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{{Short description|School district in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
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{{Original research|date=April 2011}}
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{{Infobox school district
| name                   = School District 43 Coquitlam
| logo                   = SchoolDistrict43CoquitlamLogo.jpg
| logo_caption           = School District 43 Coquitlam Logo
| region                 = Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore, Belcarra in Metro/Coast
| country                = Canada
| coordinates            =
| location               = Coquitlam
| superintendent         = Patricia Gartland
| chair_of_the_board     = Michael Thomas
| accreditations         =
| schools                = 73<ref name="sd43.bc.ca">{{cite web|url=https://www.sd43.bc.ca:443/District/Pages/AbouttheDistrict.aspx|title=About the District - School District No. 43 (Coquitlam)|website=Sd43.bc.ca|access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref>
| budget                 = CA$352 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sd43.bc.ca:443/Pages/newsitem.aspx?ItemID=390&ListID=ed550773-e9ff-4e20-9964-4e1b213f518c&TemplateID=Announcement_Item|title=SD43 Board Approves Positive Budget for 2017-2018|website=Sd43.bc.ca|access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref>
| students               = 32,000<ref name="sd43.bc.ca"/>
| faculty                =
| teachers               = 2500
| staff                  = 3900
| ratio                  =
| website                = {{URL|www.sd43.bc.ca}}
}}
'''School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) ''' or '''SD43''' is one of the sixty [[school district]]s in [[British Columbia]]. The district is the third-largest in British Columbia with 45 [[elementary school]]s, 14 [[middle school]]s, and 11 [[secondary school]]s. School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) serves the [[Tri-Cities (British Columbia)|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.<ref name=bcpop>[http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/DATA/pop/pop/mun/Mun9605a.asp B.C. Municipal Population Estimates, 1996-2005] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120719075850/http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/pop/mun/Mun9605a.asp |date=19 July 2012 }}</ref> It has over 4,000 full-time and part-time employees. It has one of the highest graduation rates in the province, with 91.9% of students graduating in the 2013/14 school year.<ref>Deutsch, Jeremy. (31 December 2014). [http://www.thenownews.com/news/sd43-grad-rates-among-the-highest-in-b-c-1.1701279 "SD43 grad rates among the highest in B.C."]. ''The Tri-Cities Now''.</ref>
==Administration==
As of March 2022, the current superintendent of SD43 is Patricia Gartland.<ref>School District 43. (21 October 2014) [http://www.sd43.bc.ca/Announcements/Attachments/292/Patricia%20Gartland%20Named%20New%20Superintendent.pdf "Announcement: Patricia Gartland New Superintendent of Schools"]. Retrieved 2015-07-26.</ref> 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 Michael Thomas, and the vice-chair is Carol Cahoon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Board Members / Trustee Information|url=http://www.sd43.bc.ca/Board/BoardMembers/Pages/default.aspx|website=School District 43|access-date=12 Mar 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+ SD43 Trustees
! Coquitlam !! Port Coquitlam !! Port Moody !! Anmore, Belcarra
|-
| Carol Cahoon || Michael Thomas || Lisa Park || Kerri Palmer Issak
|-
| Craig Woods || Christine Pollock || Keith Watkins
|-
| Barb Hobson
|-
|[[Jennifer Blatherwick]] (until 2024)
|}
==District Programs==
* Diverse Student Services
* Core [[French language|French]]
* Early [[French Immersion]] (starting in Kindergarten, or Grade 1)
* Late French Immersion (starting in Grade 6)
* [[Montessori method|Montessori]] Alternate Program
* [[English as a foreign or second language|EAL]]/[[Multiculturalism]]
* International Education
* MACC (Middle Age Cluster Class|Grades 6 - 8)
* [[Continuing Education]]
* Community Schools
* Settlement Workers In School
* District wide gifted programming
* Summer Learning
* Aboriginal Education
* International Baccalaureate
* Reggio-influenced Program
* Variety of Career and Trades<ref name="sd43.bc.ca"/>
By 2020 it worked with the [[Confucius Institute]] with making Chinese cultural and Mandarin language programs in its schools. In 2020 the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' stated that the organization "has taken a more expansive role, providing resources for core courses".<ref>{{cite web |last=Vanderklippe |first=Nathan |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-beijing-used-influence-over-bc-schools-to-push-its-agenda-and-keep/ |title=Beijing used influence over B.C. schools to push its agenda and keep tabs on Canadian politics, documents show |newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=2020-10-15 |access-date=2023-06-15 |url-status=live |language=en-ca |archive-date=Feb 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226002745/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-beijing-used-influence-over-bc-schools-to-push-its-agenda-and-keep/ |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
===French Immersion===
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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Warren|first1=Janis|title=French Immersion ranks high in Coquitlam school district|url=http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/277936111.html|access-date=28 July 2015|agency=BC Local News|date=2 October 2014}}</ref>
===Coquitlam Open Learning===
SD43 offers online, Learning Centre, and FastTrack courses to eligible British Columbia students through Coquitlam Open Learning (COL). Learning Centre courses are online or paper-based and allow the student to drop in at the Coquitlam Learning Opportunity Centre (CLOC), while FastTrack courses have some regularly schedule classes, with the rest of the course instruction occurring online.<ref>{{cite web|title=About COL 10-12|url=http://www.sd43.bc.ca/col/10-12/About/Pages/default.aspx|website=Coquitlam Open Learning|access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McFee|first1=Jennifer|title=New high school program planned|url=http://www.thenownews.com/news/new-high-school-program-planned-1.440687|access-date=28 July 2015|agency=The Tri-Cities Now|date=2015-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-24 |title=The School |url=https://www.inquiryhub.org/school/ |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=Inquiry Hub |language=en-CA}}</ref> Most recently, the school received the 2014-15 Ken Spencer Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seven Award Winning Programs Rethink Traditional Schooling|url=http://www.cea-ace.ca/awards/spencer-award|website=Canadian Education Association|access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref>
==Elementary schools==
[[File:Eagleridge-elem.jpg|thumb|right|Eagle Ridge Elementary School]]
[[File:Walton-elem.jpg|thumb|right|Walton Elementary School]]
{| class="wikitable"
! width=300|School<ref name="sd43">[http://sd43.bc.ca/ School District 43 Coquitlam] Retrieved on 22 August 2016</ref>
! Location
! Grades
! Principal
! Address
|-
| Alderson Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Anita Strang
| 825 Gauthier Avenue
|-
| Anmore Elementary School
| Anmore
| K-5
| Michael Chan
| 30 Elementary Road
|-
| Aspenwood Elementary School
| Port Moody
| K-5
| Janine Close
| 2001 Panorama Drive
|-
| Baker Drive Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Jamieson Joe
| 885 Baker Drive
|-
| Birchland Elementary School
| Port Coquitlam
| K-5
| Elspeth Anjos
| 1331 Fraser Avenue
|-
| Blakeburn Elementary School
| Port Coquitlam
| K-5
| Michele Reid
| 1040 Riverside Drive
|-
| Bramblewood Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Michael Bird
| 2875 Panorama Drive
|-
| Cape Horn Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Kim Cuellar
| 155 Finnigan Street
|-
| Castle Park Elementary School
| Port Coquitlam
| K-5
| Andrew Corbould
| 1144 Confederation Drive
|-
| Cedar Drive Elementary School
| Port Coquitlam
| K-5
| Rick Dhaliwal
| 3150 Cedar Drive
|-
| Central Community School
| Port Coquitlam
| K-5
| Sean Della Vedova
| 2260 Central Avenue
|-
| Coquitlam River Elementary School
| Port Coquitlam
| K-5
| David Mushens
| 4250 Shaughnessy Street
|-
| Eagle Ridge Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Don Hutchinson
| 1215 Falcon Drive
|-
| Glen Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Nicole Daneault
| 3064 Glen Drive
|-
| Glenayre Elementary School
| Port Moody
| K-5
| Andrew Lloyd
| 495 Glencoe Drive
|-
| Hampton Park Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Colleen Castonguay
| 1760 Paddock Drive
|-
| Harbour View Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Daren Fridge
| 960 Lillian Street
|-
| Hazel Trembath Elementary School
| Port Coquitlam
| K-5
| Dave Phelan
| 1278 Confederation Drive
|-
| Heritage Mountain Elementary School
| Port Moody
| K-5
| Jonathan Sclater
| 125 Ravine Drive
|-
| Irvine Elementary School
| Port Coquitlam
| K-5
| Dennis Shannon
| 3862 Wellington Street
|-
| James Park Elementary School
| Port Coquitlam
| K-5
| Rob Wright
| 1761 Westminster Avenue
|-
| Kilmer Elementary School
| Port Coquitlam
| K-5
| Theresa Roberts
| 1575 Knappen Street
|-
| Leigh Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Bryn Williams
| 1230 Soball Road
|-
| Lord Baden-Powell Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Mike Parkins
| 450 Joyce Street
|-
| Mary Hill Elementary School
| Port Coquitlam
| K-5
| Jason Hewlett
| 1890 Humber Crescent
|-
| Meadowbrook Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
|Tara Fisher
| 900 Sharpe Street
|-
| Miller Park Community School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Tanya MacDonald
| 800 Egmont Avenue
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|Coquitlam
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| Moody Elementary School
| Port Moody
| K-5
| Sheila Rawnsley.
| 2717 St. Johns Street
|-
| Mountain Meadows Elementary School
| Port Moody
| K-5
| Genevieve McMahon
| 999 Noons Creek Drive
|-
| Mountain View Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Lisa Salloum
| 740 Smith Ave
|-
| Mundy Road Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Leann Buteau
| 2200 Austin Avenue
|-
| Nestor Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Chris Hunter
| 1266 Nestor Street
|-
| Panorama Heights Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Perry Muxworthy
| 1455 Johnson Street
|-
| Parkland Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Chris Hunter
| 1563 Regan Avenue
|-
| Pinetree Way Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Cheryl Woods
| 1420 Pinetree Way
|-
| Pleasantside Elementary School
| Port Moody
| K-5
| Ceri Watkins
| 195 Barber Street
|-
| Porter Street Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Ashif Jiwa
| 728 Porter Street
|-
| R.C. MacDonald Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Martin Bozic
| 2550 Leduc Avenue
|-
| Ranch Park Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Kelly Zimmer
| 2701 Spuraway Avenue
|-
| Riverview Park Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Shannon Bain
| 700 Clearwater Way
|-
| Rochester Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Cheryl Lloyd
| 411 Schoolhouse Street
|-
| Roy Stibbs Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Britt Walton
| 600 Fairview Street
|-
| Seaview Community School
| Port Moody
| K-5
| Larry Ryan
| 1215 Cecile Drive
|-
|Smiling Creek Elementary School
|Coquitlam
|K-5
|Rob Killawee
|3456 Princeton Ave
|-
| Walton Elementary School
| Coquitlam
| K-5
| Marco Jankowiak
| 2960 Walton Avenue
|-
| Westwood Elementary School
| Port Coquitlam
| K-5
| Stacey Parmar
| 3610 Hastings Street
|}
==Middle schools==
{| class="wikitable"
! width=300|School<ref name="sd43" />
! Location
! Grades
! Principal
! Address
|-
| Banting Middle School
| Coquitlam
| 6-8
| Bill Trask
| 820 Banting Street
|-
| Citadel Middle School
| Port Coquitlam
| 6-8
| Mark Clay
| 1265 Citadel Drive
|-
| Como Lake Middle School
| Coquitlam
| 6-8
| Dave Cyr
| 1121 King Albert Avenue
|-
| Eagle Mountain Middle School
| Anmore/ Port Moody
| 6-8
| Andrew Graham
| 110 Dogwood Drive
|-
| Hillcrest Middle School
| Coquitlam
| 6-8
| Ross Jacobsen
| 2161 Regan Avenue
|-
| Kwayhquitlum Middle School
| Port Coquitlam
| 6-8
| Laurie Sviatko
| 3280 Flint Street
|-
| Maillard Middle School
| Coquitlam
| 6-8
| Tristan McCutcheon
| 1300 Rochester Avenue
|-
| Maple Creek Middle School
| Port Coquitlam
| 6-8
| Darren Macmillan
| 3700 Hastings Street
|-
| Minnekhada Middle School
| Port Coquitlam
| 6-8
| Jill Reid
| 1390 Laurier Avenue
|-
| Montgomery Middle School
| Coquitlam
| 6-8
| Sarah Husband
| 1900 Edgewood Avenue
|-
| Moody Middle School
| Port Moody
| 6-8
| Mark Clay
| 3115 St. Johns Street
|-
| Pitt River Community School
| Port Coquitlam
| 6-8
| Darren Stewart
| 2070 Tyner Street
|-
| [[Scott Creek Middle School]]
| Coquitlam
| 6-8
| Lisa Rinke
| 1240 Lansdowne Drive
|-
| [[Summit Middle School (Coquitlam)|Summit Middle School]]
| Coquitlam
| 6-8
| Glenda Speight<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sd43.bc.ca/middle/summit/About/PrincipalMessage/Pages/default.aspx |title=Principal's Message |website=www.sd43.bc.ca |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091101192839/http://www.sd43.bc.ca/middle/summit/About/PrincipalMessage/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=1 November 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 1450 Parkway Boulevard
|}
==Secondary schools==
{| class="wikitable"
! width=300|School<ref name="sd43" />
! Location
! Grades
! Principal
! Address
|-
| CABE Secondary School
| Coquitlam
| 10-12
| Sandi Lauzon
| 1411 Foster Avenue
|-
| [[Centennial Secondary School (Coquitlam)|Centennial Secondary School]]
| Coquitlam
| 9-12
| Anthony Ciolfitto
| 570 Poirier Street
|-
| [[Dr. Charles Best Secondary School]]
| Coquitlam
| 9-12
| Heather Murphy
| 2525 Como Lake Avenue
|-
| [[Gleneagle Secondary School]]
| Coquitlam
| 9-12
| Wendy Yu
| 1195 Lansdowne Drive
|-
| [[Heritage Woods Secondary School]]
| Port Moody
| 9-12
| Todd Clerkson
| 1300 David Avenue
|-
| [[Inquiry Hub Secondary School]]
| Coquitlam
| 9-12
| David Truss
| 1432 Brunette Avenue
|-
| [[Pinetree Secondary School]]
| Coquitlam
| 9-12
| Jeremy Clarke
| 3000 Pinewood Avenue
|-
| [[Port Moody Secondary School]]
| Port Moody
| 9-12
| Glen Conley
| 300 Albert Street
|-
| [[Riverside Secondary School (British Columbia)|Riverside Secondary School]]
| Port Coquitlam
| 9-12
| Jon Bruneau
| 2215 Reeve Street
|-
| [[Terry Fox Secondary School]]
| Port Coquitlam
| 9-12
| David Starr
| 1260 Riverwood Gate
|}
==See also==
* [[List of school districts in British Columbia]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.sd43.bc.ca/ School District 43]
{{CoquitlamBCSchools|state=collapsed}}
{{School districts in British Columbia}}
{{Coquitlam}}
[[Category:Education in Coquitlam]]
[[Category:Municipal government of Coquitlam]]
[[Category:Port Coquitlam]]
[[Category:Port Moody]]
[[Category:Belcarra]]
[[Category:School districts in British Columbia|43]]