Birchland Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–5 · Port Coquitlam · SD 43 Coquitlam
The school from outside
Google Street View from the street in front of the school (drag to look around), or the satellite photo. Photos may be a few years old. Imagery © Google.
School facts
- Address
- 1331 Fraser Ave, Port Coquitlam V3B 1M5
- City
- Port Coquitlam
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-941-3428
- dshannon@sd43.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 390 students
- Website
- sd43.bc.ca/birchland ↗
- Principal
- Dennis Shannon
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–5
- School district
- SD 43 Coquitlam
- Programs
- Core French
- Ministry school number
- 04343006
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Port Coquitlam
- School board
- SD 43 Coquitlam · chair Michael Thomas (mithomas@sd43.bc.ca) · office 604-939-9201 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 18% of students
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject. - SD43 Summer Learning Extended Learning grades 1-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
Tuition-free summer skill-building, academic completion and high school credit courses, including hybrid Fast Track. Details ↗ - SD43 International Education International grades K-12 · by application · offered district-wide
International student program with ten-month academic placements in regular classes plus short-term and summer programs. Details ↗ - Apex Online Learning grades K-9 · open to all · offered district-wide
Blended online and in-person K-9 program led by BC-certified teachers for families able to support home-based learning. Details ↗
From the school district's own pages and the Ministry's school list. Programs change: confirm with the school.
Where it is
Enrolment over time
Down 22 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 15 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 19 |
Capacity: 135 students in a building designed for 390.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 390 students
- Available seats
- 255
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 40% | 41% | 42% | 41% | 41% | 35% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 43: dots above the dashed line have more students than the building was designed for. This school is the large dot.
Seismic status: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, Seismic Mitigation Program progress report. No building condition score is published for this school.
Test results (FSA)
No published Grade 4 or 7 Foundation Skills Assessment results for this school (secondary schools don't write it, and small groups are hidden).
Catchment
Which homes belong to this school's catchment isn't published as open data.
Schools nearby
| Minnekhada Middle School | Elementary | Public | 0.6 km |
| Terry Fox Secondary | Elementary | Public | 0.7 km |
| Cedar Drive Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.8 km |
| James Park Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.0 km |
| Blakeburn Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.0 km |
| des Pionniers-de-Maillardville | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Francophone public (CSF) | 1.0 km |
What it costs to live here
That's about the same as the typical asking price near Port Coquitlam schools ($1.19M).
Houses and multi-family homes listed for sale within 1 km of the school, October 29, 2026. Asking prices, not sale prices. Listing data from REALTOR.ca (CREA DDF®).
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