David Thompson Secondary

School facts

Address

1755 55th Ave E, Vancouver V5P 1Z7

City

Vancouver

Type

Public

Phone

604-713-8278

Email

nakrap@vsb.bc.ca

Design capacity

1,550 students

Website

vsb.bc.ca/david-thompson ↗

Principal

Nick Akrap

Level

Elementary

Grades

8–12

School district

SD 39 Vancouver

Programs

Odyssey Mini School ProgramGOLD ProgramCore French

Ministry school number

03939018

Provincial riding (MLA)

Vancouver-Fraserview

School board

SD 39 Vancouver · chair Victoria Jung (victoria.jung@vsb.bc.ca) · office 604-713-5000 · trustees ↗

English language learners

6% of students

Programs

• Odyssey Mini School Program Academic Enrichment · by application
  Cohort program with accelerated math and science, enriched humanities, field studies and competitions. Details ↗
• Core French Language
  French taught as a subject.
• GOLD Program Special grades 8-12 · by application
  District support program for twice-exceptional (gifted plus another diagnosis) students, entered by school-team referral. Details ↗
• Vancouver Alternate Secondary School (VASS) programs Alternative grades 8-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Network of junior, senior and inter-agency alternate programs, including one for young parents, entered through referral. Details ↗
• Headstart-in-Art Arts grades 10-11 · by application · offered district-wide
  Saturday dual-credit art studies at Emily Carr University for students also taking visual arts at school. Details ↗
• Early Childhood Educator (Dual Credit) Career grades 10-11 · by application · offered district-wide
  One term of Langara College's early childhood education program taken while still in high school. Details ↗
• Health Explorations Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Health-career courses run with BCIT, including a day at its Burnaby health sciences centre. Details ↗
• Professional Cook 1 Career grades 10-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Cook Level 1 trades training at VCC's downtown campus through the Youth TRAIN in Trades program. Details ↗
• Youth TRAIN in Trades Career grades 10-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SkilledTradesBC youth trades training, such as carpentry, taught at a BCIT campus while students are still in high school. Details ↗
• Youth WORK in Trades Career grades 10-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Paid apprenticeship work with an employer that earns up to 16 high school credits. Details ↗
• International Education Program International · by application · offered district-wide
  Fee-paying study and homestay options for international students in VSB elementary and secondary schools. Details ↗

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

Enrolment over time

Up 190 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.

Capacity: 1,466 students in a building designed for 1,550.

Building, space & safety

Design capacity

1,550 students

Available seats

84

Seismic safety

Waiting for a seismic upgrade (on the Province's future list)

Seismic risk rating

High (H1); upgrade status 2021: Supported (rated 2016)

Building condition (FCI)

0.67 · Critical (2021)

Students as a share of today's design capacity.

Every public school in SD 39: 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

This school has an official catchment area (secondary). Children living inside it get priority for a spot at this school under the district's rules (it isn't a guarantee: busy schools can fill up).

See the catchment on the school map →