinary work driven by strong connections between departments, and close ties with the regional communities we serve.

TRU is currently working on several projects, including Masters Programs in Environmental Sciences and Education and Undergraduate programs in Physical Education, Interdisciplinary Studies and Water Treatment Technology.

TRU Credentials Awarded (June 2004)

  Certificates Diplomas Assoc. Deg. Degrees Totals
Arts 6 15 15 155 191
Professional Schools 232 248 0 232 712
Sciences and Health Sciences 156 63 3 96 318
Student Development 81 20 0 0 101
Trades and Technology 273 2 0 0 275
Totals 748 348 18 483 1597
Source:  TRU 2003/2004 Fact book

TRU Degrees Granted: 2000-2004

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
BA 95 119 116 138 124 592
BSc. 50 42 49 62 69 272
BSN 37 30 52 61 64 244
BSW 35 45 50 44 43 217
BBA 58 45 50 69 49 271
BNRS 35 38 39 25 27 164
BEd. 54 43 51 49 50 247
BTACS 5 11 12 3 4 35
BTM 9 12 16 20 22 79
BJOUR 12 18 17 16 19 82
FA 0 0 0 0 12 12
Total 364 362 407 448 471 2215
Source: TRU 2004 Fact book

Student Enrollment and Gender by Program Category

Program Enrollment* 2003/2004
2003/04 2003/04 Male Female
Academic 2,243 3,558 39% 61%
Career/Technical 572 518 52% 48%
Vocational 107 13 89% 11%
Development 376 543 41% 59%
Continuing Education 2,359 2,472 49% 51%
TRU Total 5,657 7,104    
Source: TRU 2004 Fact book

Academic Qualifications of Faculty
(Full-Time as at November 2003)

Division Doctoral Masters Bachelor Cert/Dipl Profess. Total
Arts 51 43 9 3 0 106
Professional Schools 35 85 25 23 3 171
Sciences/Health Science 24 17 15 10 4 70
Student Development 3 32 39 3 1 78
Trades & Technology 0 2 1 30 0 33
Other 0 8 2 1 0 11
Grand Total 113 187 91 70 8 469
Percentage 24% 40% 19% 15% 2% 100%
Source: TRU 2003/2004 Factbook