School District 43 Coquitlam


School District No. 43 or SD43 is one of the sixty school districts in British Columbia. The district is the third largest in British Columbia with 45 elementary schools, 14 middle schools, and 11 secondary schools. School District No. 43 serves the Tri-Cities, including the cities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, and the villages of Anmore and Belcarra. The school district covers an area of 120 square kilometres and serves a total combined population of 210,390 residents. It has over 4,000 full-time and part-time employees. The school district has one of the highest graduation rates in the province, with 91.9% of students graduating in the 2013/14 school year.

Administration

As of January 2016, the current superintendent of SD43 is Patricia Gartland. The five municipalities served by SD43 are represented by elected trustees that serve on the Board of Education. There are currently 9 elected trustees in SD43. The chair of the board is Kerri Palmer Isaak, and the vice-chair is Michael Thomas.
CoquitlamPort CoquitlamPort MoodyAnmore/Belcarra
Carol CahoonJudy ShirraLisa ParkKerri Palmer Issak
Chuck DenisonMichael ThomasKeith Watkins-
Barb Hobson---
Dianne Sowden---

District Programs

The first French Immersion program in SD43 was implemented in 1968 at Alderson Elementary. In 1978, the district implemented a late French Immersion program. Currently there are 5,900 students enrolled in the program. This comprises 10.3% of the total district student population.

Coquitlam Open Learning

SD43 offers online, Learning Centre, and FastTrack courses to eligible British Columbia students through Coquitlam Open Learning. Learning Centre courses are online or paper-based and allow the student to drop in at the Coquitlam Learning Opportunity Centre, while FastTrack courses have some regularly schedule classes, with the rest of the course instruction occurring online.
COL also operates Inquiry Hub Secondary School, which is an alternate secondary school focused on a flexible and inquiry-based education. Students learn through online study, group project work, personal inquiry time, and seminars. It opened September 2012 at the former site of Millside Elementary. The school meets Ministry of Education requirements while still allowing students to meet learning outcomes with a more flexible approach. Most recently, the school received the 2014-15 Ken Spencer Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning.

Elementary schools

SchoolLocationGradesPrincipalAddress
Alderson Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Sandra Meister825 Gauthier Avenue
Anmore Elementary SchoolAnmoreK-5Nicole Daneault30 Elementary Road
Aspenwood Elementary SchoolPort MoodyK-5Kevin Akins2001 Panorama Drive
Baker Drive Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Margaret Mary Deck885 Baker Drive
Birchland Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Mike Gordon1331 Fraser Avenue
Blakeburn Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Andrea McComb1040 Riverside Drive
Bramblewood Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Dawn Holden2875 Panorama Drive
Cape Horn Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Bill McGovern155 Finnigan Street
Castle Park Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Kim Tompkins1144 Confederation Drive
Cedar Drive Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Brian Leonard3150 Cedar Drive
Central Community SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Tristan McCutcheon2260 Central Avenue
Coquitlam River Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Ross Jacobsen4250 Shaughnessy Street
Eagle Ridge Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Petra Kintzinger1215 Falcon Drive
Glen Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Sarah Husband3064 Glen Drive
Glenayre Elementary SchoolPort MoodyK-5Perry Muxworthy495 Glencoe Drive
Hampton Park Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Tamara Banks1760 Paddock Drive
Harbour View Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Cheryl Woods960 Lillian Street
Hazel Trembath Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Janine Close1278 Confederation Drive
Heritage Mountain Elementary SchoolPort MoodyK-5Stacey Parmar125 Ravine Drive
Irvine Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Laurie Birnie3862 Wellington Street
James Park Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Marco Jankowiak1761 Westminster Avenue
Kilmer Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Andrew Corbould1575 Knappen Street
Leigh Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Remi Collins1230 Soball Road
Lord Baden-Powell Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Daren Fridge450 Joyce Street
Mary Hill Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Michele Reid1890 Humber Crescent
Meadowbrook Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Tara Fisher900 Sharpe Street
Miller Park Community SchoolCoquitlamK-5Lisa Rinke800 Egmont Avenue
Moody Elementary SchoolPort MoodyK-5Deirdre James2717 St. Johns Street
Mountain Meadows Elementary SchoolPort MoodyK-5Kate McMeiken999 Noons Creek Drive
Mountain View Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Marsha Arnold740 Smith Ave
Mundy Road Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Rob Wright2200 Austin Avenue
Nestor Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Darlene Proulx1266 Nestor Street
Panorama Heights Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Wendy Yu1455 Johnson Street
Parkland Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Anita Strang1563 Regan Avenue
Pinetree Way Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Jason Hewlett1420 Pinetree Way
Pleasantside Elementary SchoolPort MoodyK-5Heather Birnie195 Barber Street
Porter Street Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Derek Passaglia728 Porter Street
R.C. MacDonald Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Ceri Watkins2550 Leduc Avenue
Ranch Park Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Don Hutchinson2701 Spuraway Avenue
Riverview Park Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Dennis Shannon700 Clearwater Way
Rochester Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5John Goheen411 Schoolhouse Street
Roy Stibbs Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Tricia Tipper600 Fairview Street
Seaview Community SchoolPort MoodyK-5Frank Pearse1215 Cecile Drive
Smiling Creek Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Remi Collins3456 Princeton Ave
Walton Elementary SchoolCoquitlamK-5Craig Mah2960 Walton Avenue
Westwood Elementary SchoolPort CoquitlamK-5Bryn Williams3610 Hastings Street

Middle schools

Secondary schools