Their motto is "Learning Today for Living Tomorrow", and all places within the district are towns or villages.
[2] The schools of the latter region include Cawston Primary School—held in the town of Cawston—whose principal is Shannon Miller.
[6][7] Linda Thiel was the last principal of Hedley Elementary School and oversaw its closure.
[16] The Government of British Columbia are contributing to the school's rebuilding;[16] its construction began in spring 2012, being slated for completion in 2013.
[1] It also works with a number of Aboriginal people, having signed an enhancement agreement to improve academic achievement of them.
[7] School District 53 contains 480 employees, and its motto is "Learning Today for Living Tomorrow".
[1] While its board chair is Marieze Tarr, its secretary treasurer is Lynda Minnabarriet and its MLA is John Slater.
[21] This district's policy on emergency was amended on April 30, 2008, which includes fire, threats or facilities, violence, school bus accident, serve weather, earthquake, hazardous spills, accidents, explosions, or floods.
[21] It also maintains a "smoke-free" policy, meaning that it is prohibited to smoke in a district 53 area.