Join us for PreK to Grade 12 Open Houses in January 2025 for 2025-2026 School Year!
We believe that our mission statement, Educating for Wholeness by Engaging God’s World in the Servant Way of Jesus, is an invitation for our students and staff to partner with God in the restoring of his Kingdom, in the making of all things new. At Surrey Christian School, we practice making learning centered classrooms in which both the teachers and students have important roles to play in fulfilling our mission statement. Teachers design learning experiences that invite and nurture students to connect the curriculum to God’s story; and that empower our students to practice justice seeking, community building, and God worshiping while they explore their roles as scientists, historians, athletes, musicians and writers.
We recognize that our vision for teachers and students to be fully alive in God’s story requires learning experiences to move beyond the walls of our beautiful school facilities. Teachers design learning for students in kindergarten to grade 12 to participate in ‘real work that meets real needs for real people’.
When we dream about our graduates, we dream about a kind of person that is using their unique gifts to serve the Kingdom with a passion, competence and humility that they learned from their school, home and church. We recognize that this vision of our graduates requires us to teach and learn in very intentional ways, beginning in kindergarten!
Surrey Christian School has a rich history and is proud that some of its pioneer students currently have grandchildren attending. Many alumni send their children to our school, have served on our board and committees, and some currently teach here. What started 60 years ago as a bold vision for Christian education continues to flourish with a student body of around 1,100 students today.
1955
Christian parents start a Christian School in Burnaby called John Knox Christian school.
1964
Fraser Valley Christian High School (FVCHS) opens its doors with 60 students, grades 8-10.
1967
Construction of school building at 15353 92 Avenue (affectionately known as the “shoebox”) complete and grade 11 added.
1969
FVCHS celebrates its first graduating class of 25 students.
1978
John Knox Christian school, Surrey Campus opens at Johnston Heights Church with 72 students, grades K-7; Industrial Education building added to FVCHS.
1981
Grades K-7 move into new building at 9115 160 Street.
1986
Official name change for elementary campus from John Knox Christian school to Surrey Christian School.
1997
Middle campus building is completed and grades 5-7 plus recently added grade 8 move to 8888 162 Street.
2004
FVCHS celebrates 40th anniversary.
2007
Our partnership with Kabala Christian School in Sierra Leone started in September 2007 with grades 1-4.
2010
SCS and FVCHS merge to become Surrey Christian School, preschool to grade 12.
2010
FVCHS moves into its newly renovated building including gymnasium, performing arts centre, classrooms and a chapel.
2014
Surrey Christian School celebrates 50th anniversary.
2014
Preschool–grade 3 move to new building at 8888 162 Street.
2018
Cloverdale Christian School, founded in 1959, merges with SCS to become Surrey Christian School, Cloverdale Campus. The Cloverdale Campus has approx. 200 students preK – grade 7 and is affiliated with Hillside Church (formerly known as Zion Lutheran Church).
2019
September 2019 – First Grad Class of 1969 celebrates it’s 50th grad reunion.
