District Secondary Program · Inquiry-Based · Apply District-Wide
Updated October 2026 · Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960
A Coquitlam REALTOR®'s read on Inquiry Hub Secondary — SD43's district inquiry-based public secondary. How the half-standard / half-DCL (Dream Create Learn) model works, how students apply district-wide, and why this is one of SD43's most unusual secondary options.
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What should you know about Inquiry Hub Secondary?
Inquiry Hub Secondary School — Inquiry Hub Secondary School is a district secondary program school in Coquitlam, serving grades 9–12 in the Maillardville · Brunette Avenue (shared campus with Suwa'lkh) area. SD43's district inquiry-based secondary — half standard classes, half self-directed. Address: 1432 Brunette Avenue, V3K 1G5. Phone 604-936-4285.
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Verified school facts · SD43
School type
District Secondary Program
Grades
9–12
District
SD43 (Coquitlam School District)
Address
1432 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC V3K 1G5
Phone
Website
Administration (2025–26)
Dave Truss (Principal)
VP: Confirm current VP roster with the school office.
Enrolment
Approximately 80-100 students — a small, intentional cohort.
School hours
Confirm the current year's bell schedule directly with the school at 604-936-4285.
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 Inquiry Hub — cross-referenced against schoolguide.vtco.app's public school-guide data so you're not relying on a guess.
Current enrolment
71 students
2025–2026 school year
Grades served
9–12
District-wide application, no catchment
Enrolment by grade
School Year 2025–2026 — grades 11–12 not separately published at the source consulted
Grades 11 and 12 headcounts are not separately published in the source consulted, even though the school's total enrolment (71) and grade range (9–12) are confirmed — the remaining 23 students (71 minus the 48 reported across grades 9–10) are enrolled somewhere across grades 11–12, but we won't guess the split. Cross-check with the school office before relying on any single grade's count for planning purposes.
Enrolment cross-referenced against schoolguide.vtco.app's public school-guide data for Inquiry Hub, retrieved September 2026 (School Year 2025–2026).
What this school is best known for
Inquiry Hub is unlike any other SD43 secondary. About half of the school day is standard classes (including mandatory Foundations of Inquiry and Digital Media courses). The other half is unstructured DCL — Dream Create Learn — time, where students pursue Independent Directed Studies on self-pitched passion projects. The school is small (~80-100 students) by design, and admission is district-wide via application. First grad class was 2016. Full BC Dogwood pathway — students graduate with the same credential as any other SD43 secondary.
Programs & academic profile
About half of student time is unstructured DCL (Dream Create Learn) time for self-directed projects.
Core inquiry-methodology course taught to all students.
Core digital-media production course.
Students design and pursue their own academic projects under teacher mentorship.
Students graduate with the same BC Dogwood credential as any other SD43 secondary.
Approximately 80-100 students total across grades 9–12 — by design, to support deep inquiry.
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
Inquiry Hub has NO public catchment — students apply district-wide from any SD43 middle school.
District-wide application — from any SD43 middle school.
Post-secondary — strong pathways from inquiry-driven students into specialized post-secondary programs.
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 Inquiry Hub catchment in Maillardville · Brunette Avenue (shared campus with Suwa'lkh), 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
Inquiry Hub is an SD43 grade 9–12 secondary school. SD43's district inquiry-based public secondary — about half of student time is in standard classes; the other half is unstructured 'DCL' (Dream Create Learn) time for self-directed projects and Independent Directed Studies. Students apply district-wide.
SD43's district inquiry-based public secondary — about half of student time is in standard classes; the other half is unstructured 'DCL' (Dream Create Learn) time for self-directed projects and Independent Directed Studies. Students apply district-wide.
Inquiry Hub has NO public catchment — students apply district-wide from any SD43 middle school. Verify a specific address through the SD43 school locator.
Dave Truss.
District-wide application — from any SD43 middle school.
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.
1432 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC V3K 1G5. Phone 604-936-4285.
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Sources & methodology
School facts verified against the SD43 Inquiry Hub 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 (71 students, 2025–2026) and program information are cross-referenced against schoolguide.vtco.app's public school-guide data for Inquiry Hub, retrieved September 2026; Grade 11–12 headcounts were not separately published there and are disclosed as a gap rather than estimated. 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. 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. License V99960 · BCFSA-regulated. Confirm school program details with the school office before relying on them for an enrolment decision.
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