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Secondary · Central Coquitlam · AP + FI Continuation
Updated October 2026 · Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960
A Coquitlam REALTOR®'s read on Centennial Secondary — what the school offers, which neighbourhoods feed in, and what to know about the catchment housing in Central Coquitlam · Austin Heights · Como Lake.
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What should you know about Centennial Secondary?
Centennial Secondary School — Centennial Secondary School is a secondary school in Coquitlam, serving grades 9–12 in the Central Coquitlam · Austin Heights · Como Lake area. An established AP secondary + FI continuation. Address: 570 Poirier Street, V3J 6A8. Phone 604-936-7205.
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Verified school facts · SD43
School type
Secondary
Grades
9–12
District
SD43 (Coquitlam School District)
Address
570 Poirier Street, Coquitlam, BC V3J 6A8
Phone
Website
Administration (2025–26)
Confirm current principal with the SD43 2025–26 administrators listing. (Principal)
VP: Confirm current VP roster with the school office.
Enrolment
Confirm current-year enrolment with the school office.
School hours
Confirm the current year's bell schedule directly with the school at 604-936-7205.
Local representation
School Trustee: SD43 Board of Education contact → · MLA: Coquitlam-Maillardville
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 Centennial Secondary — drawn from a published third-party school-data platform's per-grade profile for this school, so you're not relying on a guess.
Current enrolment
1,581 students
2025–2026 school year
Grades served
9–12
AP + French Immersion continuation
Enrolment by grade
School Year 2025–2026
All four grade-level figures were read directly from the school's published enrolment profile and sum exactly to the reported current enrolment of 1,581 — no estimation was required for this school.
Enrolment sourced from School Guide's published school-data profile for Centennial Secondary (schoolguide.vtco.app), retrieved September 2026 (School Year 2025–2026).
What this school is best known for
Centennial is built around AP. The Pre-AP Science 9 acceleration is the entry point — students who succeed move into Science 10 Honours and then senior AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus, AP Psychology, and AP World History. Centennial is also the Coquitlam-side FI secondary continuation (with Dr. Charles Best), receiving FI students from École Banting Middle.
Programs & academic profile
AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus, AP Psychology, AP World History.
Chemistry Honours, Math Honours, Physics Honours.
Grade 9 acceleration into Science 10 Honours and senior AP exams.
Grades 9–12 FI Bilingual Dogwood pathway continuing from Banting Middle.
Full BC graduation pathway with broad electives.
Athletics across multiple sports.
Music, band, choir, drama, and arts electives.
District-wide, under SD43's Aboriginal Enhancement Agreement. Indigenous Support Teachers and Child & Youth Care Workers, scholarships, land-based learning, and the All Nations Canoe Event, serving grades K–12 across SD43.
District-wide, grades K–12. Full-year (10-month) and summer options, with ESL and Culture Programming and a Teacher Training Program; qualifying secondary students can access AP and IB coursework.
Catchment, feeders & cross-catchment
Central Coquitlam — Austin Heights, Como Lake, and parts of west Coquitlam.
Como Lake Middle, Hillcrest Middle (partial), Maillard Middle (English track), Banting Middle (FI continuation).
Post-secondary — AP exams can earn first-year credit at many universities.
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 Centennial Secondary catchment in Central Coquitlam · Austin Heights · Como Lake, you're looking at established residential streets. Verify the exact catchment for your address through the SD43 locator before committing — boundary lines can run down individual streets.
Frequently asked questions
Centennial Secondary is an SD43 grade 9–12 secondary school. An established Advanced Placement secondary — features a structured Pre-AP Science 9 acceleration pathway feeding senior AP exams that qualify for first-year university credit. The Coquitlam-side French Immersion secondary continuation (alongside Dr. Charles Best) is also here, fed from École Banting Middle.
An established Advanced Placement secondary — features a structured Pre-AP Science 9 acceleration pathway feeding senior AP exams that qualify for first-year university credit. The Coquitlam-side French Immersion secondary continuation (alongside Dr. Charles Best) is also here, fed from École Banting Middle.
Central Coquitlam — Austin Heights, Como Lake, and parts of west Coquitlam. Verify a specific address through the SD43 school locator.
Confirm current principal with the SD43 2025–26 administrators listing..
Como Lake Middle, Hillcrest Middle (partial), Maillard Middle (English track), Banting Middle (FI continuation).
Yes — through the SD43 cross-catchment / school-of-choice process when space permits. Placement is by lottery with in-district and sibling priority.
No. SD43 has discontinued regular bus transportation district-wide.
Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.
570 Poirier Street, Coquitlam, BC V3J 6A8. Phone 604-936-7205.
Continue your Coquitlam school research
Main hub
The full SD43 schools guide for the Tri-Cities.
Hub
Guide to 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 Centennial Secondary school page, the SD43 Board of Education / Trustees page, and the SD43 school locator. Catchment, registration, and cross-catchment information from SD43's cross-catchment policy page. Enrolment (1,581 students, 2025–2026, by grade: Grade 9 – 360, Grade 10 – 377, Grade 11 – 431, Grade 12 – 413) and the Indigenous Education Support and SD43 International Student Program listings were verified directly against Centennial Secondary's published profile on the School Guide school-data platform (schoolguide.vtco.app), retrieved September 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® license V99960, working under Royal LePage Elite West and serving the SD43 Tri-Cities market.
Page reviewed and dated June 2026; enrolment and program details refreshed September 2026. License V99960 · BCFSA-regulated. Confirm school program details with the school office before relying on them for an enrolment decision.
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