St. Edmund's School is the oldest Catholic School on the North Shore, having opened in 1911. At that time the school was run by the dedicated Sisters of the Child Jesus, along with lay teachers and support staff. Originally, the school had 57 students from grades one to twelve. Today, we have almost 200 students from Kindergarten to grade seven. Although the school is nearing its centennial, the mission of St. Edmund's has changed very little – we still focus on the importance of building a faith community.

Our patron saint - Edmund, Bishop of Canterbury - was a model of devotion and academic achievement. He was an English church leader who successively held the posts of Bishop of London, Archbishop of York and Archbishop of Canterbury. The most enduring monument to his life is perhaps the “free grammar school” he founded in his native village of St. Bees. Although the school was to be sometimes at risk in its early years, a school building had been

erected by 1588 and a tradition of learning had begun which has continued without break for four centuries. At our own St. Edmund’s in North Vancouver we are establishing our own proud tradition of Catholic Education.

In the early days of our school, we were operated entirely by St. Edmund’s Parish. Today, school fees and partial funding from the Ministry of Education cover the school’s operating costs (although the parish is responsible for the school’s capital costs and provides a subsidy each year). St. Edmund's School is a member of the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA) and is issued with Group 1 classification by the BC Office of Independent Schools. Our school follows the prescribed B.C. Ministry of Education curriculum with the addition of the Archdiocesan religion curriculum.

As a Catholic school we share in the mission of the Church and believe that Christ's teaching must be "lived" as well as "taught". Based on this belief, we strive to infuse our religious character into the daily life of the school.