David Thompson Secondary School (Vancouver)


David Thompson Secondary School is a public secondary school located in the Fraserview neighbourhood of Central Vancouver. It had opened in 1958. It is located in between Killarney Secondary School and Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School.
The school served as a filming location for various films in the Twilight Saga''.
The school offers district programs such as the Odyssey mini school, GOLD, and BEST and currently offers the most Advanced Placement courses in the Vancouver School Board.

History

David Thompson Secondary School opened in 1958. During the first year, 1500 students were enrolled and the first graduating class was in 1960. Gradually, the number increased until the mid-seventies where the average annual population was in excess of two thousand. In 1967 and 1968 the Sr Boys basketball teams were the lower mainland champions. Both years they made it to the provincial championship game finishing second in all of British Columbia.

Previous Principals

Since the school's opening, twelve principals have served the school and its community. They are:
The David Thompson Odyssey program is a program for who constantly achieve a B average or higher. Students that are enrolled in this program are the top 10% of their grade. To qualify for this program, you must submit an application to the office and if your application is approved, you get an interview. Students will complete grades 8 and 9 in grade 8, grade 10 in grade 9, etc...
In the spring of 2009, the second installment to The Twilight Saga, New Moon, was filmed at David Thompson. David Thompson was used as the set for Forks High School. In the summer of 2009, the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series, , was also filmed at David Thompson.

Notable Alumni