Middle School · Central Coquitlam · French Immersion Middle Hub
Updated May 2026 · Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960
A Coquitlam REALTOR®'s read on Banting — the Coquitlam side's French Immersion middle hub. How the FI continuation pathway works from Nestor / Panorama Heights / Porter Street / Rochester elementaries, what changed when Glen FI ended in 2023, and what to know about buying inside the central Coquitlam catchment.
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École Banting Middle School (820 Banting St, V3J 4J4) — Coquitlam Craig Johnston, Top 1% Team Member — Greater Vancouver REALTORS® and 47+ year Tri-Cities resident, can walk you through the local context. Free Strategy Call ends with a written one-page plan in 24 hours.
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École Banting Middle School — École Banting Middle School is a middle school in Coquitlam, serving grades 6–8 in the Central Coquitlam · Banting / Como Lake area area. The Coquitlam side's French Immersion middle hub. Address: 820 Banting Street, V3J 4J4. Phone 604-939-9247.
Verified school facts · SD43
School type
Middle
Grades
6–8
District
SD43 (Coquitlam School District)
Address
820 Banting Street, Coquitlam, BC V3J 4J4
Phone
Website
Administration (2025–26)
Tristan McCutcheon (Principal)
VP: Confirm current VP roster with the SD43 2025–26 administrators listing.
Enrolment
Approximately 550+ students across grades 6–8.
School hours
Confirm the current year's bell schedule directly with the school at 604-939-9247.
In-catchment registration
Cross-catchment / school of choice
Catchment locator
School details verified against the SD43 school page (May 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.
What this school is best known for
Banting is the dual-track middle school for the Coquitlam side of the district. Roughly two-thirds of the school is the English neighbourhood program; the other third is Early French Immersion continuation from Coquitlam-side FI elementaries. The building is a relatively recent replacement (announced 2014, since completed), with a strong facility footprint including a ball hockey rink, basketball court, soccer field, and track-and-field oval.
Programs & academic profile
Continuing from Kindergarten-entry FI elementaries on the Coquitlam side. ~70% French-language instruction at the middle level per the SD43 FI model.
Standard BC middle-school curriculum for the central Coquitlam neighbourhood catchment. Class split roughly 67% English / 33% FI.
STEAM and media arts, performing arts (music, band, drama), visual arts, technology education, home arts.
Volleyball, basketball, cross-country, track. Facility includes a ball hockey rink, basketball court, soccer field, and track-and-field oval.
Active concert band and music programming through the middle-school years.
SD43 inclusive-education model — resource teachers, learning support, counselling.
Standard SD43 English Language Learning programming.
District-wide Indigenous Education programming applies.
SD43 has discontinued regular bus transportation. Coquitlam-side FI students often drive in from elementary FI catchments.
Catchment, feeders & cross-catchment
Central Coquitlam neighbourhood catchment plus a district-wide draw for Early French Immersion continuers from Coquitlam-side FI elementaries. Verify any boundary-edge address through the SD43 locator.
FI stream: École Nestor, École Panorama Heights, École Porter Street, École Rochester (historically also Glen Elementary until SD43 discontinued the Glen FI program in 2023). English stream: central Coquitlam neighbourhood elementaries.
Centennial Secondary (Coquitlam) — FI students continue French Immersion at Centennial; English students continue per catchment assignment.
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
Banting's catchment is central Coquitlam — the established residential streets around Banting Street and Como Lake Avenue. The English-stream catchment trades on neighbourhood character (older detached homes, established streets, walkability). FI families apply district-wide; the seat travels with the FI continuation, not the address.
Frequently asked questions
Banting is the Coquitlam side's French Immersion middle hub — the continuation school for Early FI students from Coquitlam-side dual-track FI elementaries (Nestor, Panorama Heights, Porter Street, Rochester). It also runs an English neighbourhood program for the central Coquitlam catchment.
Tristan McCutcheon is the current principal per the SD43 2025–26 administrators listings.
No. Banting runs Early French Immersion ONLY — students who entered FI at Kindergarten in elementary continue here. SD43's Late French Immersion middle hosts (entry at grade 6) are École Citadel (PoCo), École Moody (PoMo), and École Montgomery (Coquitlam).
FI stream: École Nestor, École Panorama Heights, École Porter Street, and École Rochester. Historically Glen Elementary also fed Banting's FI program, but Glen's FI was discontinued in 2023. English stream: central Coquitlam neighbourhood elementaries.
Centennial Secondary in Coquitlam. FI students continue French Immersion at Centennial through grade 12.
Central Coquitlam — the area around Banting Street and Como Lake. The FI program draws district-wide. Verify any specific address with the SD43 locator.
FI continuation at Banting is automatic for SD43 Early FI elementary students. Confirm placement with the school office at 604-939-9247.
No. SD43 has discontinued regular bus transportation district-wide. Coquitlam-side FI families often drive their children in from FI elementary catchments.
Yes — the FI program is district-wide for FI continuers. For the English stream, apply through the SD43 cross-catchment / school-of-choice process when space permits.
820 Banting Street, Coquitlam, BC V3J 4J4. Phone 604-939-9247.
Continue your Coquitlam school research
Main hub
The full SD43 schools guide for the Tri-Cities.
Hub
Ranked guide to the top Coquitlam SD43 schools.
Programs
Every SD43 French Immersion entry point.
Private
Independent schools serving Coquitlam, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam.
Sources & methodology
School facts verified against the SD43 Banting Middle school page, the SD43 2025–26 School Listings (administrators) PDF, and the SD43 school locator. Catchment, registration, and cross-catchment information from SD43's cross-catchment policy page. Real estate commentary is the professional opinion of Craig Johnston, REALTOR® license V99960, working under The MACNABS at Royal LePage Elite West and serving the SD43 Tri-Cities market.
Page reviewed and dated May 2026. License V99960 · BCFSA-regulated. Confirm school program details with the school office before relying on them for an enrolment decision.
A long-time Tri-Cities resident and licensed REALTOR®, Craig knows the catchment streets, the boundary risks, and the homes that come up inside the Banting Middle catchment before they hit the public market.
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