School type Public, high school School number 3636150 Staff 88 Phone +1 604-597-5234 Number of students 1,461 (11 April 2014) | Founded 1994 Principal Mr. J. Lamond Grades 8-12 | |
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Address 12600 66 Ave, Surrey, BC V3W 2A8, Canada Motto Caring Community, Engaged Learners, Inspired Citizens Similar Princess Margaret Secondary, North Surrey Secondar, Earl Marriott Secondar, Holy Cross Regional High Sch, Sands Secondary Profiles | ||
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Tamanawis Secondary is a public secondary school in Surrey, British Columbia. It is a part of School District 36.
The school provides many choices regarding subjects for its students. Here is a list of some of the subjects offered:
Fine Arts, Business, Biology, AP Calculus, Chemistry, Drama Dance, Home Economics, French, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Physics, Science, Information Technology, Woodworking, Metalworking, Electronics, Punjabi, Spanish
and other after school programs.
The school is well known for its sports programs, with its basketball and other teams consistently performing well in the BC Provincial Championships. The boys basketball team won the Fraser Valley's in 2014 and 2016 while finishing 3rd in the Province in 2014 and 2nd in 2016. Tamanawis is the only Surrey public school to win the Fraser Valley since 1981. The boys soccer team also won the Fraser Valley in 2013 and 2015. Tamanawis is also home to malfunctioning sports equipment. They are famous for their clock stopping when their team is losing.
Tamanawis is also the home school of STUDIO99, a group of teen filmmakers who make short films in all genres as well as cover many school events, like the Tamanawis Christmas Community Dinner.
Also, Tamanawis hosts ; a film festival open to all in the Lower Mainland. Tamanawis also hosts a number of clubs including Global Awareness, Empowerment, and Cure for Cancer Club.
Tamanawis Secondary School and Elgin Park Secondary School both share the same architectural design.
Scott Hannan (Retired San Jose Sharks Defenseman) graduated from Tamanawis, as well as Canadian Olympian Natasha Wodak and 3-time Canadian wrestling champion Jessy Sahota.