District 42 Alternative Secondary
23125 116 Ave · Maple Ridge · V2X0G8 · SD 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Counting 3 km around Maple Ridge, District 42 Alternative Secondary is one of 4 alternative, adult and online. Every school in and around Maple Ridge →
What stands out about District 42 Alternative Secondary
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the bottom fifth in British Columbia.
- Its weakest measure is first-time graduation, at 31% where the middle in British Columbia is 91%.
- An English public school, run by SD 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows.
- The province lists it as alternative schooling.
How District 42 Alternative Secondary does on BC’s assessments
The Foundation Skills Assessment in Grades 4 and 7 and first-time graduation: each school against every school in BC.
With a single reported measure, District 42 Alternative Secondary sits in the bottom fifth in British Columbia.
| Measure | Here | Middle, British Columbia | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 31% | 91% | Bottom fifth |
Masked: BC hides results for small groups. FSA figures are average scores; graduation is the share graduating on time, resident students only.
Where District 42 Alternative Secondary sits among the province’s schools
District 42 Alternative Secondary has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the bottom fifth in British Columbia.
District 42 Alternative Secondary feeds into Maple Ridge’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at District 42 Alternative Secondary
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest alternative, adult and online
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
| School | System | Language | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 42 Alternative Secondary | English public | English | Bottom fifth | |
| Thomas Haney Secondary | English public | English | Second fifth | 0.2 km |
| Outreach Alternate Secondary | English public | English | Bottom fifth | 2.8 km |
| Garibaldi Secondary | English public | English | Middle fifth | 3.5 km |
| Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary | English public | English | Second fifth | 3.5 km |
| SD 42 Connected Learning Community | English public | English | – | 5.1 km |
| Walnut Grove Secondary | English public | English | Top fifth | 6.8 km |
Alternative, adult and online near District 42 Alternative Secondary
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about District 42 Alternative Secondary
Who runs District 42 Alternative Secondary?
SD 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows: District 42 Alternative Secondary is one of its schools (English public).
What language does District 42 Alternative Secondary teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at District 42 Alternative Secondary?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near District 42 Alternative Secondary?
The nearest are Thomas Haney Secondary (0.2 km), Outreach Alternate Secondary (2.8 km) and Garibaldi Secondary (3.5 km).
Sources: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 school list 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – British Columbia) · BC Ministry of Education and Child Care: FSA 2021/22 to 2025/26 (the latest year with a value) and first-time Grade 12 graduation; masked where groups are small; resident students only. Open Government Licence – British Columbia. · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).