Chilliwack School District 33 (CSD33) - Chilliwack Secondary School

The Chilliwack School District International Student Program has been offering an outstanding educational program to students from around the globe for over 20 years. Whether here for a semester, a year, or to graduate, International students are able to choose from the same extensive and varied learning opportunities that the students of Chilliwack enjoy.

The Chilliwack Senior High School had its humble beginning in 1903 when it was housed in a two-room school on one and three-quarters acres of land on Young Street North. In 1912 a new building of brick and cement construction was erected on Yale Road East. This school served the secondary school needs of Chilliwack until 1938 when a large addition was completed and all pupils of Grades Eight to Thirteen were housed in the combined structures.

With the continued growth of the Valley, it became necessary to build a new structure. This was completed in January 1950 with Mr. G.W. Graham as the first principal of the new Chilliwack Senior High School. This new building was constructed on twenty acres of land between Yale Road and Portage Avenue. With the construction of this new school, the former Junior-Senior High School was changed to Chilliwack Junior High School.

Why Chilliwack Secondary School

• Advanced Placement: Chilliwack Secondary School offers a number of Advanced Placement (AP) courses which give the student credit for the first-year university in the course if the student does well.  Current offerings include AP Calculus, AP English, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, and AP European History. 
• Immersive experience: The International Student Program provides participants with challenging academic studies and English language learning opportunities in classrooms where they are fully integrated with fellow Canadian students and thus it is a totally immersive experience.
• Extracurricular activities: There are many opportunities for students to get involved at Chilliwack Secondary School. Club offerings include a number of bands and choir, Dungeons & Dragons club, book club, GSA, photography club, debate club, stream keepers club, and math contest club, to name just a few. Sports teams include volleyball, field hockey, soccer, cheer, cross country, basketball, rugby, golf, and track and field.