The school district covers an area of 120 square kilometres and serves a total of over 260,000 residents.

There are currently eight trustees in SD43:[6] By 2020 it worked with the Confucius Institute with making Chinese cultural and Mandarin language programs in its schools.

In 2020 the Globe and Mail stated that the organization "has taken a more expansive role, providing resources for core courses".

Students learn through online study, group project work, personal inquiry time, and seminars.

[10][11] Most recently, the school received the 2014-15 Ken Spencer Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning.