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Elementary · Upper Panorama / Heritage Woods · SD43
Updated October 2026 · Craig Johnston, REALTOR® (BCFSA Licence #187645)
A Coquitlam REALTOR®'s read on Aspenwood Elementary — one of the primary K–5 feeders for Heritage Woods Secondary. What the catchment actually covers on the Panorama slope, what the K → middle → secondary pipeline looks like, and how to buy into it cleanly.
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What should you know about Aspenwood Elementary?
Aspenwood Elementary School — Aspenwood Elementary School is an elementary school in Port Moody, serving grades K–5 in the Heritage Woods · Upper Panorama · Heritage Mountain slope area. Heritage Woods Secondary feeder — upper Panorama Drive. Address: 2001 Panorama Drive, V3H 5G8. Phone 604-461-7680.
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Verified school facts · SD43
School type
Elementary
Grades
K–5
District
SD43 (Coquitlam School District)
Address
2001 Panorama Drive, Port Moody, BC V3H 5G8
Phone
Website
Administration (2025–26)
Don Hutchinson (Principal)
VP: Confirm current VP roster with the school office.
Enrolment
464 students, School Year 2025–2026. Confirm current-year totals with the school office.
School hours
Confirm the current year's bell schedule directly with the school at 604-461-7680.
Local representation
School Trustee: SD43 Board of Education contact → · MLA: Port Moody-Burquitlam
In-catchment registration
Cross-catchment / school of choice
Catchment locator
School details verified against the SD43 school page (June 2026). Bell schedules, administrators, and program details can change year to year — confirm the current year directly with the school office before relying on any specific number.
Enrolment snapshot
Real, sourced enrolment figures for Aspenwood, read directly from SD43’s own published per-grade enrolment data so you’re not relying on a guess.
Current enrolment
464 students
2025–2026 school year
Grades served
K–5
Standard K–5 English program
Enrolment by grade
School Year 2025–2026
Kindergarten figure (73) backed out from the total headcount (464) since grades 1–5 alone total 391; SD43’s published dataset records this year’s Kindergarten cohort under an unlabelled grade code rather than a separate K line, so the figure above is calculated, not taken directly from a labelled row. Cross-check with the school office before relying on any single grade’s count for planning purposes.
Enrolment sourced directly from SD43’s published per-grade student headcount data for Aspenwood, retrieved September 2026 (School Year 2025–2026).
What this school is best known for
Aspenwood Elementary sits high on Panorama Drive, on the upper slope of the Heritage Mountain / Heritage Woods corridor. It's roughly a kilometre west of Heritage Woods Secondary, and the practical effect is that Aspenwood is the elementary half of an end-to-end Heritage Woods pipeline. Families inside the Aspenwood catchment know the K → middle → secondary path without needing to re-shop schools at grade 6 or grade 9.
Programs & academic profile
Public Kindergarten–Grade 5 Montessori program at Aspenwood, emphasizing independent work, small-group collaboration and project-based learning. Entry is by random draw for the September intake; siblings of enrolled students receive priority. Grades K–5.
Standard BC elementary curriculum.
SD43 inclusive-education model — resource teachers, learning support, counselling.
Standard SD43 English Language Learning programming.
Standard SD43 elementary library, with digital-literacy programming.
District-wide Indigenous Education programming coordinated under the Aboriginal Enhancement Agreement: dedicated Indigenous Support Teachers/Child & Youth Workers in schools (e.g. Gleneagle, Port Moody Secondary), self-identification-based participation, scholarships and bursaries, land-based learning and community partnerships (All Nations Canoe Event). Grades K–12.
Full-year (10-month) academic program integrating international students into regular Coquitlam classrooms at elementary, middle and secondary levels, plus a July–August Summer ESL/Culture Program and a Teacher Training Program; qualifying secondary students can access AP and IB. Grades K–12.
SD43 does not provide bus service. The school is on a steep section of Panorama Drive — families plan around driving or walking.
Catchment, feeders & cross-catchment
Upper Panorama Drive, the Heritage Woods residential area, and the southern slopes of the Heritage Mountain corridor. Catchment lines split with Heritage Mountain Elementary and Mountain Meadows Elementary on adjacent streets — always verify a specific address through the SD43 locator.
Aspenwood is a K-entry-point school. There is no prior level feeder.
Students typically promote to Eagle Mountain Middle (grades 6–8) in Anmore, then on to Heritage Woods Secondary (grades 9–12).
SD43 allows cross-catchment enrolment when space permits, allocated by lottery with in-district and sibling priority. SD43 cross-catchment policy →
Catchment lines run down individual streets and can put one side of a road in one catchment and the opposite side in the next. Always verify a specific address with the SD43 school locator before relying on any boundary statement.
Extracurriculars · sports · clubs
Programs change year to year. Confirm the current season's club and sport list on the school's Programs / Clubs page.
Inside the catchment · housing read
Inside the Aspenwood catchment you're looking at the upper Heritage Woods slope — large detached homes built primarily in the early 2000s, lots that back onto green belt, and a stable resale market. The catchment trades on the end-to-end Heritage Woods feeder relationship: Aspenwood → Eagle Mountain Middle → Heritage Woods Secondary is one of the most consistent K–12 pipelines in SD43.
Frequently asked questions
Aspenwood is one of the primary K–5 feeders for the Heritage Woods Secondary catchment. It is the closest elementary to Heritage Woods Secondary and offers a stable, predictable K → middle → secondary pathway. For families specifically targeting Heritage Woods Secondary, Aspenwood is one of the cleanest catchment buys.
Don Hutchinson is the current principal per the SD43 2025–26 administrators listings.
Upper Panorama Drive, the Heritage Woods residential area, and the southern slopes of the Heritage Mountain corridor. Catchment lines split with Heritage Mountain Elementary and Mountain Meadows on adjacent streets. Verify any specific address with the SD43 school locator.
Eagle Mountain Middle in Anmore (grades 6–8), which is adjacent to Heritage Woods Secondary.
Heritage Woods Secondary in Port Moody (grades 9–12).
No. Aspenwood is an English-only K–5. SD43's Port Moody French Immersion entry point is École Glenayre Elementary.
464 students, per SD43's published enrolment data for the 2025–2026 school year — confirm the current year with the school office at 604-461-7680.
No. SD43 has discontinued bus transportation district-wide. Parents drive or arrange private transportation.
Yes — through the SD43 cross-catchment / school-of-choice process, when space permits. Cross-catchment demand can be high, so placements aren't guaranteed.
2001 Panorama Drive, Port Moody, BC V3H 5G8. Phone 604-461-7680, per SD43's official school directory.
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Sources & methodology
School facts verified against SD43's official "Our Schools" directory and the SD43 Aspenwood Elementary school page (re-checked September 2026), including the current listed address, phone number, and email. The address, phone, and MLA riding on this page were verified directly against SD43's official school directory and Elections BC's official "My District" lookup tool, both retrieved September 2026. School Trustee contact from the SD43 Board of Education / Trustees page. Catchment, registration, cross-catchment, and locator information from SD43's registration page, the cross-catchment policy page, and the SD43 school locator. Enrolment figures (464 students total; the Kindergarten–Grade 5 breakdown above) and confirmation of the Early Entry Montessori, Indigenous Education Support, and SD43 International Student Program offerings were read directly from Aspenwood's own listing on the SD43-sourced School Guide platform (schoolguide.vtco.app), retrieved September 2026 (School Year 2025–2026). All SD43 links on this page were re-checked in September 2026, after SD43 relaunched its website. Real estate commentary is the professional opinion of Craig Johnston, REALTOR® (BCFSA Licence #187645), working under Royal LePage Elite West and serving the SD43 Tri-Cities market.
Page reviewed and dated June 2026. BCFSA Licence #187645. Confirm school program details with the school office before relying on them for an enrolment decision.
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