[2] The District operates under authority of the School Act of British Columbia.

It is governed by Board of Education consisting of seven trustees elected to four-year terms and is funded principally by the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Education.

James Kennedy was the first teacher appointed by the Province of British Columbia in Chilliwack, on June 18, 1872.

[3] The district is governed by the school board, which consists of seven trustees elected at-large every four years.

A vacancy was created on the Board when Trustee Heather Maahs was elected to be the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Chilliwack North in the 2024 British Columbia general election.