Sandy Hill Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–5 · Abbotsford · SD 34 Abbotsford
Good to know before you buy
- Nearly full: 99% of its design capacity. Register early.
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
- 3836 Old Clayburn Rd, Abbotsford V3G 2Z5
- City
- Abbotsford
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-850-7131
- shelley.portas@abbyschools.ca
- Design capacity
- 440 students
- Principal
- Shelley Portas
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–5
- School district
- SD 34 Abbotsford
- Programs
- Early French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 03434050
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Abbotsford-Mission
- School board
- SD 34 Abbotsford · chair Stan Petersen (stan.petersen@abbyschools.ca) · office 604-859-4891
- English language learners
- 7% of students
- In French Immersion
- 146 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.
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 55 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 58 | 65 | 71 | 65 | 84 | 92 |
Capacity: 435 students in a building designed for 440.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 440 students
- Available seats
- 5
- 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 | 111% | 108% | 102% | 102% | 99% | 99% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 34: 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
| Clayburn Middle School | Middle | Public | 0.4 km |
| Robert Bateman Secondary | Secondary | Public | 0.5 km |
| Prince Charles Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.9 km |
| Dr Thomas A Swift Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.1 km |
| Abbotsford Christian School | K–12 (elementary & secondary) | Independent | 1.1 km |
| Margaret Stenersen Elementary | Elementary | Public | 2.2 km |
What it costs to live here
That's 38% above the typical asking price near Abbotsford schools ($867K).
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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