# Pinetree Secondary — Parents' Guide > Pinetree Secondary (3000 Pinewood Ave, V3B 7Y7) — SD43's flagship Honours & Advanced Placement secondary. **Source:** https://soldbycraig.ca/pinetree-secondary-catchment-homes/ **Author:** Craig Johnston, REALTOR® (BC Licence V99960) · The MACNABS · Royal LePage Elite West **Site:** https://soldbycraig.ca --- Secondary · Town Centre · SD43 Honours & AP Flagship ## Pinetree Secondary — parents' guide + homes in the catchment. Updated July 2026 · Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960 A Coquitlam REALTOR®'s read on Pinetree Secondary — the SD43 Honours & AP flagship. How the Honours/AP application pathway works at Grade 9 entry, what the senior AP course load looks like, and what to know about Town Centre catchment housing. [Book a Strategy Call](/book-a-strategy-call-with-craig-johnston/) [Call Craig — 604-202-6092](tel:+16042026092) Quick answer **Pinetree Secondary School** — Pinetree Secondary School is a secondary school in Coquitlam, serving grades 9–12 in the Town Centre · Lafarge Lake area. SD43's flagship Honours & AP secondary. Address: 3000 Pinewood Avenue, V3B 7Y7. Phone 604-464-2513. Verified school facts · SD43 ## About Pinetree Secondary. School type Secondary Grades 9–12 District SD43 (Coquitlam School District) Address 3000 Pinewood Avenue, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7Y7 Phone [604-464-2513](tel:+16044642513) Website [SD43 school page →](https://www.sd43.bc.ca/school/pinetree/) Administration (2025–26) Janine Close (Principal) VP: Confirm current VP roster with the school office. Enrolment Approximately 1,500 students. School hours Confirm the current year's bell schedule directly with the school at 604-464-2513. In-catchment registration [SD43 district registration →](https://www.sd43.bc.ca/Schools/Registration/Pages/default.aspx) Cross-catchment / school of choice [SD43 cross-catchment policy →](https://www.sd43.bc.ca/Schools/pages/crosscatchment.aspx) Catchment locator [SD43 school locator →](https://www.sd43.bc.ca/Schools/Locator/Pages/default.aspx) 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. What this school is best known for ## SD43's flagship Honours & Advanced Placement academic high school — designed for gifted and highly motivated learners. Students apply into Science, Math, or Humanities Honours streams (or a combination), feeding senior AP courses in English, European History, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Pinetree is the SD43 secondary built around academic acceleration. Students enter through a Grade 9 Honours/AP application pathway and stream into Science, Math, or Humanities Honours, feeding senior AP courses that qualify for first-year university credit. Pinetree's identity has been Honours/AP since the school opened — it isn't a specialty layer bolted onto a standard program, it's the program. Programs & academic profile ## What Pinetree Secondary actually offers. ### Honours pathway (Grade 9–12) Science Honours (Science 9/10 H, Life Sciences 11 H, Chemistry 11 H, Physics 11 H), Math Honours, and Humanities Honours streams. Application required at the Grade 9 entry point. ### Advanced Placement (AP) — senior years AP English Language & Composition, AP English Literature, AP European History, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics. Senior students take AP exams for first-year university credit. ### Performing arts Concert Band, Jazz Band, Choir, Drama productions. Active performing-arts culture. ### Athletics — Timberwolves Standard BC secondary athletics — soccer, basketball, volleyball, rugby, track. ### Career preparation Career-focused electives and dual-credit pathways. ### Learning support and inclusion SD43 inclusive-education model. Catchment, feeders & cross-catchment ## Where Pinetree Secondary students come from — and where they go next. ### Catchment area Town Centre Coquitlam — Lafarge Lake corridor, Pinetree Way, and parts of the lower Westwood Plateau. Honours/AP applications draw district-wide. ### Feeds in from Pinetree Way Elementary, Maple Creek Middle, Scott Creek Middle, Summit Middle (Town Centre / Westwood Plateau catchments). Honours/AP applicants apply district-wide. ### Promotes to Post-secondary — UBC, SFU, UVic, McGill, Western, and AP-credit-recognizing universities across North America. ### Cross-catchment SD43 allows cross-catchment enrolment when space permits, allocated by lottery with in-district and sibling priority. [SD43 cross-catchment policy →](https://www.sd43.bc.ca/Schools/pages/crosscatchment.aspx) 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](https://www.sd43.bc.ca/Schools/Locator/Pages/default.aspx) before relying on any boundary statement. Extracurriculars · sports · clubs ## Top extracurriculars at Pinetree Secondary. - Honours / AP cohort programming - Concert Band, Jazz Band, Choir - Drama productions - Timberwolves athletics — soccer, basketball, volleyball - Active math, debate, and academic club programming 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 ## Buying inside the Pinetree Secondary catchment — what I tell clients. Inside the Pinetree Secondary catchment in Town Centre · Lafarge Lake, 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. 1. Verify the exact catchment for any specific address through the SD43 locator. Catchment lines run down individual streets in Town Centre · Lafarge Lake. 2. SD43 does not bus. Plan for driving or walking distance to the school. 3. Cross-catchment placement is available when space permits through the SD43 school-of-choice process — apply if the in-catchment route isn't right. 4. The Pinetree Secondary feeder relationship into the middle school determines the K → 12 path. Plan ahead if K → 12 continuity matters to your family. Frequently asked questions ## Pinetree Secondary — FAQ. ### Is Pinetree Secondary a good school? Pinetree Secondary is an SD43 grade 9–12 secondary school. SD43's flagship Honours & Advanced Placement academic high school — designed for gifted and highly motivated learners. Students apply into Science, Math, or Humanities Honours streams (or a combination), feeding senior AP courses in English, European History, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. ### What is Pinetree Secondary best known for? SD43's flagship Honours & Advanced Placement academic high school — designed for gifted and highly motivated learners. Students apply into Science, Math, or Humanities Honours streams (or a combination), feeding senior AP courses in English, European History, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. ### What is the catchment for Pinetree Secondary? Town Centre Coquitlam — Lafarge Lake corridor, Pinetree Way, and parts of the lower Westwood Plateau. Honours/AP applications draw district-wide. Verify a specific address through the SD43 school locator. ### Who is the principal at Pinetree Secondary? Janine Close. ### What middle schools feed Pinetree Secondary? Pinetree Way Elementary, Maple Creek Middle, Scott Creek Middle, Summit Middle (Town Centre / Westwood Plateau catchments). Honours/AP applicants apply district-wide. ### Can my child attend Pinetree Secondary from out-of-catchment? Yes — through the SD43 cross-catchment / school-of-choice process when space permits. Placement is by lottery with in-district and sibling priority. ### Does SD43 bus to this school? No. SD43 has discontinued regular bus transportation district-wide. ### What grade range does Pinetree Secondary serve? Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. ### What is Pinetree Secondary's address and phone? 3000 Pinewood Avenue, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7Y7. Phone 604-464-2513. Continue your Coquitlam school research ## Related Tri-Cities school + catchment pages. [Main hub ### Coquitlam Schools (main hub) The full SD43 schools guide for the Tri-Cities.](/coquitlam-schools/) [Hub ### Best Schools in Coquitlam Ranked guide to the top Coquitlam SD43 schools.](/best-schools-in-coquitlam/) [Programs ### French Immersion Schools Every SD43 French Immersion entry point.](/french-immersion-schools-coquitlam/) [Private ### Private Schools (Tri-Cities) Independent schools serving Coquitlam, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam.](/private-schools-coquitlam-area/) Sources & methodology School facts verified against the [SD43 Pinetree Secondary school page](https://www.sd43.bc.ca/school/pinetree/), the [SD43 2025–26 School Listings (administrators) PDF](https://www.sd43.bc.ca/Schools/DistrictMap/Documents/2025-2026%20School%20Listings%20with%20Admin%20Email%20Contacts.pdf), and the [SD43 school locator](https://www.sd43.bc.ca/Schools/Locator/Pages/default.aspx). Catchment, registration, and cross-catchment information from [SD43's cross-catchment policy page](https://www.sd43.bc.ca/Schools/pages/crosscatchment.aspx). 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. License V99960 · BCFSA-regulated. Confirm school program details with the school office before relying on them for an enrolment decision. ## Buying into the Pinetree Secondary catchment? Talk to Craig. 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 Pinetree Secondary catchment before they hit the public market. 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