Garibaldi Secondary School

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Garibaldi Secondary School
Address
24789 Dewdney Trunk Rd Maple Ridge, British Columbia, V4R 1X2, Canada
Information
School number	4242002
School board	School District 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Principal	Mrs S Derinzy
Staff	62
School type	Public high school
Grades	8-12
Enrollment	1033 (16 January 2006)

SCHOOL MOTO: "carpe diem" (which translates into seize the day)

Garibaldi Secondary School is a grade 8-12 school located in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. The school presently has about 1060 students including 70 International students.

The original school was built in 1956 when it was named after Garibaldi Provincial Park which was just to the North of the school. Later this part of the park became a separate park known as Golden Ears Provincial Park but the school kept the name Garibaldi Secondary School, so it is also named after Giuseppe Garibaldi as that is who the park was originally named after.

Garibaldi is known for its Fine Arts program especially Drama, its Technology program including Automotive and its extensive offering in the Business and Computing fields. The school also has a full range of academic courses including Advanced Placement courses. Garibaldi Secondary School is a prospective International Baccalaureate School for the IB Diploma Programe. It is likely that the first IB diploma classes will start in 2008.