Prince of Wales Secondary School

Prince of Wales Secondary School is a public secondary school located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Prince of Wales Secondary School
School entrance in 2006
Address
2250 Eddington Drive

Vancouver
,
British Columbia
,
V6L 2E7

Canada
Coordinates49.2456°N 123.1578°W / 49.2456; -123.1578
Information
School typeSecondary school
Motto"Ich Dien"
(I Serve)
Founded1920
School boardSchool District 39 Vancouver
SuperintendentSuzanne Hoffman
PrincipalMs. A. Haveman
Grades8-12
Enrollment1216 (2015)[1] 820 (2021)(estimated) (2014/15)
LanguageEnglish
AreaArbutus Ridge
Colour(s)Black and Gold   
Team nameWalesmen
Websitepw.vsb.bc.ca
Last updated: December 11, 2018

History

Prince of Wales is named in honour of Edward, Prince of Wales, the heir apparent to the Canadian throne. The ostrich feather and crown symbol, and the Ich dien motto of the school are identical to those of its namesake. Prince of Wales opened for classes in September 1920 at its original site, which is now Shaughnessy Elementary School. In 1960 it moved to its current location, which had previously been a golf course.

Programs offered

Mini School Program

Prince of Wales Mini School is a district mini school program [2] of 140 students that seeks students from Vancouver who have demonstrated above average academic achievement and involvement in school and community.[3] Each year, students attend outdoor education trips to strengthen the community and learn new skills.[4]

Electives

Prince of Wales offers a variety of electives that appeal to student interests, which range from applied skills such as home economics, stagecraft, technical education, and business education, to fine arts (graphic design, filmmaking, photography, art, choir, music). Many students pursue these electives for personal interest, or they choose these courses because they will be studying in this fields for their post-secondary programs. For example, many students take senior level accounting, marketing, and economics courses offered at PW and go on to study Commerce / Business in their post-secondary program.

TREK Outdoor Education Program

The TREK program[5] is offered for grade 10 students from schools throughout the Vancouver School District with an interest in outdoor activities and environmental education.

The program admits 112 students each year, who are get to go on various outdoor trips throughout their school year. The program finishes most of the regular grade 10 academic curriculum while being able to participate in outdoor activities, including both overnight and day trips that teach basic outdoor skills, minimum impact camping, hiking and backpacking, ocean kayaking, canoeing, rock climbing, back-country (telemark) skiing, cross-country (Nordic) skiing, snow shelter building & winter camping, avalanche awareness, cycle touring, outdoor cooking, and map & compass navigation, and in-class focus on sustainability and the environment.

GOLD Program

The Gifted Over Learning Disabled (GOLD) Program[6] is a district program designed for gifted students who have also been identified as having a learning disability. The acceptance rate is very low with an average of only about 8 students per year. Students in the program have at least one GOLD block as part of their regular timetable with GOLD English also being offered at the grade 8 level. The curriculum of the program includes communication skills, decision making, subject and personal support, self-awareness and self-advocacy.

Timetable
  • Prince of Wales formerly operated on a linear timetable of Day 1 / Day 2 rotation, from early September to late June. Each day has four (4) blocks with 1 hour and 15 minutes of instruction in each block. Classes begin at 8:55 a.m. and end at 3:03 p.m. Due to COVID-19 during the 2020-2021 schoolyear Prince of Wales operated on a quarter system with two classes per quarter. Classes were in session from 8:40 to 12:32 or from 1:18 to 3:03 depending on whether you had morning classes or afternoon classes. During the first quarter one class was online and one was in person and it would switch every two weeks but that later changed to switching every week. In the last two quarters both classes were in person.

Currently during the 2022-2023 school year, Prince of Wales operates on a semester system like other schools in the Vancouver School Board, with 4 classes every semester. Classes run from 8:40 to 3:06.

Prince of Wales sports

Prince of Wales sports teams are named Walesmen. Prince of Wales sports teams include Cross-country, Bantam Boys Rugby, Juvenile Boys Rugby, Bantam Girls Volleyball, Juv/Junior Girls Volleyball, Senior Girls Volleyball, Swimming, Girls Basketball, Bantam Girls Basketball, Juvenile Girls Basketball, Jr/Senior Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Bantam Boys Basketball, Juv/Junior Boys Basketball, Senior Boys Basketball, Grade 8/Juvenile Girls Soccer, Tennis, Gymnastics, Ultimate, Girls Softball, Track & Field, Junior Boys Rugby, Senior Boys Rugby, Badminton, and Golf as well as inter-mural sports, such as hand-ball. They are known for its tabletennis. Walesmen reached the top 8 of Bantam Boys' Basketball for the second year in a row(21-22, 22-23).

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/reports/pdfs/student_stats/03939019.pdf
  2. "Vancouver School Board". www.vsb.bc.ca. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. "Prince of Wales Mini School - Len Drugge Legacy Fund". Vancouver Foundation. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. "Prince of Wales Mini School". www.pwminischool.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. Yuill, Mr. "Prince of Wales Secondary > Programs > TREK". pw2.vsb.bc.ca. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  6. Yuill, Mr. "Prince of Wales Secondary > Programs > The GOLD Program". pw2.vsb.bc.ca. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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