Elgin Park Secondary School

Elgin Park Secondary School
Address
13484 24th Ave
Surrey, British Columbia, V4A 2G5, Canada
Information
School number 3636156
School board School District 36 Surrey
Principal Bruce Filsinger
Vice principal

David Baldasso

Kirsten Farquhar
Staff 63
School type Public high school
Grades 8-12
Language English/French/Spanish
Area White Rock/South Surrey
Motto Our mission is to build meaningful connections that ensure a high level of student success and learning.
Team name The Orcas
Colours Purple, black, and white
Founded 1993
Enrollment 1400 (October 24, 2011)
Homepage http://elginpark.net/

Elgin Park Secondary is a public high school in School District 36 Surrey. It is referred to as the 'Home of the Orcas'. In the past and present Elgin is known to have a rivalry with Earl Marriott Secondary and Semiahmoo Secondary. They have been known to have a very strong volleyball team.

Academics

Elgin Park Secondary offers the Integrated Program, as well as the Science Co-op and Humanities Co-op programs. For 2009/2010, Elgin Park Secondary was ranked 41/274 in the Province (38/256 in the past five years) by the Fraser Institute and has boasted an average of 97.26% of students graduating (2006-2010).[1]

Building

Both Elgin Park and Tamanawis [2] Secondary schools (both located in School District 36 Surrey) have virtually the same architectural basis. Elgin Park is one of the newest high schools in the district having opened its doors in 1993.

Athletics

2005-Basketball - Jr Girls Provincial Champions
2008-Basketball - Sr Girls Provincial Champions
2009-Soccer - Sr Girls Fraser Valley Champions
2013-Rugby - Jr Boys Fraser Valley Champions
2014-Soccer - Sr Boys First Ever Provincial Appearance

References

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