VSB Archives & Heritage

OAKRIDGE SCHOOL, 1951 – 1976

This history was written in 1968 by Lloyd Hamel, a teacher at Oakridge School. It was originally printed in April, 1976, and includes an appendix that brings Mr. [...]
HOW A VANCOUVER SCHOOL BOARD MOTION TO DECOMMISSION PRINCE OF WALES HIGH SCHOOL IN 1941 WAS NULLIFIED BY ITS PUPILS

by Oliver Matisz, a Grade Eight student attending Prince of Wales Secondary School (Sept 2021) On Friday June 14, 1941, Prince of Wales School Principal, J.H [...]
The Story of Fairview High School of Commerce

by Helen Weston (Wickstrom, 1945) A collection of fact and fun which tells, in part, the “STORY OF FAIRVIEW” For the [...]
Excerpts from Vancouver School Board Medical Reports: December 1917 and January 1919

During 1918–19, a global influenza epidemic killed millions of people, including some 50,000 Canadians. At the height of the epidemic, King Edward High School served as a [...]
The Fascinating Story behind a Photograph

5th Division – with Teacher, Miss Emma Hay – on the steps of Central School, Vancouver (1890) INTRODUCTION Who was Emma Hay and what challenges did she [...]

Celebrating 150 Years of Public Education in Vancouver