We partner with school districts to share information when there are COVID-19 exposures at schools.
When a case of COVID-19 is confirmed, IH public health works quickly to determine close contacts, and contacts parents/guardians of students who are considered to be at risk.
New: visit the BCCDC’s K-12 Schools and COVID-19 page and download the K to 12 Health Check Mobile App.
This is a list of possible exposures to COVID-19 within schools in our region.
Notifications are removed after 14 days when the risk of transmission has passed.
How the school notification process works
If a student or teacher receives a confirmed positive COVID-19 test result, we:
- Start contact tracing to determine how the person was infected and who they were in close contact with
- Identify and notify close contacts who may be at an increased risk, and advise them to self isolate and monitor for symptoms for 14 days.
- Work closely with the school and school district throughout the case and contact tracing process to maintain close communication with the school community.
IH public health determines close contacts of individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 using specific criteria, based on likelihood of transmission.
If your child’s school receives a notification of exposure
A “school exposure notification” does not mean all students at the school have been exposed to COVID-19.
If you do not receive a phone call or letter from Interior Health, your child should continue to attend school. You can monitor your child for COVID-19 symptoms daily using the BC COVID-19 Health Assessment Tool.
COVID-19 exposures in public schools
SD 5 South East Kootenay
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook | Mount Baker Secondary | Potential exposure: April 8, 9 |
SD 6 Rocky Mountain
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| Windermere | Windermere Elementary School | Potential exposure: April 6 |
| Invermere | Eileen Madson Primary School | Potential exposure: April 6 |
| Kimberley | McKim Middle School | Potential exposure: April 8, 9 |
SD 8 Kootenay Lake
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson | Rosemont Elementary | Potential exposure: April 6, 7, 8, 9 |
SD 10 Arrow Lakes
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| No potential exposures reported |
SD 19 Revelstoke
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| No potential exposures reported |
SD 20 Kootenay Columbia
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| No potential exposures reported |
SD 22 Vernon
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| Vernon | BX Elementary | Potential exposure: Apr. 6, 7 |
| Vernon | Vernon Secondary School | Potential exposure: April 6, 7, 9 |
| Vernon | Clarence Fulton Secondary | Potential exposure: Apr. 6, 7, 8 |
SD 23 Central Okanagan
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| Kelowna | Kelowna Secondary School | Potential exposure: Apr. 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Kelowna | Okanagan Mission Secondary | Potential exposure: Apr. 7, 9 |
| West Kelowna | Mt. Boucherie Secondary | Potential exposure: Apr. 6 |
| West Kelowna | Helen Gorman Elementary | Potential exposure: Apr. 6, 8 |
| Kelowna | Rutland Middle School | Potential exposure: Apr. 6, 7 |
| Lake Country | George Elliot Secondary | Potential exposure: Apr. 6 |
| Kelowna | Raymer Elementary School | Potential exposure: Apr. 6, 7, 8 |
| Kelowna | Ellison Elementary School | Potential exposure: Apr. 6, 7 |
| West Kelowna | Rose Valley Elementary School | Potential exposure: Apr. 6, 9 |
| Kelowna | Beglo Elementary | Potential exposure: Apr. 6, 7, 8, |
SD 27 Cariboo Chilcotin
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| Williams Lake | Lake City Secondary | Potential Exposure: April 6, 7, 8, 9 |
SD 51 Boundary
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| No potential exposures reported |
SD 53 Okanagan Similkameen
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver | South Okanagan Secondary | Potential exposure: Apr. 1 |
SD 58 Nicola Similkameen
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| No potential exposures reported |
SD 67 Okanagan Skaha
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| Penticton | Skaha Lake Middle School | Potential exposure: Apr. 7, 8 |
| Summerland | Summerland Montessori School | Potential exposure: April 6, 7, 8 |
SD 73 Kamloops Thompson
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| Kamloops | Westsyde Elementary | Potential exposure: Apr. 6 |
SD 74 Gold Trail
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| No potential exposures reported |
SD 83 North Okanagan Shuswap
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon Arm | North Canoe Elementary School | Potential Exposure: Apr. 8 |
| Salmon Arm | Shuswap Middle School | Potential Exposure: Apr. 8 |
SD 93 Conseil Scolaire Francophone
| City | School Name | Potential Exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| Kelowna | Ecole de L'Anse Au Sable | Potential exposure: April 6, 7, 8, 9 |
COVID-19 exposures in independent schools
| City | School Name | Potential exposure Event |
|---|---|---|
| Penticton | Penticton Christian School | Potential exposure: April 6, 7 |
| Cranbrook | Kootenay Christian Academy | Potential exposure: Apr. 6 |
| Oliver | SenPokChin School | Potential exposure: Apr. 1 |