Education, Private

EDUCATION, PRIVATE, dates back to colonial times when the HBC and different religious denominations opened the first schools in BC. The demand for education that came with the growth of the European population was met mainly by a system of public schools established by the provincial government (see EDUCATION, PUBLIC), but there has also been a parallel network of private schools, both religious and non-sectarian, supporting themselves through fees paid by students. The ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH...

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