Welcome to Handsworth Secondary School

​The Elementary Band & Strings Program is a unique instrumental music program that is distinctive to the NVSD. The program complements the BC Ministry of Education’s Arts Education curriculum and provides school-based instrumental instruction to students in the intermediate grades (Grades 5 – 7 for Band and Grades 4 – 7 for Strings).
More information is available on the Band and Strings web page.​​

​Good Friday is a religious holiday in the Christian faith. It is a statutory holiday in British Columbia and the date changes each year. 

Resources:

• Time and Date - Good Friday in Canada​
  

Easter is a religious holiday in the Christian faith. Easter Monday takes place the day after Easter Sunday, which commemorates Jesus Christ's resurrection. Easter is not a fixed date on the Gregorian calendar. Schools are closed on Easter Monday.

Resources:

• Time and Date - Easter Monday in Canada​
  

The North Vancouver School District welcomes 3 - 5 year-olds with their parents, guardians, childcare providers, or early childhood educators to Ready, Set, Learn – a free early learning event funded by the BC Ministry of Education.

The theme for 2026 is Learn, Play, Explore​. The event will involve a variety of stations focused on learning through literacy and play that align with the Ministry of Education and Child Care's BC Early Learning Framework.

Visit the Ready, Set, Learn webpage for more information.