“The Schools of Port Moody” chronicles the history of
the buildings used for education in Port Moody,
British Columbia from 1883 to 1973 and includes some
of the students and teachers that attended them.
Port Moody was chosen to be the Western Terminus
of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 1879. By
1883 population grown had reached a level where
formal education was warranted.
The first school built was a one-room building at
the corner of Douglas and Clarke Streets in 1885 and | the Port Moody School District was formed. The one
room school may have been used longer than
originally planned as the CPR extended a branch line
to Vancouver, thus a decline in the population
growth of Port Moody did not warrant a larger
school.
Between 1908 and 1910 a 4 room Central school was
built at Moody and St Johns Streets; several
additions were made to add secondary classes. In
1951, it was demolished and replaced by Moody
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