Meet your superintendents and know your school zone
Surrey Schools is B.C.’s largest school district, operating more than 130 kindergarten to Grade 12 schools serving Surrey, White Rock and the rural area of Barnston Island.
The district’s Superintendent’s Department supports each of these sites in delivering a wide range of education and support programs with a mandate of preparing learners of all ages to think creatively and critically, communicate skillfully and demonstrate care for self and others.
The department is led by Supt. Mark Pearmain, who is supported by Deputy Supt. Andrew Holland, and a team of six assistant superintendents, each responsible for a specific geographic zone:
- City Centre – Jacob Sol
- Cloverdale/Clayton – Shauna Ross
- Guildford – Perry Smith
- Newton/Fleetwood – Christy Northway
- Panorama/Sullivan – Lynda Reeve
- South Surrey/White Rock – Neder Dhillon
For more information, please visit the Superintendent’s Department page.
Did you know?
- The Surrey School District is British Columbia’s largest and fastest-growing district, with an average increase of 1,000 new students annually.
- The district is projecting more than 80,000 students for 2023-24, and has more than 13,000 staff members.
- Earlier this year, Surrey Schools launched its five-year Racial Equity Strategic Plan, setting a course to address systemic racism, a top priority of the district. The plan includes a comprehensive list of strategies and actions to further efforts to achieve racial equity.
- The district has an annual operating and capital budget of $1B.
- There are more than 150 languages spoken by students and staff.
- This school year marks the opening of a new addition to École K.B. Woodward Elementary.
- The new Ta’talu Elementary is currently under construction, as are additions to South Meridian Elementary and Semiahmoo Trail Elementary. The new Snokomish Elementary is set to break ground shortly and an addition to Kwantlen Park Secondary is in the design phase.
