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Ecole Kwayhquitlum Middle
About
École Kwayhquitlum Middle is located at 3280 Flint St, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 4J2. The school’s mission is to provide a safe, caring community that values and pursues learning, respect, and responsibility. The school emphasizes that education is a shared responsibility between home, school, and community, and aims to prepare students for lifelong learning and living in a diverse society.
At a Glance
School type: Public School (Coquitlam)
Education language: Kwayhquitlum Middle offers French Immersion, where students can complete the prescribed BC curriculum while learning French, with a focus on developing communication skills in both English and French. The school also provides ESL support to help students whose primary language is not English with language acquisition, as well as cultural and social development.
Religious affiliation: None / Secular
Grades: 6-8
Phone: 604 942-1835
Email: lsviatko@sd43.bc.ca
Principal: Laurie Sviatko
Education Languages
Kwayhquitlum Middle offers French Immersion, where students can complete the prescribed BC curriculum while learning French, with a focus on developing communication skills in both English and French. The school also provides ESL support to help students whose primary language is not English with language acquisition, as well as cultural and social development.
Programs and Services
French Immersion The school offers French Immersion for students whose first language is not French, allowing students to complete the BC curriculum while learning French and building communication skills in both English and French. Library / Learning Commons The library program aims to promote and support literacy and a love of reading, and to build students’ information literacy so they can access, evaluate, and use information effectively and ethically. Student support / special education Student Services include counselling (social, emotional, and academic support), ESL, gifted programming, Learning Assistance (for mild to moderate learning difficulties), a Learning Resource Program (for students needing adaptations or modifications), and a Skill Development Program (for low-incidence special needs, including IEP development and programming/instruction). Technology The school’s technology focus is to build student computer literacy, with guidance for student devices (e.g., minimum device specifications) and expectations for safely securing and protecting devices. Athletics and extracurricular sports Music / Choir The school references boys’ choir and girls’ choir (run before school on specific days).
- Track and Field
- Badminton
- Rugby
- Field Hockey
- Cross Country
School Culture and Expectations
The school’s mission highlights a safe, caring, cooperative environment focused on learning, respect, and responsibility. It also emphasizes shared responsibility among home, school, and community, and preparing students to live and learn in a diverse society.
Location
Site: www.sd43.bc.ca/school/kwayhquitlum/Pages/default.aspx
Phone: 604 942-1835
Address: 3280 Flint St, Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 4J2
Ecole Kwayhquitlum Middle Reviews
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Academic Learning of Ecole Kwayhquitlum Middle
40.13
Academic Performance
Academic Performance Score
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
Grade 7 overall score: 40 - below the district public school average of 42, trailing by 2 points.
Literacy: 39
Numeracy: 41
Literacy and numeracy are closely matched.
60.62
Student Commitment to Learning
Student Commitment
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
Grade 7 score: 61 - well above the district public school average of 47, ahead by 14 points.
Students report stronger engagement, effort, and investment in learning than comparable schools, pointing to solid day-to-day learning habits.
73.78
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
Grade 7 score: 74 - well above the district public school average of 49, ahead by 24 points.
Students report stronger problem solving, analysis, and independent thinking than comparable schools, suggesting this is a relative strength.
80.65
College and Career Readiness
Readiness for Future
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
Grade 7 score: 81 - well above the district public school average of 50, ahead by 30 points.
Students report stronger preparation for future learning, transitions, and career pathways than comparable schools, which points to a solid readiness profile.
Academic Scores by School Year
Clustered Academic Score Trends
School year trend view: Grade 7. In 2024-2025, literacy is 39, numeracy is 41, and overall is 40.
Compared with 2019-2020, the overall score was broadly stable.
In the latest year, numeracy is the strongest of the three measures at 41, while literacy is lowest at 39.
Across the available years, literacy declined by 4 points since 2019-2020, while numeracy improved by 5 points since 2019-2020.
Academic Performance Score Change Over Years
Academic Performance Score Change Over Years
Grade 7 trend view. In 2024-2025, academic performance is 40, student commitment to learning is 61, critical thinking is 74, and college and career readiness is 81.
The strongest current area is College and Career Readiness at 81, while Academic Performance is lowest at 40.
College and Career Readiness shows the largest shift across the available period, improved by 15 points since 2021-2022.
Additional Information
Data is regularly updated to reflect the latest available academic scores and assessments from official school records.
Character and Wellbeing
60.56
Artistic and Creative Traits
Artistic and Creative Traits
Showing latest available year: 2020-2021. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 61 - in line with the district public school average of 60, within 1 point.
Students report creativity, imagination, and artistic thinking at levels broadly similar to comparable schools.
75.33
Civic Engagement
Civic Engagement
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 75 - in line with the district public school average of 76, within 1 point.
Students report participation in school and community life at levels broadly similar to comparable schools.
76.36
Health
Health
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 76 - in line with the district public school average of 76, within 0 points.
Students report physical and emotional well-being at levels broadly similar to comparable schools.
78.25
Work Ethic
Work Ethic
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 78 - in line with the district public school average of 79, within 1 point.
Students report effort, persistence, and responsibility at levels broadly similar to comparable schools.
Character and Wellbeing Score Change Over Years
Character and Wellbeing Score Change Over Years
Grade 7 trend view. In 2024/2025, Civic Engagement is 75, Health is 76, and Work Ethic is 78.
The strongest current area is Work Ethic at 78, while Civic Engagement is lowest at 75.
Work Ethic shows the largest shift across the available period, improved by 6 points since 2020/2021.
Resources
80.98
Community Support
Community Support
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 81 - well above the district public school average of 56, ahead by 25 points.
Parents and the wider community appear to provide stronger support for student learning than in comparable schools, making this a relative strength.
84.67
Facilities and Personnel
Facilities and Personnel
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 85 - well above the district public school average of 58, ahead by 26 points.
Staffing, spaces, and school infrastructure are rated more positively than in comparable schools, suggesting a stronger resource base.
48.15
Learning Resources
Learning Resources
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 48 - above the district public school average of 44, ahead by 4 points.
Instructional resources are rated more positively than in comparable schools, suggesting students and families see stronger learning supports in place.
Resources Score Change Over Years
Resources Score Change Over Years
Grade 7 trend view. In 2024/2025, Community Support is 81, Facilities and Personnel is 85, and Learning Resources is 48.
The strongest current area is Facilities and Personnel at 85, while Learning Resources is lowest at 48.
Community Support shows the largest shift across the available period, improved by 32 points since 2020/2021.
School Culture
75.14
Academic Orientation
Academic Orientation
Showing latest available year: 2020-2021. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 75 - above the district public school average of 71, ahead by 4 points.
Students report a stronger academic orientation than in comparable schools, suggesting learning goals and achievement are more strongly valued.
86.19
Relationships
Relationships
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 86 - in line with the district public school average of 86, within 0 points.
Students report relationships among peers, staff, and the school community at levels broadly similar to comparable schools.
84.39
Safety
Safety
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 84 - in line with the district public school average of 84, within 0 points.
Students report physical and emotional safety at levels broadly similar to comparable schools.
School Culture Score Change Over Years
School Culture Score Change Over Years
Grade 7 trend view. In 2024/2025, Relationships is 86 and Safety is 84.
The strongest current area is Relationships at 86, while Safety is lowest at 84.
Safety shows the largest shift across the available period, improved by 6 points since 2020/2021.
Teachers and Teaching Environment
73.40
Knowledge and Skills of Teachers
Knowledge and Skills of Teachers
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades score: 73 - in line with the district public school average of 74, within 1 point.
Teachers are rated for instructional quality, knowledge, and professional practice at levels broadly similar to comparable schools.
Teachers and Teaching Environment Score Change Over Years
Teachers and Teaching Environment Score Change Over Years
Grade 7 trend view. In 2024/2025, Knowledge and Skills of Teachers is 73.
Knowledge and Skills of Teachers shows the largest shift across the available period, improved by 5 points since 2020/2021.