Photo: UBC Micrometeorology · CC BY 2.0The schools around Delta answer to 6 boards
Beside SD 37 Delta, which has 34, sit SD 36 Surrey, SD 40 New Westminster and SD 38 Richmond. 53 of 94 schools with results score below the middle in British Columbia. Counting a 3 km margin, Delta has 86 elementary schools, 15 secondary schools, 3 schools for every grade and 9 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Delta’s schools
The strongest results
Delta Christian School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Which of the 6 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 37 DeltaAnnieville, Beach Grove, Brooke, Burnsview Secondary, Chalmers, Cliff Drive, Cougar Canyon, Delta Access … | English public | 34 |
| SD 36 SurreyA H P Matthew, Beaver Creek, Betty Huff, Boundary Park, Cedar Hills, Cindrich, Colebrook, Cougar Creek … | English public | 29 |
| SD 40 New WestminsterConnaught Heights, Ecole Glenbrook, Ecole Qayqayt, Fraser River Middle, Herbert Spencer, Lord Kelvin, Lord Tweedsmuir, New Westminster Continuing Education … | English public | 15 |
| SD 38 RichmondDaniel Woodward, Hamilton, Lord Byng, Robert A. McMath Secondary, Thomas Kidd, Tomekichi Homma, Westwind | English public | 7 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneGabrielle-Roy, du Bois-joli | French public | 2 |
| SD 41 BurnabyByrne Creek Community Secondary, Twelfth Avenue | English public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How Delta’s schools do on BC’s assessments
The Foundation Skills Assessment in Grades 4 and 7 and first-time graduation: each school against every school in BC.
Its School Grade is B: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | British Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 literacy (FSA score) | 73 | 446 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 73 | 443 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 68 | 445 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 68 | 442 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 22 | 90% | 91% |
On Grade 4 numeracy the area trails, 443 against 472 in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 0 above the middle, 3 below.
Every school’s results (94)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 537 · G4 numeracy 567 · G7 literacy 581 · G7 numeracy 576 | Top fifth |
| John Knox Christian - Secondary CampusElementary | G7 literacy 615 · G7 numeracy 674 · Graduation 97% | Top fifth |
| Khalsa School NewtonElementary | G4 literacy 668 · G4 numeracy 683 · G7 literacy 603 · G7 numeracy 679 | Top fifth |
| Khalsa School Old Yale RoadElementary | G4 literacy 552 · G4 numeracy 604 · G7 literacy 596 · G7 numeracy 603 | Top fifth |
| Our Lady of MercyElementary | G4 literacy 662 · G4 numeracy 655 · G7 literacy 611 · G7 numeracy 630 | Top fifth |
| Richmond Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 542 · G4 numeracy 587 · G7 literacy 575 · G7 numeracy 580 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Southpointe AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 571 · G4 numeracy 614 · G7 literacy 575 · G7 numeracy 577 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| St BernadetteElementary | G4 literacy 554 · G4 numeracy 566 · G7 literacy 537 · G7 numeracy 545 | Top fifth |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Sikh AcademyAll grades | G4 literacy 576 · G4 numeracy 607 · G7 literacy 531 · G7 numeracy 480 | Top fifth |
| Connaught Heights ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 486 · G4 numeracy 530 | Second fifth |
| Ecole Qayqayt ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 488 · G4 numeracy 524 | Second fifth |
| Immaculate Conception SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 492 · G4 numeracy 493 · G7 literacy 542 · G7 numeracy 501 | Second fifth |
| Burnsview SecondarySecondary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Herbert Spencer ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 477 · G4 numeracy 489 | Second fifth |
| Robert A. McMath SecondarySecondary | Graduation 94% | Second fifth |
| Seaquam SecondarySecondary | Graduation 94% | Second fifth |
| Surrey Muslim SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 486 · G4 numeracy 491 · G7 literacy no data · G7 numeracy no data | Second fifth |
| Thomas Kidd ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 508 · G4 numeracy 495 · G7 literacy 459 · G7 numeracy 502 | Second fifth |
| Tomekichi Homma ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 477 · G4 numeracy 463 · G7 literacy 509 · G7 numeracy 529 | Second fifth |
| Westwind ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 492 · G4 numeracy 504 · G7 literacy 502 · G7 numeracy 508 | Second fifth |
| Sacred HeartElementary | G4 literacy 487 · G4 numeracy 484 · G7 literacy 486 · G7 numeracy 473 | Second fifth |
| Hamilton ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 475 · G4 numeracy 477 · G7 literacy 489 · G7 numeracy 495 | Middle fifth |
| Lord Byng ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 446 · G4 numeracy 479 · G7 literacy 527 · G7 numeracy 505 | Middle fifth |
| Queen Elizabeth ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 486 · G4 numeracy 472 | Middle fifth |
| Annieville ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 481 · G4 numeracy 490 · G7 literacy 452 · G7 numeracy 445 | Middle fifth |
| Cougar Canyon ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 475 · G4 numeracy 508 · G7 literacy 472 · G7 numeracy 464 | Middle fifth |
| Daniel Woodward ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 482 · G4 numeracy 471 · G7 literacy 470 · G7 numeracy 459 | Middle fifth |
| Beach Grove ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 439 · G7 literacy 460 · G7 numeracy 502 | Middle fifth |
| Delta SecondarySecondary | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| Delview SecondarySecondary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| Ecole Glenbrook Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 476 · G7 numeracy 452 | Middle fifth |
| Ecole Panorama Ridge SecondaryElementary | Graduation 90% | Middle fifth |
| English Bluff ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 457 · G4 numeracy 478 · G7 literacy 473 · G7 numeracy 485 | Middle fifth |
| Khalsa Secondary School (Surrey)Secondary | Graduation 90% | Middle fifth |
| Pebble Hill Traditional ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 444 · G4 numeracy 436 · G7 literacy 495 · G7 numeracy 502 | Middle fifth |
| Sands SecondarySecondary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| South Delta SecondarySecondary | Graduation 91% | Middle fifth |
| South Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 443 · G4 numeracy 449 · G7 literacy 504 · G7 numeracy 480 | Middle fifth |
| Neilson Grove ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 443 · G4 numeracy 440 · G7 literacy 455 · G7 numeracy 472 | Middle fifth |
| Sunshine Hills ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 457 · G4 numeracy 476 · G7 literacy 455 · G7 numeracy 456 | Middle fifth |
| Boundary Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 444 · G4 numeracy 455 · G7 literacy 446 · G7 numeracy 476 | Fourth fifth |
| Colebrook ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 461 · G4 numeracy 459 · G7 literacy 443 · G7 numeracy 428 | Fourth fifth |
| Fraser River MiddleElementary | G7 literacy 453 · G7 numeracy 446 | Fourth fifth |
| Jarvis Traditional ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 428 · G4 numeracy 429 · G7 literacy 477 · G7 numeracy 489 | Fourth fifth |
| Lord Kelvin ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 459 · G4 numeracy 448 | Fourth fifth |
| Lord Tweedsmuir ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 469 · G4 numeracy 443 | Fourth fifth |
| Port Guichon ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 434 · G4 numeracy 474 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Fourth fifth |
| Brooke ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 467 · G7 literacy 423 · G7 numeracy 440 | Fourth fifth |
| Devon Gardens ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 463 · G4 numeracy 433 · G7 literacy 443 · G7 numeracy 439 | Fourth fifth |
| Holly ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 431 · G4 numeracy 432 · G7 literacy 457 · G7 numeracy 442 | Fourth fifth |
| Prince Charles ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 443 · G4 numeracy 435 · G7 literacy 458 · G7 numeracy 408 | Fourth fifth |
| Richardson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 439 · G4 numeracy 441 · G7 literacy 467 · G7 numeracy 411 | Fourth fifth |
| Twelfth Avenue ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 454 · G4 numeracy 450 · G7 literacy 433 · G7 numeracy 453 | Fourth fifth |
| Gabrielle-RoyElementary | G4 literacy 470 · G4 numeracy 454 · G7 literacy 390 · G7 numeracy 409 · Graduation 92% | Fourth fifth |
| Chalmers ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 392 · G4 numeracy 429 · G7 literacy 445 · G7 numeracy 453 | Fourth fifth |
| Cougar Creek ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 371 · G4 numeracy 352 · G7 literacy 433 · G7 numeracy 478 | Fourth fifth |
| Hawthorne ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 441 · G4 numeracy 496 · G7 literacy 411 · G7 numeracy 395 | Fourth fifth |
| Hellings ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 445 · G4 numeracy 441 · G7 literacy 434 · G7 numeracy 424 | Fourth fifth |
| Ladner ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 421 · G4 numeracy 451 · G7 literacy 449 · G7 numeracy 451 | Fourth fifth |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | Graduation 85% | Fourth fifth |
| North Delta SecondarySecondary | Graduation 80% | Fourth fifth |
| Pinewood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 438 · G4 numeracy 415 · G7 literacy 442 · G7 numeracy 441 | Fourth fifth |
| Tamanawis SecondarySecondary | Graduation 87% | Fourth fifth |
| Heath ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 460 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 417 · G7 numeracy 387 | Fourth fifth |
| Kennedy Trail ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 427 · G4 numeracy 412 · G7 literacy 471 · G7 numeracy 411 | Fourth fifth |
| A H P Matthew ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 423 · G4 numeracy 403 · G7 literacy 434 · G7 numeracy 412 | Bottom fifth |
| Beaver Creek ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 451 · G4 numeracy 423 · G7 literacy 435 · G7 numeracy 392 | Bottom fifth |
| Gibson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 450 · G4 numeracy 427 · G7 literacy 413 · G7 numeracy 372 | Bottom fifth |
| J T Brown ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 402 · G4 numeracy 402 · G7 literacy 427 · G7 numeracy 416 | Bottom fifth |
| Martha Jane Norris ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 434 · G4 numeracy 417 · G7 literacy 433 · G7 numeracy 405 | Bottom fifth |
| Panorama Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 465 · G4 numeracy 425 · G7 literacy 406 · G7 numeracy 372 | Bottom fifth |
| Royal Heights ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 402 · G4 numeracy 384 · G7 literacy 433 · G7 numeracy 420 | Bottom fifth |
| W E Kinvig ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 407 · G4 numeracy 361 · G7 literacy 427 · G7 numeracy 413 | Bottom fifth |
| Cedar Hills ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 413 · G4 numeracy 413 · G7 literacy 398 · G7 numeracy 416 | Bottom fifth |
| Cindrich ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 412 · G4 numeracy 424 · G7 literacy 439 · G7 numeracy 396 | Bottom fifth |
| Cliff Drive ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 379 · G4 numeracy 400 · G7 literacy 424 · G7 numeracy 420 | Bottom fifth |
| Gray ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 426 · G4 numeracy 433 · G7 literacy 417 · G7 numeracy 403 | Bottom fifth |
| Newton ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 418 · G4 numeracy 399 · G7 literacy 421 · G7 numeracy 412 | Bottom fifth |
| Senator Reid ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 406 · G4 numeracy 422 · G7 literacy 415 · G7 numeracy 435 | Bottom fifth |
| Strawberry Hill ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 417 · G4 numeracy 383 · G7 literacy 434 · G7 numeracy 396 | Bottom fifth |
| Betty Huff ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 427 · G4 numeracy 403 · G7 literacy 393 · G7 numeracy 367 | Bottom fifth |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | Graduation 79% | Bottom fifth |
| David Brankin ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 427 · G4 numeracy 419 · G7 literacy 414 · G7 numeracy 393 | Bottom fifth |
| Dr F D Sinclair ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 414 · G4 numeracy 381 · G7 literacy 413 · G7 numeracy 383 | Bottom fifth |
| Henry Bose ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 365 · G4 numeracy 359 · G7 literacy 398 · G7 numeracy 374 | Bottom fifth |
| Kirkbride ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 379 · G4 numeracy 416 · G7 literacy 403 · G7 numeracy 349 | Bottom fifth |
| Kwantlen Park SecondaryElementary | Graduation 75% | Bottom fifth |
| L.A. Matheson SecondarySecondary | Graduation 79% | Bottom fifth |
| McCloskey ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 395 · G4 numeracy 366 · G7 literacy 379 · G7 numeracy 351 | Bottom fifth |
| Old Yale Road ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 415 · G4 numeracy 392 · G7 literacy 401 · G7 numeracy 395 | Bottom fifth |
| Princess Margaret SecondaryElementary | Graduation 76% | Bottom fifth |
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | Graduation 74% | Bottom fifth |
| Westerman ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 396 · G4 numeracy 406 · G7 literacy 403 · G7 numeracy 383 | Bottom fifth |
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care: FSA 2021/22 to 2025/26 (the latest year with a value) and first-time Grade 12 graduation; masked where groups are small; resident students only. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Where the 113 schools in and around Delta are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
1 more have no point in the source and are listed below the map.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Delta
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in British Columbia.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
du Bois-joli and Gabrielle-Roy teach in French; SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone runs the public ones among the 2.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Delta’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: English public 87, French-language 2 and independent 24.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Delta
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
Independent schools
Independent schools set their own admissions and fees; the province funds part of their costs where they meet its conditions.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 113 schools in and around Delta
Show all 86 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Delta
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
33 secondary schools are within 15 km: 21 English public and 12 independent. The nearest is Delta Secondary, 6.6 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 6.6 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 7 km |
| Seaquam SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 7.3 km |
| Sands SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 7.3 km |
| Burnsview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 7.3 km |
| BC Muslim SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 8.3 km |
| North Delta SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.5 km |
| Tamanawis SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.3 km |
| Delview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 9.7 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 9.7 km |
All 33 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh McRoberts SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 10 km |
| A.R. MacNeill SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| Sikh AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 11 km |
| L.A. Matheson SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 11 km |
| Canada Star Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Guru Angad Dev SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 12 km |
| South Delta SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 12 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| City Vancouver AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 13 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Khalsa Secondary School (Surrey)Secondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| Maple Hill SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| Robert A. McMath SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| J.N. Burnett SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| SAIL SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 14 km |
| SD 36 Education Services (Type 1)Secondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 14 km |
| Honour Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Delta
Also within reach: online learning through Delta Access, Home Quest, Fawkes Academy DL and New Westminster Online Schools; adult and continuing education at Delta Continuing Education and New Westminster Continuing Education; alternative programs at Power Alternate Secondary School, Royal City Alternate Program and Sigma. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in British Columbia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford | 175,358 | 79 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| Coquitlam | 173,599 | 128 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Kelowna | 167,654 | 49 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| Langley | 163,885 | 104 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Saanich | 126,011 | 83 | 2 | 1 km |
| Delta | 124,670 | 113 | 2 | 6.6 km |
| Nanaimo | 111,845 | 39 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Kamloops | 108,793 | 42 | 1 | 2.5 km |
| Maple Ridge | 105,925 | 42 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Chilliwack | 105,520 | 42 | 1 | 1.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Prince George | 85,944 | 42 | 2 | 1.4 km |
1 out of 13 comparable towns have more schools. 12 of the 14 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Delta
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta | 113 | 2 | 24 | 6.6 km |
| Colebrook 9 km | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1.9 km |
| Strawberry Hill 9 km | 76 | 1 | 8 | 1.7 km |
| Tsawwassen 11 km | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2.6 km |
| Panorama Ridge 11 km | 46 | 1 | 7 | 0.5 km |
| Brownsville 11 km | 67 | 0 | 11 | 0.2 km |
| South Slope 11 km | 61 | 1 | 8 | 1.3 km |
None of its 6 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
- The year. The open list of 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- Which schools count. Counted: Delta’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
Questions about schools in Delta
How many schools are there in Delta?
The town holds 41 of them; 72 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Delta?
Yes: du Bois-joli and Gabrielle-Roy, the French-language schools here.
How do I get a place at a school in Delta?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which boards run the schools in Delta?
By number of schools: SD 37 Delta (34), SD 36 Surrey (29), SD 40 New Westminster (15), SD 38 Richmond (7) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (2).
Sources: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 school list 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – British Columbia) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).