Catholic Elementary · CISVA · K–7 · Port Coquitlam
Updated May 2026 · Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960
A Coquitlam REALTOR®'s read on Our Lady of the Assumption (OLA) — what the school offers, which neighbourhoods feed in, and what to know about the catchment housing in Central Port Coquitlam · Fraser Avenue.
Quick Answer
What should you know about Our Lady of the Assumption School Guide?
Our Lady of the Assumption School (2255 Fraser Ave, V3B 6G8) — CISVA Catholic K–7 elementary attached to Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Port Coquitlam. Full school profile, admissions, parishioner priority, plus a 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.
Quick answer
Our Lady of the Assumption School — Our Lady of the Assumption School is a catholic elementary (cisva) school in Port Coquitlam, serving grades K–7 in the Central Port Coquitlam · Fraser Avenue area. CISVA Catholic K-7 — Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Port Coquitlam. Address: 2255 Fraser Avenue, V3B 6G8. Phone 604-942-5522.
Verified school facts · Independent school
School type
Catholic Elementary (CISVA)
Grades
K–7
Affiliation
Roman Catholic — Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA). Affiliated with Our Lady of the Assumption Parish.
Address
2255 Fraser Avenue, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 6G8
Phone
Website
Administration
Rosaleen Heffernan (Principal) · rheffernan@cisva.bc.ca
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 604-942-5522.
Application window
Confirm with the OLA admissions office. CISVA schools typically open applications in early winter for the following September.
Tuition
Tuition follows a tiered CISVA structure — parishioner (Catholic, registered, supporting the parish) / non-parishioner Catholic / non-Catholic. Contact the OLA admissions office at 604-942-5522 for current rates.
School details verified against the school's official website (May 2026). Bell schedules, administrators, tuition, 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
Our Lady of the Assumption is the parish Catholic elementary for the Port Coquitlam side of the CISVA family — alongside Queen of All Saints (Coquitlam) and Our Lady of Fatima Bilingual (Coquitlam). Faith formation is integrated through the school day. Students typically continue at Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary for grades 8-12.
Programs & academic profile
Standard BC elementary curriculum with Catholic faith formation embedded.
Daily religion class, weekly all-school Mass, sacramental preparation, retreats.
Basketball, volleyball, cross-country.
Active parish-life involvement.
Confirm specific provisions with the school.
Admissions, feeders & geographic reach
No public catchment — CISVA admissions priority (parishioner / non-parishioner Catholic / non-Catholic). Open to Catholic families across the Tri-Cities.
Parish families and CISVA Catholic preschools.
Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary (CISVA Catholic secondary serving Tri-Cities + Maple Ridge).
Apply directly through the school. Our Lady of the Assumption (OLA) admissions →
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 Our Lady of the Assumption (OLA) catchment in Central Port Coquitlam · Fraser 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.
Frequently asked questions
Our Lady of the Assumption (OLA) is a K–5 SD43 neighbourhood school in Central Port Coquitlam · Fraser Avenue. A CISVA Catholic K-7 attached to Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Port Coquitlam — admission gives preference to practising Catholic parishioners. 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.
No public catchment — CISVA admissions priority (parishioner / non-parishioner Catholic / non-Catholic). Open to Catholic families across the Tri-Cities. Always verify a specific address through the SD43 school locator before relying on it.
Rosaleen Heffernan. Confirm against the SD43 2025–26 administrators listings if you need the very latest assignment.
Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary (CISVA Catholic secondary serving Tri-Cities + Maple Ridge). 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.
2255 Fraser Avenue, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 6G8. Phone 604-942-5522.
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 Our Lady of the Assumption (OLA) 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 Our Lady of the Assumption (OLA) catchment before they hit the public market.