Burnaby Central Secondary School

Burnaby Central Secondary School is a public high school in Burnaby, British Columbia. It is located across from Burnaby City Hall and is adjacent to Deer Lake Park. Burnaby Central is a part of Burnaby School District 41. As of 2015, there are more than 1,400 students attending the school. Classes at Burnaby Central usually follow the semester system. [2]

Burnaby Central Secondary School
The main entrance of Burnaby Central Secondary in Burnaby, BC.
Address
6011 Deer Lake Parkway

Burnaby
,
British Columbia
,
V5G 0A9

Canada
Coordinates49°14′38.3″N 122°58′30.5″W
Information
School typePublic, high school
MottoQuorum Pars Sum
(Of which I am a part)
Founded1958
School boardSchool District 41 Burnaby
School number4141001
PrincipalDianne Carr
Staff85
Grades8–12
Enrollment1,437[1] (2015)
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Black, White, Red and Gold     
MascotWildcat
Team nameWildcats
Websitecentral.burnabyschools.ca

This new school building was constructed where the previous school's outdoor field was located. Construction began on a seismically sound school building in 2009 due to the Seismic Mitigation Program (SMP), a seismic upgrading program.[3] Burnaby Central Secondary School's new campus opened in September 2011.

Facilities

Burnaby Central Secondary has three floors and three wings. There are a total of eight staircases, 3 in wing B, 1 in wing A, 1 in wing C, and 3 external staircases. The student commons, a double height high ceiling atrium, sits in the middle of the central wing and separates wings A and C. It contains 52 classrooms. [4] Other facilities include:

  • Art studios
  • Cafeteria, Digital recording studio
  • Competition running track
  • Electronics lab
  • Drafting lab
  • Photography dark rooms
  • Computer labs
  • Teaching kitchen
  • Gymnasiums (2)
  • Textiles classroom
  • Music rooms
  • Wrestling room
  • Weight room
  • Theatre
  • Dance studio
  • Home economic labs
  • Library
  • Science labs
  • Auto mechanics shop
  • Woodwork shop
  • Conference centre
  • Learning centre. [5]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Burnaby Central Secondary". Burnaby Board of Education, School District 41. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. "Burnaby Central Secondary". Burnaby Board of Education, School District 41. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. "Seismic Mitigation Program". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  4. "Burnaby Central Secondary - Burnaby Schools - School District 41, Burnaby, BC, Canada". Burnaby Schools. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  5. "School Map | Burnaby Central Secondary School". central.burnabyschools.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-03.


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