School District 79 Cowichan Valley (SD79) is a school district located in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It consists of numerous elementary (KindergartenâÂÂGrade 7), middle (Grade 8âÂÂ9), secondary (Grade 10âÂÂ12), and alternative schools for programs like adult education.
The Cowichan Valley School District serves the communities of Duncan, Cowichan Bay, Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Crofton, Shawnigan Lake, Mill Bay, Maple Bay, and Lake Cowichan.
The current superintendent of the Cowichan Valley School District is Tim Davie, who previously served as the superintendent for the Pacific Rim School District.
The current School District 79 was formed in 1996 when School District 65 (Cowichan) was combined with School District 66 (Lake Cowichan).
A French Immersion program was established in October 1997, for the 1998âÂÂ1999 school 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. Michael McKay was instated and balanced the budget.
Reconfiguration of the Cowichan Valley School District began in 2013âÂÂ2014 school year. This marks the change from a middle school model (kindergartenâÂÂgrade 6, grades 7âÂÂ9, grades 10âÂÂ12) to an elementary school system from kindergartenâÂÂgrade 7 and a secondary school system from grades 8âÂÂ12.
This is a list of the superintendents of SD79 since amalgamation with SD65 and SD66 in 1996. Superintendents in this list that don't have references included, were provided by the SD79 Board Office via email.