Ecole Qayqayt Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–5 · New Westminster · SD 40 New Westminster
Good to know before you buy
- Over capacity: 112% full. Busy schools can send new students, even from the catchment, to another school.
- Growing fast: enrolment up 39% in 5 years. Watch for catchment changes and portables.
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
- 85 Merivale St, New Westminster V3L 0G2
- City
- New Westminster
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-517-6050
- scameron@sd40.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 650 students
- Website
- qayqaytschool.ca ↗
- Principal
- Suzanne Cameron
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–5
- School district
- SD 40 New Westminster
- Programs
- Early French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 04040015
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- New Westminster-Coquitlam
- School board
- SD 40 New Westminster · chair Maya Russell (mrussell@sd40.bc.ca) · office 604-517-6240 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 40% of students
- In French Immersion
- 114 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. - Summer Learning Extended Learning grades K-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
Summer K-5 sessions, Grade 6-12 non-credit short courses, Grade 10-12 full-credit courses and summer online learning. Details ↗ - Indigenous Education Supports Indigenous grades K-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
District cultural facilitator, Indigenous support workers and youth workers providing cultural programming, tutoring and after-school support. Details ↗ - International Education International · by application · offered district-wide
International student program with extended and short-term study, English language learning and homestay. Details ↗ - Home Learners Program Online Learning grades K-8 · by application · offered district-wide
Provincial online learning program led by BC-certified teachers, entered through a waitlist with sibling priority. 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
Up 206 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 132 | 129 | 119 | 119 | 126 | 103 |
Capacity: 728 students in a building designed for 650.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 650 students
- Available seats
- none: 78 students over capacity
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
- Building condition (FCI)
- 0.01 · Excellent (2023)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 80% | 87% | 95% | 103% | 112% | 112% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 40: 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.
Schools nearby
| PALS Autism Society (School Program) | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Independent | 0.2 km |
| Purpose Independent Secondary School | Secondary | Independent | 0.5 km |
| Al-Hidayah School | Elementary | Independent | 0.6 km |
| Fraser River Middle | Middle | Public | 1.0 km |
| Herbert Spencer Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.2 km |
| Ecole Glenbrook Middle School | Middle | Public | 1.5 km |
What it costs to live here
That's 7% below the typical asking price near New Westminster schools ($672K).
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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