Walnut Grove Secondary School

What Walnut Grove Secondary School does

Walnut Grove Secondary School is a public secondary school located at 8919 Walnut Grove Drive in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, operating under School District No. 35 (Langley) and governed by the Board of Education. The school serves students in grades 8-12 within the Walnut Grove neighbourhood and surrounding areas, delivering the British Columbia government-accredited curriculum with Advanced Placement (AP) exam opportunities, counselling and career services, and a range of athletics, clubs, and arts programs. Leadership comprises Principal Mike Pue and three Vice Principals (Neil Powell, Erin Florko, Meg Harradine), with Administrative Assistant Lori Coulthurst.

The school's digital infrastructure is inherited from the district and consists of standard provincial and enterprise platforms: MyEducation BC (MyEDBC) for student information management, Microsoft 365 for staff and student productivity, SchoolMessenger for family notifications, SchoolCash Online for fee collection, and the Langley Schools mobile app for iOS and Android. Ancillary digital properties include the WGSS Course Guide, WGSS Athletics website, Gator News Network (GNN) student-run news platform, WGSS Print Shop, and the My School Day App for student scheduling. No proprietary technology is built or owned by the school.

As a public institution, Walnut Grove Secondary School is funded through provincial education allocations channelled via School District No. 35, with supplemental revenue from fees collected via SchoolCash Online (field trips, club fees, athletic fees) and tuition from international students enrolled through the Langley School District International Student Program. Enrollment is governed primarily by catchment-area residency administered through MyEDBC, with cross-boundary applications and international admissions as secondary channels. The school is not a commercial enterprise, has no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, no ownership changes, and no private investment structures.

Name

Walnut Grove Secondary School

Legal name

Walnut Grove Secondary School

Website

https://wgss.ca

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Walnut Grove Secondary School is a public secondary school in Langley, BC, operated by School District No. 35 (Langley), serving grades 8-12 students through the BC curriculum, AP exams, athletics, and clubs. It is funded by the provincial government and supplemented by international student tuition and fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Test Prep & Exam Readiness (K–12) (EDAJALAC), After-School Academic Support Programs (Centers & Clubs) (EDAJALAM)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Public K-12 schooling
• Academic curriculum programs
• Extracurricular athletics
• School counselling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Langley

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Walnut Grove Secondary School delivers publicly funded secondary education for students in grades 8 through 12 in accordance with the British Columbia Ministry of Education curriculum. The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) exam opportunities for post-secondary credit, interscholastic athletics programs sanctioned by BC School Sports, a range of student clubs and activities, and counselling and career services to support post-secondary transition. Supplementary community-facing offerings include a student-run print shop, school athletics and news websites, an iCalendar event feed, and online fee payment and absence reporting tools.

Product overview

Walnut Grove Secondary School is a public secondary school in Langley, BC, under School District No. 35. Its digital product portfolio centers on the MyEDBC Family/Student Portal for student information management and the Langley Schools Mobile App for mobile communications, supported by SchoolMessenger for automated notifications and School Cash Online for fee payments. The school also operates a course planning site (WGSS Course Guide), an athletics website, a student news platform (GNN), and an online Print Shop. These tools collectively serve students, families, and staff for academic planning, communication, payment, and school-life activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education Program (Grades 8-12) Core BC Ministry of Education-accredited secondary school program delivering the provincial curriculum for students in grades 8 through 12, leading to the BC Dogwood Diploma and preparing students for post-secondary transition.
• Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Program School-administered Advanced Placement exam preparation and administration for WGSS students seeking post-secondary credit, supporting university readiness.
• Interscholastic Athletics Program Sanctioned interscholastic athletics program for WGSS students, operated under BC School Sports, providing school-team participation across multiple sports.
• International Student Program District-administered program providing fee-paying overseas students with access to the BC secondary curriculum, English-language immersion, and the WGSS school experience via the Langley School District international education office.
• Counselling and Career Services School counselling and career services supporting WGSS students with academic planning, post-secondary transition, and social-emotional support during grades 8-12.
• WGSS Print Shop Student-run print shop service offered by Walnut Grove Secondary School, providing printing services to the school community.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Langley School District No. 35 (SD35)coreOthersWalnut Grove Secondary School is operated by Langley School District No. 35, which provides administrative oversight, curriculum guidance, human resources, technology infrastructure (MyEDBC, Microsoft 365), and support services across more than 45 schools serving 26,800+ learners.
• Community Justice Initiatives Association (CJI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCJIA partners with Langley School District to deliver the Restorative Action Program, supporting school communities since 2000. The program offers Peace Circles, restorative mediation, and professional development to address conflict and harm in schools.
• Langley School District Foundation (LSDF)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent foundation established in 2001 with sole purpose of supporting Langley students. Works to supplement publicly funded education to ensure student success through donations and fundraising.
• Langley District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDPAC is officially recognized as the collective voice of parents at the district level, representing and supporting parents and Parent Advisory Councils (PACs) across all schools in the district.
• Eastern Valley Athletics Association (EVAA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEVAA runs district athletic programs for Langley schools. Schedules and results for all EVAA sports are available through their website for fall, winter, and spring season sports.
• BC School Sports AssociationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial governing body for school athletics in British Columbia. Langley School District athletic programs are sanctioned by BC School Sports for competition and championships.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• St. George's School: Independent boys' school in Vancouver offering AP and IB secondary programs with strong athletic and extracurricular culture. Comparable in academic rigor and student services, but operates on a private tuition model rather than public funding.
• York House School: Independent girls' school in Vancouver offering secondary education with AP and post-secondary preparation programs. Comparable in academic offerings and student demographic profile, but operates under private funding model rather than public catchment.

Direct peers

• Langley Secondary School: Public secondary school in Langley School District No. 35 serving grades 8-12, sharing the same provincial curriculum, MyEDBC SIS, and SchoolCash payment infrastructure as Walnut Grove Secondary.
• Belmont Secondary School: Public secondary school within Langley School District No. 35, directly comparable in curriculum, athletics programs (EVAA), and BC School Sports participation to WGSS.
• Brookswood Secondary School: Another public secondary school within Langley School District No. 35 serving grades 8-12 in the Langley, BC area. Same district infrastructure, curriculum framework, funding model, and family demographics make it the closest operational peer.
• R.E. Mountain Secondary School: Public secondary school in Langley School District No. 35 offering grades 8-12 instruction, athletics, and extracurricular programs under identical district administration and technology infrastructure as WGSS.

Others

• BC Ministry of Education: Provincial regulator and primary funding source for K-12 education in British Columbia. Sets curriculum standards, graduation requirements, and allocates per-student funding that flows through school districts to schools like WGSS.

Regional players

• Magee Secondary School: Public secondary school in Vancouver School Board serving grades 8-12, with comparable IB/AP pathways, athletics, and BC Ministry of Education curriculum framework. Operates in the same regional Metro Vancouver market.
• Burnaby North Secondary School: Public secondary school in the Burnaby School District in Metro Vancouver, offering grades 8-12 with similar BC provincial curriculum, AP exam options, and athletics programs to WGSS. Different school district but comparable provincial regulatory environment.

Broad incumbents

• Langley School District No. 35: The governing school district that operates WGSS and 44+ other schools serving 26,800+ learners. Provides centralized administrative, technology, and curriculum infrastructure that WGSS draws upon.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@walnutgrovesec
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/walnut-grove-secondary-school

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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