Province approves two more Langley schools, addition opens for students

Funding for a new secondary and middle school, on top of a recently completed school addition, will provide approximately 3,000 student spaces for families in the growing Langley community.

“As more communities like Langley experience population growth, our government is continuing to invest in our schools,” said Rachna Singh, Minister of Education and Child Care. “This new secondary and middle school will make a huge difference for students and families, and with the opening of the new prefabricated addition, these investments will benefit Langley’s school community for years to come”

The new joint school campus will be located in the Willoughby area of the Township of Langley and will be home to Smith Middle and Smith Secondary schools.

The Smith Secondary school will provide spaces for 1,900 new students through approximately $203 million from the Province. This is the largest amount of funding provided by the Ministry of Education and Child Care for a school project in the province’s history.

An additional $103 million in provincial funding will be used to create 900 new seats at Smith Middle school, and will include a neighbourhood learning centre for child care to benefit the broader community. Both projects will incorporate greenhouse gas reduction measures.