False Creek Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–7 · Vancouver · SD 39 Vancouver
School facts
- Address
- 900 School Green, Vancouver V6H 3N7
- City
- Vancouver
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-713-4959
- srupert@vsb.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 290 students
- Website
- vsb.bc.ca/false-creek ↗
- Principal
- Sean Rupert
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–7
- School district
- SD 39 Vancouver
- Programs
- Core French
- Ministry school number
- 03939136
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Vancouver-South Granville
- School board
- SD 39 Vancouver · chair Victoria Jung (victoria.jung@vsb.bc.ca) · office 604-713-5000 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 14% of students
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject. - 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.
Where it is
Enrolment over time
Up 5 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 20 | 39 | 41 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 37 | 43 |
Capacity: 298 students in a building designed for 290.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 290 students
- Available seats
- none: 8 students over capacity
- 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)
- 0.54 · Very poor (2021)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 101% | 103% | 102% | 105% | 107% | 103% |
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 2025/2026)
| This school | Last year | District | BC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 reading | 86% | — | 75% | 73% |
| Grade 4 numeracy | 82% | 78% | 70% | 67% |
| Grade 7 reading | 92% | — | 80% | 75% |
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
This school has an official catchment area (elementary). 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).
Schools nearby
| Canada Royal Arts High School | Secondary | Independent | 0.4 km |
| Elsie Roy Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.6 km |
| L'Ecole Bilingue Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.0 km |
| Blessed Sacrament School | Elementary | Independent | 1.1 km |
| Claren Academy | Elementary | Independent | 1.1 km |
| Anchor Point Montessori | Elementary | Independent | 1.1 km |
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