Vedder Middle School
Public middle school · grades 6–8 · Chilliwack · SD 33 Chilliwack
Good to know before you buy
- Over capacity: 112% full. Busy schools can send new students, even from the catchment, to another school.
- Shrinking: enrolment down 28% in 5 years. Districts review small schools for closure or merging.
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
- 45560 South Sumas Rd, Chilliwack V2R 1S3
- City
- Chilliwack
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-793-3188
- sarah_gamboa@sd33.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 600 students
- Principal
- Sarah Gamboa
- Level
- Middle
- Grades
- 6–8
- School district
- SD 33 Chilliwack
- Programs
- Early French ImmersionLate French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 03333034
- 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
- 6% of students
- In French Immersion
- 176 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. - Late French Immersion Language
French immersion that starts in Grade 6.
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 260 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 221 | 229 | 221 |
Capacity: 671 students in a building designed for 600.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 600 students
- Available seats
- none: 71 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 | 155% | 153% | 126% | 114% | 116% | 112% |
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
| Sardis Secondary | Elementary | Public | 0.6 km |
| Watson Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.7 km |
| Tyson Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.8 km |
| Vedder Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.9 km |
| GW Graham Secondary | Secondary | Public | 1.2 km |
| Mount Slesse Middle School | Elementary | Public | 1.3 km |
What it costs to live here
That's 12% 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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