School District 43 Coquitlam

School District 43 Coquitlam
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Location
Coquitlam
Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore, Belcarra in Metro/Coast
Canada
District information
SuperintendentPatricia Gartland
Chair of the boardMichael Thomas
Schools73[1]
BudgetCA$352 million[2]
Students and staff
Students32,000[1]
Teachers2500
Staff3900
Other information
Websitewww.sd43.bc.ca

School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) 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 (Coquitlam) 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.[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ a b "About the District - School District No. 43 (Coquitlam)". Sd43.bc.ca. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. ^ "SD43 Board Approves Positive Budget for 2017-2018". Sd43.bc.ca. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ B.C. Municipal Population Estimates, 1996-2005 Archived 19 July 2012 at archive.today
  4. ^ Deutsch, Jeremy. (31 December 2014). "SD43 grad rates among the highest in B.C.". The Tri-Cities Now.