Burnett Secondary School

J N Burnett Secondary
Address
5011 Granville Ave
Richmond, British Columbia, V7C 1E6
Canada
Coordinates 49°09′50″N 123°10′08″W / 49.163888°N 123.168927°W / 49.163888; -123.168927Coordinates: 49°09′50″N 123°10′08″W / 49.163888°N 123.168927°W / 49.163888; -123.168927
Information
School type Public, high school
Founded 1968
School board School District 38 Richmond
School number 3838042
Principal Mr. Bert Wiens
Vice principal Mrs. D. MacDonald
Staff 63
Grades 8–12
Enrollment 1218 (September 30, 2007)
Language English, Chinese
Colour(s) Blue, Red and White
Mascot Breakers
Website burnettweb.sd38.ca:8200

J.N. Burnett Secondary School[1] is a secondary school located at 5011 Granville Ave., Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The current principal is Bert Wiens, and there are currently over 1000 students enrolled.

The school is named after John Napier Burnett, a pioneer. It is well known for its racket sports.

Burnett's badminton program, having placed 2nd at the 2001-02 British Columbia badminton provincials, Champions in 2002-03, 2nd in 2007-08, and 2nd in 2009-10.[2]

Burnett's tennis program has a history of success placing in the Top 2 of Richmond High Schools consistently since 2000. Between 2003-2006, Burnett was 1st in RSSAA and consistently placed in the Top 6 and the BCSSA.

Burnett had a successful table tennis program with the boys team winning the provincial championship in 2007 and 2008. Recently, they finished 13th out of 14 teams in the 2009 High School Table Tennis Provincial Championships.

Burnett is also well known for its provincial ranking in mathematics and chemistry. It also offers an Advanced Placement (AP) program.

The SAT School Code for Burnett is 821309.

History

Burnett opened in 1968 with grades 8–10, being classified as a junior secondary school. The first year the school was open (1968–1969), the building's second floor had not yet been completed, which caused the class times for different grades to vary for a year; students in the 9th and 10th grade attended classes morning, whereas 8th grade classes took place in the afternoon. In September 1969, the entire student body was once again attending with normal hours.

References

  1. "Welcome To J.N. Burnett". J.N. Burnett. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  2. "PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS SINCE 1999-00". B.C. School Sports. Retrieved 2010-06-14.

External links

School Reports — Ministry of Education


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