The current Superintendent of the Cowichan Valley School District is Tim Davie.

The current school district can trace its heritage to the Colony of Vancouver Island.

Two school districts were established in the area prior to the colony joining mainland British Columbia.

It has grown strong roots and continues to get bigger each year On July 1, 2012, after refusing to send a balanced budget to the Ministry of Education in British Columbia by June 30, the elected Board of Trustees was dismissed.

Current Official Trustee Michael McKay was instated and balanced the budget.