Middle School · Central PoCo · French Immersion Continuation
Updated October 2026 · Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960
A Coquitlam REALTOR®'s read on Pitt River Middle — the smaller of Port Coquitlam's two French Immersion middle schools, feeding École Riverside Secondary's FI stream.
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What should you know about Pitt River Middle?
École Pitt River Middle School — École Pitt River Middle School is a middle school in Port Coquitlam, serving grades 6–8 in the Central-South Port Coquitlam · Mary Hill area. The smaller PoCo-side FI continuation middle — feeds Riverside FI. Address: 2070 Tyner Street, V3C 2Z1. Phone 604-942-0267.
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Verified school facts · SD43
School type
Middle
Grades
6–8
District
SD43 (Coquitlam School District)
Address
2070 Tyner Street, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2Z1
Phone
Website
Administration (2025–26)
Bryn Williams (Principal)
VP: Ms. Morgan (VP).
Enrolment
440 students across grades 6–8, School Year 2025–2026 (133 in Grade 6, 135 in Grade 7, 164 in Grade 8). Confirm current-year totals with the school office.
School hours
Confirm the current year's bell schedule directly with the school at 604-942-0267.
Local representation
School Trustee: SD43 Board of Education contact → · MLA: Port Coquitlam
In-catchment registration
Cross-catchment / school of choice
Catchment locator
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.
Enrolment snapshot
Real, sourced enrolment figures for Pitt River — cross-referenced against BC's public school enrolment reporting so you're not relying on a guess.
Current enrolment
440 students
2025–2026 school year
Grades served
6–8
Early French Immersion + English streams
Enrolment by grade
School Year 2025–2026
The three grade-level counts shown above (133 + 135 + 164 = 432) total 8 fewer students than the school's published overall enrolment of 440 for 2025–2026. The source consulted does not reconcile this gap, so both figures are shown as reported rather than adjusted to match — cross-check with the school office before relying on any single number for planning purposes.
Enrolment cross-referenced against publicly reported BC K–12 school enrolment data for SD43, retrieved September 2026 (School Year 2025–2026).
What this school is best known for
Pitt River is the second of Port Coquitlam's two FI middle schools (alongside the larger Kwayhquitlum Middle). It's notably smaller (~440 students), which gives the FI cohort and the English neighbourhood program a tight feel. Most FI students continue here from École Westwood Elementary (Kindergarten-only FI entry) and École Coquitlam River Elementary (K–3 FI).
Programs & academic profile
Continuing from K-entry FI elementaries. ~70% French-language instruction at the middle level.
Standard BC middle-school curriculum for in-catchment neighbourhood students.
Music, performing arts, visual arts, technology education.
Volleyball, basketball, cross-country, track.
SD43 inclusive-education model.
District-wide, under SD43's Aboriginal Enhancement Agreement. Indigenous Support Teachers and Child & Youth Care Workers, scholarships, land-based learning, and the All Nations Canoe Event, serving grades K–12 across SD43.
District-wide, grades K–12. Full-year (10-month) and summer options, with ESL and Culture Programming and a Teacher Training Program; qualifying secondary students can access AP and IB coursework.
Catchment, feeders & cross-catchment
Central-south Port Coquitlam, Mary Hill / Tyner area. FI cohort draws district-wide.
École Westwood Elementary (K-entry FI), École Coquitlam River Elementary (K-3 FI), plus neighbourhood English students from south-central PoCo.
École Riverside Secondary (FI continues), Terry Fox Secondary (English).
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 Pitt River Middle catchment in Central-South Port Coquitlam · Mary Hill, 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
Pitt River Middle is an SD43 grade 6–8 middle school serving Central-South Port Coquitlam · Mary Hill. A small French Immersion-continuing middle school feeding Riverside Secondary's FI stream — the PoCo-side FI middle for students coming from École Westwood (K-entry FI) and École Coquitlam River (K-3 FI).
Central-south Port Coquitlam, Mary Hill / Tyner area. FI cohort draws district-wide. Verify a specific address through the SD43 school locator.
Bryn Williams.
École Westwood Elementary (K-entry FI), École Coquitlam River Elementary (K-3 FI), plus neighbourhood English students from south-central PoCo.
École Riverside Secondary (FI continues), Terry Fox Secondary (English).
Yes — through the SD43 cross-catchment / school-of-choice process when space permits.
No. SD43 has discontinued regular bus transportation district-wide.
Grades 6, 7, and 8.
2070 Tyner Street, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2Z1. Phone 604-942-0267.
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 Pitt River Middle school page, the SD43 Board of Education / Trustees page, and the SD43 school locator. Catchment, registration, and cross-catchment information from SD43's cross-catchment policy page. Enrolment (440 students, 2025–2026) is cross-referenced against the BC Ministry of Education's Student Headcount by Grade open dataset, retrieved September 2026; the Indigenous Education Support program and the SD43 International Student Program were cross-referenced against publicly reported SD43 district program information, also retrieved September 2026. 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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