Vedder Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–5 · Chilliwack · SD 33 Chilliwack
Good to know before you buy
- Growing fast: enrolment up 33% 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
- 45850 Promontory Rd, Chilliwack V2R 5Z5
- City
- Chilliwack
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-858-4759
- laurie_johnston@sd33.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 680 students
- Principal
- Laurie Johnston
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–5
- School district
- SD 33 Chilliwack
- Programs
- Core French
- Ministry school number
- 03333011
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Chilliwack-Cultus Lake
- School board
- SD 33 Chilliwack · chair David Swankey (david_swankey@sd33.bc.ca) · office 604-792-1321
- English language learners
- 13% of students
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject.
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 123 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 67 | 69 | 86 | 98 | 85 | 92 |
Capacity: 497 students in a building designed for 680.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 680 students
- Available seats
- 183
- 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 | 55% | 61% | 60% | 69% | 72% | 73% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 33: 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
| GW Graham Secondary | Secondary | Public | 0.3 km |
| Vedder Middle School | Middle | Public | 0.9 km |
| Watson Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.2 km |
| Promontory Heights Community Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.3 km |
| Sardis Secondary | Elementary | Public | 1.5 km |
| Tyson Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.6 km |
What it costs to live here
That's 31% below the typical asking price near Chilliwack schools ($794K).
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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