New Westminster Secondary
Public secondary school · grades 11–12 · New Westminster · SD 40 New Westminster
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11–12Grades
2,451Students (2025/2026)
121%Of design capacity
—FSA on track (2025/2026)
Good to know before you buy
- Over capacity: 121% full. Busy schools can send new students, even from the catchment, to another school.
- Growing fast: enrolment up 35% 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 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
- 820 6th St, New Westminster V3M 3S9
- City
- New Westminster
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-517-6220
- squan@sd40.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 2,025 students
- Website
- newwestschools.ca/nwss ↗
- Principal
- Susana Quan
- Level
- Secondary
- Grades
- 11–12
- School district
- SD 40 New Westminster
- Programs
- IB Diploma ProgrammeSIGMA Alternate Secondary SchoolTrain in Trades: Plumbing Level 1Train in Trades: Carpentry FoundationTrain in Trades: Professional Cook Level 1Youth Explore Skilled TradesEarly French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 04040008
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Burnaby-New Westminster
- School board
- SD 40 New Westminster · chair Maya Russell (mrussell@sd40.bc.ca) · office 604-517-6240 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 14% of students
- In French Immersion
- 326 students
Programs
- SIGMA Alternate Secondary School Alternative grades 10-12
Continuous-enrolment alternate pathway with smaller classes, flexible schedules, individualized instruction and integrated counselling. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Carpentry Foundation Career grades 11-12 · by application
One-semester on-site carpentry foundation dual-credit program delivered with BCIT, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Plumbing Level 1 Career grades 11-12 · by application
One-semester on-site plumbing Level 1 dual-credit program delivered with the UA Piping Industry College of BC, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Professional Cook Level 1 Career grades 11-12 · by application
One-semester on-site Professional Cook Level 1 dual-credit program delivered with Vancouver Community College, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Youth Explore Skilled Trades Career · open to all
120-hour hands-on course sampling several trades to help students choose a trade. Details ↗ - IB Diploma Programme IB grades 11-12 · by application
Two-year IB Diploma Programme for highly motivated students, entered by application with written statements and academic review. Details ↗ - 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. - POWER Alternate Secondary School Alternative grades 10-12 · offered district-wide
Alternate secondary pathway offering individualized, differentiated instruction and integrated counselling. Details ↗ - Douglas College Healthcare Partnership Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Dual-credit health-care pathways at Douglas College including nursing, psychiatric nursing, health information management and medical office administration. Details ↗ - KPU Aided Design and Drafting Career · by application · offered district-wide
Four Kwantlen Polytechnic University courses toward a CADD citation in AutoCAD and BIM drafting. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Off-site Grade 12 second-semester dual-credit aircraft maintenance engineer program at a post-secondary partner, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Appliance Technician Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Off-site Grade 12 second-semester dual-credit appliance technician program at a post-secondary partner, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Auto Collision and Refinishing Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Off-site Grade 12 second-semester dual-credit auto collision and refinishing program at a post-secondary partner, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Automotive Service Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Off-site Grade 12 second-semester dual-credit automotive service program at a post-secondary partner, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Baking and Pastry Arts Foundation Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Off-site Grade 12 second-semester dual-credit baking and pastry arts foundation program at a post-secondary partner, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: CNC Machinist Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Off-site Grade 12 second-semester dual-credit cnc machinist program at a post-secondary partner, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Cabinetmaking Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Off-site Grade 12 second-semester dual-credit cabinetmaking program at a post-secondary partner, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Electrical Foundation Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Off-site Grade 12 second-semester dual-credit electrical foundation program at a post-secondary partner, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Hair Design Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Off-site Grade 12 second-semester dual-credit hair design program at a post-secondary partner, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Heavy Mechanical Trades Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Off-site Grade 12 second-semester dual-credit heavy mechanical trades program at a post-secondary partner, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Horticulture Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Off-site Grade 12 second-semester dual-credit horticulture program at a post-secondary partner, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Metal Fabrication Foundation Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Off-site Grade 12 second-semester dual-credit metal fabrication foundation program at a post-secondary partner, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Millwright Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Off-site Grade 12 second-semester dual-credit millwright program at a post-secondary partner, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Motorcycle Technician Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Off-site Grade 12 second-semester dual-credit motorcycle technician program at a post-secondary partner, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Train in Trades: Welding Career grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Off-site Grade 12 second-semester dual-credit welding program at a post-secondary partner, tuition covered. Details ↗ - Summer Learning Extended Learning grades K-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
Summer K-5 sessions, Grade 6-12 non-credit short courses, Grade 10-12 full-credit courses and summer online learning. Details ↗ - Indigenous Education Supports Indigenous grades K-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
District cultural facilitator, Indigenous support workers and youth workers providing cultural programming, tutoring and after-school support. Details ↗ - International Education International · by application · offered district-wide
International student program with extended and short-term study, English language learning and homestay. Details ↗ - New West Online Learning Online Learning grades 9-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
Provincial online courses for Grades 9-12 open to students and adults. Details ↗ - SFU Creative Technology Micro-Certificate STEM grades 12 · by application · offered district-wide
Three university-level SFU interactive arts and technology courses earning transferable credit. 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 641 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Students | 672 | 612 |
Capacity: 2,451 students in a building designed for 2,025.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 2,025 students
- Available seats
- none: 426 students over capacity
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
- Seismic risk rating
- Seismic upgrade complete
- Building condition (FCI)
- 0.01 · Excellent (2023)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 89% | 96% | 104% | 111% | 119% | 121% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 40: 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
Which homes belong to this school's catchment isn't published as open data.
Schools nearby
| Twelfth Avenue Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.6 km |
| Lord Kelvin Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.8 km |
| Our Lady of Mercy | Elementary | Independent | 0.8 km |
| Herbert Spencer Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.9 km |
| St. Thomas More Collegiate | Secondary | Independent | 0.9 km |
| John Knox Christian - Elementary Campus | Elementary | Independent | 1.0 km |
What it costs to live here
$785KMedian asking price
97Houses for sale within 1 km of the school
$325KLowest asking price
$1.3M3 bedroom houses
$1.62M4 bedroom houses
$1.8M5+ bedroom houses
That's 17% above the typical asking price near New Westminster schools ($672K).
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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