Your voice matters

The Vancouver School Board (VSB) is preparing its budget for the next school year.

Your input will help trustees make the best decisions about how to use available funding to support student success.

About VSB’s budget

Under the School Act, VSB must prepare and approve a balanced budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year (July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027).

The Ministry of Education and Child Care provides VSB with funding to operate our education system. Most of that funding pays for the staffing required in collective agreements and legislation, and to maintain our schools.

About VSB + its budget

Budget breakdown

Review the detailed 2025-2026 financial plan

Now we want to hear from you as we plan for next year's budget.

Our focus

VSB will foster school communities where students can learn, see themselves, feel supported and connected so that they develop a love of learning and become lifelong learners. As a school district, we are committed to reconciliation. VSB works in respectful partnership with local First Nations as inherent rights holders and with members of Indigenous communities.

Reconciliation and Indigenous education
Ensure learning reflects Indigenous histories, cultures and rights, and support all students to understand the ongoing work of reconciliation.

Student learning
Improve reading, writing, math and critical and creative thinking skills across all grades. Give students the support they need to learn and succeed.

Equity and inclusion
Identify and remove barriers so every student feels welcome and has a clear path to success.

Student wellbeing
Ensure staff and resources support mental health and social emotional growth so students feel safe, included and connected at school.

Fiscal responsibility
Manage our funding carefully and follow provincial and federal laws, collective agreements and contractual commitments. This helps us, as a public education system, meet all our responsibilities to students, families, staff and our community.

For more details, visit: vsb.bc.ca/our-focus

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