Burnett Secondary School
J.N. Burnett Secondary School[1] is a secondary school located at 5011 Granville Ave., Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The current principal is Wennie Walker, and there are currently over 1000 students enrolled.
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5011 Granville Ave , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°09′50″N 123°10′08″W |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1968 |
| School board | School District 38 Richmond |
| School number | 3838042 |
| Principal | Mrs. Wennie Walker |
| Staff | 63 |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Enrollment | 1004 (January 30, 2017) |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Red and White |
| Mascot | Breakers |
| Website | jnburnett |
The school is named after John Napier Burnett, a pioneer. It is well known for its racket sports and high academic standard.
Burnett's badminton program, having placed 2nd at the 2001-02 British Columbia badminton provincials, Champions in 2002–03, 2nd in 2007–08, and 2nd in 2009–10.[2]
Burnett's tennis program has a history of success placing in the Top 2 of Richmond High Schools consistently since 2000. Between 2003 and 2006, Burnett was 1st in RSSAA and consistently placed in the Top 6 and the BCSSA.. As of May 2018, Burnett holds the top ranking in the Richmond school district. This past year, Burnett had an excellent tennis season, making it all the way to the 2018 BC provincial championships.
Burnett had a successful table tennis program with the boys team, led by John Baron, winning the provincial championship in 2007 and 2008. Recently, they finished 13th out of 14 teams in the 2009 High School Table Tennis Provincial Championships.
Burnett is also well known for its provincial ranking in mathematics and chemistry. Mr. Robbie Kailley offers chemistry and Mr. Wayne Ramsden offers math. It also offers an Advanced Placement (AP) program.
The SAT School Code for Burnett is 821309.
History
Burnett opened in 1968 with grades 8–10, being classified as a junior secondary school. The first year the school was open (1968–1969), the building's second floor had not yet been completed, which caused the class times for different grades to vary for a year; students in the 9th and 10th grade attended classes morning, whereas 8th grade classes took place in the afternoon. In September 1969, the entire student body was once again attending with normal hours.
References
- "Welcome To J.N. Burnett". J.N. Burnett. Archived from the original on 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- "PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS SINCE 1999-00". B.C. School Sports. Archived from the original on 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2010-06-14.