| Region | Fraser Valley |
| Board office location | Maple Ridge |
| Communities served | Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows |
| Number of schools | 28 |
| Budget:
CAD$ (millions) |
123.8 |
| Student population:
full-time equivalent |
15,346 [1] |
| Superintendent: | Jan Unwin [2] |
| School District 42 Website | |
School District 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows is a school district in British Columbia east of Vancouver. This includes Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.
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Board of School Trustees (2008 -2011) The trustees for School District No. 42 are Susan Carr, Ken Clarkson (Vice Chair), Mike Huber, Eleanor Palis, Dave Rempel, Stepan Vdovine, and Kathie Ward (Chair). They were all elected in November 2008 for a three-year term. The Chief Executive Officer for the District is Jan Unwin. Wayne Jefferson (formerly a Surrey school trustee) serves as the Secretary Treasurer.
The Board holds public meetings on the second and last Wednesday of each month, September through June (there will also be a meeting on August 31). The meetings start at 6:00 PM and are held in the District Education Office at 22225 Brown Avenue, Maple Ridge.
Former Maple Ridge trustee Katherine Wagner (elected: 1996-2005 before retiring from political office) writes School Watch column, printed bi-weekly in the The Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Times
School District 42 is facing a difficult challenge: there is not enough room in schools in the East, but the District does not meet Ministry of Education funding criteria for new schools because many schools in other areas are underutilized.
Overcrowding in schools in the east part of the District is already a problem and is projected to get worse. The objective is to provide enough school capacity in the eastern area within reasonable travel distances. Expanded and new schools will be required. Currently the District cannot expand or build new schools because it does not qualify for capital funding from the Ministry of Education. This is because many schools are underutilized and the District does not meet Ministry utilization targets. The challenge facing the District is how to meet the growing needs of the eastern part of the District given the lack of capital funding from the Ministry. The School District has been exploring strategies for making the best use of school facilities in the coming years.
| School | Location | Grades | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | |
| Alexander Robinson Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | |
| Alouette Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | Cyberschool |
| Arthur Peake Centre | Maple Ridge | 11-12 | |
| Blue Mountain Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | |
| Continuing Ed SD 42 | Maple Ridge | 11-12 | |
| Davie Jones Elementary School | Pitt Meadows | K-7 | |
| District 42 Alternative Secondary School | Maple Ridge | 7-11 | |
| Edith McDermott Elementary School | Pitt Meadows | K-7 | |
| Eric Langton Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | French immersion school |
| Fairview Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | |
| Garibaldi Secondary School | Maple Ridge | 8-12 | offers International Baccalaureate |
| Glenwood Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | |
| Golden Ears Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | Late entry French immersion (gr 6-7) |
| Hammond Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | Montessori |
| Harry Hooge Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | |
| Highland Park Elementary School | Pitt Meadows | K-7 | One to One Laptop Program |
| Kanaka Creek Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | Balanced Calendar - months of December, May and August are holidays instead of traditional breaks |
| Laity View Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | French Immersion |
| Maple Ridge Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | |
| Maple Ridge Secondary School | Maple Ridge | 8-12 | French Immersion |
| Mount Crescent Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | |
| Pitt Meadows Elementary School | Pitt Meadows | K-7 | French Immersion |
| Pitt Meadows Secondary School | Pitt Meadows | 8-12 | Hockey Academy, football |
| Riverside Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | |
| Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary School | Maple Ridge | 8-12 | Post secondary partnership programs, culinary program |
| Thomas Haney Centre | Maple Ridge | 8-12 | Self paced learning |
| Websters Corner Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | |
| Westview Secondary School | Maple Ridge | 8-12 | Soccer Academy |
| Whonnock Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 | |
| Yennadon Elementary School | Maple Ridge | K-7 |