Kerrisdale Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–7 · Vancouver · SD 39 Vancouver
School facts
- Address
- 5555 Carnarvon St, Vancouver V6N 1J2
- City
- Vancouver
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-713-5446
- ssteele@vsb.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 560 students
- Website
- vsb.bc.ca/kerrisdale-annex ↗
- Principal
- Sharlene Steele
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–7
- School district
- SD 39 Vancouver
- Programs
- Early French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 03939038
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Vancouver-Quilchena
- School board
- SD 39 Vancouver · chair Victoria Jung (victoria.jung@vsb.bc.ca) · office 604-713-5000 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 12% of students
- In French Immersion
- 251 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. - 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
Down 47 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 39 | 37 | 21 | 71 | 74 | 57 | 83 | 75 |
Capacity: 457 students in a building designed for 560.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 560 students
- Available seats
- 103
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
- Seismic risk rating
- Medium (rated 2016)
- Building condition (FCI)
- 0.62 · Critical (2021)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 90% | 85% | 89% | 85% | 80% | 82% |
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 7 reading | 95% | 90% | 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
| Crofton House | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Independent | 0.2 km |
| Kerrisdale Annex | Elementary | Public | 0.4 km |
| St Regis Secondary School | Elementary | Independent | 1.3 km |
| Point Grey Secondary | Secondary | Public | 1.5 km |
| Immaculate Conception School | Elementary | Independent | 1.6 km |
| Quilchena Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.6 km |
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