hˈɛdli dˈɪd hæv ɐ kˈɪndɚɡˌɑːɹʔn̩ tə ɡɹˈeɪd fˈoːɹ skˈuːl ʌv ɪts ˈoʊn ʌntˈɪl dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, wˌɛn ðɪ ˈɑːkɐnˌæɡən sˈɪmɪlkˌæmiːn dˈɪstɹɪkt vˈoʊɾᵻd fˈoːɹ tə tˈuː tə klˈoʊz ðə skˈuːl.
Hedley did have a Kindergarten to Grade 4 school of its own until January 2008, when the Okanagan Similkameen district voted four to two to close the school.