Walnut Grove Secondary
Public secondary school · grades 8–12 · Langley Township · SD 35 Langley
Good to know before you buy
- Over capacity: 126% 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
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School facts
- Address
- 8919 Walnut Grove Dr, Langley V1M 2N7
- City
- Langley Township
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-882-0220
- wgss@sd35.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 1,750 students
- Website
- sd35.bc.ca/wgss ↗
- Principal
- Mike Pue
- Level
- Secondary
- Grades
- 8–12
- School district
- SD 35 Langley
- Programs
- Video Game DesignYouth Train in Trades: Professional Cook 1 (with VCC)Early French ImmersionCore French
- Ministry school number
- 03535050
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Langley-Walnut Grove
- School board
- SD 35 Langley · chair Candy Ashdown (cashdown@sd35.bc.ca) · office 604-534-7891 · trustees ↗
- English language learners
- 4% of students
- In French Immersion
- 270 students
Programs
- Youth Train in Trades: Professional Cook 1 (with VCC) Career · by application
Full-time Professional Cook 1 training earning high school and post-secondary credits. 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. - Video Game Design STEM · open to all
Video game design program at Walnut Grove. Details ↗ - Biomedical and Health Science Dual Credit (KPU) Career · by application · offered district-wide
Full-time four-course semester at KPU Surrey for dual credit. Details ↗ - Early Childhood Education Dual Credit (with UFV) Career · by application · offered district-wide
Four courses toward an ECE certificate earning high school and post-secondary credits. Details ↗ - Introduction to Health Sciences Dual Credit (KPU) Career · by application · offered district-wide
KPU introductory health science course taken at KPU Langley for dual credit. Details ↗ - Work and Volunteer Experience (WAVE) Career · by application · offered district-wide
Elective where students work, volunteer or job-shadow to earn credits, including district placements such as fire departments. Details ↗ - Youth Train in Trades: Landscape Horticulture (at KPU Langley) Career · by application · offered district-wide
Full-time Level 1 landscape horticulture training earning high school and post-secondary credits. Details ↗ - Youth Train in Trades: Welding (at KPU Cloverdale) Career · by application · offered district-wide
Full-time welding program with Level 1 and 2 training earning high school and post-secondary credits. Details ↗ - International Student Program International · by application · offered district-wide
Langley Schools program for international students with ELL support and access to IB, AP, fine arts and sports academies. 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 209 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 373 | 466 | 465 | 461 | 434 |
Capacity: 2,199 students in a building designed for 1,750.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 1,750 students
- Available seats
- none: 449 students over capacity
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
- Building condition (FCI)
- 0.13 · Good (2012)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 114% | 116% | 119% | 120% | 125% | 126% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 35: 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
This school has an official catchment area (secondary). Children living inside it get priority for a spot at this school under the district's rules (it isn't a guarantee: busy schools can fill up).
Schools nearby
| James Kennedy Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.6 km |
| Gordon Greenwood Elementary | Elementary | Public | 0.9 km |
| West Langley Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.1 km |
| Alex Hope Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.1 km |
| Topham Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.2 km |
| Yorkson Creek Middle School | Middle | Public | 1.3 km |
What it costs to live here
That's 15% below the typical asking price near Langley Township schools ($1.15M).
Houses and multi-family homes listed for sale in this school's catchment, October 29, 2026. Asking prices, not sale prices. Listing data from REALTOR.ca (CREA DDF®).
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