Burnaby Central Secondary School

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Burnaby Central Secondary School
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The main entrance of Burnaby Central Secondary in Burnaby, BC .
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Burnaby Central Secondary School
6011 Deer Lake Parkway

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Canada
Coordinates 49°14′38.3″N122°58′30.5″W / 49.243972°N 122.975139°W / 49.243972; -122.975139
Information
School type Public, high school
MottoQuorum Pars Sum
(Of which I am a part)
Founded1958
School board School District 41 Burnaby
School number4141001
PrincipalTim Wozney
Staff85
Grades 8–12
Enrollment1,437 [1]  (2015)
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Black, White, Red and Gold     
MascotWildcat
Team nameWildcats
Website central.burnabyschools.ca

Burnaby Central Secondary School is a public high school in Burnaby, British Columbia. It is located across from Burnaby City Hall and is adjacent to Deer Lake Park. Burnaby Central is a part of Burnaby School District 41. As of 2015, there are more than 1,400 students attending the school. Classes at Burnaby Central usually follow the semester system. [2]

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This new school building was constructed where the previous school's outdoor field was located. Construction began on a seismically sound school building in 2009 due to the Seismic Mitigation Program (SMP), a seismic upgrading program. [3] Burnaby Central Secondary School's new campus opened in September 2011.

Facilities

Burnaby Central Secondary has three floors and three wings. There are a total of eight staircases, 3 in wing B, 1 in wing A, 1 in wing C, and 3 external staircases. The student commons, a double height high ceiling atrium, sits in the middle of the central wing and separates wings A and C. It contains 52 classrooms. [4] Other facilities include:

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References

  1. "Burnaby Central Secondary". Burnaby Board of Education, School District 41. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. "Burnaby Central Secondary". Burnaby Board of Education, School District 41. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. "Seismic Mitigation Program". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  4. "Burnaby Central Secondary - Burnaby Schools - School District 41, Burnaby, BC, Canada". Burnaby Schools. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  5. "School Map | Burnaby Central Secondary School". central.burnabyschools.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-03.