Cambie Secondary

School facts

Address

4151 Jacombs Rd, Richmond V6V 1N7

City

Richmond

Type

Public

Phone

604-668-6430

Email

mtimmins@sd38.bc.ca

Design capacity

1,125 students

Website

hjcambie.sd38.bc.ca ↗

Principal

Marcy Timmins

Level

Secondary

Grades

8–12

School district

SD 38 Richmond

Programs

Core French

Ministry school number

03838058

Provincial riding (MLA)

Richmond-Queensborough

School board

SD 38 Richmond · chair Ken Hamaguchi (khamaguchi@sd38.bc.ca) · office 604-668-6000 · trustees ↗

English language learners

8% of students

Programs

• Core French Language
  French taught as a subject.
• Station Stretch: Community Outreach Program Alternative · offered district-wide
  Part-time program for youth not enrolled in a Richmond school who face learning, mental health or behavioural challenges. Details ↗
• Station Stretch: Horizons Alternative · offered district-wide
  Inter-ministerial program giving educational and therapeutic support to students aged 13-17 with significant mental health challenges. Details ↗
• Station Stretch: Streetview Alternative grades 11-12 · offered district-wide
  Flexible continuous-enrolment program for students on a Dogwood or Adult graduation path. Details ↗
• Station Stretch: Stretch Alternative grades 9-10 · offered district-wide
  Small-class academic completion program in English, Math, Social Studies and Science with added support. Details ↗
• Biomedical & Health Science Dual Credit Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Tuition-covered full-time semester of four Kwantlen Polytechnic University health and medical science courses. Details ↗
• Business Dual Credit Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Tuition-covered February-June program of four KPU Melville School of Business courses for high school and university credit. Details ↗
• Intro to Early Childhood Education Dual Credit Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Tuition-covered Langara College ECE courses with practicum taken in Grade 12 toward a full ECE certificate. Details ↗
• Richmond RCMP Youth Academy Career grades 10-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Five-day summer training camp giving students hands-on policing experience, entered by application, interview and fitness test. Details ↗
• Youth Train in Trades: Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Level 1/Foundation aircraft maintenance engineer training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• Youth Train in Trades: Auto Collision & Refinishing Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Level 1/Foundation auto collision & refinishing training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• Youth Train in Trades: Auto Service Technician Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Level 1/Foundation auto service technician training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• Youth Train in Trades: Carpentry (Framing/Forming) Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Level 1/Foundation carpentry training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• Youth Train in Trades: Electrician Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Level 1/Foundation electrician training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• Youth Train in Trades: Hairstylist Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Level 1/Foundation hairstylist training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• Youth Train in Trades: Joiner (Cabinet Maker) Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Level 1/Foundation joiner training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• Youth Train in Trades: Machinist (CNC) Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Level 1/Foundation machinist training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• Youth Train in Trades: Metal Fabrication Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Level 1/Foundation metal fabrication training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• Youth Train in Trades: Millwright (Industrial Mechanic) Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Level 1/Foundation millwright training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• Youth Train in Trades: Painter & Decorator Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Level 1/Foundation painter & decorator training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• Youth Train in Trades: Sheet Metal Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Level 1/Foundation sheet metal training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• Youth Train in Trades: Welding Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Level 1/Foundation welding training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗
• Youth Work in Trades Career · by application · offered district-wide
  Paid apprenticeship work in a trade while in high school, earning graduation credit. Details ↗
• Study in Richmond International Program International grades K-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  International student programs including long-term academic study, short-term immersion, summer camps and customized group programs. Details ↗
• Richmond Virtual School Online Learning grades 10-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
  District online school offering course-by-course study, with most courses able to start any time in the school year. Details ↗
• Advanced Placement Courses University Preparatory grades 10-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
  College- and university-level AP courses offered at all Richmond secondary schools, with offerings varying by school. Details ↗

From the school district's own pages and the Ministry's school list. Programs change: confirm with the school.

Enrolment over time

Up 53 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.

Capacity: 580 students in a building designed for 1,125.

Building, space & safety

Design capacity

1,125 students

Available seats

545

Seismic safety

Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)

Seismic risk rating

Low (structural); low liquefaction (rated 2025)

Building condition (FCI)

0.24 · Fair (2024)

Students as a share of today's design capacity.

Every public school in SD 38: 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. Building condition: the Facility Condition Index compares the cost of needed repairs with the cost of replacing the building (0 = new, 1 = worn out), from the school district's facility report.

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.