When will EDSS open?

• EDSS will open for students in September 2027.

How can I find out if I am part of the EDSS catchment?

• Families can use the following link to determine what their school catchment will be: Please click this link to access the School Locator Tool.

Is there information on how to register?

• Students will be automatically transitioned to EDSS based on their home address. No registration is necessary. If you are new to the school district, then registration is required. Information to register is found here: Middle School & Secondary School Registration

What grades will EDSS support?

• EDSS will be a grade 9-12 school, but the first year will be home to grade 9-11 students as the current grade 11's at REMSS will graduate together at RE Mountain Secondary.

What will make EDSS unique?

• EDSS will build on many of the strengths and successful practices that have been established across the Langley School District while creating its own traditions, identity, and culture. Students attending EDSS will have a unique opportunity to help shape the school from its very beginning and leave a lasting legacy for future generations.

How many students is EDSS being built for?

• EDSS is being built to accommodate approximately 1,900 students across three floors. The first floor will support a triple gym, complex resource program, arts and applied design, skills, and technologies (ADST) classrooms, administration, counselling and Indigenous support. On the second and third floors will be the learning commons, and both general classrooms, specialty science classrooms, a weight room and cardio room.

How will courses be structured at EDSS?

• EDSS will have both semester and linear courses, in a 4 block day. Specific information regarding the school timetable structure and daily bell schedule will be communicated before the start of the school year.

Will EDSS have clubs and sports programs?

• The success of sports, clubs, and extracurricular activities is driven by student interest. We encourage students to bring forward their ideas and help establish the activities and traditions they would like to see at EDSS. Specific team and club offerings will depend on student interest and staff sponsorship. More information will be shared as the school opening approaches.

How can students get involved in shaping the school?

• As a new school, EDSS will provide students with many opportunities to contribute to school traditions, clubs, athletics, leadership activities, and community events. Founding students will play an important role in establishing the culture and spirit of the school.

Will EDSS have a Pre-IB program?

• Both EDSS and REMSS will offer a Pre-IB pathway for students seeking enriched learning opportunities. At EDSS, the program will be called Pre-IB/Honours and will complement both the EDSS Advanced Placement (AP) and REMSS IB offerings.

Will EDSS have any programs that differ from REMSS?

• Yes, EDSS will be a comprehensive high school, offering a wide array of courses. While EDSS will not have an IB program, it will offer an Advanced Placement Program (AP) which will enable students to take a university level course in one year, and, similar to IB, if students score well on the AP exam, they will get university credit for the course. For grade 11 students in our first year, we will offer AP English Language, AP Physics 1, Life Science 11 Honours (2-year program for AP Biology 12), and Chemistry 11 Honours (2-year program for AP Chemistry 12). As students move into grade 12, there will be many more Advanced Placement options available. Additionally, we will be offering musical theatre as an option for students who are interested. For more information, please refer to our EDSS Course Planning Guide - Grade 9-12

What supports will be available for students?

• EDSS will provide counselling services, learning support services, Indigenous support services, and a range of programs designed to help students experience success both academically and personally.

Will EDSS have food services for lunch?

• Yes, we will have a servery area that will offer both hot and cold food items for students and staff. We hope to build this into a food services program that could be supported by students in the future for course credit.

When will course planning for the 2027/28 school year take place?

• Course planning will begin in November, 2026 for the 2027/28 school year. Course planning will be done for both EDSS and REMSS students at the same time. Course options are available on the school's website: Emery Dosdall Secondary School

Who was Emery Dosdall?

• Emery Dosdall was a former Langley School District superintendent and deputy minister of education in the province of BC. Dosdall, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 77, served as superintendent in the Langley School District for 13 years, a time spanning most of the 1980s and early 1990s. He was admired for being a great communicator, collaborator, and as a forward thinker whose progressive approach to education led to the decentralization of school budgeting, which gave schools the autonomy to manage their budgets. His student-centric ideas resulted in the development of alternative and choice programs in Langley.

What else will students love about attending EDSS?

• EDSS offers students the rare opportunity to be founding members of a new school community. Students will help establish traditions, shape school culture, develop leadership opportunities, and create experiences that will influence generations of students who follow.