 School District 53 Okanagan Similkameen is a school district that serves fragments of the southern Okanagan and lower Similkameen regions , which include Cawston , Hedley , Keremeos , Okanagan Falls , Oliver , and Osoyoos , totaling to six communities in the district , all of which are in British Columbia , Canada . Its main " maintenance department " office is held in Oliver , consisting of ten schools , five of which are elementary , three are high or secondary schools , while two are alternative schools . This district 's superintendent is Beverly Young , while 2 @,@ 665 students attend schools in it ; there are 480 employees for the Okanagan Simlkammen school district . Their motto is " Learning Today for Living Tomorrow " , and all places within the district are towns or villages . 
