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Burnaby North Secondary School





HISTORY

Burnaby North's buildings used to be separate schools, ''Kensington Junior Secondary School'' and ''Burnaby North Senior Secondary School'', before both buildings were merged.


ACADEMIC INFORMATION

Burnaby North enrolls a very diverse population of approximately 2200 students in grades 8 through grade 12. Traditionally, the graduating class consists of 450 students many of whom are offered scholarships to attend the local universities. Burnaby North has one of the largest Advanced Placement programs in Canada. In May 2005, it had 209 students write a total of 431 exams in 17 subject areas and a score of 3 or higher was earned on 87% of those exams. The past four years it has had an average of 47 students named as AP scholars(65 were named in 2005). This indicates quite early that the program is not only large but of very high quality with many teachers having taught their AP course for as many as 12 years.

Burnaby North also offers a very large Career Preparation program whereby students go out on work experience for as many as 100 hours in their grade 11 and 12 years to experience potential work environment to help them determine their future career plan. Students generally have a very good idea if their chosen career is really suited to them after they have completed this component of their education.


GENERAL INFORMATION

While Burnaby North is considered a highly academic school, it also offers a wide variety of clubs, extramural and intramural sports programs, and many leadership activities. Burnaby North has well surpassed other schools with a total of more than 200 clubs, tons of activities such as dances and lunch time events throughout the school year, and a composition of excellent teachers, as well as unique programs. The school motto is "excellence, discovery, and charity." Many of the students are the epitome of that motto in that they contribute a considerable amount of time to both the school and the community at large.


VIKING STATUE

Burnaby North's Viking Statue was established in 1994. The statue was built by the school's Technology Education wing's welding staff and students.


FILMING

Burnaby North was used for the that was shown in North America.


DISTINGUISHED STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

''Students:''

''Teachers:''
  • John Pankratz - Former B.C. Lions Player

  • Paul Batten - Actor

  • Phillip Byrne - Former Film Sound Editor

  • Ingrid Balchen - The band teacher mainly focused on jazz. The alto saxophone is her main instrument. At Burnaby North, she teaches three jazz bands, three choirs and one concert band. Winner of a TV-Series called Star Search (1983-2004)

  • Peter Wenzek - Peter Wenzek - The band teacher mainly focused on concert band. The clarinet is his main instrument. Teaches three concert bands and teaches the after school, marching band. Often referred to as "The Lesser Music Teacher" by his students and himself Nickname has nothing to do with teaching abilities



COMPOSITION

Burnaby North has a large percentage of Asian students, especially Chinese (around 75%), followed by Indians and Italians.
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