Education
Penticton is the location of the head offices of School District 67 Okanagan Skaha. There are two secondary schools, Penticton Secondary School and Princess Margaret Secondary School, as well as 11 elementary schools, Wiltse Elementary School, Uplands Elementary School, Giant's Head Elementary School, Carmi Elementary School, West Bench Elementary School, Queen's Park Elementary School, Parkway Elementary School, Kaleden Elementary School, Columbia Elementary School, Naramata Elementary School and Trout Creek Elementary School, three middle schools, KVR Middle School (English and French Immersion), Skaha Lake Middle School, McNicoll Park Middle School and Summerland Middle School (also English and French Immersion), and L’école Entre Lacs, a French school (not French immersion). Penticton Christian School, a private school, offers kindergarten through Grade 12. Penticton is also home to the Okanagan Hockey Academy & School, with players from around the world enrolling at Penticton Secondary, while undergoing rigorous training during the academic terms with OHA staff 4-5 times per week. Players are required to meet specific academic as well as physical standards in order to maintain eligibility for the OHA. Penticton is also home to a campus of Sprott-Shaw Community College, a private post-secondary institution.
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