Elementary · Maillardville · Southwest Coquitlam · Joyce / Brunette · SD43 Coquitlam School District
Updated May 2026 · Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960
A Coquitlam REALTOR®'s read on Lord Baden-Powell Elementary — what the school offers, which neighbourhoods feed in, and what to know about the catchment housing in Maillardville · Southwest Coquitlam · Joyce / Brunette.
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Lord Baden-Powell Elementary School (450 Joyce Street, V3K 4G4) — full school profile: programs, catchment, registration, feeder pathway, plus a Coquitlam REALTOR® Craig Johnston, Top 1% Team in 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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Lord Baden-Powell Elementary School — Lord Baden-Powell Elementary School is a elementary school in Coquitlam, serving grades K–5 in the Maillardville · Southwest Coquitlam · Joyce / Brunette area. SW Coquitlam K-5 — Maillardville-adjacent. Address: 450 Joyce Street, V3K 4G4. Phone 604-936-1436.
Verified school facts · SD43
School type
Elementary
Grades
K–5
District
SD43 (Coquitlam School District)
Address
450 Joyce Street, Coquitlam, BC V3K 4G4
Phone
Website
Administration (2025–26)
Mike Parkins (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 604-936-1436.
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
Lord Baden-Powell is a standard SD43 neighbourhood K-5 in southwest Coquitlam, named for the founder of the Scouting movement. No specialty programs — straightforward English-stream catchment elementary feeding Maillard Middle.
Programs & academic profile
Standard BC elementary curriculum delivered by SD43-certified teachers.
SD43 inclusive-education model — resource teachers, learning support, counselling.
Standard SD43 English Language Learning programming.
District-wide Indigenous Education programming applies.
Standard SD43 elementary athletics — choir, cross-country, intramurals.
SD43 has discontinued regular bus transportation district-wide.
Catchment, feeders & cross-catchment
Southwest Coquitlam — Joyce Street / Brunette / Lougheed area, Maillardville-adjacent.
K-entry school.
Maillard Middle.
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 Lord Baden-Powell Elementary catchment in Maillardville · Southwest Coquitlam · Joyce / Brunette, 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
Lord Baden-Powell Elementary is a K–5 SD43 neighbourhood school in Maillardville · Southwest Coquitlam · Joyce / Brunette. A southwest Coquitlam K-5 named for the founder of Scouting — standard SD43 neighbourhood catchment school in the Maillardville-adjacent Brunette / Lougheed area. For families inside the catchment, it offers the standard SD43 elementary program with the supports parents typically expect — learning support, ELL, and Indigenous-Education programming through the district.
Southwest Coquitlam — Joyce Street / Brunette / Lougheed area, Maillardville-adjacent. Always verify a specific address through the SD43 school locator before relying on it.
Mike Parkins. Confirm against the SD43 2025–26 administrators listings if you need the very latest assignment.
Maillard Middle. Confirm the exact middle school for your address with the SD43 locator.
Most SD43 neighbourhood elementaries are English-only. SD43's French Immersion entry points are different schools — see the SD43 French Programs page for the current list of K-entry FI sites.
Yes — through the SD43 cross-catchment / school-of-choice process when space permits. Placements are allocated by lottery with in-district and sibling priority.
No. SD43 has discontinued regular bus transportation district-wide. Parents drive or arrange private transportation.
450 Joyce Street, Coquitlam, BC V3K 4G4. Phone 604-936-1436.
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 Lord Baden-Powell Elementary 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 Lord Baden-Powell Elementary catchment before they hit the public market.