John G Diefenbaker Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–7 · Richmond · SD 38 Richmond
School facts
- Address
- 4511 Hermitage Dr, Richmond V7E 4T1
- City
- Richmond
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-668-6639
- rvosahlo@sd38.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 465 students
- Website
- diefenbaker.sd38.bc.ca ↗
- Principal
- Regina Vosahlo
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–7
- School district
- SD 38 Richmond
- Programs
- Late French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 03838052
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Richmond-Steveston
- School board
- SD 38 Richmond · chair Ken Hamaguchi (khamaguchi@sd38.bc.ca) · office 604-668-6000 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 30% of students
- In French Immersion
- 97 students
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject. - Late French Immersion Language
French immersion that starts in Grade 6. - 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 ↗ - 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 ↗
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
Down 54 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 24 | 24 | 26 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 82 | 79 |
Capacity: 359 students in a building designed for 465.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 465 students
- Available seats
- 106
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
- Seismic risk rating
- Seismic project underway (rating not stated, rated 2025)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 89% | 85% | 80% | 84% | 83% | 77% |
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 2025/2026)
| This school | Last year | District | BC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 reading | 94% | 85% | 81% | 73% |
| Grade 4 numeracy | 81% | 89% | 79% | 67% |
| Grade 7 reading | 91% | 89% | 86% | 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
Which homes belong to this school's catchment isn't published as open data.
Schools nearby
| St Joseph the Worker | Elementary | Independent | 0.5 km |
| Robert A. McMath Secondary | Secondary | Public | 0.9 km |
| James McKinney Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.9 km |
| Hugh Boyd Secondary | Elementary | Public | 0.9 km |
| Manoah Steves Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.9 km |
| Lord Byng Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.9 km |
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