John Oliver Secondary

School facts

Address

530 41st Ave E, Vancouver V5W 1P3

City

Vancouver

Type

Public

Phone

604-713-8938

Email

aschofield@vsb.bc.ca

Design capacity

1,700 students

Website

vsb.bc.ca/john-oliver ↗

Principal

Andrew Schofield

Level

Secondary

Grades

8–12

School district

SD 39 Vancouver

Programs

Digital Immersion Mini SchoolTake a HikeYouth Explore Trades SamplerCore French

Ministry school number

03939007

Provincial riding (MLA)

Vancouver-Kensington

School board

SD 39 Vancouver · chair Victoria Jung (victoria.jung@vsb.bc.ca) · office 604-713-5000 · trustees ↗

English language learners

8% of students

Programs

• Take a Hike Alternative grades 10-12 · by application
  Senior alternate program hosted at John Oliver offering a small, supported learning setting; entry by school referral. Details ↗
• Youth Explore Trades Sampler Career grades 11-12 · by application
  Semester-long trades sampler hosted at John Oliver; students usually apply in grade 11. Details ↗
• Core French Language
  French taught as a subject.
• Digital Immersion Mini School STEM · by application
  Technology-rich mini school with field studies, outdoor education, leadership work and accelerated math. Details ↗
• Vancouver Alternate Secondary School (VASS) programs Alternative grades 8-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Network of junior, senior and inter-agency alternate programs, including one for young parents, entered through referral. Details ↗
• Headstart-in-Art Arts grades 10-11 · by application · offered district-wide
  Saturday dual-credit art studies at Emily Carr University for students also taking visual arts at school. Details ↗
• Early Childhood Educator (Dual Credit) Career grades 10-11 · by application · offered district-wide
  One term of Langara College's early childhood education program taken while still in high school. Details ↗
• Health Explorations Career grades 11-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Health-career courses run with BCIT, including a day at its Burnaby health sciences centre. Details ↗
• Professional Cook 1 Career grades 10-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Cook Level 1 trades training at VCC's downtown campus through the Youth TRAIN in Trades program. Details ↗
• Youth TRAIN in Trades Career grades 10-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  SkilledTradesBC youth trades training, such as carpentry, taught at a BCIT campus while students are still in high school. Details ↗
• Youth WORK in Trades Career grades 10-12 · by application · offered district-wide
  Paid apprenticeship work with an employer that earns up to 16 high school credits. Details ↗
• 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.

Enrolment over time

Down 71 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.

Capacity: 982 students in a building designed for 1,700.

Building, space & safety

Design capacity

1,700 students

Available seats

718

Seismic safety

Waiting for a seismic upgrade (on the Province's future list)

Seismic risk rating

High (H1, rated 2016)

Building condition (FCI)

0.75 · Critical (2021)

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)

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).

See the catchment on the school map →