Secondary Schools

Charles Bloom Secondary School

Charles Bloom is a rural Grade 7 – 12 school located in the village of Lumby. The school has a great community feel and offers a range of academic, fine arts, practical arts and applied skills courses. Charles Bloom is also the host school for the SD 22 Forestry Program, where students work in the classroom as well as on the school woodlot. Within the Forestry Program is Skills Exploration 11/12 – a trade sampler course that provides learning experiences in 6 different skilled trades. Students at Charles Bloom also have the unique opportunity to participate in X-Block Interest Based Electives four times a year for one week per term for one hour a day. Our Interest Based Elective courses provide a wide range of experiences and tries connect students with local experts to further enhance their learning.

Clarence Fulton Secondary School

Clarence Fulton offers a full range of programs that highlight Academic, Fine Arts, Technical Education, Apprenticeship opportunities and Athletics. The School timetable is based on a double block semester system that facilitates problem and project based learning. The school’s enrolment is 650 with a strong International program that brings diversity to the school. Fulton’s Aboriginal Education Welcome Room facilitates learning and support with two Aboriginal Support Workers and also offers the Aboriginal Education Academy. Fulton also hosts the Vernon Community School for grades 7-12 in which learning is rooted in social justice.

Kalamalka Secondary School

Kalamalka Secondary enjoys a superb reputation for excellence in academics, athletics and fine arts. Our students consistently rank among the top students in British Columbia on provincial assessments. Our dedicated fine arts teachers offer special programs in band, musical theatre and art. Academically gifted students are well served by a wide array of university preparatory and advanced placement courses.

Vernon Secondary School

Vernon Secondary School enrolled its first students in September, 1968. For the next fifteen years, the school housed all of the grade 11 and 12 students from the Vernon and Coldstream areas. In 1983, Vernon School District Secondary Schools changed to an 8 – 12 structure and Vernon Senior Secondary School enrolled its first grade eight classes to become Vernon Secondary School. In January, 2013 the school proudly moved into a new $38 million dollar state of the art building on the same grounds. The three-story LEED Gold rated building is on 184, 500 square feet and has a natural light design with water flow reductions, a ground source heat exchanger, and a geothermal field that makes VSS a carbon neutral success story. Vernon Secondary has approximately 930 students, with thirty of these students being from various countries around the world as part of our district international program. The majority of our students come from our three elementary feeder schools; Silver Star, BX, and Hillview. In addition VSS regularly attracts at least 30 more students per year from outside these three schools. English is the primary language spoken in the homes of 97% of our students. VSS offers three language programs French, German, and Spanish. Ten percent of our students are Aboriginal and these students are serviced by our Aboriginal Support Worker. Ten percent of our students are also coded with a special education category. Ten of these students belong to our district Resource Room program for students with significant physical and/or intellectual challenges. VSS also offers a school based Life Skills program designed for students with mild intellectual, social and behavioural challenges. This program provides basic academic, job readiness, and life skills that they will need after high school. The majority of these students will be pursuing an “Evergreen” School Leaving Certificate. All our students have access to our School Support Services Team that includes 4 Learning Resource Teachers, 2 School Based Counsellors, a team of certified Educational Assistants, a North Okanagan Youth & Family Support Services Worker, a District Drug & Alcohol Counsellor, a Mental Health Worker, and an RCMP School Liaison Officer. Vernon Secondary School has a proud history of achievements in athletics, fine arts, and academics. VSS athletes are recognized provincial contenders in football, volleyball, basketball, and cross-country running. Our Fine Arts and Applied Skills programs have earned a reputation for excellence in musical theatre productions, artwork, metalwork, woodwork, and automotive. Academically, VSS students have been recognized among the best in British Columbia in economics in the past few years. Most recently, VSS has received recognition for a variety of strong career education programs and its High Performance Program to support elite performers in Athletics and Fine Arts. The academic awards presented at our graduation ceremony regularly exceed $150,000 through scholarships, grants, and bursaries. We proudly offer a number of ACE-IT Apprenticeship opportunities through our district coordinator. Specifically, Professional Cook Training Level 1 is offered on site through our cafeteria program’s partnership with Camosun College.

W.L. Seaton Secondary School

W.L. Seaton Secondary School is located in downtown Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. The school currently enrolls 915 students in grades 8 through 12.. Seaton has a very diverse and welcoming student population. Seaton is a dual track school with a diverse population. Four hundred and forty of our students are registered in our French Immersion program, 175 students are Aboriginal, and 40 are International. The school has a variety of outstanding curricular and extra-curricular activities including: high academic achievement, exceptional drama productions, an award-winning music program, excellent fine arts programs, competitive athletic teams, and numerous clubs. Our mission is to prepare students for a changing world by encouraging them to continually explore, develop and achieve their individual potential in an open, accepting and respectful environment. Notre mission est d’aider les élèves à se préparer pour l’avenir. On les encourage d’explorer continuellement, de se développer et d’atteindre leurs buts individuels. Pour réussir bien, on exige que l’ambiance dans l’école soit ouverte et respectueuse.