About Us

Horsefly is a small school; thus, we can involve students in many activities and closely monitor student progress and attendance. Emphasis is on the development of social, emotional, and academic skills for positive interpersonal relationships and for positive student attitudes toward learning. Throughout our school, there is an atmosphere of easy friendliness and enthusiasm that reminds students they are welcome, and that learning is fun. In addition, our school is nestled in the beautiful Central Cariboo known for endless mountain ranges, vast forests, numerous lakes, and the Horsefly River which has the second-largest sockeye salmon run in BC. We have the unique advantage of offering our students access to an appreciation of nature and wildlife.

One of the key strengths of Horsefly Elementary Junior Secondary School is its community spirit. This cannot happen without strong parent support, community volunteers, dedicated teachers, support staff and students. For a healthy community to develop, students need to be accountable and responsible. As a community-based school, we look forward to partnering with you in the development of these characteristics and your child’s education. 

Some of the attributes of our school that promote a healthy lifestyle within and outside of the school are, but not limited to: involvement in the Healthy Schools Network in which currently we are undertaking a student-led inquiry project based on reducing, reusing, recycling and composting, our Farm 2 School program that provides hot lunches to our students once a week with locally produced food in a salad bar/buffet style, our Fruits and Veggies and Breakfast for Learning initiatives that assist in sustaining students with healthy food choices, daily physical education for students in all grades (we are an Action Schools BC school), weekly student achievement celebration assemblies, and a vibrant Student Leadership team.

If you would like to come and see our school as a visitor to the community or if you are relocating to Horsefly and would like to know more about the school, please contact us at 250-620-3438.  We would love to show you our amazing school.