North Vancouver School District Schools

🏫 North Vancouver School District 44

North Vancouver School District 44 is the public school district serving North Vancouver. For 2025–26, SD44 had about 17,540 students, including about 7,590 secondary students, and operates 7 secondary schools.

The main public secondary schools are:

School

Area

Some highlights

Argyle Secondary

Lynn Valley

AP, French Immersion, Digital Media, arts

Carson Graham Secondary

Central/Lonsdale

IB Middle Years & Diploma, strong academics

Handsworth Secondary

Upper North Vancouver

AP, French Immersion, academics & athletics

Seycove Secondary

Deep Cove

Smaller community, athletics, arts

PLP program

Sutherland Secondary

Central/East

Basketball, YELL entrepreneurship, athletics

Windsor Secondary

Seymour/Blueridge

French Immersion, Dance, Soccer, Hockey

Mountainside Secondary

Central

Alternative/specialized education

SD44 uses a Family of Schools system, meaning your home address normally determines which secondary school you are connected to.

⭐ If you're asking me to PICK a school

I would compare them based on what is important to the student:

• Best for academics / university preparation: Carson Graham or Handsworth
• IB: Carson Graham
• AP: Argyle or Handsworth
• Arts / digital media: Argyle
• Sports: Windsor, Sutherland, Seycove or Argyle, depending on the sport
• Smaller community feeling: Seycove
• French Immersion: Argyle, Handsworth or Windsor
• Alternative/specialized needs: Mountainside and other SD44 specialized programs