Education

The Education Department of the Stz’uminus First Nation is committed to helping SFN members to achieve their educational goals and aspirations through the delivery of quality educational programs and services. The Department, headed by the Director of Education and staffed with highly qualified and motivated employees, provides educational programming for a variety of age groups, from pre-schoolers to adults. It currently operates a daycare, primary school, secondary school and college. It also supports students attending a wide variety of educational institutions in the province.

The Department sees education as being the key to the Nation achieving its goals of employment and a quality standard of living for all members. To that end, the Nation is making a significant contribution, in partnership with the federal government, towards the construction of a new secondary school. This facility will replace the current school located on the Trans Canada Highway, just north of Ladysmith.

Department staff, in addition to providing education programming to members, also contributes to the advancement of First Nations Education through their participation on a number of regional and provincial organizations that advocate for First Nations education.