School District 43 Coquitlam
School District No. 43 or SD43 is one of the sixty school districts in British Columbia. The district is the third largest in British Columbia with 45 elementary schools, 14 middle schools, and 11 secondary schools. School District No. 43 serves the Tri-Cities, including the cities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, and the villages of Anmore and Belcarra. The school district covers an area of 120 square kilometres and serves a total combined population of 210,390 residents. It has over 4,000 full-time and part-time employees. The school district has one of the highest graduation rates in the province, with 91.9% of students graduating in the 2013/14 school year.
Administration
As of January 2016, the current superintendent of SD43 is Patricia Gartland. The five municipalities served by SD43 are represented by elected trustees that serve on the Board of Education. There are currently 9 elected trustees in SD43. The chair of the board is Kerri Palmer Isaak, and the vice-chair is Michael Thomas.| Coquitlam | Port Coquitlam | Port Moody | Anmore/Belcarra |
| Carol Cahoon | Judy Shirra | Lisa Park | Kerri Palmer Issak |
| Chuck Denison | Michael Thomas | Keith Watkins | - |
| Barb Hobson | - | - | - |
| Dianne Sowden | - | - | - |
District Programs
- Diverse Student Services
- Core French
- Early French Immersion
- Late French Immersion
- Montessori Alternate Program
- EAL/Multiculturalism
- International Education
- Continuing Education
- Community Schools
- Settlement Workers In School
- District wide gifted programming
- Summer Learning
- Aboriginal Education
- International Baccalaureate
- Reggio-influenced Program
- Variety of Career and Trades
French Immersion
Coquitlam Open Learning
SD43 offers online, Learning Centre, and FastTrack courses to eligible British Columbia students through Coquitlam Open Learning. Learning Centre courses are online or paper-based and allow the student to drop in at the Coquitlam Learning Opportunity Centre, while FastTrack courses have some regularly schedule classes, with the rest of the course instruction occurring online.COL also operates Inquiry Hub Secondary School, which is an alternate secondary school focused on a flexible and inquiry-based education. Students learn through online study, group project work, personal inquiry time, and seminars. It opened September 2012 at the former site of Millside Elementary. The school meets Ministry of Education requirements while still allowing students to meet learning outcomes with a more flexible approach. Most recently, the school received the 2014-15 Ken Spencer Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning.
Elementary schools
| School | Location | Grades | Principal | Address |
| Alderson Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Sandra Meister | 825 Gauthier Avenue |
| Anmore Elementary School | Anmore | K-5 | Nicole Daneault | 30 Elementary Road |
| Aspenwood Elementary School | Port Moody | K-5 | Kevin Akins | 2001 Panorama Drive |
| Baker Drive Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Margaret Mary Deck | 885 Baker Drive |
| Birchland Elementary School | Port Coquitlam | K-5 | Mike Gordon | 1331 Fraser Avenue |
| Blakeburn Elementary School | Port Coquitlam | K-5 | Andrea McComb | 1040 Riverside Drive |
| Bramblewood Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Dawn Holden | 2875 Panorama Drive |
| Cape Horn Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Bill McGovern | 155 Finnigan Street |
| Castle Park Elementary School | Port Coquitlam | K-5 | Kim Tompkins | 1144 Confederation Drive |
| Cedar Drive Elementary School | Port Coquitlam | K-5 | Brian Leonard | 3150 Cedar Drive |
| Central Community School | Port Coquitlam | K-5 | Tristan McCutcheon | 2260 Central Avenue |
| Coquitlam River Elementary School | Port Coquitlam | K-5 | Ross Jacobsen | 4250 Shaughnessy Street |
| Eagle Ridge Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Petra Kintzinger | 1215 Falcon Drive |
| Glen Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Sarah Husband | 3064 Glen Drive |
| Glenayre Elementary School | Port Moody | K-5 | Perry Muxworthy | 495 Glencoe Drive |
| Hampton Park Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Tamara Banks | 1760 Paddock Drive |
| Harbour View Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Cheryl Woods | 960 Lillian Street |
| Hazel Trembath Elementary School | Port Coquitlam | K-5 | Janine Close | 1278 Confederation Drive |
| Heritage Mountain Elementary School | Port Moody | K-5 | Stacey Parmar | 125 Ravine Drive |
| Irvine Elementary School | Port Coquitlam | K-5 | Laurie Birnie | 3862 Wellington Street |
| James Park Elementary School | Port Coquitlam | K-5 | Marco Jankowiak | 1761 Westminster Avenue |
| Kilmer Elementary School | Port Coquitlam | K-5 | Andrew Corbould | 1575 Knappen Street |
| Leigh Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Remi Collins | 1230 Soball Road |
| Lord Baden-Powell Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Daren Fridge | 450 Joyce Street |
| Mary Hill Elementary School | Port Coquitlam | K-5 | Michele Reid | 1890 Humber Crescent |
| Meadowbrook Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Tara Fisher | 900 Sharpe Street |
| Miller Park Community School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Lisa Rinke | 800 Egmont Avenue |
| Moody Elementary School | Port Moody | K-5 | Deirdre James | 2717 St. Johns Street |
| Mountain Meadows Elementary School | Port Moody | K-5 | Kate McMeiken | 999 Noons Creek Drive |
| Mountain View Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Marsha Arnold | 740 Smith Ave |
| Mundy Road Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Rob Wright | 2200 Austin Avenue |
| Nestor Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Darlene Proulx | 1266 Nestor Street |
| Panorama Heights Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Wendy Yu | 1455 Johnson Street |
| Parkland Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Anita Strang | 1563 Regan Avenue |
| Pinetree Way Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Jason Hewlett | 1420 Pinetree Way |
| Pleasantside Elementary School | Port Moody | K-5 | Heather Birnie | 195 Barber Street |
| Porter Street Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Derek Passaglia | 728 Porter Street |
| R.C. MacDonald Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Ceri Watkins | 2550 Leduc Avenue |
| Ranch Park Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Don Hutchinson | 2701 Spuraway Avenue |
| Riverview Park Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Dennis Shannon | 700 Clearwater Way |
| Rochester Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | John Goheen | 411 Schoolhouse Street |
| Roy Stibbs Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Tricia Tipper | 600 Fairview Street |
| Seaview Community School | Port Moody | K-5 | Frank Pearse | 1215 Cecile Drive |
| Smiling Creek Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Remi Collins | 3456 Princeton Ave |
| Walton Elementary School | Coquitlam | K-5 | Craig Mah | 2960 Walton Avenue |
| Westwood Elementary School | Port Coquitlam | K-5 | Bryn Williams | 3610 Hastings Street |