Sixteen new, improved schools to start school year. (flickr.com)

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New, improved schools throughout B.C.

New schools:

Grandview Heights Secondary (Surrey)

  • Total budget: $82.8 million
  • Capacity: 1,500 students
  • Type: expansion

Walnut Park Elementary (Smithers)

  • Total budget: $28.5 million
  • Capacity: 440 students
  • Type: replacement

Imagine High Arts and Technology Secondary (Chilliwack)

  • Total budget: $15.4 million
  • Capacity: 600 students
  • Type: expansion

Donna Gabriel Robins Elementary (Langley)

  • Total budget: $32.2 million
  • Capacity: 555 students
  • Type: expansion

Hornby Island Community school

  • Total budget: $10.4 million
  • Capacity: 95 students
  • Type: replacement

Children’s Development Centre (Saanich)

  • Total budget: $4.2 million
  • Capacity: 16 students
  • Type: replacement (seismic)

H.S. Grenda Middle (Lake Country)

  • Total budget: $40.4 million
  • Capacity: 600
  • Type: expansion

Lake Trail Middle (Courtenay)

  • Total budget: $27.2 million
  • Capacity: 550 students
  • Type: partial replacement (entire school was replaced, except for the gymnasium)

Expansions:

Sullivan Elementary (Surrey)

  • Total budget: $15 million
  • New spaces: 200

BX Elementary (Vernon)

  • Total budget: $11.5 million
  • New spaces: 240

West Sechelt Elementary

  • Total budget: $11.2 million
  • New spaces: 145

Seismic upgrades:

Mitchell Elementary (Richmond)

  • Total budget: $11.4 million
  • Capacity: 465 students
  • Type: seismic upgrades and partial replacement

Manoah Steves Elementary (Richmond)

  • Total budget: $12.8 million
  • Capacity: 365 students
  • Type: seismic upgrades and partial replacement

Lord Byng Secondary (Vancouver)

  • Total budget: $18.2 million
  • Capacity: 1,200
  • Type: seismic upgrades

General Wolfe Elementary (Vancouver)

  • Total budget: $20.2 million
  • Capacity: 440 students
  • Type: seismic upgrades

George Greenaway Elementary (Surrey)

  • Total budget: $11.8 million
  • Capacity: 485 students
  • Type: seismic upgrades