Welcome to School District No. 42

Our vision is for every individual to feel valued and for all learners to reach their full potential.

School District No. 42 meets the learning needs of approximately 15,000 students of all ages in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. The District is committed to educational choice and an inclusive, local approach to special education,  and has developed numerous skilled trades training partnerships with colleges and universities.

 

Davie Jones Strong Start 

Please note that the STRONG START centre at Davie Jones Elementary will be CLOSED on Friday, January 27, 2012.

 

Kindergarten Registration
 

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Will your child be five years old before December 31, 2012?  If so, it's kindergarten registration time! 

Navigate to http://www.sd42.ca/kindergarten-registration for registration dates and acceptance criteria.


Recent Announcements


Dream vacation in sight

January 26, 2012 - 10:24am — admin

By Maria Rantanen, MAPLE RIDGE TIMES

A Maple Ridge teacher is going to treat her family to a dream vacation after winning a travel voucher from Maple Ridge Chrysler.

When Maple Ridge Chrysler owner Ian Speckman called Julia Coustol in mid January to tell her she'd won a $12,500 travel voucher, she was a little skeptical given the scams out there.

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SD42 grad rates beat B.C. targets

January 24, 2012 - 1:46pm — admin

By Robert Mangelsdorf - Maple Ridge News

The six-year graduation rate for local high school students is well above provincial targets, according to the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District. 

The six-year grad rate in the local school district for the 2010/11 school year was 89 per cent for resident students, well above the target of 81 per cent set by the Ministry of Education.

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Ridge Meadows RCMP: parents must talk with their children about the dangers of ecstasy and all illicit street drugs

January 17, 2012 - 8:00pm — admin

Ridge Meadows RCMP

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Overcrowding prompts catchment change

January 13, 2012 - 11:05am — admin

By Robert Mangelsdorf - Maple Ridge Times

Parents in east Maple Ridge will likely have a longer drive to take their children to school after local school trustees voted Wednesday to redraw elementary school catchments in east Maple Ridge in order to alleviate over-crowding there.

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Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows

VLower Mainland - Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows

Located an hour's drive east of Vancouver, the communities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows share a combined population of just over 90,000 residents.

Facts and figures - 2010

Students 14,850
Aboriginal 1009
ESL(English as a Second Language) 305
International Students 567
French Immersion 1456
Montessori 108
Adult Learners 156
Special needs 1517
   
Teachers 935
Support staff 657
Principals/Vice Principals 55
Exempt staff 26