Organizers behind Purcell Collegiate School have confirmed they’ve another key step forward ahead of starting classes in September.
The school released a statement earlier this week, saying they’ve received Interim Certification from the BC Ministry of Education and Child Care.
The school will be starting operations in September 2023 as a Group 4 Independent School for Grades 7 to 12.
Its first school year is expected to begin operations in leased space at St Eugene Mission Resort and rented space at College of the Rockies.
The international boarding school is targeting a population of 60 students for its first year, with goals of growing to an enrolment of 140 during its first three years of operations.
Plans for phase two are to have the school’s core campus prepared by September 2026 at Purcell Golf in Marysville, which would include classrooms, a dining hall, a dormitory and a gym.
Its third phase would see the develop of various sports academy amenities by 2031, with plans to include a multi-sport playing court, two-sheet hockey arena, a 400 metre running track and FIFA-sized soccer pitch.
Plans for the school’s development were presented at a community engagement event in Kimberley’s McKim Theatre on June 5.
(Photo Credit: Purcell Collegiate School)
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