School District 43 Coquitlam

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'''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 of over 260 residents.[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 }} It has over 400 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.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''.

'''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 of over 260 residents.[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 }} It has over 400 full-time and part-time employees. It has one of the highest graduation rates in the province, with 92% of students graduating in the 2025/2026 school year.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''.

==Administration==

==Administration==

===French Immersion===

===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.{{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}}

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 3,472 students enrolled in the program. This comprises 9.85% of the total district student population. This is subject to change each year, last updated in 2026, by S.H.{{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}}

===Coquitlam Open Learning===

===Coquitlam Open Learning===