Where every party stands on schools
5 of the 11 parties on the October 17 ballot have published something on schools and student support. Here they are side by side, each with its source.
BEFORE YOU COMPARE
Who actually decides this
The Board of Education runs Vancouver public schools, sets catchment boundaries and approves the district budget. Teacher pay and the provincial funding formula are set by the province.
Read the commitments below against that. Where a party proposes something the city cannot do on its own, the commitment carries a line naming who holds the power. That is not a criticism of the promise. A council can lobby, fund and argue, and saying so plainly is more useful than pretending the limit does not exist.
WHAT THE COMPARISON SHOWS
Reading this ballot on schools
5 of the 11 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 16 separate commitments. TEAM for a Livable Vancouver has published the most, with 9.
Not one of these commitments carries a dollar figure, a count or a percentage. They set a direction, which means there is nothing here to check against a budget later.
4 of the 16 commitments here depend at least partly on a government other than the city. That does not make them empty, but it does change what a council can promise about them.
SIDE BY SIDE
Every published position on schools
| Party | Published position | Commitments |
|---|---|---|
| TEAM for a Livable Vancouver | TEAM would end school enrolment lotteries through long-range planning with the city, stop disposing of school land, pause the Microsoft Copilot rollout in secondary schools, and bring back elementary band and strings. | 9 |
| ABC Vancouver | ABC would fight to keep provincial school tax collected in Vancouver in Vancouver schools, increase classroom teaching assistance, and bring swimming lessons into the school day. | 3 |
| COPE | COPE is running four School Board candidates and campaigns on defending public education, with library funding and food programmes alongside. | 2 |
| TrueBlue Vancouver | TrueBlue promotes safe schools with parental involvement and critical thinking. Three of its four ballot entries are for School Board. | 1 |
| Vancouver Liberals | The Vancouver Liberals support continuing and evolving the School Liaison Officer programme, which places police officers in schools. | 1 |
| Affordable Housing | Not yet researched. | — |
| Bright Future Vancouver | Not yet researched. | — |
| Green Party of Vancouver | Not yet researched. | — |
| Independent Parks Party | Not yet researched. | — |
| OneCity | Not yet researched. | — |
| Vote Vancouver | Not yet researched. | — |
TEAM FOR A LIVABLE VANCOUVER
End enrolment lotteries and stop selling school land
TEAM would end school enrolment lotteries through long-range planning with the city, stop disposing of school land, pause the Microsoft Copilot rollout in secondary schools, and bring back elementary band and strings.
- End school enrolment lotteries
- Stop disposing of school land
- Reverse the Queen Elizabeth Annex sale, Fleming’s field lease and Carleton closure
- Pause the Microsoft Copilot rollout in secondary schools
Read all 9 TEAM for a Livable Vancouver commitments, with sources
ABC VANCOUVER
Keep Vancouver school tax in Vancouver
ABC would fight to keep provincial school tax collected in Vancouver in Vancouver schools, increase classroom teaching assistance, and bring swimming lessons into the school day.
- Keep Vancouver school tax in Vancouver
- Increase teaching assistance in classrooms
- A performance based action committee for families
COPE
Public education, libraries and food programmes
COPE is running four School Board candidates and campaigns on defending public education, with library funding and food programmes alongside.
- Increase library funding, hours and wages
- Defend public education
TRUEBLUE VANCOUVER
Safe schools, parental involvement and critical thinking
TrueBlue promotes safe schools with parental involvement and critical thinking. Three of its four ballot entries are for School Board.
- Safe schools with parental involvement and critical thinking
VANCOUVER LIBERALS
Keep the School Liaison Officer programme
The Vancouver Liberals support continuing and evolving the School Liaison Officer programme, which places police officers in schools.
- Continue and evolve the School Liaison Officer programme
NOTHING PUBLISHED YET
6 parties have published nothing on this
A blank records that we looked on the date shown and found nothing on the public record. Some parties are not contesting the race that decides this subject, which is a reason to publish nothing on it.
Affordable Housing
Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026.
Bright Future Vancouver
Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026.
Green Party of Vancouver
Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026.
Independent Parks Party
Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026.
OneCity
Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026.
Vote Vancouver
Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026.