Home Learners Program
521 Fader St · New Westminster · V3L3T4 · SD 40 New Westminster
Counting 3 km around New Westminster, Home Learners Program is one of 16 alternative, adult and online. Every school in and around New Westminster →
What stands out about Home Learners Program
- Across its measures, its results average to the top fifth in British Columbia.
- Strongest on Grade 4 numeracy: 657, against 472 in British Columbia.
- An English public school, run by SD 40 New Westminster.
- The province lists it as online schooling.
How Home Learners Program 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.
Home Learners Program reports 2 of 4 measures; on average they sit in the top fifth in British Columbia.
| Measure | Here | Middle, British Columbia | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 literacy (FSA score) | 595 | 468 | Top fifth |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 657 | 472 | Top fifth |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | masked | – | – |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | masked | – | – |
Masked: BC hides results for small groups. FSA figures are average scores; graduation is the share graduating on time, resident students only.
A standing for Home Learners Program, not a grade
Against the other schools in British Columbia, Home Learners Program’s results fall in the top fifth. That band is its measure here: the letters on this site are for towns.
For a letter, see New Westminster’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Home Learners Program and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Home Learners Program
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has 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
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
| School | System | Language | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Learners Program | English public | English | Top fifth | |
| APEX | English public | English | – | 3.6 km |
| Queensborough Middle School | English public | English | – | 6.3 km |
| Home Quest | English public | English | – | 7 km |
| Sikh Academy | Independent | English | Top fifth | 8.6 km |
| Hope Lutheran Christian School | Independent | English | Top fifth | 10 km |
| Choice School For Gifted Children | Independent | English | – | 10 km |
Alternative, adult and online near Home Learners Program
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Home Learners Program
Who runs Home Learners Program?
The board is SD 40 New Westminster; Home Learners Program is English public.
What language does Home Learners Program teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Home Learners Program?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Home Learners Program?
The nearest are APEX (3.6 km), Queensborough Middle School (6.3 km) and Home Quest (7 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).