Secondary · Heritage Mountain · 'Urban Forest' Campus
Updated September 2026 · Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960
A Coquitlam REALTOR®'s read on Heritage Woods Secondary — the anchor secondary for Anmore, Heritage Mountain, Heritage Woods, and Pleasantside. The 'urban forest' campus, the 325-seat professional theatre, and what to know about the housing inside the eastern Port Moody catchment.
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What should you know about Heritage Woods Secondary?
Heritage Woods Secondary School — Heritage Woods Secondary School is a secondary school in Port Moody, serving grades 9–12 in the Heritage Mountain · Heritage Woods · Anmore corridor area. The Heritage Mountain anchor secondary — urban-forest campus + 325-seat theatre. Address: 1300 David Avenue, V3H 5K6. Phone 604-461-8679.
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Check whether your address is actually inside the Heritage Woods Secondary catchment.
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Verified school facts · SD43
School type
Secondary
Grades
9–12
District
SD43 (Coquitlam School District)
Address
1300 David Avenue, Port Moody, BC V3H 5K6
Phone
Website
Administration (2025–26)
Cheryl Woods (Principal)
VP: Confirm current VP roster with the school office.
Enrolment
Approximately 1,400 students.
School hours
Confirm the current year's bell schedule directly with the school at 604-461-8679.
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 Heritage Woods — cross-referenced against public school enrolment reporting so you're not relying on a guess.
Current enrolment
1,476 students
2025–2026 school year
Grades served
9–12
Comprehensive secondary program
Enrolment by grade
School Year 2025–2026
The four grade-level figures (351 + 322 + 430 + 378 = 1,481) run 5 students higher than the school's published total headcount of 1,476 — a small rounding/timing difference in the source data. Cross-check with the school office before relying on any single grade's count for planning purposes.
Enrolment cross-referenced against the public School Guide directory (schoolguide.vtco.app) for SD43, retrieved September 2026 (School Year 2025–2026).
What this school is best known for
Heritage Woods is the destination secondary for the entire eastern Port Moody mountain corridor — Anmore, Heritage Mountain, Heritage Woods, Pleasantside, and Belcarra families all funnel here through Eagle Mountain Middle. The campus was designed as an 'urban forest' (natural light in every classroom). Performing arts get a 325-seat professional theatre; athletics get a rubberized track and synthetic field.
Programs & academic profile
Full BC Dogwood graduation pathway with strong electives across sciences, humanities, arts, and applied skills.
Drama, musical theatre, concert band, choir, and theatre tech run out of a dedicated 325-seat venue on campus.
Rubberized track, synthetic field, gymnasiums. Soccer, rugby, basketball, volleyball, track-and-field, cross-country.
Career-focused electives, work experience placements.
Long-running community service identity — a defining piece of the school's culture.
SD43 inclusive-education model.
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
Heritage Mountain, Heritage Woods, Anmore, Belcarra, and eastern Port Moody plateau communities.
Eagle Mountain Middle is the dominant feeder — receiving students from Anmore Elementary, Aspenwood, Heritage Mountain, Pleasantside, and Mountain Meadows (partial).
Post-secondary — university, college, trades.
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 Heritage Woods Secondary catchment in Heritage Mountain · Heritage Woods · Anmore corridor, 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
Heritage Woods Secondary is an SD43 grade 9–12 secondary school. An 'urban forest' campus on the Heritage Mountain slope — every classroom has natural light. Recognized for first-class results across academics, fine arts, athletics, and community service. Houses a 325-seat professional theatre and a full track-and-field complex.
An 'urban forest' campus on the Heritage Mountain slope — every classroom has natural light. Recognized for first-class results across academics, fine arts, athletics, and community service. Houses a 325-seat professional theatre and a full track-and-field complex.
Heritage Mountain, Heritage Woods, Anmore, Belcarra, and eastern Port Moody plateau communities. Verify a specific address through the SD43 school locator.
Cheryl Woods.
Eagle Mountain Middle is the dominant feeder — receiving students from Anmore Elementary, Aspenwood, Heritage Mountain, Pleasantside, and Mountain Meadows (partial).
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.
1300 David Avenue, Port Moody, BC V3H 5K6. Phone 604-461-8679.
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 Heritage Woods Secondary 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. Enrolment (1,476 students, 2025–2026) and program confirmations are cross-referenced against the School Guide public school directory, retrieved September 2026; the Indigenous Education Support program and the SD43 International Student Program were cross-referenced against publicly reported SD43 district program information, also retrieved September 2026. All SD43.bc.ca links on this page were re-verified September 2026 after SD43 relaunched its website — the previous SharePoint-style URLs (school pages, the locator page, registration, cross-catchment) all now 404 or redirect to the SD43 homepage. 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; facility, 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.
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 Heritage Woods Secondary catchment before they hit the public market.
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