Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School

This article is about the primary school in Vancouver. For the primary school in Toronto, see École élémentaire Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau. For the Catholic primary school in Ottawa, see École élémentaire catholique Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau. For the primary school in Gatineau, see Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School (Hull, Quebec).
Pierre Elliot Trudeau Elementary School[1]
Address
449 East 62nd Ave
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5X 2G2
Canada
Information
Funding type Public
Founded 2000
School board School District 39 Vancouver
School number 3939057
Grades K-7
Enrollment 376 (January 16, 2006)
Website trudeau.vsb.bc.ca

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary School is a public elementary school in Vancouver, British Columbia part of School District 39 Vancouver. Enrolling 350 students from Kindergarten through Grade Seven, approximately half the students speak Punjabi at home.

History

The school was named for Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the twentieth Prime Minister of Canada. The original school, the North Arm School, was founded in 1885. In 1912, when the first Walter Moberly Elementary School was constructed at Ross Street and East 12th Avenue, the original two-room school became the Walter Moberly Annex, serving K-4.

The new school opened in September 2002, adding grades 4 through 7 to the school.

References

  1. "For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.

School Reports - Ministry of Education


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