Semiahmoo Secondary School
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1785 148th Street Surrey, British Columbia Canada |
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| Coordinates | 49°02′06″N 122°48′49″W / 49.0349°N 122.81364°WCoordinates: 49°02′06″N 122°48′49″W / 49.0349°N 122.81364°W |
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| Type | Public School |
| Motto | "Semiahmoo...We are the future" |
| Established | 1940 |
| School district | School District 36 Surrey |
| Principal | Ms. Claudine Davies |
| Faculty | 96 |
| Enrollment | Regular: 1500 IB Program: 200 Full Diploma, 150 partial |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and white, with red as an accent. |
| Team name | Totems |
| Newspaper | Totem Times |
| Affiliation | IB World School |
| Website | www |
Semiahmoo Secondary School (/ˌsɛmiˈɑːmoʊ/ SEM-ee-AH-moh) is a public high school in South Surrey, British Columbia, and is part of School District 36 Surrey. Founded in 1940 as the first senior secondary school in South Surrey, Semiahmoo spans Grades eight through twelve. The school currently has a student population of 1481 and a faculty of 96, and is headed by Principal Claudine Davies.
Semiahmoo is one of three public high schools on the peninsula, along with Earl Marriott Secondary School towards the border crossing, and Elgin Park Secondary School towards Ocean Park.
Semiahmoo Secondary was built in the city of White Rock in the late 1930s, becoming the area's first secondary school. The former building, now cleared, stood where White Rock Elementary School stands today. When White Rock Junior Secondary was built in 1961 on Oxford Street, Semiahmoo was officially renamed Semiahmoo Senior Secondary. A severe classroom shortage in the 1980s, started by a fire in White Rock Junior Secondary, prompted an effort by the provincial ministry of education to expand educational facilities in South Surrey. In 1990, Semiahmoo was transferred to the newly renovated and expanded White Rock Junior facilities, officially becoming Semiahmoo High School.
International Baccalaureate (IB)
Semiahmoo is an internationally successful IB World School, with an IB exam average of 36 diploma points equating to a 96% average. The IB program has provided an opportunity for Semiahmoo students to go directly into medicine and law in the UK. This school has the international recognition of being one of the few schools in the world to have three Blyth Cambridge Scholarship winners in a row. Semiahmoo's Physics Team won the UBC Provincial Physics Competition for the last two years. Semiahmoo Secondary School has been an IB World School since June 1980. Surrey students are permitted to cross school boundaries to enter International Baccalaureate Diploma. Approximately 300 students in Grades 11 & 12 are enrolled in the IB Program. Students apply to the program in the Grade 10 year by sending in the completed application package which can be found on the school website.
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