River East Transcona School Division (RETSD) is a school division located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is the second largest school division in the province. It is composed of parts of what used to be two separate divisions the Transcona part of the Transcona-Springfield School Division and River East School Division, which merged in 2002.
RETSD provides educational services to approximately 17,700 students in 42 schools. The division employs approximately 1,200 teachers and 650 support staff, and offers English, French Immersion, English-German Bilingual, and Ukrainian Bilingual programming. It also offers an international education program, as well as adult and continuing education.
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