Pender Harbour Elem-Secondary

About

Pender Harbour Secondary is located at 13639 Sunshine Coast Highway (Highway 101), Madeira Park, BC V0N 2H1. The school serves approximately 70 students in Grades 7–12, with a catchment extending from Halfmoon Bay/Madeira Park to Egmont. The school emphasizes a small-school “family feel” with greater one-to-one staff support, and offers a full academic program that includes Fine and Performing Arts, shop, and technology integration. PHSS also highlights Personalized Learning and a flexible/self-directed model designed to give students more choice and supported independence in their learning.

At a Glance

School type: Public School (Sunshine Coast)

Education language: English

Religious affiliation: None / Secular

Grades: 7-12

Phone: 604 883-2727

Email: phsinfo@sd46.bc.ca

Principal: Rae-dene Pednaud

Programs and Services

Fine and Performing Arts PHSS describes offering Fine and Performing Arts as part of its full academic program. Shop / Trades / Technology PHSS reports a “full shop program” and technology integration in the classroom. Personalized Learning / Flexible & Self-Directed Learning (Flex Ed) PHSS describes a Flexible Education Model with a focus on personalized and self-directed learning, designed to increase course variety and allow more time for individual or small-group teacher support. The school also offers “Exploration blocks,” described as elective courses driven by student interest and inquiry. Athletics and physical activity Indigenous learning / Aboriginal curriculum integration PHSS notes that 31% of its student population has First Nations ancestry and that the school is working to increase cultural awareness by weaving Aboriginal curriculum through multi-age, cross-curricular projects and field experiences.

• Full-year intramural program
• Terry Fox Run (whole-school participation)
• Move for Health Day
• PHSS Sports Day

School Culture and Expectations

PHSS’s Code of Conduct states its purpose is to establish and maintain a safe, caring, orderly, and inclusive environment for purposeful learning. The school highlights core values of Belonging, Mastery, Independence, and Generosity, and notes that conduct discussions are framed through a “School Lens: Circle of Courage.” The school also describes its small size as supporting a “family feel” and greater one-to-one support from staff.

Transportation, Parking, and Getting Here

Sunshine Coast School District 46 requires families to register each year if they want to access school bus transportation (registration is not carried forward automatically). Eligibility priority is for students attending their catchment school who live outside the walk limit (3.2 km for secondary). The district notes that school busing is not provided for cross-boundary transfer students.

Enrollment

For district cross-boundary requests (attending a school other than the designated attendance school), SD46 provides online and paper cross-boundary application forms and instructs families to submit applications to the school the child is currently attending (or the neighbourhood school if new to the system). The district notes that busing is not provided for cross-boundary transfer students.