Sooke district urges funding for new high school after once again leading B.C. in growth [Video]

It was all hands of deck at David Cameron Elementary School on Tuesday as staff prepared for students to move into eight new prefabricated classrooms at the end of the week.

“We’re hoping that that will alleviate the pressure and we’ll have families going into their catchment schools,” said Ruchi McArthur, principal at David Cameron Elementary School.

Over at Ruth King Elementary School, students moved into their newly constructed prefabricated classrooms at the end of September. There are 16 new classrooms in total between the two schools and they couldn’t have come any sooner.

“We are the fastest growing district in the province this year,” said Paul Block, superintendent of the Sooke School District.

That growth was unexpected and caught the Sooke School District off guard.

There are now 14,000 students in the district. This year saw a 4.3 per cent growth rate. The secondary level grew by seven per …