Pacific Academy

Private school in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Pacific Academy

Pacific Academy's school entrance
Address

10238 168 Street Surrey , British Columbia , V4N 1Z4 Canada
Information
School type	Private
Religious affiliation(s)	Pentecostal
Founded	1985
Founder	Jim Pattison
Head of school	Collen Drisner
Grades	K-12
Enrollment	1409^[1]
Team name	Breakers
Website	www.pacificacademy.net
Last updated: May 26, 2020

Pacific Academy is a private Christian school in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada that spans from preschool to Grade 12. The school has 4 classes per grade, and has over 200 staff members as well as 1500 students. It was started by Jim Pattison, a billionaire who donated money to create Pacific Academy. Pacific Academy also has an outreach program (PAOS) that spans the far reaches of the globe. For example, it supports the Kibaale community schools in Uganda. Pacific Academy was ranked by the Fraser Institute in the school year of 2017/2018, as 7th out of 251 British Columbian Secondary Schools.^[2]

History

The school's main website states that the school was founded by Christian pastors in 1985, with 200 students; the school moved in January 1991, and became an International Baccalaureate World School in 2004.

Chandos Pattison Auditorium

Chandos Pattison Auditorium is one of four theaters in Surrey, British Columbia.^[3] Chandos Pattison Auditorium is named after the father of business magnate Jim Pattison.^[4] The auditorium is part of Pacific Academy.^[5] In September 2008, FireFighters for Christ held an event at the auditorium called A Night to Remember: A Tribute to September 11, 2001.^[6] Two months later, the Soweto Gospel Choir performed at the venue.^[7] Destino also performed there in November in an operatic pop benefit concert in support of the Delta Arts Council.^[8] In March 2011, there was a dance performance at the auditorium to raise awareness about human trafficking.^[9] The Surrey Symphony Society held a Christmas concert there in December 2011^[10] and a spring concert in May 2012.^[11]

Notable alumni

Bynon - DJ, Record Producer, Music writer
Gabriel Ho-Garcia - Olympic field hockey player (Canadian men's national team)
Jessica Lowndes - Actress

References

^ "School Information". www.bced.gov.bc.ca.
^ Fraser Institute ranking for Pacific Academy
^ Kelly Sinoski (January 26, 2013). "The New Surrey: Developing six cities at once". The Vancouver Sun. p. A12.
^ Janet Steffenhagen (May 21, 2013). "B.C. Christian school gives enrollment priority to those experienced in speaking in tongues". Calgary Herald. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
^ "9/11 firefighters to speak in B.C." The Province. September 5, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
^ "Surrey commemorates firefighters killed in 9/11". The Now. September 9, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
^ "Spiritual sounds in six languages". The Now. October 24, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
^ "Destino sings again for Delta Arts Council". The Now. October 31, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
^ Brenda Anderson (March 3, 2011). "Crying freedom". Langley Times. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
^ "The Snowman goes to the symphony". Surrey North Delta Leader. November 26, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
^ Melanie Minty (April 26, 2012). "No Canucks = no conflicts with our show calendars". The Now. Retrieved June 11, 2013.