Burnaby South Secondary School
and the BC Provincial School for the Deaf

5455 Rumble Street Burnaby, BC V5J 2B7 Phone: 604-664-8560 Fax: 604-664-8561 TTY: 604-664-8563

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Burnaby South Secondary School and The British Columbia Provincial School for The Deaf are both located on one campus within the Burnaby School District. The current building opened in 1993 in south central Burnaby, incorporating many of the latest building, communication and computer technologies available. The BCSD secondary school campus is fully integrated with Burnaby South both in its physical structure and school timetable.

Burnaby South Secondary School

Burnaby South Secondary School is one of eight secondary schools within the Burnaby School District. Our school currently has over 1700 students, many of whom are from other areas of British Columbia and around the world. The rich multicultural mix of students makes Burnaby South a truly international school. In fact, many international students choose Burnaby South as their school-away-from-home when they choose to study abroad. Our diverse array of course offerings and our modern school building make Burnaby South an exciting place to work and learn.

Some of our outstanding facilities include:

•	Two tournament sized gymnasiums, a fitness/dance room, a large weight room, a wrestling room and a large indoor running track encircling the physical education facility.
•	A professional 600 seat community theatre. The Michael J. Fox Theatre is home to many professional, amateur and school performances and conferences throughout the year.
•	Outstanding lab facilities in science, home economics, art, drama, business education, and technology education.
•	Our school store, Southpoint, is run by our Marketing students. It offers a number of items for sale including school supplies, Burnaby South designer clothing, drinks and snacks.

Burnaby South Secondary School is a comprehensive secondary school offering programs that lead to a British Columbia Dogwood Diploma. Many varied and exciting courses are offered including Advanced Placement (AP) courses, a wide variety of visual and performing arts courses, technical courses, and modern languages courses including American Sign Language (ASL). Our school also offers many different clubs and extracurricular activities. For athletics, we have teams from Grade 8 - 12 that include basketball, wrestling, swimming, golf, soccer, rugby, volleyball, badminton, tennis and dragon boating.

At Burnaby South there is truly something for everybody.

The British Columbia Provincial School for the Deaf (BCSD)

The British Columbia Provincial School for the Deaf is located within Burnaby South Secondary School. The entire school building is equivalent to three football fields in size. The facilities at Burnaby South provide our deaf students many different benefits including being able to join hearing classes with the aid of an interpreter. If appropriate, deaf students can also stay in the British Columbia Provincial School for the Deaf with a teacher for the deaf. Students also have access to all the latest communication and computer technology in their classrooms. The British Columbia Provincial School for the Deaf is a K to 12 program with Grades 8 to 12 at Burnaby South Secondary while Grades K to 7 are at South Slope Elementary School.

The British Columbia Provincial Oral Program

The British Columbia Provincial Oral Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students is administered by the Burnaby School District. It has been an integral part of Burnaby South Secondary School since 1980.

This provincial resource program is funded by the British Columbia Ministry of Education and serves eligible secondary-aged deaf and hard of hearing students from throughout the province who prefer auditory/oral communication.

The Provincial Oral Program for Deaf and Head of Hearing Students is committed to providing an environment which promotes clear and effective communication among secondary-aged deaf and hard of hearing students whose preferred mode of communication is auditory/oral. Students are encouraged to make maximum use fo their residual hearing and receive speech and speech reading support according to the auditory/oral philosophy.

To attend the Provincial Oral Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, a student must have a moderate to profound hearing loss. Potential candidates are reviewed by the Provincial Educational Review Committee for Deaf Students (PERCD). This Ministry of Education committee consists of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals which determines eligibility for provincial resource programs for deaf and hard of hearing students based on the educational needs of the individual. Referral to the committee is made by the student's home school district. Once a student is considered eligible, the school district can make application for admission to the Provincial Oral Program at Burnaby South Secondary School.

Contact Information:

Provincial Oral Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
5455 Rumble Street, Burnaby, BC V5J 2B7
Phone: 604-664-8560 TTY# 604-664-8563 Fax: 604-664-8561