Vancouver's oldest secondary school will survive the latest round of cuts at the Vancouver school board.

Yesterday, the Vancouver school board's joint committee of planning and education pulled Britannia secondary off a list of a dozen schools that could be closed.

The board was put in this position by the provincial government's demand for 95 percent districtwide enrollment capacity for obtaining funding for seismic upgrades.

The only secondary school still on the list of potential closures is Gladstone in East Vancouver. Students and parents have mounted a vigorous campaign to save it, enlisting the support of famed artist and Gladstone grad Ken Lum.

Nine of the 10 elementary schools on the list are on the East Side of Vancouver.

Britannia was founded in 1908 and sits on a 16-hectare site that includes a Vancouver Public Library branch and community centre.

The school has a large number of indigenous students.

Last month, the Straight reported that the City of Vancouver is seeking a nonprofit partner to build social housing on the property.

Seventy percent of the site is owned by the Vancouver school board, with the remainder owned by the city.