skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks wɪððə mˈɜːdʒɚɹ ʌv skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt twˈɛnti wˈʌn ˈɑːɹmstɹɔŋspˈæləmtʃˌiːn ænd skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ʃˈʌswɑːp.
School District 83 was created in 1996 with the merger of School District 21 Armstrong-Spallumcheen and School District 89 Shuswap.