Skip to main contentSkip to article

School + real estate guide

Schools Near Fort LangleyEvery public secondary in SD #35 + SD #42 within 15 minutes — programs, catchments, and the real-estate angle

Last reviewed by Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR®Sources: BC Ministry of Education, Langley School District (SD #35), Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows SD (SD #42)CC BY 4.0How we verify

A note from me: I’m Bronson Job, a REALTOR® (PREC) with Royal LePage Ben Gauer & Associates, so I earn a commission when I help someone buy or sell. I write these guides to be genuinely useful — general information, not advice on your specific situation — and I take no payment from any third party named in them. How I verify.

For family buyers, school catchment is one of the top three drivers of which neighbourhood actually fits. Within roughly a 15-minute drive of Fort Langley village, ten public secondaries (across SD #35 and SD #42) cover every credible option — including the only IB Diploma school in the district (R.E. Mountain in Willoughby), the only IB school in Maple Ridge (Garibaldi), the K–12 fine-arts program-of-choice school in Fort Langley itself (LFAS), and the Township\'s long-established Fundamental option (Langley Fundamental Middle/Secondary).

This page is the family-buyer reference: every school with verified address, current programs, feeder middles/elementaries, and which neighbourhoods feed it. Catchments shift periodically and we always verify the current attendance area for a specific address before relying on it. For deeper detail on the application-based program-of-choice schools, see the dedicated LFAS guide.

  • Walnut Grove Secondary

    SD #35

    Address:
    8919 Walnut Grove Dr, Walnut Grove
    Opened:
    1991
    Programs:
    French Immersion · Spanish · Advanced Placement (AP) · AAAA athletics
    Feeder schools:
    James Kennedy Elementary, Walnut Grove Elementary, Topham, Dorothy Peacock, Gordon Greenwood, West Langley
    Catchment / draw:
    Walnut Grove (catchment); some Fort Langley addresses depending on year

    Real-estate angle: Largest school in SD #35 — established academics, deep extracurricular, AAAA athletics. Long-running family-buyer draw for the Walnut Grove footprint.

  • R.E. Mountain Secondary

    SD #35

    Address:
    7633 202A St, Willoughby
    Opened:
    1977 (relocated to new 160,000 sq ft facility, 1,700-student capacity, Sept 2019)
    Programs:
    IB Diploma Programme (Grades 11–12) — only IB World School in SD #35 · Pre-IB Programme (Grades 9–10)
    Feeder schools:
    Yorkson Creek Middle, Peter Ewart Middle
    Catchment / draw:
    Willoughby (catchment); IB program is open to all SD #35 residents by application

    Real-estate angle: The only IB Diploma school in the district. Pre-IB and IB applications drive a meaningful share of family-buyer relocation into the Willoughby catchment. Non-catchment families apply for IB across the district.

  • D.W. Poppy Secondary

    SD #35

    Address:
    23752 52 Ave, Langley
    Opened:
    1973 (Grade 11 added 1980, Grade 12 added 1982)
    Programs:
    Standard secondary curriculum
    Feeder schools:
    Multiple central / rural Langley elementaries
    Catchment / draw:
    Murrayville (catchment); rural Langley, parts of Aldergrove (western)

    Real-estate angle: Named for David William Poppy Jr. (Township mayor 1967–1971). Long-established central-Langley secondary serving the Murrayville and rural-Langley catchment.

  • Brookswood Secondary

    SD #35

    Address:
    20902 37A Ave, Brookswood
    Opened:
    Established secondary
    Programs:
    French Immersion · Aboriginal program · Equestrian Academy · Backstreet Studios (video production, Grades 9–12)
    Feeder schools:
    Belmont Elementary (dual-track FI), George Greenaway, Wix-Brown
    Catchment / draw:
    Brookswood, Fernridge (catchment)

    Real-estate angle: Notable Equestrian Academy and a video-production stream (Backstreet Studios) are the differentiators. French Immersion is a real draw for FI-track families. Recent gym-floor replacement and new six-kitchen foods room.

  • Aldergrove Community Secondary

    SD #35

    Address:
    26850 29 Ave, Aldergrove
    Opened:
    May 8, 1958 (district's 2nd-oldest); fully rebuilt 1993
    Programs:
    Standard secondary curriculum · International student program
    Feeder schools:
    Betty Gilbert Middle, Shortreed Community Elementary, Parkside Centennial Elementary
    Catchment / draw:
    Aldergrove (catchment)

    Real-estate angle: District's 2nd-oldest secondary, fully rebuilt 1993. Smaller community-feel school. International student program adds a distinct dimension.

  • Langley Secondary School

    SD #35

    Address:
    Langley City
    Opened:
    Established secondary
    Programs:
    Standard secondary curriculum
    Feeder schools:
    H.D. Stafford Middle (Grades 6–8 with Tech Arts including woodworking/metal/robotics, Home Arts, Fine Arts in music/dance/drama/visual)
    Catchment / draw:
    Langley City (catchment)

    Real-estate angle: The City of Langley's catchment secondary. H.D. Stafford as the feeder middle has a strong Tech Arts and Fine Arts program profile.

  • Langley Fundamental Middle/Secondary

    SD #35

    Address:
    Township of Langley
    Opened:
    Established
    Programs:
    Fundamental program (Grades 6–12) — district choice · Application-based admission
    Feeder schools:
    District-wide application
    Catchment / draw:
    Application-based — not catchment

    Real-estate angle: Fundamental-program school that draws district-wide on application. For families specifically wanting the Fundamental approach, this is the SD #35 option.

  • Langley Fine Arts School (LFAS)

    SD #35

    Address:
    9096 Trattle St, Fort Langley
    Opened:
    K–12 program-of-choice school
    Programs:
    K–12 fine arts focus · Audition-based majors: Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Art (Gr 8–12), Photography (Gr 9–12), Writing (Gr 11–12)
    Feeder schools:
    District-wide application
    Catchment / draw:
    Application-based — not catchment

    Real-estate angle: The K–12 program-of-choice school in Fort Langley itself. Application-based, not catchment. See our /guides/langley-fine-arts-school deep-dive for the real-estate logistics.

  • Garibaldi Secondary

    SD #42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)

    Address:
    Maple Ridge
    Opened:
    Established secondary
    Programs:
    IB Diploma Programme (Grades 11–12) — only IB school in Maple Ridge
    Feeder schools:
    SD #42 elementaries / middles
    Catchment / draw:
    Across SD #42 by application for IB; catchment areas otherwise

    Real-estate angle: For Albion and west-Maple-Ridge families wanting IB — the cross-river analogue to R.E. Mountain in SD #35.

  • Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary

    SD #42 (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows)

    Address:
    Maple Ridge
    Opened:
    Established secondary
    Programs:
    Technology focus · Junior honours · Engineering / gifted streams
    Feeder schools:
    SD #42 elementaries / middles
    Catchment / draw:
    Albion, surrounding Maple Ridge

    Real-estate angle: Technology-focused secondary with named honours and engineering streams. The Albion-area technical option.

Frequently Asked

Which Fort Langley address goes to which secondary school?
Fort Langley addresses fall into different SD #35 catchments depending on the specific street and the year — Walnut Grove Secondary, D.W. Poppy Secondary, and Langley Fundamental Secondary are all possibilities. The K–12 Langley Fine Arts School in Fort Langley village is application-based, not catchment-based. School District 35 publishes a school locator (sd35.bc.ca) that resolves any address to its current catchment school. We verify the current attendance area for any specific Fort Langley address before relying on it.
What's the only IB school in Langley?
R.E. Mountain Secondary at 7633 202A Street in Willoughby is the only IB World School in SD #35. Pre-IB Programme runs Grades 9–10 and the IB Diploma Programme runs Grades 11–12. IB admission is open to all SD #35 residents by application. The school relocated to a new 160,000 sq ft facility (1,700-student capacity) in September 2019. For the cross-river analogue, Garibaldi Secondary in Maple Ridge is the only IB Diploma school in SD #42.
Where is French Immersion offered?
In SD #35, French Immersion entry points are at Belmont Elementary and James Kennedy Elementary (Early FI Kindergarten) and at Alex Hope Elementary and Noel Booth Elementary (Late FI Grade 6 entry). FI continues at the secondary level at Walnut Grove Secondary and Brookswood Secondary. Fort Langley Elementary is NOT a French Immersion site — FI families in the Fort Langley area need to plan around the cross-Township routing.
What's the difference between a catchment school and a program-of-choice school?
A catchment school is the school you're assigned to based on your residential address — moving to a specific catchment is what most families think of when they "buy near a good school." A program-of-choice school admits students by application from across the district, regardless of address. SD #35's program-of-choice schools include LFAS (K–12 fine arts, Fort Langley), Langley Fundamental Middle/Secondary (Fundamental program), and the IB stream at R.E. Mountain (Pre-IB and IB Diploma). Buying a house in the same neighbourhood as a program-of-choice school does NOT, by itself, gain admission — applications are merit / audition / Pre-IB-track based.
How do school catchments affect home values in Langley?
Catchment is one of the top three drivers of family-buyer demand in the Township and City. Walnut Grove Secondary (district's largest, AAAA athletics, AP, FI) is a long-running anchor for Walnut Grove pricing. R.E. Mountain Secondary (only IB in SD #35) drives Willoughby Pre-IB demand. D.W. Poppy in central Langley anchors Murrayville. The premium for being in a desired catchment varies but is real — buyers should weigh catchment alongside lot, age, and renovation status when comparing comparable homes.
What schools are in Langley City vs the Township?
Langley City (the separate municipality) catchment includes Langley Secondary School, H.D. Stafford Middle, and elementaries Alice Brown, Douglas Park, Blacklock Fine Arts (district program "Academic Excellence through Artistic Experience"), and Uplands Elementary & Montessori. The Township of Langley's catchment schools (Walnut Grove, R.E. Mountain, D.W. Poppy, Brookswood, Aldergrove Community, Langley Fundamental, LFAS) serve the Township neighbourhoods. Both are SD #35.
What about across the river in Maple Ridge?
Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are SD #42, a different school district than SD #35 (Langley). For Albion specifically (the closest Maple Ridge neighbourhood to Fort Langley via the Golden Ears Bridge), the catchment elementaries are Albion Elementary, Kanaka Creek Elementary (only SD #42 school on a balanced calendar), and the new cəsqənelə Elementary (240 St & 104 Ave, opened 2019/20 with 660 seats — name is a local Indigenous word meaning "Where the Golden Eagles Gather"). At the secondary level, Samuel Robertson Technical (technology focus) and Garibaldi Secondary (Maple Ridge's only IB Diploma) serve the area. Crossing the river also means crossing the school-district line — different bus routes, different policies, different application processes.

Note: We are not affiliated with SD #35 or SD #42. Catchment boundaries, program offerings, and application criteria can change year to year — confirm with the district directly. School District 35: sd35.bc.ca · School District 42: sd42.ca. For real estate help in the Fort Langley footprint, reach Bronson at 778-867-2766 or via the contact form.

What to read next