Leigh Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–5 · Coquitlam · SD 43 Coquitlam
Good to know before you buy
- Over capacity: 120% full. Busy schools can send new students, even from the catchment, to another school.
From Ministry of Education enrolment, capacity, seismic and facility data. Always confirm registration rules with the district.
The school from outside
Google Street View from the street in front of the school (drag to look around), or the satellite photo. Photos may be a few years old. Imagery © Google.
School facts
- Address
- 1230 Soball St, Coquitlam V3B 3H7
- City
- Coquitlam
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-941-8661
- ayoung@sd43.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 390 students
- Website
- sd43.bc.ca/leigh ↗
- Principal
- Anita Young
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–5
- School district
- SD 43 Coquitlam
- Programs
- Core French
- Ministry school number
- 04343033
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
- School board
- SD 43 Coquitlam · chair Michael Thomas (mithomas@sd43.bc.ca) · office 604-939-9201 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 24% of students
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject. - SD43 Summer Learning Extended Learning grades 1-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
Tuition-free summer skill-building, academic completion and high school credit courses, including hybrid Fast Track. Details ↗ - SD43 International Education International grades K-12 · by application · offered district-wide
International student program with ten-month academic placements in regular classes plus short-term and summer programs. Details ↗ - Apex Online Learning grades K-9 · open to all · offered district-wide
Blended online and in-person K-9 program led by BC-certified teachers for families able to support home-based learning. 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
No change 0 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 80 | 57 | 71 | 75 | 88 | 97 |
Capacity: 468 students in a building designed for 390.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 390 students
- Available seats
- none: 78 students over capacity
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 120% | 130% | 130% | 122% | 120% | 120% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 43: 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
Which homes belong to this school's catchment isn't published as open data.
Schools nearby
| Ecole Irvine Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.8 km |
| British Columbia Christian Academy | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Independent | 0.9 km |
| Ecole Coquitlam River Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.1 km |
| Smiling Creek Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.2 km |
| des Pionniers-de-Maillardville | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Francophone public (CSF) | 1.3 km |
| Minnekhada Middle School | Elementary | Public | 1.3 km |
What it costs to live here
That's 15% above the typical asking price near Coquitlam schools ($1.2M).
Houses and multi-family homes listed for sale within 1 km of the school, October 29, 2026. Asking prices, not sale prices. Listing data from REALTOR.ca (CREA DDF®).
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