St Joseph's

About

St. Joseph’s School is located at 3261 Fleming Street, Vancouver, BC V5N 3V6. The school describes a nurturing, supportive environment with experienced, long-term committed faculty, average class sizes under 25, and a diversified K–7 program that includes French, art, music, PE, and a specialty spoken arts program.

At a Glance

School type: Independent School (Vancouver)

Education language: The school offers Core French (French as a Second Language) from Kindergarten to Grade 7, taught twice a week to build confidence and proficiency through listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities.

Religious affiliation: St. Joseph’s is a Catholic school focused on educating students to grow into “perceptive and caring Christians and citizens.” The admissions policy follows the Vancouver Archdiocese’s Catholic school priorities, and school life includes faith-based expectations and activities (such as school masses).

Grades: K-7

Phone: 604 872-5715

Email: mschultz@cisva.bc.ca

Principal: Michael Schultz

Education Languages

The school offers Core French (French as a Second Language) from Kindergarten to Grade 7, taught twice a week to build confidence and proficiency through listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities.

Religious Affiliation

St. Joseph’s is a Catholic school focused on educating students to grow into “perceptive and caring Christians and citizens.” The admissions policy follows the Vancouver Archdiocese’s Catholic school priorities, and school life includes faith-based expectations and activities (such as school masses).

Programs and Services

Athletics and extracurricular sports Fine Arts / Performing Arts / Clubs St. Joseph’s offers a choir that performs at school masses and attends the Chancellor Music Festival, and students perform in a Christmas Musical each year. The school also offers Speech Arts, a Spelling Bee, Book Club, and participates in the “Readers are Leaders” book trivia contest. Library / Learning Commons The Learning Commons supports research and information literacy, independent learning habits, and literacy development through literature, reading experiences, book exchanges, story times, and virtual author visits. Child care Afterschool care runs daily from 3:00–5:00 pm (not offered on early dismissal days), with hourly and monthly rate options and registration available for download on the school website.

• Girls Volleyball
• Boys Soccer
• Cross Country Running
• Basketball
• Track and Field

School Culture and Expectations

The school emphasizes character and values, teaching respect, caring, consideration, and responsibility. Its stated vision is to educate students to become caring Christians and citizens who can have a transforming influence in the world.

Enrollment

Families are invited to call/email the school, attend an in-person visit, submit an application form, and provide past report cards. The school notes that space is limited in several grades, and it publishes an admissions policy with priority categories aligned with Vancouver Archdiocese Catholic school guidelines. Application packages for Kindergarten and Grades 1–7 are available to download from the website.