West Vancouver Secondary School

Name

West Vancouver Secondary School

Legal name

West Vancouver Schools

Website

https://westvancouverschools.ca

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC), International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Secondary school programs
• International baccalaureate program
• French immersion education
• International student education

Headquarters

HQ city

West Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public school within School District 45 (West Vancouver), the school operates primarily through government funding from the British Columbia Ministry of Education. Additional revenue comes from international student tuition fees and program-specific fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

West Vancouver Secondary School is a public secondary school within School District 45 (West Vancouver Schools) that delivers Grades 8-12 education to local domestic students, out-of-district students, and international students. The school offers a standard British Columbia secondary curriculum augmented by specialized programs including the IB Diploma Programme, Advanced Placement courses, athletics, performing arts, and career technical education, with enrollment allocated by geographic catchment area and dedicated admissions for out-of-district and international applicants.

Product overview

West Vancouver Schools is a public K-12 school district comprising 14 elementary and 3 secondary institutions. The district offers a comprehensive educational portfolio including core academic programs, specialized district programs (Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, French Immersion, Montessori, iDEC), and Premier Programs/Academies in areas such as Cybersecurity/AI/Quantum Computing, athletics, performing arts, and career technical education. The programs are organized as school-based offerings at individual campuses with district-wide enrichment programs accessible across all schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IB Diploma Programme International Baccalaureate Diploma Program offered at West Vancouver Secondary School for Grades 11-12 students seeking pre-university coursework with global recognition.
• Cybersecurity, AI and Quantum Computing Premier Program Premier technical program covering cybersecurity fundamentals, AI concepts, and quantum computing awareness for secondary students.
• Mechatronics Robotics Academy Specialized academy providing structured training in mechatronics and robotics for students interested in engineering and automation.
• IB Primary Years Program International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program for elementary students promoting inquiry-based learning from Kindergarten through Grade 7.
• Montessori Program Montessori program for children from Kindergarten through Grade 5 focusing on child-directed learning and mixed-age classrooms.
• French Immersion Program French immersion program offering single-stream and late entry options for students to learn French through academic content.
• iDEC (Inquiry-based Digitally Enhanced Community) Inquiry-based digitally enhanced community program combining technology integration with project-based learning at Caulfeild Elementary.
• Premier Athletic Academies Academy programs offering specialized training in Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Fencing, Field Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, and Volleyball.
• Career & Technical Education Programs Career-focused programs including Carpentry Youth Train In Trades, Culinary Arts Professional Cook 1, Early Childhood Assistant Certificate, and YELL Entrepreneurship 12.
• Elementary Band Program Elementary music education program providing band instruction for primary and elementary students district-wide.
• International Student Program Dedicated international student admissions for study permits, work permits, and diplomat status holders, allowing global students to study within West Vancouver Schools.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Make a FuturecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJob posting platform used by West Vancouver Schools for posting employment opportunities. The district directs potential employees to this platform to view current job postings.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vancouver School District (SD39): Vancouver School District is the adjacent Greater Vancouver public K-12 board with a comparable mix of urban catchment families, IB and French Immersion programs, and international student tuition, making it the closest operating peer to SD45.
• North Vancouver School District (SD44): North Vancouver School District is the immediate geographic neighbour along the North Shore, sharing catchment demographics, French Immersion and IB offerings, and provincial funding structure.
• Burnaby School District (SD41): Burnaby School District is a large BC public K-12 board operating multiple secondary schools with programs of choice and an international student program, directly comparable in funding model and program breadth.
• Surrey Schools (SD36): Surrey Schools is one of the largest BC public districts, sharing the same provincial funding model and a similar mix of standard, French Immersion, and Indigenous Education programs serving a comparable suburban catchment base.
• Richmond School District (SD38): Richmond School District is a Greater Vancouver public board with a notable international student program and mixed Chinese/English immersion offerings, overlapping directly with SD45's international admissions and language programs.

Emerging players

• Mulgrave School: Mulgrave is a private IB World School located in West Vancouver offering the IB continuum from preschool through Grade 12, the most direct private-sector competitor to SD45's IB programs in the same catchment.
• Collingwood School: Collingwood is an independent K-12 school in West Vancouver offering IB and AP pathways, competing head-to-head with SD45 for the same affluent North Shore families seeking non-public options.
• Crofton House School: Crofton House is an independent girls' school in Vancouver with IB programmes, providing a private alternative to SD45's IB Diploma offerings for families willing to pay tuition.

Regional players

• Toronto District School Board: Toronto District School Board is Canada's largest public school board, serving as a peer only by operating model (provincially funded K-12 public district), not by direct competition given Ontario geography.
• Calgary Board of Education: Calgary Board of Education is a large Alberta public school board operating alternative programs and IB offerings; useful as a model peer for governance and program-of-choice design but in a different province and catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/westvanschools
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/west-vancouver-schools
• Facebookfacebook.com/west-vancouver-school-district-103459136305

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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