Middle · Burquitlam · West Coquitlam · Regan Avenue · SD43 Coquitlam School District
Updated September 2026 · Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960
A Coquitlam REALTOR®'s read on Hillcrest Middle — what the school offers, which neighbourhoods feed in, and what to know about the catchment housing in Burquitlam · West Coquitlam · Regan Avenue.
Quick Answer
What should you know about Hillcrest Middle?
Hillcrest Middle School — Hillcrest Middle School is a middle school in Coquitlam, serving grades 6–8 in the Burquitlam · West Coquitlam · Regan Avenue area. One of three SD43 MACC gifted cluster middle schools. Address: 2161 Regan Avenue, V3J 3C5. Phone 604-936-4237.
Verify your exact address
Check whether your address is actually inside the Hillcrest Middle catchment.
SD43 catchments are set by address, not by neighbourhood name. Enter your street in the district’s official School Locator to see the schools that serve your home. This is the authoritative source.
Verified school facts · SD43
School type
Middle
Grades
6–8
District
SD43 (Coquitlam School District)
Address
2161 Regan Avenue, Coquitlam, BC V3J 3C5
Phone
Website
Administration (2025–26)
Ross Jacobsen (Principal)
VP: Jeff Hart (VP).
Enrolment
516 students, School Year 2025–2026, grades 6–8. Confirm current-year totals with the school office.
School hours
Confirm the current year's bell schedule directly with the school at 604-936-4237.
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 Hillcrest — cross-referenced against BC’s public school enrolment reporting so you’re not relying on a guess.
Current enrolment
516 students
2025–2026 school year
Grades served
6–8
One of three SD43 MACC gifted cluster sites
Enrolment by grade
School Year 2025–2026
The per-grade figures above (170 + 163 + 200 = 533) total higher than Hillcrest’s reported current enrolment of 516 in the same source — that discrepancy is not resolved in the data reviewed and is disclosed here rather than adjusted. Cross-check with the school office before relying on any specific number for planning purposes.
Enrolment cross-referenced against publicly reported BC K–12 school enrolment data for SD43, retrieved September 2026 (School Year 2025–2026).
What this school is best known for
Hillcrest hosts one of three SD43 MACC (Middle Age Cluster Class) gifted programs — alongside Citadel Middle and Kwayhquitlum Middle. MACC is a cluster-class model where identified gifted grade 6–8 students learn together across Math, Science, Social Studies, and English Language Arts. The Explorations block includes Outdoor Education, Drama, Music, Home Economics, and Art.
Programs & academic profile
District gifted program for grades 6–7–8. Cluster-class model across core academics.
Standard BC middle-school curriculum.
Outdoor Education block in the Explorations rotation.
Drama and Music as part of Explorations.
Volleyball, basketball, cross-country, track.
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
Burquitlam / west Coquitlam — Regan Avenue / Marmont area.
Parkland Elementary, Harbour View Elementary, Roy Stibbs Elementary, Miller Park Elementary.
Centennial Secondary, École Dr. Charles Best Secondary.
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 Hillcrest Middle catchment in Burquitlam · West Coquitlam · Regan Avenue, 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.
Feeder elementary schools
Parkland Elementary feed into Hillcrest Middle. Each entry below carries the school's provincial record — principal, address, office line, grades and official school code — taken from the B.C. Ministry of Education's Student Success database rather than a directory copy. Catchment boundaries for elementary and middle are drawn separately, so confirm any boundary-edge address through SD43's locator before relying on it.
Grades K-5, public, School District 43. 1563 Regan Ave, Coquitlam V3J 3B7. Office 604 939-1151. Principal Sharon McKay. Provincial school code 04343049.
SD43 lists it as english, with no immersion stream on site.
Catchment: west Coquitlam — Regan Avenue, Marmont area.
For the housing in that footprint, read burquitlam coquitlam guide and burquitlam station homes for sale.
Frequently asked questions
Hillcrest Middle is an SD43 grade 6–8 middle school serving Burquitlam · West Coquitlam · Regan Avenue. One of three SD43 MACC (Middle Age Cluster Class) gifted program sites for grades 6–7–8 — identified gifted students learn together across the four core academic subjects. Also offers an Outdoor Education exploration block alongside Drama, Music, Home Economics, and Art.
Burquitlam / west Coquitlam — Regan Avenue / Marmont area. Verify a specific address through the SD43 school locator.
Ross Jacobsen.
Parkland Elementary, Harbour View Elementary, Roy Stibbs Elementary, Miller Park Elementary.
Centennial Secondary, École Dr. Charles Best Secondary.
Yes — through the SD43 cross-catchment / school-of-choice process when space permits.
No. SD43 has discontinued regular bus transportation district-wide.
Grades 6, 7, and 8.
2161 Regan Avenue, Coquitlam, BC V3J 3C5. Phone 604-936-4237.
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 Hillcrest Middle 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 (516 students reported total; 170 / 163 / 200 by grade 6 / 7 / 8, School Year 2025–2026) and the Indigenous Education Support and SD43 International Student Program listings were cross-referenced against publicly reported BC school enrolment and SD43 district program information, retrieved September 2026; note the per-grade figures sum to 533, which does not match the reported total of 516 — confirm current-year enrolment directly with the school office. 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. This same link rot is very likely present across the rest of the school-guide pages and should be swept sitewide, not just fixed on this one. 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 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.
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 Hillcrest Middle catchment before they hit the public market.
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