West Bench Elementary

About

West Bench Elementary is located at 1604 West Bench Dr, Penticton, BC V2A 8Z3. The school website shares news and announcements for families, including items like kindergarten registration and community safety resources (ERASE – Expect Respect and a Safe Education). The school also highlights opportunities for parent involvement through its Parent Advisory Committee (PAC).

At a Glance

School type: Public School (Okanagan Skaha)

Education language: English

Religious affiliation: None / Secular

Grades: K-5

Phone: 250 770-7698

Email: westbench@sd67.bc.ca

Principal: Janice Binding

Programs and Services

Parent involvement (PAC) The West Bench Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) is a group of parents who meet monthly with school administration and a school trustee to help guide school decisions and events. The PAC also runs an online parent community through its Facebook group (“West Bench School Parents”). Student safety / respectful schools The school website links to ERASE (Expect Respect and a Safe Education) information, including an ERASE family session.

Transportation, Parking, and Getting Here

School District 67 provides school bus transportation across Penticton, Summerland, Naramata, and Kaleden, with eligibility based on distance from a student’s catchment school (Grades K–7: more than 2.5 km; Grades 8–12: more than 3.2 km). Families must register yearly for busing; registration includes paying a fee through School Cash Online and completing the district’s bus registration form (the district does not register students by phone). Registered riders use bus passes and must follow the School Bus Riders Code of Conduct; busing is not provided to after-school activities or locations other than the student’s home address(es).

Enrollment

The school website includes a "Kindergarten Registration" item in its news/announcements.