Surrey Schools seeks $5.5B from B.C. to address future growth, overcrowding

Surrey Schools is asking the province for billions of dollars to help accommodate the district’s student population growth.
At its final meeting of the 2025-26 school year, held June 10, the Surrey school board approved its 2027-28 Five-Year Capital Plan.
The plan requests $5.49 billion from the Ministry of Education and Child Care for 76 major capital projects aimed at addressing overcrowding and future enrolment growth.
Included in this plan were requests for 29 new schools, 19 school ad