Garibaldi Secondary

School facts

Address

24789 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Maple Ridge V4R 1X2

City

Maple Ridge

Type

Public

Phone

604-463-6287

Email

ian_liversidge@sd42.ca

Design capacity

1,025 students

Website

secondary.sd42.ca/gss ↗

Principal

Ian Liversidge

Level

Secondary

Grades

8–12

School district

SD 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows

Programs

IB Diploma Programme and Certificate CoursesIB Middle Years ProgrammeInterdisciplinary Arts AcademySoftball AcademyElectrician Level 1 Apprenticeship (with BCIT)Core French

Ministry school number

04242002

Provincial riding (MLA)

Maple Ridge East

School board

SD 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows · chair Elaine Yamamoto (elaine_yamamoto@sd42.ca) · office 604-463-4200 · trustees ↗

English language learners

5% of students

Programs

• Interdisciplinary Arts Academy Arts · by application
  Academy exploring careers in theatre, dance, voice, and film and television, with auditions for a student-led spring production. Details ↗
• Softball Academy Athletics · by application
  Academy where students improve their softball skills while earning course credits. Details ↗
• Electrician Level 1 Apprenticeship (with BCIT) Career · by application
  Partnership program with BCIT giving the theory and practical skills to start an electrical career. Details ↗
• IB Diploma Programme and Certificate Courses IB grades 11-12 · by application
  Demanding IB curriculum taken either as individual certificate courses or as the full IB Diploma. Details ↗
• IB Middle Years Programme IB grades 8-10 · by application
  IB Middle Years Programme for grades 8-10, offered since September 2017. Details ↗
• Core French Language
  French taught as a subject.
• Auto Service Technician (with BCIT) Career · by application · offered district-wide
  Partnership program with BCIT combining technical instruction and hands-on automotive practice. Details ↗
• Carpentry Level 1 (with KPU) Career · by application · offered district-wide
  Partnership program with KPU teaching building construction skills, including four weeks at KPU Cloverdale. Details ↗
• Hairstylist Program (with VCC) Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Students finish Grade 12 requirements while earning post-secondary credits and hairstyling certification. Details ↗
• Horticulture Program (with KPU) Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Six-week program at KPU Langley with optional paid work placements in landscaping or production horticulture. Details ↗
• Metal Fabricator (with BCIT) Career · by application · offered district-wide
  Partnership program with BCIT covering cutting, forming and welding metal plate. Details ↗
• Plumbing Apprenticeship (with KPU) Career · by application · offered district-wide
  Partnership program with KPU building plumbing work skills while earning graduation credits. Details ↗
• Summer Learning Extended Learning grades 6-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
  Summer courses for grades 6-12 registered through the Parent Portal, with priority for SD42 students. Details ↗
• International Education Program International grades K-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Elementary and secondary study for international students, including graduation, IB and academy options plus summer programs. Details ↗

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

Enrolment over time

Up 174 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.

Capacity: 1,090 students in a building designed for 1,025.

Building, space & safety

Design capacity

1,025 students

Available seats

none: 65 students over capacity

Seismic safety

Seismic upgrade complete

Building condition (FCI)

0.33 · Poor (2015)

Students as a share of today's design capacity.

Every public school in SD 42: 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.