Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique

The Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique (also known as Francophone Education Authority or School District No 93) is the French-language school board for all French schools located in British Columbia. Its headquarters are in Richmond in Greater Vancouver. Unlike the other school boards in British Columbia, this school board does not cover a specific geographic area, but instead takes ownership of schools based solely on language.

Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique
Location
13511 Commerce Parkway, Richmond
(Head office)
Canada
Coordinates49.173313°N 123.072253°W / 49.173313; -123.072253
District information
SuperintendentBertrand Dupain
Schools46 schools
BudgetCA$75.6 million
Students and staff
Students6 400
Other information
Websitewww.csf.bc.ca

The school board helps ensure those with constitutional rights to minority language education under section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms receive it.

The Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique offers educational programs and services geared towards the growth and cultural promotion of the province's Francophone learners. An active partner in the development of British Columbia's Francophone community, the Conseil has presently in its system, and distributed across 78 communities in the province, over 6,400 students and 46 schools. The school board also operates a French first language virtual school known as École Virtuelle.

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