New Westminster Secondary School

New Westminster Secondary School
Address
Map
820 Sixth Street

, ,
Canada
Coordinates49°13′00″N 122°55′37″W / 49.216550°N 122.926879°W / 49.216550; -122.926879
Information
School typePublic, Secondary School
MottoFor Leadership and Work
Founded1960
School boardSchool District 40 New Westminster
SuperintendentKarim Hachlaf
School number10099001
PrincipalMurray McLeod
Staff>180[1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment2244[2] (2023/2024)
LanguageEnglish and French
AreaMetro Vancouver
Colour(s)   
Team nameNew Westminster Hyacks
Websitewww.nwss.ca
Last updated: May 1, 2024

New Westminster Secondary School (NWSS) is a secondary school in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the largest high schools in British Columbia.[3] Enrollment of students is open from grades 9 through 12. The school is home to the International Baccalaureate program and a one year apprenticeship program. In 2007, Fraser Institute ranked the school well within the top 50 secondary schools in British Columbia out of the 279 public and private secondary schools operating in the province.[4] The campus encompasses an area of three city blocks by two city blocks.

  1. ^ "Staff Contact Information – New Westminster Secondary School". nwss.ca. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "B.C. Education System Performance - New Westminster Secondary: Contextual Information". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Lockdown at NWSS - CTV: 14 year old arrested. on YouTube
  4. ^ "Economic Freedom of the World" (PDF). December 22, 2016.