Cheam Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–5 · Chilliwack · SD 33 Chilliwack
Good to know before you buy
- Over capacity: 217% full. Busy schools can send new students, even from the catchment, to another school.
From Ministry of Education enrolment, capacity, seismic and facility data. Always confirm registration rules with the district.
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
- 9895 Banford Rd, Chilliwack V2P 6H3
- City
- Chilliwack
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-792-1416
- iain_gardner@sd33.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 120 students
- Principal
- Iain Gardner
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–5
- School district
- SD 33 Chilliwack
- Programs
- Early French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 03333013
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Chilliwack North
- School board
- SD 33 Chilliwack · chair David Swankey (david_swankey@sd33.bc.ca) · office 604-792-1321
- English language learners
- 12% of students
- In French Immersion
- 173 students
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject. - Early French Immersion Language
Most of the school day is taught in French from Kindergarten or Grade 1.
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
Up 8 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 42 | 43 | 43 | 53 | 33 | 46 |
Capacity: 260 students in a building designed for 120.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 120 students
- Available seats
- none: 140 students over capacity
- 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 | 210% | 202% | 207% | 207% | 206% | 217% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 33: 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 2025/2026)
| This school | Last year | District | BC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 reading | 85% | 83% | 72% | 73% |
| Grade 4 numeracy | 85% | 87% | 70% | 67% |
Share of students who wrote the Foundation Skills Assessment and scored on track or extending. Groups under 10 writers are not shown. Some counts here are hidden by the Ministry (fewer than 10 students), so this school's figures are partly estimated. Source: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care.
Catchment
Which homes belong to this school's catchment isn't published as open data.
Schools nearby
| Mount Cheam Christian School | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Independent | 1.7 km |
| Leary Integrated Arts & Technology | Elementary | Public | 2.3 km |
| Little Mountain Elementary | Elementary | Public | 2.6 km |
| East Chilliwack Elementary | Elementary | Public | 3.1 km |
| Strathcona Elementary | Elementary | Public | 3.5 km |
| Highroad Academy | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Independent | 3.5 km |
What it costs to live here
That's 26% above the typical asking price near Chilliwack schools ($794K).
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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