Secondary · Town Centre · SD43 Honours & AP Flagship
Updated June 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.
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
School type
Secondary
Grades
9–12
District
SD43 (Coquitlam School District)
Address
3000 Pinewood Avenue, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7Y7
Phone
Website
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
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
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
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.
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.
Concert Band, Jazz Band, Choir, Drama productions. Active performing-arts culture.
Standard BC secondary athletics — soccer, basketball, volleyball, rugby, track.
Career-focused electives and dual-credit pathways.
SD43 inclusive-education model.
Catchment, feeders & cross-catchment
Town Centre Coquitlam — Lafarge Lake corridor, Pinetree Way, and parts of the lower Westwood Plateau. Honours/AP applications draw district-wide.
Pinetree Way Elementary, Maple Creek Middle, Scott Creek Middle, Summit Middle (Town Centre / Westwood Plateau catchments). Honours/AP applicants apply district-wide.
Post-secondary — UBC, SFU, UVic, McGill, Western, and AP-credit-recognizing universities across North America.
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 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.
Frequently asked questions
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.
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.
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.
Janine Close.
Pinetree Way Elementary, Maple Creek Middle, Scott Creek Middle, Summit Middle (Town Centre / Westwood Plateau catchments). Honours/AP applicants apply district-wide.
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.
3000 Pinewood Avenue, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7Y7. Phone 604-464-2513.
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 Pinetree Secondary 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 Pinetree Secondary catchment before they hit the public market.
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