Catholic Elementary · CISVA · K–7 · Port Coquitlam
Updated October 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 housing in Central Port Coquitlam · Fraser Avenue.
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What should you know about Our Lady of the Assumption (OLA)?
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.
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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 (June 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.
Choosing where to live · housing read
Our Lady of the Assumption admits through the CISVA priority ladder — parish affiliation and application, not a public catchment line — so your home search is not boxed in by boundaries.
Frequently asked questions
Our Lady of the Assumption (OLA) is a CISVA Catholic K-7 independent school in Central Port Coquitlam (Fraser Avenue), attached to Our Lady of the Assumption Parish. It is NOT part of SD43 — CISVA operates independently under the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese. Admission gives preference to practising Catholic parishioners, with secondary priority to Catholic families and then non-Catholic applicants when space allows.
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.
Confirm the current principal directly with the school — CISVA administrators are listed on the Archdiocese site, not SD43.
Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary (CISVA Catholic secondary serving Tri-Cities + Maple Ridge). OLA is K-7, so students go directly to secondary — there's no middle-school stop in the CISVA ladder. Public-school families should confirm their address's SD43 secondary via the SD43 locator.
OLA is CISVA Catholic English-only. Families wanting French Immersion should look at SD43 FI entry schools like Walton Elementary. Families wanting French-first-language should look at SD93's École des Pionniers-de-Maillardville in Port Coquitlam.
Yes — CISVA schools accept Catholic and non-Catholic students beyond their parish boundary when space permits. Admission priority runs practising Catholic parishioner → Catholic family → non-Catholic. Contact the school directly for the current-year process.
No. Parents drive or arrange private transportation — CISVA schools do not operate bus service.
2255 Fraser Avenue, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 6G8. Phone 604-942-5522.
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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 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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