The new joint executive Surrey project board has approved the first priority project to be expedited in Surrey – a new Clayton-area elementary school – delivering on its commitment to create 5,200 new student seats.

Construction is well underway in the Clayton North area of Surrey at the site of the new state-of-the-art $55.2-million Salish Secondary school.

Students in the Surrey School District are connecting with skills and technology training development thanks to a $17,500 grant to the district from the Province’s Shoulder Tappers Program.

Students, teachers and staff at 62 schools in the Surrey school district will benefit from $2.5 million in in provincial School Enhancement Program funding.  

Families in the Surrey school district will benefit from improved transportation services, thanks to $72,999 in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.

With three elementary school expansion projects now complete and construction underway on a new secondary school in the Clayton North area, 380 new seats are ready for Surrey students and 1,500 more are on the way.

Parents, grandparents and guardians now have a new place to save for their child’s future.