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_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
- Sam Adekugbe, soccer player
- Bryce Alderson, soccer player
- Glenn Anderson, ice hockey player
- Marco Carducci, soccer player
- Caleb Clarke
- Roger Cross, actor
- Alphonso Davies, soccer player
- Rob Feenie, Iron Chef winner and restaurateur
- Ben Fisk, soccer player
- Michael J. Fox, actor, activist, dropped out of school
- Kaleigh Fratkin (born 1992), professional ice hockey player
- Julia Grosso, soccer player
- Farhan Lalji, TSN TV reporter
- Patrick Lussier, film director
- Kenndal McArdle, ice hockey player
- Colin Percival, computer scientist
- Dave Steen, decathlete, Order of Canada recipient (first Canadian to score 8,000 points)
- Adam Straith, soccer player
- Russell Teibert, soccer player
- Dale Walters, retired Olympic boxer
References
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External links
- [http://central.burnabyschools.ca/ School website]
{{Burnaby Schools}}
Category:High schools in Burnaby
Category:Educational institutions established in 1958
Category:1958 establishments in British Columbia
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