Burnaby Central Secondary School

{{For|the electoral district|Burnaby Central}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=June 2019}}

{{Infobox school

| name = Burnaby Central Secondary School

| image = Centralsecondary.jpg

| image_size = 300px

| caption = The main entrance of Burnaby Central Secondary in Burnaby, BC

| address = 6011 Deer Lake Parkway

| city = Burnaby

| province = British Columbia

| postcode = V5G 0A9

| country = Canada

| coordinates = {{coord|49|14|38.3|N|122|58|30.5|W|region:CA-BC|display=inline,title}}

| schooltype = high school

| fundingtype = Public

| motto = Quorum Pars Sum

| motto_translation = Of which I am a part

| founded = 1958

| schoolboard = School District 41 Burnaby

| number = 4141001

| principal = Tim Wozney

| staff = 85

| grades_label = Grades

| grades = 8–12

| enrollment = 1,437

| enrollment_as_of = 2015

| language = English

| colours = Black, white, red and gold {{color box|black}}{{color box|white}}{{color box|red}}{{color box|gold}}

| mascot = Wildcat

| team_name = Wildcats

| url = {{URL|http://central.burnabyschools.ca/}}

}}

Burnaby Central Secondary School is a public high school in Burnaby, British Columbia. It is located across from Burnaby City Hall and is adjacent to Deer Lake Park. Burnaby Central is a part of Burnaby School District 41. As of 2015, there are more than 1,400 students attending the school. Classes at Burnaby Central usually follow the semester system.{{cite web |title=Burnaby Central Secondary |url=https://burnabyschools.ca/burnaby-central-secondary/ |publisher=Burnaby Board of Education, School District 41 |accessdate=31 July 2018}}

This new school building was constructed where the previous school's outdoor field was located. Construction began on a seismically sound school building in 2009 due to the Seismic Mitigation Program (SMP), a seismic upgrading program.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/administration/capital/seismic-mitigation|title=Seismic Mitigation Program|accessdate=2020-09-08|website=gov.bc.ca}} Burnaby Central Secondary School's new campus opened in September 2011.

Facilities

Burnaby Central Secondary has three floors and three wings. The student commons, a double height high ceiling atrium, sits in the middle of the central wing and separates wings A and C. It contains 52 classrooms.{{Cite web|title=Burnaby Central Secondary - Burnaby Schools - School District 41, Burnaby, BC, Canada|url=https://burnabyschools.ca/burnaby-central-secondary/|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Burnaby Schools|language=en-US}} Other facilities include:

  • Art studios
  • Cafeteria
  • Digital recording studio
  • Competition running track
  • Electronics lab
  • Drafting lab
  • Photography dark rooms
  • Computer labs
  • Teaching kitchen
  • Gymnasiums (2)
  • Textiles classroom
  • Music rooms
  • Wrestling room
  • Weight room
  • Theatre
  • Dance studio
  • Home economic labs
  • Library
  • Science labs
  • Auto mechanics shop
  • Woodwork shop
  • Conference centre
  • Learning centre{{Cite web|title=School Map {{!}} Burnaby Central Secondary School|url=https://central.burnabyschools.ca/school-map/|access-date=2021-02-03|website=central.burnabyschools.ca}}

Notable alumni

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