Hugh McRoberts Secondary
Public secondary school · grades 8–12 · Richmond · SD 38 Richmond
8–12Grades
1,040Students (2025/2026)
109%Of design capacity
—FSA on track (2025/2026)
Good to know before you buy
- Over capacity: 109% full. Busy schools can send new students, even from the catchment, to another school.
- Seismic risk rated high (High (H1, rated 2025)): upgrade not done yet.
- Waiting for a seismic upgrade (on the Province's list).
- Growing fast: enrolment up 18% 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 the street
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School facts
- Address
- 8980 Williams Rd, Richmond V7A 1G6
- City
- Richmond
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-668-6600
- mcroberts@sd38.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 950 students
- Website
- mcroberts.sd38.bc.ca ↗
- Principal
- Jason Leslie
- Level
- Secondary
- Grades
- 8–12
- School district
- SD 38 Richmond
- Programs
- Early French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 03838033
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Richmond-Queensborough
- School board
- SD 38 Richmond · chair Ken Hamaguchi (khamaguchi@sd38.bc.ca) · office 604-668-6000 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 10% of students
- In French Immersion
- 418 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. - Station Stretch: Community Outreach Program Alternative · offered district-wide
Part-time program for youth not enrolled in a Richmond school who face learning, mental health or behavioural challenges. Details ↗ - Station Stretch: Horizons Alternative · offered district-wide
Inter-ministerial program giving educational and therapeutic support to students aged 13-17 with significant mental health challenges. Details ↗ - Station Stretch: Streetview Alternative grades 11-12 · offered district-wide
Flexible continuous-enrolment program for students on a Dogwood or Adult graduation path. Details ↗ - Station Stretch: Stretch Alternative grades 9-10 · offered district-wide
Small-class academic completion program in English, Math, Social Studies and Science with added support. Details ↗ - Biomedical & Health Science Dual Credit Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Tuition-covered full-time semester of four Kwantlen Polytechnic University health and medical science courses. Details ↗ - Business Dual Credit Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Tuition-covered February-June program of four KPU Melville School of Business courses for high school and university credit. Details ↗ - Intro to Early Childhood Education Dual Credit Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Tuition-covered Langara College ECE courses with practicum taken in Grade 12 toward a full ECE certificate. Details ↗ - Richmond RCMP Youth Academy Career grades 10-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Five-day summer training camp giving students hands-on policing experience, entered by application, interview and fitness test. Details ↗ - Youth Train in Trades: Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Level 1/Foundation aircraft maintenance engineer training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗ - Youth Train in Trades: Auto Collision & Refinishing Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Level 1/Foundation auto collision & refinishing training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗ - Youth Train in Trades: Auto Service Technician Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Level 1/Foundation auto service technician training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗ - Youth Train in Trades: Carpentry (Framing/Forming) Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Level 1/Foundation carpentry training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗ - Youth Train in Trades: Electrician Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Level 1/Foundation electrician training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗ - Youth Train in Trades: Hairstylist Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Level 1/Foundation hairstylist training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗ - Youth Train in Trades: Joiner (Cabinet Maker) Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Level 1/Foundation joiner training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗ - Youth Train in Trades: Machinist (CNC) Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Level 1/Foundation machinist training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗ - Youth Train in Trades: Metal Fabrication Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Level 1/Foundation metal fabrication training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗ - Youth Train in Trades: Millwright (Industrial Mechanic) Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Level 1/Foundation millwright training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗ - Youth Train in Trades: Painter & Decorator Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Level 1/Foundation painter & decorator training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗ - Youth Train in Trades: Sheet Metal Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Level 1/Foundation sheet metal training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗ - Youth Train in Trades: Welding Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Level 1/Foundation welding training taken full-time at a post-secondary partner for high school and trades credit. Details ↗ - Youth Work in Trades Career · by application · offered district-wide
Paid apprenticeship work in a trade while in high school, earning graduation credit. Details ↗ - Study in Richmond International Program International grades K-12 · by application · offered district-wide
International student programs including long-term academic study, short-term immersion, summer camps and customized group programs. Details ↗ - Richmond Virtual School Online Learning grades 10-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
District online school offering course-by-course study, with most courses able to start any time in the school year. Details ↗ - Advanced Placement Courses University Preparatory grades 10-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
College- and university-level AP courses offered at all Richmond secondary schools, with offerings varying by school. 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 158 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 211 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 214 |
Capacity: 1,040 students in a building designed for 950.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 950 students
- Available seats
- none: 90 students over capacity
- Seismic safety
- Waiting for a seismic upgrade (on the Province's future list)
- Seismic risk rating
- High (H1, rated 2025)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 93% | 99% | 102% | 109% | 109% | 109% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 38: 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)
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).
Schools nearby
| William Bridge Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.4 km |
| James Whiteside Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.5 km |
| Walter Lee Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.9 km |
| Maple Lane Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.0 km |
| Matthew McNair Secondary | Elementary | Public | 1.0 km |
| John T Errington Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.2 km |
What it costs to live here
$1.57MMedian asking price
68Houses for sale in this school's catchment
$159KLowest asking price
$1.2M3 bedroom houses
$1.64M4 bedroom houses
$2.19M5+ bedroom houses
That's about the same as the typical asking price near Richmond schools ($1.57M).
Houses and multi-family homes listed for sale in this school's catchment, October 29, 2026. Asking prices, not sale prices. Listing data from REALTOR.ca (CREA DDF®).
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