School District 57 (Prince George)

What School District 57 (Prince George) does

School District 57 (Prince George) is a public K-12 school district operating under British Columbia's School Act and funded by the BC Ministry of Education, headquartered at 2100 Ferry Avenue, Prince George, Canada. It operates 41 schools — 32 elementary, 8 secondary, and one District Learning Support Centre — serving roughly 15,000 students across a wide northern BC catchment spanning Mackenzie, Prince George, McBride, and Valemount. The district employs 606 staff and is led by Superintendent of Schools Jameel Aziz, supported by a Secretary Treasurer and directors across Finance, HR, Facilities, Inclusive Education, and Curriculum & Innovations.

Its product portfolio is program-based rather than commercial: Early Learning, Choice Programs, Alternative Programs, Inclusive Education, Indigenous Education, an International Program for tuition-paying overseas students, and a Career Technical Centre offering trades training and dual-credit opportunities with local post-secondary institutions. A Curriculum Innovation Hub (sd57curriculumhub.com) is the district's primary digital platform. The district's revenue model is non-commercial: core funding flows from provincial Ministry of Education allocations, supplemented by International Program tuition (not publicly disclosed) and ancillary facility rentals.

Distribution is geographic and catchment-based: families register through the district's enrollment system for assigned or choice schools within the district's exclusive service area. Institutionally, SD57 operates under formal Local Education Agreements — and has launched a 2025 brand refresh — with four First Nations: Lheidli T'enneh, McLeod Lake Indian Band, Simpcw, and Takla, embedding Indigenous knowledge and culturally responsive education into its operating model.

Name

School District 57 (Prince George)

Legal name

School District 57

Website

https://sd57.bc.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Public K-12 school district in northern British Columbia operating 41 schools — 32 elementary, 8 secondary, and a District Learning Support Centre — for approximately 15,000 students across Mackenzie, Prince George, McBride, and Valemount, funded by the BC Ministry of Education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD), Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE), District Enrollment, Zoning & School Choice Administration (EDADABAL)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Elementary secondary schools
• Indigenous education programs
• Trades career training
• Inclusive special education

Headquarters

HQ city

Prince George

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

School District 57 is a public K-12 school district operating 41 schools (32 elementary, 8 secondary, 1 District Learning Support Centre) that delivers publicly funded education to approximately 15,000 students across northern British Columbia. It offers core academic instruction alongside early learning, choice, alternative, inclusive, Indigenous, and international programs, plus a Career Technical Centre for trades and dual-credit pathways with local post-secondary institutions.

Product overview

School District 57 (Prince George) operates as a K-12 public school district providing educational services across a wide geographic region. The district manages 41 schools (32 elementary, 8 secondary, and 1 District Learning Support Centre) serving approximately 15,000 students. The district's product portfolio includes educational programs (Early Learning, Choice Programs, Alternative Programs, International Program, Inclusive Education, Indigenous Education), a digital platform (Curriculum Innovation Hub), and career-focused offerings (Career Technical Centre with trades training and dual credit opportunities). Programs operate in conjunction with Local Education Agreements with Lheidli T'enneh, McLeod Lake, and Takla First Nations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Learning

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lheidli T'enneh First NationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal Local Education Agreement and co-creation of education services. The district is located on the unceded ancestral lands of the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation and works to embed Indigenous knowledge into education and support First Nations students both on and off reserve.
• McLeod Lake Indian BandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal Local Education Agreement and co-creation of education services. The district is located on the unceded ancestral lands of the McLeod Lake Indian Band with education services co-developed for First Nations students.
• Simpcw First NationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal Local Education Agreement and co-creation of education services. The district is located on the unceded ancestral lands of the Simpcw First Nation with ongoing education partnership.
• Takla First NationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Education Agreement and education services co-creation for Takla First Nations students attending schools within SD57.
• Local Post-Secondary InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for dual credit opportunities allowing students to earn both high school and post-secondary credits simultaneously through trades training and career technical programs.
• DPAC - District Parent Advisory CouncilminorOthersParent advisory council that provides input on district decisions and supports communication between families and the school district.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• School District 92 (Nisga'a): Small BC public school district with deep Indigenous education governance (Nisga'a Nation), operating under the same Ministry framework — represents a regionally focused, Indigenous-led variant of the BC K-12 public school model.
• Calgary Board of Education: Large Canadian public school board outside BC, operating under different provincial rules but providing cross-jurisdictional reference for operating large-scale public K-12 systems with Indigenous education and trades programming.

Direct peers

• School District 22 (Vernon): Interior BC public school district serving a mid-sized catchment across Vernon and surrounding areas with traditional K-12 programming and Indigenous education services under the same provincial framework.
• School District 27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin): Geographically adjacent BC district covering rural and semi-remote communities around Williams Lake and the Cariboo, with overlapping First Nations engagement and similar operational challenges in dispersed northern communities.
• School District 73 (Kamloops-Thompson): Another interior/northern BC public school district operating a similar mix of urban and rural schools with secondary trades and Indigenous education programming, making it directly comparable in mandate, funding model and program mix.
• School District 23 (Central Okanagan): Interior BC public school district of comparable scale serving a large geographic catchment with both elementary and secondary schools, regulated by the same BC School Act and Ministry of Education — a natural operating peer for SD57.
• School District 36 (Surrey): One of BC's largest public school districts with extensive elementary and secondary operations, alternative programs and Indigenous education — operates under the same BC School Act and serves as a large-scale operational reference.
• School District 39 (Vancouver): The largest BC public school district, operating a comprehensive K-12 portfolio under the same provincial governance framework as SD57 and useful as an urban benchmark for program depth and policy execution.
• School District 91 (Nechako Lakes): Northern BC public school district serving Vanderhoof, Fort St. James and surrounding First Nations communities, sharing SD57's exposure to rural delivery, Indigenous education partnerships, and demographic volatility.
• School District 28 (Quesnel): Adjacent northern-interior BC public school district with comparable rural/small-city mix, similar secondary programming and First Nations relationships, directly comparable in scale to SD57.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@schooldistrictno.5729
• Facebookfacebook.com/SchoolDistrictNo.57
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/school-district-57-prince-george-

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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