skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt fˈɪfti θɹˈiː ˈɑːkɐnˌæɡən sˈɪmɪlkˌæmiːn kənsˈɪsts ʌv tˈɛn skˈuːlz, fˈaɪv ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɑːɹ ˌɛlɪmˈɛntɚɹi, θɹˈiː ɑːɹ hˈaɪ ɔːɹ sˈɛkəndɚɹi skˈuːlz, wˌaɪl tˈuː ɑːɹ ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv skˈuːlz, wɪðˌɪn ɐ tˈoʊɾəl ʌv sˈɪks kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz ɪn bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəlˈʌmbiə, kˈænədə, ɪn fɹˈæɡmənts ʌvðə sˈʌðɚn ˈɑːkɐnˌæɡən ænd lˈoʊɚ sˈɪmɪlkˌæmiːn ɹˈiːdʒənz.
School District 53 Okanagan Similkameen consists of ten schools, five of which are elementary, three are high or secondary schools, while two are alternative schools, within a total of six communities in British Columbia, Canada, in fragments of the southern Okanagan and lower Similkameen regions.